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The American Tobacco Company was founded in 1890. In the late 1960s, with health concerns seen as posing an increasing threat to the tobacco business, management decided to diversify into other fields and changed the corporate name to American Brands, Inc. Brown & Williamson acquired the tobacco division in 1994.
The American Tobacco Company restructured itself in 1969, forming a holding company called American Brands, Inc., which operated American Tobacco as a subsidiary. American Brands acquired a variety of non-tobacco businesses during the 1970s and 1980s and sold its tobacco operations to Brown & Williamson in 1994. American Brands subsequently ...
Sold to Lifetime Brands, Inc. in 2005. Only Internet presence. 1811 Davenport Peters: Boston, Massachusetts: Lumber [105] Defunct 1991. 1812 City Bank of New York New York City: Bank Now Citigroup: 1813 ContiGroup: Arlon (then Belgium.) Food Expanded to the U.S. in 1921. 1813 Seth Thomas: Plymouth Hollow, Connecticut: Clockmaker Defunct. Now a ...
Source: Interbrand 2011 (reflects the top 100 brands). Adds to less than 100% due to rounding. As shown, U.S. companies own the lion's share of the world's greatest brands.
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Much of the history written about this iconic American brand focuses on the fact that, in its early years, it contained cocaine. For the record, it wouldn't be until 34 years after the birth of ...
TradingPedia gathered data to determine which brands around the world hold the most market value, and American brands dominate the top 10.
American Standard Companies Inc. was a manufacturer of heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems, plumbing fixtures, and automotive parts.The company was formed in 1929 through the merger of the American Radiator Company and Standard Sanitary Manufacturing Company forming the American Radiator and Standard Sanitary Corporation.