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Industry Mourns Robert R. Taylor of Minnetonka Corp.

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By: TOM BRANNA

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Entrepreneur Robert R. Taylor, creator of consumer products and founder of several companies including Minnetonka Corporation, died Aug. 29, 2013, in Newport Beach, CA, after a long battle with cancer. He was 77. Throughout his long business career, Taylor started and successfully sold 14 different consumer product businesses. Taylor started his first company, Village Bath Products, when he was 28 with a $3,000 investment. His first product was old-fashioned hand-rolled soap wrapped in cloth. T...

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