Famous Brands

WEEK 5

Famous Brands of the World

Johnson & Johnson is an American multinational and medical devices and consumer packaged goods manufacturer founded in 1886.






  

Uncle Ben's is a brand name for boiled rice and related food products. The brand was introduced by Converted Rice Inc., which was later bought by Mars, Inc.. It is based in Texas.










Canon Inc.is a Japanese multinational corporation that specialises in the manufacture of imaging and optical products, including cameras, camcorders, photocopiers, and computer printers. Its headquarters are located in Ōta, Tokyo, Japan.





Nivea  is a global skin- and body-care brand that is owned by the German company Beiersdorf. The company was founded on March 28, 1882 by pharmacist Carl Paul Beiersdorf.



                           




Lenovo Group Limited  is a Chinese multinational personal technology company that develops, manufactures and markets desktop and notebook computers, workstations, servers, storage drives, IT management software, and other related products and services. Lenovo was incorporated in Hong Kong in 1988 under its previous name, Legend.



McDonald's Corporation is the world's largest chain of hamburger fast food restaurants, serving around 68 million customers daily in 119 countries. Headquartered in the United States, the company began in 1940 as a barbecue restaurant operated by the eponymous Richard and Maurice McDonald; in 1948 they reorganized their business as a hamburger stand using production line principles. Businessman Ray Kroc joined the company as a franchise agent in 1955. He subsequently purchased the chain from the McDonald brothers and oversaw its worldwide growth.