E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company , commonly referred to as DuPont, is an American chemical company that was founded in July 1802 as a gunpowder mill by Eleuthère Irénée du Pont. DuPont was the world's third largest chemical company based on market capitalization and ninth based on revenue in 2009. Its stock price is a component of the Dow Jones Industrial Average.
The MidAtlantic Wine + Food Festival™ take places in and around the Brandywine Valley, and central and coastal Delaware, over 5 days each May, in private homes of distinction, stately hotels, intimate and award-winning restaurants, elegant barns and dramatic public spaces rarely used for events, including historic properties. It’s a culinary journey encompassing many of the best venues Wilmington, New Castle, Smyrna, Lewes, Rehoboth Beach and numerous towns and cities in between, with talent flown in from six continents.