Burger King is a global chain of hamburger and fast food restaurants. It was founded in 1955 by David Edgerton and James McLamore in Miami, Florida. It has since grown to 12,000 restaurants in over 70 countries and is now one of the worlds biggest re...
Budweiser is one of the biggest selling beers in the world. It is brewed by the Anheuser-Busch breweries in the United States but it has its origins in the Czech Republic. In 2008 Anheuser-Busch sold most of the operations to the Belgian-Brazilian be...
Boeing is a major aerospace and defense company founded by William E. Boeing in Seattle in 1917. It is the worlds largest aircraft manufacturer and third largest maker of military aircraft and weapons. Boeing is a major service provider to NASA and h...
BMW (Bavarian Motor Works in English) is a German car, motorbike and engine maker. It is well known for its high quality luxury vehicles. Its website states: The BMW Group has its sights set firmly on the premium sector of the international automobil...
BlackBerry is one of the worlds leading smart phone and e-mail devices. It currently enjoys a 20% market share of mobile phone sales, but that is under pressure from Apples iPhone and similar phones. The BlackBerry is developed by the Canadian IT com...
Benetton is a globally known fashion brand based in Italy. It was founded in 1965 by Luciano Benetton and other family members. He had the idea of selling very colorful clothes at a local market and it caught on. Continuing with this theme, the compa...
The Barbie doll is one of the most successful toys in history. It was launched in 1959 by the U.S. toy manufacturer Mattel. It has since become a cultural icon. American businesswoman Ruth Handler came up with the idea of an adult doll for small girl...
Avon is the worlds largest cosmetics and perfume company. Its also one of the oldest. It was founded in New York in 1886 by a door-to-door book salesman David H. McConnell who gave away perfume to encourage sales. The perfume became more popular than...
Armani is known all across the world for being a leader in style. The Italian fashion house was founded by legendary designer Giorgio Armani in 1975. It is today one of the fashion worlds most prestigious names. It produces a wide range of clothes, a...
Apple Inc. is one of the worlds best-known and perhaps favourite companies. It has earned the reputation as being an innovative leader in the fields of personal computers, software, music players, mobile phones and digital music distribution. The com...
