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1/1820 popular companies named after their founders
Company: Bacardi
Founder: Don Facundo Bacardí Massó
Family-owned Bacardi was founded more than 150 years ago in Santiago de Cuba, on February 4, 1862, and employs nearly 6,000 people and sells in more than 150 countries globally. Facundo Bacardí revolutionised rum as a spirit and the rum-making process by creating a smooth, light-bodied spirit – what the world now knows BACARDÍ rum.(Photo: Company Website)
![<p><b>Company: Cadbury</b></p><p>Founder: John Cadbury</p>Cadbury was founded almost 200 years ago. In 1824, John Cadbury opened a grocer’s shop and among other things, he sold cocoa and drinking chocolate, which he prepared himself using a pestle and mortar. The Cadbury manufacturing business was born in 1831, when John Cadbury decided to start producing on a commercial scale.<p>(Photo: Getty Images)</p>]()
2/1820 popular companies named after their founders
Company: Cadbury
Founder: John Cadbury
Cadbury was founded almost 200 years ago. In 1824, John Cadbury opened a grocer’s shop and among other things, he sold cocoa and drinking chocolate, which he prepared himself using a pestle and mortar. The Cadbury manufacturing business was born in 1831, when John Cadbury decided to start producing on a commercial scale.(Photo: Getty Images)
![<p><b>Company: Amstrad</b></p> <p><b>Founder: Alan Sugar</b></p> <p>Aged just 21, Alan Sugar founded AMS Trading - the first three letters being derived from his initials (Alan Michael Sugar). The company name was shortened to Amstrad, floated on the stock exchange and went on to be worht more than £100 million.</p>]()
3/1820 popular companies named after their founders
Company: Amstrad
Founder: Alan Sugar
Aged just 21, Alan Sugar founded AMS Trading - the first three letters being derived from his initials (Alan Michael Sugar). The company name was shortened to Amstrad, floated on the stock exchange and went on to be worht more than £100 million.
Toby Melville/PA![<p><b>Company: Horlicks</b></p><p>Founders: William and James Horlick</p>Horlicks is 138 years old. It is the drink's rich history that has made it a much loved part of the world. The company was founded by two British brothers, William and James Horlick. Both brothers emigrated to America and in 1873 the company J&W Horlicks was founded in Chicago to manufacture a malted milk drink.<p>(Photo: Getty Images)</p>]()
4/1820 popular companies named after their founders
Company: Horlicks
Founders: William and James Horlick
Horlicks is 138 years old. It is the drink's rich history that has made it a much loved part of the world. The company was founded by two British brothers, William and James Horlick. Both brothers emigrated to America and in 1873 the company J&W Horlicks was founded in Chicago to manufacture a malted milk drink.(Photo: Getty Images)
![<p><b>Company: Trebor</b></p> <p><b>Founder: </b><b>Robert Robertson, William Woodcock, Sydney Marks and Thomas King</b></p> <p>Grocer Robert Robertson was one of the four people who each put £100 into founding Robertson & Woodcock confectioners. The company acquired premises on Trebor Terrace and became the Trebor Confectionery Company. Trebor, being "Robert" reversed, especially appealed to Roberston as the new company's name.</p>]()
5/1820 companies named after their founders
Company: Trebor
Founder: Robert Robertson, William Woodcock, Sydney Marks and Thomas King
Grocer Robert Robertson was one of the four people who each put £100 into founding Robertson & Woodcock confectioners. The company acquired premises on Trebor Terrace and became the Trebor Confectionery Company. Trebor, being "Robert" reversed, especially appealed to Roberston as the new company's name.
Rex![<p><b>Company: Tupperware Brands</b></p><p><b>Founder: Earl Tupper</b></p>Tupperware brand products made their debut in 1946. Just prior to its consumer introduction in 1946, inventor Earl Tupper's plastics-like materials of many manufacturers were dedicated to the war effort. For 60 years, Tupperware brand products have closely followed rollercoaster trends from the suburban movement to the 60's feminist revolution to '90s "cocooning" continually adding a unique organisational touch to the lives and kitchens across the nation.<p>(Photo: Wikimedia Commons)</p>]()
6/1820 popular companies named after their founders
Company: Tupperware Brands
Founder: Earl Tupper
Tupperware brand products made their debut in 1946. Just prior to its consumer introduction in 1946, inventor Earl Tupper's plastics-like materials of many manufacturers were dedicated to the war effort. For 60 years, Tupperware brand products have closely followed rollercoaster trends from the suburban movement to the 60's feminist revolution to '90s "cocooning" continually adding a unique organisational touch to the lives and kitchens across the nation.(Photo: Wikimedia Commons)
![<p><b>Company: Wrigley Company</b></p><p><b>Founder: William Wrigley Jr.</b></p><p>In 1893, William Wrigley Jr. introduced a new gum he called Juicy Fruit. And so began the world's most popular and successful chewing gum business. Wrigley is a recognised leader in confections with a wide range of product through world-famous brands – including Extra, Orbit, Doublemint, and 5 chewing gums, as well as confectionery brands Skittles, Starburst, Altoids and Life Savers.</p><p>(Photo: Getty Images)</p>]()
7/1820 popular companies named after their founders
Company: Wrigley Company
Founder: William Wrigley Jr.
