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

Published on 10/05/2021
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Popsicle

Wait till you discover this company’s incredible history! When an 11-year-old Oakland, California child accidentally left his drink outside overnight with a stick in it, he came up with the Popsicle recipe. Later, when he returned to get it, he discovered that the water within had frozen solid. When Francis Epperson was an adult, he exposed it to the world. Joe Lowe acquired the song’s rights after it became an instant hit for him. Afterward, the man expressed regret for his action and recognized that he had changed for the worse in the intervening years. The popsicle was acquired by Good Humor in 1989, while the company was still a subsidiary of Unilever. As a result, it is now a subsidiary of the English-Dutch parent company that owns the other brands.

Popsicle

Popsicle

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Purina

Purina was founded in 1894 when George Robinson, William H. Danforth, and William Andrews began feeding farm animals. Inadvertently, their invention became a financial success. Despite the fact that Nestle is better renowned for its food than its pet food, it acquired Purina for $10.3 billion in December 2011. This decision was made as a result of the merging of Purina and Friskies PetCare, the company’s pet food division. Purina, on the other hand, remains an American and global household staple.

Purina

Purina

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