Leonard Marsh

Who was Leonard Marsh?

Leonard Marsh was an American businessman who co-founded the Snapple Beverage Corporation in 1972. Marsh co-founded Snapple, which was originally known as Unadulterated Food Products, with his brother-in-law, Hyman Golden, and childhood friend, Arnold Greenberg.

Marsh, whose father was a cobbler, was born to a Jewish immigrants from Russia on January 5, 1933, in Brooklyn, New York. He was raised in the Brownsville neighborhood of Brooklyn and graduated from the former Samuel J. Tilden High School in East Flatbush. He sold eggs and chickens after his high school graduation. He also operated a window washing business with his brother-in-law, Hyman Golden.

In 1972, Marsh partnered with his brother-in-law, Hyman Golden, and friend, Arnold Greenberg, to found Unadulterated Food Products, which would later become known as Snapple during the early 1980s. Unadulterated Food Products was originally conceived as a part-time venture to supply fruit juices to health food stores. The company, which was based in Valley Stream, New York, was one of the first to manufacture juices and other beverages made from natural ingredients.