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UBS traces its roots back to 1747, when one of the bank’s branches was founded in the Swiss region of Valposchiavo. The three core components of the company date back to second half of the nineteenth century – Union Bank of Switzerland, Swiss Bank Corporation, and PaineWebber or their antecedents were all founded in the …
Pepperidge Farm is an American manufacturer of baked goods. It was based in Norwalk, Connecticut, and has been moved to Bloomfield, Connecticut. Pepperidge Farm is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Campbell Soup Company. Pepperidge Farms was founded in 1937 by Margaret Rudkin, who named the brand for a property her family owned in Connecticut. The …
New Line Cinema was founded in 1967 and is now one of the major American film studios. It is a subsidiary of Time Warner. New Line Cinema operates several divisions, including theatrical distribution, marketing, home video, and a unit specializing in independent film called Picturehouse with fellow Time Warner subsidiary HBO. Unlike other independent studios …
In 1853, the California gold rush was in full swing, and everyday items were in short supply. Levi Strauss, a 24-year-old German immigrant, left New York for San Francisco with a small supply of dry goods with the intention of opening a branch of his brother’s New York dry goods business. Shortly after his arrival, …
Laura Secord is Canada’s largest and best known chocolatier. In business since 1913, the company sells premium chocolates, ice cream and other types of candies and products at 148 company-owned stores across the country. With more than 400 products, Laura Secord still follows the time-honoured recipes and dedication to quality and excellent customer service as …
The story of Caterpillar Inc. originates in the late 19th century, when Daniel Best and Benjamin Holt experimented with ways to fulfill the promise that steam tractors held for farming. By 1904, these large steam powered tractors had been plowing California fields for 14 years, and occasionally got bogged down in the soft California soil, …
