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  2. The J.M. Smucker Company - Wikipedia

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    The J.M. Smucker Company was founded in 1897 by Jerome Monroe Smucker. Smucker was born on December 5, 1858, in Orrville, Ohio, and much of his life was spent as a farmer in Orrville. In 1897 Smucker built a cider mill in Orrville. The company, which came to produce jellies, jams, and other food items, has stated that he used apples from local ...

  3. List of oldest companies in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Founded in Istanbul, moved to the U.S. in 1929. Founded in Tokyo, moved to the U.S. in 1958. Defunct in 2021. Marple, Pennsylvania (found.) Now owned by Purina Mills . Newport, Rhode Island (found.) Sold 2003–2007; re-branded 2017. New York City (found.) Defunct 2016; brand owned by Reynolds American .

  4. List of defunct consumer brands - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of defunct (mainly American) consumer brands which are no longer made and usually no longer mass-marketed to consumers. Brands in this list may still be made, but are only made in modest quantities and/or limited runs as a nostalgic or retro style item.

  5. Medline Industries - Wikipedia

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    Medline Industries, LP is an American private healthcare company headquartered in Northfield, Illinois.In June, 2021 it was acquired by a consortium of private equity firms Blackstone, Carlyle and Hellman & Friedman valuing the company at $34 billion in one of the largest leveraged buyouts of all time.

  6. Jif (peanut butter) - Wikipedia

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    The J.M. Smucker Company estimated a loss of $125 million as a result of the 2022 recall. On July 19, 2022, a class-action lawsuit was filed against J.M. Smucker Co. over the contaminated peanut butter. As of July 27, 2022, 21 people in 17 states had fallen ill after consuming Jif peanut butter. References

  7. List of company name etymologies - Wikipedia

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    The company name is pronounced the same as that of Bodine himself: / b oʊ ˈ d aɪ n /. Boeing – named after founder William E. Boeing. It was originally called Pacific Aero Products Co. Bosch – named after founder Robert Bosch. Robert Bosch GmbH (full company name) is a German diversified technology-based corporation.

  8. Wikipedia:Naming conventions (companies) - Wikipedia

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    A suffix, such as Company, International, or Group, that is an integral part of the company name (as determined by usage in independent reliable sources) should be included, especially when necessary for disambiguation or when it is part of the company's acronym/initialism, e.g.: Louis Dreyfus Company, JBS Foods International (JBSI), and Mirage ...

  9. Leonard "Boogie" Weinglass - Wikipedia

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    Leonard "Boogie" Weinglass. Leonard "Boogie" Weinglass (born 1941) is an American businessman who founded retailer Merry-Go-Round, a chain of restaurants named Boogie's Diner, and whose early life was portrayed by actor Mickey Rourke in the 1982 American film Diner .