Popsicle
Wait until you hear the fascinating history of this company! The Popsicle recipe was created by an 11-year-old boy from Oakland, California after accidentally leaving his drink outside with a stick in it for an entire night. When he retrieved it the following day, he found it frozen solid! When Francis Epperson grew up, he introduced it to the world. It became an instant hit, and he sold the rights to it to Joe Lowe in 1925. However, he regretted this decision and even said, “I haven’t been the same since.” In 1989, its former rival company Good Humor purchased Popsicle while it was a Unilever subsidiary. In effect, this means that it is now owned by the same English-Dutch parent company as well.
Popsicle
Purina
In 1894, Purina got its start when George Robinson, William H. Danforth, and William Andrews began to feed farm animals. They had no idea that their creation was going to make them very rich. Even though Nestle is more famous for its food items than pet products, the Swiss company bought Purina for $10.3 billion in December 2011 anyway. This decision came out under the plan to merge Purina and Friskies PetCare, the company’s pet food company. At any rate, Purina continues to be a household staple not only in the United States but all over the world as well.
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