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Who Founded Dunkin’ Donuts

December 3rd, 2011 at 12:49am Under who founded

Dunkin’ Donuts is an international company best known for their doughnuts and coffee. There are over 6,700 Dunkin’ Donuts stores in the United States and approximately another 3,100 stores in 31 other countries. Dunkin Donuts are a franchise chain and most of the stores are operated by a franchisee. The company headquarters are in Canton, Massachusetts. If you have ever wondered who founded this iconic company, keep reading to find out.

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Who Founded KFC

November 8th, 2011 at 12:57pm Under who founded

KFC, also known as Kentucky Fried Chicken, is a fast food restaurant chain operating in over 110 countries of the world. They are best known for their chicken coated in 11 herbs and spices that remains a secret recipe to this day. Although chicken is the specialty of KFC, they have a wide variety of other items on their menu. Keep reading if you want to know who founded this successful fast food chain.

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Who Founded the Salvation Army

October 20th, 2011 at 12:02pm Under who founded

The Salvation Army is a Christian church that is best known for their charitable work around the world. It is an international organization, with over 1.4 million members, that can be found in over 120 countries of the world. They are well known in the United States for their red kettles, with which they collect donations, during the Christmas season. However, they also have a high level of community respect for their relief work after natural disasters, such as hurricane Katrina. Let’s take a look at who founded this charitable organization.

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Who Founded Crayola

October 9th, 2011 at 12:58pm Under who founded

Crayola is a company that specializes in arts and craft products that are mostly targeted at the children’s market. The product they are best known for is crayons, which can be found in homes and schools in over 80 countries of the world. The company’s headquarters are located in Easton, Pennsylvania. The company is owned by Hallmark Cards, who bought it in 1984, and employs over 1,200 people. Let’s take a closer look at the history of this famous company.

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Who Founded Costco

October 3rd, 2011 at 05:17pm Under who founded

Costco is a large warehouse club that is only open to members and their guests. They are one of the biggest retailers in the United States and have expanded into 8 other countries. Costco has over 580 stores and employs over 150,000 people. The company headquarters are located in Issaquah, Washington. Let’s take a look at who founded this successful company.

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Who Founded White Castle

September 28th, 2011 at 01:03pm Under who founded

White Castle is an American fast food restaurant chain that is best known for its square hamburgers, which are sometimes called “sliders/slyders”. Although they are considered to be a relatively small fast food chain, they have the second highest sales revenue per store in the industry (behind McDonalds). Let’s take a look at who founded this popular fast food company.

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Who Founded United Airlines

September 24th, 2011 at 12:42pm Under who founded

United Airlines is one of the largest airlines in the world. It is based in the United States and flies to over 200 destinations. Through the Star Alliance, of which the company was a founding member, they offer connections to over 170 countries. The company employs over 48,000 people and operates over 350 aircraft. United Airlines’ largest hub is Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport, but they also have hubs in 4 other US airports and 1 in Japan. If you have ever wanted to know who founded this airline, continue reading to discover the answer.

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Who Founded Chevrolet (Chevy)

September 21st, 2011 at 12:22pm Under who founded

Chevrolet, best known as Chevy, is a division of General Motors (GM) and name used for a popular brand of vehicle. They produce a wide variety of vehicles, from compact vehicles to medium trucks. The brand is best known in the Americas, but they also sell vehicles in Europe and the Middle East. Since the founding of the company they have been a very popular brand in America and remain so to this day.

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Who Founded Jenny Craig

September 18th, 2011 at 12:59pm Under who founded

Jenny Craig is a company focused on nutrition with the goal of helping people lose and/or manage their weight. The program is based around healthy nutrition, exercise and counseling to help change eating habits. The meals offered by Jenny Craig meet all nutritional requirements and provide different meal plans based on the clients current situation. The company is currently owned by Nestlé and is a part of the Nestlé Nutrition division. It operates in many countries including the United States, Australia, Canada and New Zealand.

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Who Founded Toyota

September 16th, 2011 at 05:46pm Under who founded

Toyota is one of the most well known automobile manufacturers in the world. In fact, it is the largest automobile manufacturer in the world, producing over 7 million units in the last financial year. During this time it reported a profit of over $5 billion dollars. It is a multinational corporation with a head office in Toyota City, Aichi, Japan. The company employs over 310,000 people worldwide. If you want to know who founded this successful company, keep reading to find out.

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