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Gevalia was once also a brand for spices. In 1970, Gevalia purchased Kockens, a spices company, in Ystad, and the Kockens brand began to be used for spices produced at the Gävle factory. [3] After 120 years as a family company, it was sold in 1971 to Mondelez International predecessor company, General Foods. [2]
This is a list of Illinois companies which includes notable companies that are headquartered in Illinois, or were previously headquartered in Illinois. In general, this list does not include companies headquartered in one of the municipalities of the Chicago metropolitan area .
Pages in category "Defunct companies based in Illinois" The following 89 pages are in this category, out of 89 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Al's Auto Supply – Chain that operated in Washington, California, Idaho, Oregon, Nevada and Alaska; purchased by CSK Auto.Founded by Abe "Al" Wexler in Everett, Washington in the late 1950s; [1] [2] sold 15 store chain to Paccar in 1987; [3] Paccar sold chain (along with Grand Auto) in 1999 to CSK Auto which eventually rebranded stores as Schucks.
On July 2, 2019, Kraft Heinz sold its Canadian natural cheese business, including the Cracker Barrel, P’tit Quebec, and aMOOza! brands to Parmalat for C$1.62 billion. [33] In September 2020, Kraft Heinz reached a deal to sell part of its cheese business to French multinational dairy product corporation Lactalis for $3.2 billion.
Doublemint gum, manufactured by the Wrigley Company since 1914 [1]. Since the 1830s, when Chicago enjoyed a brief period of importance as a local milling center for spring wheat, the city has long been a center for the conversion of raw farm products into edible goods. [2]
The company's expansion continued throughout the mid-20th century. In 1932, Jewel acquired the Chicago unit of the Canadian firm Loblaw Groceterias, Inc., then a chain of 77 self-service stores, [11] as well as four Chicago grocery stores operated by the Middle West Stores Company, and began operating them under the name Jewel Food Stores. [12]
The reason given is: Gannett sold some newspapers -- specifically Miami OK, wiki page for Miami News-Record show Gannett sold it in 2021. Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information. (January 2022)