In 1893, William Wrigley Jr. introduced a new gum he called Juicy Fruit. And so began the world's most popular and successful chewing gum business. Wrigley is a recognised leader in confections with a wide range of product through world-famous brands – including Extra, Orbit, Doublemint, and 5 chewing gums, as well as confectionery brands Skittles, Starburst, Altoids and Life Savers.
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![<p><b>Company: TVR</b><br><b>Founder: Trevor Wilkinson</b><br>In 1946 Trevor Wilkinson bought a wheelwright's business in his home town of Blackpool. When he built his first car the following year, he started TVR Engineering (TVR standing for TreVoR) with Jack Pickard as a partner. The company earned its current name in 1954, with the launch of its first production car. </p>]()
8/1820 popular companies named after their founders
Company: TVR
Founder: Trevor Wilkinson
In 1946 Trevor Wilkinson bought a wheelwright's business in his home town of Blackpool. When he built his first car the following year, he started TVR Engineering (TVR standing for TreVoR) with Jack Pickard as a partner. The company earned its current name in 1954, with the launch of its first production car.TVR![<p><b>Company: Philips</b></p><p><b>Founders: Anton and Gerard Philips</b></p><p>The foundations of Philips were laid in 1891 when Anton and Gerard Philips established Philips & Co. in Eindhoven, the Netherlands. The company begun manufacturing carbon-filament lamps and by the turn of the century, had become one of the largest producers in Europe. Today, it is one of the largest electronics companies in the world and employs around 122,000 people across more than 60 countries.</p><p>(Photo: Company Website)</p>]()
9/1820 popular companies named after their founders
Company: Philips
Founders: Anton and Gerard Philips
The foundations of Philips were laid in 1891 when Anton and Gerard Philips established Philips & Co. in Eindhoven, the Netherlands. The company begun manufacturing carbon-filament lamps and by the turn of the century, had become one of the largest producers in Europe. Today, it is one of the largest electronics companies in the world and employs around 122,000 people across more than 60 countries.
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![<p><b>Company: McAfee</b></p><p>Founder: John McAfee</p>McAfee is an American global computer security software company headquartered in Santa Clara, California, and the world's largest dedicated security technology company. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Intel. The company was founded in 1987 as McAfee Associates, named after its founder John McAfee, who resigned from the company in 1994.<p>(Photo: ThinkStock)</p>]()
10/1820 popular companies named after their founders
Company: McAfee
Founder: John McAfee
McAfee is an American global computer security software company headquartered in Santa Clara, California, and the world's largest dedicated security technology company. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Intel. The company was founded in 1987 as McAfee Associates, named after its founder John McAfee, who resigned from the company in 1994.(Photo: ThinkStock)
![<p><b>Company: Bose Corporation</b></p><p>Founder: Amar Bose</p>Bose Corporation was founded in 1964 by Dr. Amar G. Bose, then professor of electrical engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Today, Bose Corporation is an American privately held corporation that specialises in audio equipment.<p>(Photo: Company Website)</p>]()
11/1820 popular companies named after their founders
Company: Bose Corporation
Founder: Amar Bose
Bose Corporation was founded in 1964 by Dr. Amar G. Bose, then professor of electrical engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Today, Bose Corporation is an American privately held corporation that specialises in audio equipment.(Photo: Company Website)
![<p><b>Company: Nestlé</b></p><p><b>Founder: Henri Nestlé</b></p><p>Nestle history begins back in 1866. In Vevey, Switzerland, founder Henri Nestlé, a German pharmacist, launched his Farine lactée, a combination of cow’s milk, wheat flour and sugar, saving the life of a neighbour’s child. Nestlé's products include baby food, bottled water, breakfast cereals, coffee, confectionery, dairy products, ice cream, pet foods and snacks.</p><p>(Photo: Getty Images)</p>]()
12/1820 popular companies named after their founders
Company: Nestlé
Founder: Henri Nestlé
Nestle history begins back in 1866. In Vevey, Switzerland, founder Henri Nestlé, a German pharmacist, launched his Farine lactée, a combination of cow’s milk, wheat flour and sugar, saving the life of a neighbour’s child. Nestlé's products include baby food, bottled water, breakfast cereals, coffee, confectionery, dairy products, ice cream, pet foods and snacks.
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![<p><b>Company: Kellogg Company</b></p><p><b>Founder: Will Keith Kellogg</b></p><p>Through a career that began with selling brooms and peaked with the invention of breakfast cereal, W.K. Kellogg became one of the world’s wealthiest men. In 1930, he chose to use his millions to create the Foundation that bore his name and launched a legacy that would serve humanity for generations to come. Today, Kellogg is a multinational food company that produces cereal and convenience foods, including cookies, crackers, toaster pastries and cereal bars among other things.</p><p>(Photo: Reuters Pictures)</p>]()
13/1820 popular companies named after their founders
Company: Kellogg Company
Founder: Will Keith Kellogg
Through a career that began with selling brooms and peaked with the invention of breakfast cereal, W.K. Kellogg became one of the world’s wealthiest men. In 1930, he chose to use his millions to create the Foundation that bore his name and launched a legacy that would serve humanity for generations to come. Today, Kellogg is a multinational food company that produces cereal and convenience foods, including cookies, crackers, toaster pastries and cereal bars among other things.
