Pete Young

In 1953, Pete Young joined Young's Market Company. He founded the Specialty Food Division in 1963, and became President and General Manager. From 1963 to 1992, the Specialty Food Division grew from five employees to over 400, and pioneered the integration of specialty food products, health foods, Hispanic foods, bottled waters, and diet foods into supermarkets in California. Young's food division was sold to ConAgra in 1992.