Companies That We Believed To Be American, But They Are Really Not!

Published on 10/05/2021
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AMC

For over a century, AMC theaters have given moviegoers delightful and easygoing moviegoing experiences. Due to their success, this firm grew to become the world’s largest movie chain. Despite the notion that the initials AMC stood for American Multi-Cinema, the majority stakeholder from 2012 to 2018 was a Chinese company called Dalian Wanda Group. After Silver Lake Partners acquired a $600 million investment in it in 2018, the company’s fortunes shifted slightly. This does not alter the reality that Wanda Group retains final control over executive-level appointments.

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Budweiser

According to some, you cannot get more American than this when it comes to beer. Despite the fact that it was founded in Missouri and the container continues to read “America,” this firm is no longer American. InBev, the Belgian beer behemoth, acquired this company for $52 billion in 2008. While it may have had a strong American identity in the past, it is a totally different place in the present and future. Whatever the case may be, we’re relieved that the parent company retained control of the formula. It retains its original flavor!

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Budweiser

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