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In a small Japanese village located at the foot of Mt. Fuji, Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd. was founded in 1934. Thirty years later in 1965, FUJIFILM U.S.A., Inc. opened its doors as a six-person office in the Empire State Building. Since then, Fuji Photo Film U.S.A. has established itself within the American cultural and …
No other beer in the world is linked to its bottle like Corona Extra. Yet, when people think of Corona, they dont think of a bottle. They think of where they would like to be relaxing on a warm beach, gazing out at picturesque azure seas. Years of effective marketing have convinced people that …
The product that has given the world its best-known taste was born in Atlanta, Georgia, on May 8, 1886. Dr. John Stith Pemberton, a local pharmacist, produced the syrup for Coca-Cola®, and carried a jug of the new product down the street to Jacobs’ Pharmacy, where it was sampled, pronounced “excellent” and placed on sale …
BMW was founded by Karl Friedrich Rapp, originally as an aircraft engine manufacturer, Bayerische Flugzeug-Werke. The Milbertshofen district of Munich was chosen, apparently because it was close to the Gustav Otto Flugmaschinenfabrik site. The blue-and-white roundel BMW still uses (illustrated above right) alludes to the white and blue checkered flag of Bavaria. It is often …
For more than fifty years, Alitalia has been an important point of reference in the history of the development of Italy and Europe, not only because it has enabled millions of people to fly ever greater distances but also because it has played a major role in the growth of the social and economic fabric …
Whole Foods Market was founded in Austin, Texas, when three local businessmen decided the natural foods industry was ready for a supermarket format. Our founders were John Mackey and Renee Lawson Hardy, owners of Safer Way Natural Foods, and Craig Weller and Mark Skiles, owners of Clarksville Natural Grocery. The original Whole Foods Market opened …