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The International Paper strike was a strike begun in 1987 by paper mill workers affiliated with the United Paperworkers' International Union (UPIU) at a number of plants in the United States owned by the International Paper (IP) company. The strike extended into 1988 and the company hired permanent replacements for workers.
Astra AB was founded in 1913 in Södertälje, Sweden, by 400 doctors and apothecaries. [12] In 1993 the British chemicals company ICI (established from four British chemical companies) demerged its pharmaceuticals businesses and its agrochemicals and specialities businesses, to form Zeneca Group PLC. [13]
Cadbury Ireland is a confectionery company in Ireland based in Coolock in Dublin.It is a subsidiary of Cadbury, currently owned by Mondelēz International.Cadbury Ireland exports over 200 of its products to 30 countries worldwide, making a contribution of €110 million of Irish trade.
Owned by Germany's Reimann family, [29] 90% of JAB belongs to four of the nine adopted children of the late Albert Reimann Jr. (1898–1984). [30] They trace their wealth to chemist Ludwig Reimann, who, in 1828, joined with Johann Adam Benckiser (founder of the namesake chemical company).
In August 2011, Kraft Foods announced an intention to split into two publicly traded companies; a new company called Kraft Foods Group (later merged with Heinz), and Mondelēz International (the original Kraft Foods Inc. renamed) which would retain the Nabisco subsidiary and brands such as Belvita. [10]
Danone Institute International is a nonprofit organization [99] originally established with funding from Danone. The association promotes the exchange of information related to the relationship between diet, nutrition and health. [100] The Danone Institute International comprises more than 220 scientific experts, and may be considered as a ...
CoStar Group, Inc. is a Washington, DC-based provider of information, analytics, and marketing services to the commercial property industry in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, and Spain. [1]
R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company was founded in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, in 1875 and changed its name to R. J. Reynolds Industries, Inc. in 1970.It became RJR Nabisco on April 25, 1986, after the company's $4.9 billion purchase, and earlier 1.9 billion stock swap, of Nabisco Brands Inc. in 1985.