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![<p><b>Company: Gillette</b></p><p>Founder: King C Gillette</p>The Gillette Company was founded by King Camp Gillette in 1901 as a safety razor manufacturer. Gillette is a brand of men's safety razors, among other personal care products owned by Procter & Gamble.<p>(Photo: Company Website)</p>]()
14/1820 popular companies named after their founders
Company: Gillette
Founder: King C Gillette
The Gillette Company was founded by King Camp Gillette in 1901 as a safety razor manufacturer. Gillette is a brand of men's safety razors, among other personal care products owned by Procter & Gamble.(Photo: Company Website)
![<p><b>Company: Mc Donald’s</b></p><p><b>Founders: Ray Kroc, Richard and Maurice McDonald</b></p><p>Ray Kroc was the exclusive distributor of a milk shake maker called the Multimixer. Meanwhile, two brothers, Richard and Maurice McDonald owned and ran a hamburger restaurant in San Bernadino, California, in the 1950s. Ray Kroc met up with them and acquired the franchising right from them to run McDonald's restaurants. In 1955, Ray Kroc founded the McDonald's Corporation.</p><p>(Photo: Reuters Pictures)</p>]()
15/1820 popular companies named after their founders
Company: Mc Donald’s
Founders: Ray Kroc, Richard and Maurice McDonald
Ray Kroc was the exclusive distributor of a milk shake maker called the Multimixer. Meanwhile, two brothers, Richard and Maurice McDonald owned and ran a hamburger restaurant in San Bernadino, California, in the 1950s. Ray Kroc met up with them and acquired the franchising right from them to run McDonald's restaurants. In 1955, Ray Kroc founded the McDonald's Corporation.
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![<p><b>Company: ArcelorMittal</b></p><p><b>Founder: Lakshmi N Mittal</b></p><p>ArcelorMittal is the successor to Mittal Steel, a business originally set up in 1976 by Lakshmi N Mittal, chief executive officer and chairman of the board of directors. ArcelorMittal was created through the merger of Arcelor and Mittal Steel in 2006.</p><p>Arcelor was created in February 2002 through the merger of Arbed (Luxembourg) founded in 1911, Aceralia (Spain) and Usinor (France). Arcelor also had major steel production facilities in Belgium, Germany, Italy, Brazil and Argentina.</p><p>(Photo: Company Website)</p>]()
16/1820 popular companies named after their founders
Company: ArcelorMittal
Founder: Lakshmi N Mittal
ArcelorMittal is the successor to Mittal Steel, a business originally set up in 1976 by Lakshmi N Mittal, chief executive officer and chairman of the board of directors. ArcelorMittal was created through the merger of Arcelor and Mittal Steel in 2006.
Arcelor was created in February 2002 through the merger of Arbed (Luxembourg) founded in 1911, Aceralia (Spain) and Usinor (France). Arcelor also had major steel production facilities in Belgium, Germany, Italy, Brazil and Argentina.
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![<p><b>Company: Tiffany & Co</b></p><p>Founder: Charles Lewis Tiffany</p><p>Behind the lustre and renown of Tiffany & Co. is a moving story of risk-taking, thrilling discoveries and staunch dedication to quality and craftsmanship. It is also the story of the rise of American wealth and society, whose ideal of luxury was shaped by one man, Charles Lewis Tiffany.</p><p>(Photo: Getty Images)</p>]()
17/1820 popular companies named after their founders
Company: Tiffany & Co
Founder: Charles Lewis Tiffany
Behind the lustre and renown of Tiffany & Co. is a moving story of risk-taking, thrilling discoveries and staunch dedication to quality and craftsmanship. It is also the story of the rise of American wealth and society, whose ideal of luxury was shaped by one man, Charles Lewis Tiffany.
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![<p><b>Company: Ben & Jerry’s</b></p><p><b>Founders: Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield</b></p><p>What began over 30 years ago with Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield creating otherworldly ice cream flavours has turned into a tastebud-boggling odyssey of Ben & Jerry's desserts served around the world. With a combined life savings of $8000 and a bank loan of $4000, they leased an old gas station building in Burlington, Vermont, and opened for business on May 5, 1978.</p><p>(Photo: Getty Images)</p>]()
18/1820 popular companies named after their founders
Company: Ben & Jerry’s
Founders: Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield
What began over 30 years ago with Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield creating otherworldly ice cream flavours has turned into a tastebud-boggling odyssey of Ben & Jerry's desserts served around the world. With a combined life savings of $8000 and a bank loan of $4000, they leased an old gas station building in Burlington, Vermont, and opened for business on May 5, 1978.
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