Can you believe? Founder of Philips, relative of Karl Marx
The Philips brand was founded in Eindhoven, the Netherlands, in 1891 by Gerard Philips, Karl Marx's maternal cousin.
The Philips brand was founded in Eindhoven, the Netherlands, in 1891 by Gerard Philips, Karl Marx's maternal cousin.
There is no bank institution and business in the world that does not have an agreement with Visa and Mastercard. Both receive a share of the money transfers made. So how well do we know these companies?
Clarks, which started production in a workshop in England at the beginning of the 19th century, is today the number one in the world in footwear with a turnover of several billion dollars.
Some brands have good stories… Camper, which has given importance to its story, message and communication since the day it was founded, also has a pleasant formation story.
Mini, which is a lesson in how to get full efficiency from a small space, is truly an iconic vehicle in the automobile world. So how did the Mini come about, who thought of it, who invented it?
Vladimir Potanin, one of Russia's richest businessmen, is not mentioned in any of the sanctions lists of Western countries. It was a matter of curiosity that while sanctions were imposed on all Russian oligarchs, none against Vladimir Potanin.
Founded in 1920 in Kokkola, Finland, Huhtamaki is among the world leaders in the disposable products market. Over the past century, it has made many innovations in the packaging industry and pioneered new technologies. So who founded this company; how did it grow:
Brothers Eli and Rafael Duvenyaz bought a manufacturing facility in Sefakoy in 1973. Once the family began to produce both raw materials and packaging, the Korozo name became well established. Today, Korozo is Turkey's leading packaging manufacturer.
What storms are hidden in people's life stories. When Pyotr Smirnoff produced vodka, the national drink of the Russians, in a clearer, odorless and neutral form than the others, with his own method, he even got the right to draw the state emblem next to his brand.
In 1879, Lars Olsson Smith created a new vodka and named it "absolut rent branvin", or "Completely Pure Water of Life". This vodka is different from the ones made until then, because it was produced with a new method. But for this vodka to become a legend, it took 100 years since it was invented.