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 …
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 …
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 …
In 1865, an engineer named Fredrik Idestam established a wood-pulp mill and started manufacturing paper in southern Finland near the banks of a river. Those were the days when there was a strong demand for paper in the industry, the company’s sales acheived its high-stakes and Nokia grew faster and faster. The Nokia exported paper …
In 1980, Shawn Stussy was a local cult surfboard shaper who took his scrawled signature logo from his foam masterpieces and applied it to tee shirts that he sold along with his boards around Laguna Beach, California. As the clothing line expanded, it’s raw and modern aesthetic soon developed into the next generation of new …
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 …