Family Timeline
Five eras of food, grocery, distribution, specialty retail, co-packing, and emerging-brand work carried into PrivateLabeling.org.
Peter Durban moved his family from Russia to Akron, Ohio after the Russian Revolution. He started a small chain of Durban Meats supermarkets and a regional distribution business.
Read 1920s - 1940s
Peter Durban moved west and settled into the Los Angeles market, where the next generation entered the meat, grocery, and distribution business.
Read 1950s - 1960s
The second and third generations of the Durbans and the Eritanos continued in the food business through grocery, meat, distribution, and private label programs.
Read 1970s - 1980s
The third generation continued the family business through major corporations, specialty retail programs, and their own consumer-product ventures.
Read 1990s - 2000s
The third and fourth generations continue as co-founders, equity partners, operators, and advisors to emerging brands and the modern Contract Manufacturing Alliance.
Read 2010s - Today