UNDERSTANDING THE RIOTS--SIX MONTHS LATER : Money and Power/Making It in the Inner City : Minority Companies That Have Made It Big
L.A. County’s biggest minority-owned businesses, ranked by their 1990 revenue .
‘90 Majority Company/ revenue* Rank city Primary business 1. Galindo $189.2 Real estate sales Financial Corp. Bell 2. The East L.A. 86.2 Community & economic Community Union development corporation Los Angeles 3. Sun Computers 76.0 Computer retailer Carson 4. Peninsula Pontiac- 63.7 Auto dealership Oldsmobile Torrance 5. Pacifica Services 55.7 Facility and electronics Pasadena engineering 6. Cacique Inc. 50.0 Dairy & meat products City of Industry 7. La Reina Cos. 49.0 Mexican foods Los Angeles 8. Personal Computer 43.0 Computer retailer Centre Torrance 9. Surface Protection 40.0 Paints and specialty Industries coatings Los Angeles 10. Westside Distributors 34.0 Beer, snacks, South Gate beverage distributor 11. 1-Day Paint and 32.3 Automotive painting Body Centers and body repair Torrance 12. Beauchamp 30.0 Beverage distributor Distributing Compton 13. Reynoso Brothers 30.0 Hispanic foods Foods City of Industry 14. Angel Echevarria Co. 30.0 Water Los Angeles mattresses 15. Camino Real 28.7 Auto dealership Chevrolet Monterey Park 16. C & F Foods 26.9 Pack and distribute City of Industry dried beans & rice 17. F. Gavina & Sons 24.0 Specialty coffee Vernon roaster 18. Dick Griffey 20.0 Entertainment Productions Los Angeles 19. Cabo Distributing 18.5 Beverage South El Monte distributor 20. V-Tech 18.0 Biomedical Pomona diagnostic products
owner’s Rank ethnicity 1. Latino 2. Latino 3. Asian 4. Black 5. Latino 6. Latino 7. Latino 8. Indian 9. Black 10. Black 11. Latino 12. Black 13. Latino 14. Latino 15. Latino 16. Latino 17. Latino/ Cuban 18. Black 19. Latino 20. Black
* In millions Note: Does not include financial institutions or insurance companies. Source: Compiled by the Los Angeles Business Journal from data supplied by the companies, Black Enterprise magazine and Hispanic Business magazine
