Ben Hill Griffin Inc

the Griffin family citrus and cattle company

Founded

1933

Evidence class

publicly verified operating

Acres (module, 2025 roll)

19,500

Place

Frostproof, Polk County

District

The Ridge

Status as of 12 September 2026

Operating under Ben Hill Griffin IV with groves, a commercial cattle ranch and the Griffin Fertilizer subsidiary.

Connections

6 edges, 6 distinct neighbours · betweenness 0.037 (rank 37 of 243) · location and lineage only 0.030 (rank 23) · outside share 0.17

Confidence

High · sources: [BHGC] [FNG] [WBHG] [MOD] (register)

Ben Hill Griffin Jr begins in 1933 with a ten acre wedding gift grove and a small packinghouse and builds the Frostproof company that still bears his name; it remains a Florida's Natural member [WBHG][BHGC][FNG]. The module carries the company at 19,500 acres inside the six core counties [MOD].

Connections

Location and lineage

• holdsBen Hill Griffin IVpresident in the fourth generationto present
• unit or member ofCitrus World, Florida's Natural Growerslisted grower member from Frostproofongoing
• holdsBen Hill Griffin IIIchairs the family company1990s to 2000s
• founded byBen Hill Griffin Jrbegins with the ten acre wedding gift grove1933
• grew intoGriffin Fertilizerthe fertilizer subsidiarydocumented 2020s
• tied venture or seatFrostproofheadquarters town1933 to present