- Great American Business Leaders of the Twentieth Century
C. Michael Harper
ConAgra
1975 - 1993
Agriculture & Mining
| Military Service | Army |
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b. 1927
| Education |  |
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| Undergraduate | Purdue University |
| Graduate | MBA, University of Chicago |
| Personal | |
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| Born-Died | 1927 |
| Birthplace | Michigan (MI) |
| Race | White |
| Father | Owner, Small Business |
Through numerous acquisitions, Harper made ConAgra one of the premier food consolidators in America. He expanded its sales from $636 million in 1974 to $9 billion in 1987. Among other products, ConAgra offered frozen-food (sales increased 60% between 1979 and 1985) and poultry to consumers and fast-food chains (about 10% of the market in 1985).