Hawaiian Tropic Beach House Reduced

Posted: October 12, 2023 | Source: www.billnavarra.com

Ron Rice, who died in 2022 at the age of 81 in Daytona Beach, went from high school chemistry teacher to multi-millionaire, suntan lotion tycoon with his Hawaiian Tropic suncare brand. A poor boy from the hills of North Carolina, the ambitious Rice fell in love with Florida’s beaches and the sun-and-sand lifestyle. First mixing his prototype concoctions in a 20-gallon trash can, he launched his company in 1969 and grew the brand into a veritable empire with $110 million in sales before selling to Platex (makers of Banana Boat) for $83 million in 2007.Ron’s fabulous Daytona Beach home is for sale.