Fila was started in 1911 by the brothers Fila in the shadow of the Italian Alps. Its original focus was on making fine fabrics in the early century materials capital of Biella, Italy. The brand grew from fabric production into making undergarments and ultimately sportswear. Fila established itself early on as a high-end, high-quality sportswear …
In 1972, five former IBM employees — Dietmar Hopp, Hans-Werner Hector, Hasso Plattner, Klaus Tschira, and Claus Wellenreuther — launch a company called Systems, Applications, and Products in Data Processing in Mannheim, Germany. Their vision: to develop standard application software for real-time business processing. One year later, the first financial accounting software is complete, forming …
Pepsi-Cola was first made in New Bern, North Carolina in the United States in the early 1890s by pharmacist Caleb Bradham. In 1898, “Brad’s drink” was changed to “Pepsi-Cola” and later trademarked on June 16, 1903. There are several theories on the origin of the word “pepsi”. The only two discussed within the current PepsiCo …
Budget Rent a Car is a car rental company that was founded in 1958 in Los Angeles, California by Morris Mirkin. He was joined in 1959 by Julius Lederer (husband of Ann Landers), and in 1960 the headquarters was moved to Chicago, Illinois. The company was eventually acquired by Transamerica Corporation, and then sold in …
In 1980, the son of Vincent J. McMahon, Vincent K. McMahon, founded Titan Sports, Inc. and in 1982 purchased Capitol Wrestling Corporation from his father. The elder McMahon had long since established the northeastern territory as one of the most vibrant members of the NWA. He had long since recognized that professional wrestling was more …
Aveda started as the vision of environmentalist Horst Rechelbacher, when he discovered the importance of connecting health and beauty with the earths natural aromas from plants. The offspring of a herbalist, Horst had a natural flair for scents and the plants they came from. In the mid 60’s, Horst came to America and began working …