H. H. Fleishman
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Herman Harris Fleishman (August 15, 1896 – August 26, 1973) born in Palestine
Palestine, Texas
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, Texas
Texas
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, United States
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 is the son of Leo Fleishman the founder of La Pureza now known as Grupo Tampico
Grupo Tampico
Grupo Tampico is one of the largest companies in northeastern Mexico. It is located in Tampico, Tamaulipas. Grupo Tampico's main products are Coca-Cola, automobiles and tourism services.-History:...

 located in Tampico, Tamaulipas
Tamaulipas
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, Mexico
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In 1926, he negotiated with the The Coca-Cola Company
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 so that, Tampico became the first city in Mexico to bottle the soft drink Coca-Cola
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. He married Ms. Hallet Golden, they had two children Shirley and H. H. "Jack" Fleishman which later he started working along with his father in Grupo Tampico.

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