Co-founder of Snapple passes away at 80
Leonard Marsh, one of the three founders of Snapple, recently passed away on Long Island, NY. Marsh started his career as a window washer and founded Unadulterated Food Products, the precursor to Snapple Beverage Corporation, with his brother-in-law and a childhood friend in 1972. A part-time venture turned into a beverage empire thanks to a wide offer of more healthful drink options, such as fruit juices and iced teas. After the Quaker Oats Company purchased Snapple for $1.7 billion in 1994, Marsh stayed on for a few years as executive vice president for planning. The Dr Pepper Snapple Group now owns the company, which currently manufactures juices, fruit punches, teas and other beverages.