- Great American Business Leaders of the Twentieth Century
Andrew W. Preston
United Fruit Company
1882 - 1924
Food & Tobacco
b. 1846
| Personal | |
|---|---|
| Born-Died | 1846 - 1924 |
| Birthplace | Massachusetts (MA) |
| Race | White |
| Father | Farmer / Rancher |
Under Preston’s leadership, United Fruit grew from a small banana seller into a large tropical fruit enterprise, with extensive distribution networks and landholdings, as well as operations in the U.S., Europe, the Caribbean and Latin America.