Existing Businesses Started During The Great Depression
In spite of the great depression which started in 1929 and lasted through 1940, many businesses were started during this period of our history. Many still exist and prosper to this day. Following is a partial list of those firms. If they can do it, others can succeed in today's economic climate:
| 1929 | General Foods | 1936 | Bob's Big Boy |
| Gruman | GEICO | ||
| Macy's | Ricoh | ||
| Standard Brands | Smithfield Foods | ||
| Sony Music | Stater Brothers | ||
| Walt Disney Pictures | |||
| 1930 | Duracell | 1937 | Colonial Life |
| Fisher-Price | Earl Scheib | ||
| Hostess Brands | Krispy Kreme | ||
| Westin Hotels | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer | ||
| Osco Drug | |||
| 1931 | Allstate | Pepperidge Farm | |
| Bridgestone | Polaroid Corporation | ||
| Clifton's Cafeteria | Polaroid Eyewear | ||
| Porsche | Progressive Casualty Insurance | ||
| Swissair | Putnam Investments | ||
| Ray Ban | |||
| 1932 | Advance Auto Parts | Red Lion Hotels | |
| Ethan Allen Furniture | Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company | ||
| Playtex | Robert Hall | ||
| Revlon | Saab | ||
| Zippo | Sheraton Hotels and Resorts | ||
| Stuckey's | |||
| 1933 | E & J Gallo Winery | T. Rowe Price | |
| Lacoste | Volkswagen | ||
| Nissan Motors | |||
| North American Van Lines | 1938 | Du-par's | |
| Rubbermaid | Longs Drugs | ||
| Ryder | Samsung | ||
| Warner Bros. Cartoons | |||
| 1934 | Latham & Watkins | 1939 | Foster Farms |
| Steak 'n Shake | Hewlett Packard | ||
| United Airlines | Peterbuilt | ||
| Walt Disney Studios | Sara Lee Corporation | ||
| Wescom Credit | Travelodge | ||
| Warburg Pincus | |||
| 1935 | Bank of Canada | 1940 | Day-Timer |
| Fujitsu | Dairy Queen | ||
| General Nutrition Centers | Hasbro | ||
| Kitchens of Sara Lee | McDonald's | ||
| Penguin Books | Sega | ||
| Raley's Supermarkets | |||
| Republic Pictures | |||
| Tyson Foods |
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