If You Thought These Companies Are Still American, You Are Wrong

Published on 08/23/2020
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Dirt Devil

For more than a hundred years now, Dirt Devil vacuum cleaners have helped American homes stay clean. In 1905, the product was invented by Philip Geier in Cleveland, Ohio. The product range has since expanded with more than 25 million units sold. This is largely thanks to the unique Cyclone system. Even though its HQ is still in North Carolina, the company is proudly owned by a Chinese company called Techtronic Industries. Dirt Devil is not the only household appliance brand that it owns since it also bought Hoover a couple of years ago. We are sure that these decisions have helped the HK-based company improve its appliance investment portfolio!

Dirt Devil

Dirt Devil

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Good Humor

Baby boomers have a special fondness for Good Humor ice cream. The company has been around for over a century now and is best known for its ice cream trucks. It was launched in Ohio back in the ’20s and has not looked back since then! In 1961, Thomas J. Lipton of Unilever bought the company. Even though the United States division of this British-Dutch company is now operated by Lipton, we can’t deny that things have only improved for Good Humor since then. After all, the brand has since expanded its range to include a wider variety of products while still enjoying a great consumer base in the country.

Good Humor

Good Humor

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