Breweries

Koninklijke Grolsch BV, or Royal Grolsch NV, is the second largest beer brewer in The Netherlands.

The Paulaner Brauerei GmbH & Co.

Shepherd Neame Limited has the distinction of being among the oldest British brewers as well as the 15th oldest…

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Boatmen's Bancshares Inc.

The Associated Press (AP) describes itself as the largest newsgathering organization in the world.

Société du Louvre does not run that Paris museum, but its properties are almost as distinguished.

König Brauerei GmbH & Co.

Jacob Leinenkugel Brewing Company is a prominent regional and specialty beer brewer.

Heidelberger Zement AG is one of the world's five largest producers of construction materials.

1592: An Amsterdam brewery known as De Hooiberg (The Haystack) is established.

Karlsberg Brauerei GmbH & Co KG is one of Germany's top ten beer and beverage producers.

One of the largest publicly listed companies in Singapore, Fraser & Neave Ltd.

For more than 100 years, Vorwerk & Co.

Quilmes Industrial (QUINSA) S.A.

The Wolverhampton & Dudley Breweries, PLC, popularly known as Wolves, is the United Kingdom's largest integrated…

1581: Humphrey Langridge operates the Ram Brewery.

Small but feisty Czech brewer Budweiser Budvar, National Corporation has been battling mighty Anheuser-Busch (A-B) for…

SABMiller plc ranks as the world's second largest brewer in terms of volume, trailing only Anheuser-Busch Companies,…

Anchor Brewing Company has been making unique, traditional beer in San Francisco, California, since the 1860s.

Herman Goelitz, Inc.

August Schell Brewing Company Inc.

Compania Cervecerias Unidas S.A.

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The King Arthur Flour Company celebrates its 210th anniversary in the year 2000.

Longtime leader of the Japanese beer market, Kirin Brewery Company, Limited in the early 2000s was overtaken by its…

Suntory Ltd.

Blue Diamond Growers is the world's largest tree nut marketer and also ranks as one of the largest agricultural…

Hartmarx Corporation is a holding company for a number of clothing companies, including its flagship brands of men's…

The Lane Co., Inc.

Adolph Coors Company is the only family-owned brewery in the United States that was able to survive the late…

Best known for its internationally distributed beer, San Miguel Corporation can only be described in superlatives.

Schott Brothers, Inc.

Lutheran Brotherhood is the second-largest fraternal benefit society in the United States.

Shionogi & Co., Ltd., ranks among Japan's leading developers, producers, and exporters of pharmaceuticals.

Zatarain's, Inc., is a leading producer of rice mixes.

Family owned and operated, Advance Publications Inc.

Weis Markets, Inc.

Grupo Modelo, S.A.

Takara Holdings Inc.

Rayonier Inc.

AMETEK, Inc.

Thailand, Cambodia, and Vietnam were among Asia Pacific's first targets, but the company's major interest developed in…

Porsche AG is legendary for its innovative and beautiful automobile designs.

Scottish & Newcastle plc is the United Kingdom's largest brewer.

Value Line, Inc.

Besnier SA is France's largest dairy products producer and one of the largest dairy products producers in Europe.

Latrobe Brewing Company brews Rolling Rock beer, one of the leading brands in the United States.

World's Finest Chocolate Inc.

Empresas Polar SA operates as Venezuela's largest private industrial conglomerate, manufacturing and distributing a…

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Kaman Corp.

Sub-Zero Freezer Co., Inc., is the leading manufacturer of built-in refrigerators, which can be fronted with cabinetry…

Iams Company is a manufacturer of premium dog and cat foods which are distributed only through veterinarians, animal…

Cumberland Packing Corporation is a relatively small, family-run business, yet it has been a major player in the…

Dal-Tile International Inc.

Although it got its start selling auto replacement parts, Johnston Industries, Inc.

Asahi Breweries, Ltd.

Over the course of its more than 120-year history, Sapporo Breweries Limited has evolved from a government-owned beer…

Consorcio G Grupo Dina , S.A.

Bayer A.G., along with BASF and Hoechst, is heir to the German chemical cartel known as I.G.

Since the 1950s, the San Diego-based WD-40 Company has dominated the U.S.

Dover Corporation is a diversified industrial manufacturing holding company composed of about 50 subsidiaries with…

Of Argentina's ten automakers, almost all are closely held subsidiaries or affiliates of their American, European, or…

Foster's Group Limited, whose beer commercials once taught drinkers to speak Australian, has also developed a taste for…

Marie Callender's Restaurant & Bakery, Inc.

National Picture & Frame Company is a major designer, manufacturer, and marketer of a wide variety of low-priced…

Ruth's Chris Steak House is an international chain of upscale restaurants.

Known until 1994 as BSN Groupe S.A., Groupe Danone is one of the largest food companies in the world.

Founded in Berkeley, California, in the mid-1960s, Peet's Coffee & Tea, Inc.

Ceradyne, Inc.

Offshore Logistics, Inc., with headquarters in Lafayette, Louisiana, provides a variety of services to the petroleum…

Carlsberg A/S is one of the world's largest brewing companies.

Constellation Brands, Inc., is the only alcoholic beverage company in the United States involved in all three…

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The Yankee Candle Company Inc.

The Summit Bancorporation is the holding company for Summit Bank, New Jersey's fourth largest bank.

: 212234 Copper Ore & Nickel Ore Mining; 331411 Primary Smelting & Refining of Copper Ore The state-owned Corporacion…

The Really Useful Group is the umbrella corporation over a welter of entertainment and leisure companies that operate…

Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc.

Riklis Family Corp.

Sierra Nevada Brewing Company is one of the top ten beer makers in the United States and the country's largest…

In the mid-1990s Nimbus CD International, Inc.

Redhook Ale Brewery, Inc.

Grameen Bank founder Muhammad Yunus pioneered the concept of 'micro-credit'--minuscule loans to the very poor.

McMenamins Pubs and Breweries owns and operates more than 50 establishments in Oregon and the state of Washington and…

Mallya's interest in MBC stemmed from his ambitions as a businessman.

Founded in 1983, Altera Corporation is a leading maker of high-density programmable logic devices (PLDs), based on…

Based in San Jose, California, Novellus Systems, Inc.

Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc.

Pyramid Breweries, Inc.

As America's leading microbrewer, The Boston Beer Company, Inc.

American Classic Voyages Company is parent company to two pleasure cruise companies, the Delta Queen Steamboat Company,…

Based in San Antonio, Texas, The Gambrinus Company imports, brews, and distributes beers on a regional and national…

Linz, Austria's BBAG Österreichische Brau-Beteiligungs AG has been slaking its thirst for growth through a series of…

Deschutes Brewery, Inc.

With operations on every continent on the globe, Belgium's Interbrew S.A.

Lion Nathan Limited is one of the leading brewers in the Australasian region, with the number one spot in New Zealand…

Brightpoint, Inc.

Rooms To Go Inc., a low- to mid-priced furniture store chain, has rapidly expanded to more than 60 stores since opening…

New Belgium Brewing Company, Inc., is one of the largest regional specialty brewers in the United States, producing…

Baltika Brewery Joint Stock Company is the largest beer brewer in Russia, with about 20 percent of the domestic market.

Rock Bottom Restaurants, Inc.

Footstar, Incorporated is a holding company whose two subsidiaries, Footaction and Meldisco, are leading shoe retailers…

Tsingtao Brewery Group is the parent of publicly traded Tsingtao Brewery Company Limited, which is renowned for its…

Houston-based Weatherford International, Inc.

AmBev, more formally known as Companhia de Bebidas das Américas, is the world's fifth largest brewer.

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