History of Kraft

The history of Kraft goes back to 1903, when, with $65 in capital, a rented wagon and a horse named Paddy, J.L. Kraft started purchasing cheese at Chicago’s Water Street wholesale market and reselling it to local merchants. Within a short time, four of J.L. Kraft’s brothers joined him in the business, and, in 1909, …

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History of Mozilla Firefox

“Mozilla” is sometimes used to refer to the free software/open source project that was founded in order to create the next-generation Internet suite for Netscape. The Mozilla Organization was founded in 1998 to create the new suite. On July 15, 2003, the organization was formally registered as a not-for-profit organization, and became Mozilla Foundation. The …

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History of Sirius

In New York City and provides 69 channels of music and 65 channels of sports, news and entertainment to listeners. Music streams on Sirius carry a wide variety of music genres, broadcasting 24 hours a day, commercial-free. A subset of Sirius music channels is included as part of the Dish Network satellite television service. Sirius …

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History of Oil of Olay

Olay started in South Africa in 1949 by Graham Wulff, an ex-Unilever chemist. The name “oil of Olay” was chosen by Wulff from the word “lanolin,” a key ingredient. It was unique in the early days because it was a pink fluid rather than a cream, packaged in a heavy glass bottle. Wulff and his …

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History of Bacardi

Originally founded by Don Facundo Bacardi Masso in Santiago de Cuba on February 4th, 1862, Bacardi is headquartered today in Hamilton, Bermuda. The Bacardi company also owns several other brands including Grey Goose vodka, Dewar’s scotch, Bombay Sapphire gin, Eristoff vodka, Martini & Rossi vermouth, Cazadores tequila, and the U.S. version of Havana Club. Don …

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History of Snapple

Leonard Marsh, Hyman Golden, and Arnold Greenberg created the Snapple brand in 1972[1]. Initially apple soda was the single product offered, leading to the name Snapple. Soon, fruit drinks were introduced to health clubs and the company created the name The Unadulterated Food Corporation, later changing it to The Snapple Beverage Corporation.[2] In 1987, the …

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