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{{Short description|American pickle executive}} |
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'''Robert J. Vlasic''' (1926 – May 8, 2022) was an American executive. He helped build [[Vlasic Pickles]] into one of the most popular pickle brands in the United States.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/21/business/bob-vlasic-dead.html|title=Robert J. Vlasic Dies at 96; Made a Fortune by Making Pickles Funny|first=Clay|last=Risen|newspaper=The New York Times |date=May 21, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/2022/05/24/1101040228/american-pickle-legend-robert-j-vlasic-has-died-at-age-96|title=American pickle legend Robert J. Vlasic has died at age 96|website=NPR.org }}</ref> |
'''Robert J. Vlasic''' (March 9, 1926 – May 8, 2022) was an American executive. He helped build [[Vlasic Pickles]] into one of the most popular pickle brands in the United States controlling about a quarter of the market as of 1978.<ref name = NYT>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/21/business/bob-vlasic-dead.html|title=Robert J. Vlasic Dies at 96; Made a Fortune by Making Pickles Funny|first=Clay|last=Risen|newspaper=The New York Times |date=May 21, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/2022/05/24/1101040228/american-pickle-legend-robert-j-vlasic-has-died-at-age-96|title=American pickle legend Robert J. Vlasic has died at age 96|website=NPR.org }}</ref> |
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Vlasic was born and raised in Detroit. His grandfather and father were Croatian immigrants who ran a dairy distribution business. Vlasic served in the Navy during [[World War II], then attended the [[University of Michigan]], earning an engineering degree in 1949. |
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He joined the family business. During the 1940s the company had expanded into fruits and vegetables, including pickles in glass jars. Vlasic got the company to move beyond distribution into production, making and selling sauerkraut and a wide variety of pickles. He attracted public attention with light-hearted commercials. One series focused on pregnant women ("Sweetie, it’s time for your 4 o’clock pickle"); another featured a stork with a Groucho Marx accent smoking a pickle like a cigar.<ref name = NYT/> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Revision as of 01:58, 6 June 2022
Robert J. Vlasic (March 9, 1926 – May 8, 2022) was an American executive. He helped build Vlasic Pickles into one of the most popular pickle brands in the United States controlling about a quarter of the market as of 1978.[1][2]
Vlasic was born and raised in Detroit. His grandfather and father were Croatian immigrants who ran a dairy distribution business. Vlasic served in the Navy during [[World War II], then attended the University of Michigan, earning an engineering degree in 1949.
He joined the family business. During the 1940s the company had expanded into fruits and vegetables, including pickles in glass jars. Vlasic got the company to move beyond distribution into production, making and selling sauerkraut and a wide variety of pickles. He attracted public attention with light-hearted commercials. One series focused on pregnant women ("Sweetie, it’s time for your 4 o’clock pickle"); another featured a stork with a Groucho Marx accent smoking a pickle like a cigar.[1]
References
- ^ a b Risen, Clay (May 21, 2022). "Robert J. Vlasic Dies at 96; Made a Fortune by Making Pickles Funny". The New York Times.
- ^ "American pickle legend Robert J. Vlasic has died at age 96". NPR.org.
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