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Helpful hint: Don't stand downwind of the Wilbur-Ellis Company. A distributor for major chemical companies, Wilbur-Ellis sells animal feed, fertilizer, insecticides, seed, and machinery through outlets in North America. Subsidiary Connell Brothers exports and distributes chemicals and feed throughout the Pacific Rim. Additionally, Wilbur-Ellis provides consulting, pesticide spraying, and other agriculture-related services. It also owns Knox McDaniels, a supplier of vitamin and mineral premix products in the western US. Brayton Wilbur Sr. and Floyd Ellis founded the company in 1921 as a fish-oil supplier; it is still owned by the Wilbur family.
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FINANCIAL OVERVIEW |
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Fiscal Year-End: December
2000 Sales (mil.): 1,100.00
1-Yr. Sales Growth: (31.3)%
Employees: 2,000
Revenue per employee: $550,000.00
KEY PEOPLE |
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Herbert B. Tully
CEO
Jim Crawford
CFO
CONTACT INFO |
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345 California St., 27th Fl.
San Francisco, CA 94104
US
Phone: 415-772-4000
Fax: 415-772-4011
Online: Web Site
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