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Vincent DeDomenicofood inventor Died: Oct. 18, 2007
(Napa, California)
Best Known as: inventor of Rice-A-Roni
Inventor of Rice-A-Roni, one of the classic kitchen helpers of the
1960s. He and his brothers were born to Italian immigrants in San
Francisco and together invented their signature product in 1958.
Rice-A-Roni transformed the family company, Golden Grain Macaroni Company,
which was started by Vincent DeDomenico’s father. Vincent joined the
family business and eventually became president. In 1964, Golden Grain
bought another famous and historic San Francisco company, the Ghirardelli
Chocolate Company. He sold the Gold Grain to Quaker Oats for $275 million
in 1986.
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