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Haribo GmbH & Co. KG, doing business as Haribo (English: / ˈ h ær ɪ b oʊ / HARR-ib-oh, German: [ˈhaːʁiboː]; stylized in all caps), is a German confectionery company founded by Hans Riegel Sr. It began in Kessenich, Bonn, Germany. The name "Haribo" is a syllabic abbreviation formed from Hans Riegel Bonn. [1]
Johannes "Hans" Riegel Sr. (4 April 1893 – 31 March 1945) [1] was a German confectioner who invented the gummy bear in 1922 and founded the Haribo company. [2] He was married to Gertrud (née Vianden). The company was passed on to his sons, Hans Riegel Jr. and Paul Riegel , following his death. [3]
Black Box Corporation is an IT company headquartered in Texas, United States. [1] The company provides technology assistance and consulting services to businesses in a variety of sectors including retail, transportation, government, education, and public safety. Black Box operates in 75 locations across 35 countries.
Born in Bonn, Riegel was the oldest son of the company's founder Hans Riegel Sr., who invented the gummy bear in 1922. [3] The name of the company, Haribo, comes from the first two letters of his name and where he was from (HANS RIEGEL BONN). Riegel was captured and held as an Allied prisoner-of-war during World War II. [4]
In 1984, DP&L, TESCO, and TP&L merged as divisions of a new principal subsidiary, Texas Utilities Electric Company. In 1999, the company was renamed TXU Corp., positioning itself as a multinational energy company, eventually competing in electricity markets on three continents: Australia, Europe and North America. [5]
CSC is a US company founded on January 1, 1899, that provides corporate, legal, and tax services. It is headquartered in Wilmington, Delaware, and has offices in the United States, Canada, Europe, and the Asia-Pacific region. It specializes in business formation, corporate domain management, and providing corporate tax software.
The company moves its headquarters from Dulles, Va. to Manhattan. 2009 : Tim Armstrong joins as CEO and becomes responsible for much of the rebranding and growth. 2010 : Time Warner cut ties with AOL.
Tesoro Corporation, known briefly as Andeavor, was a Fortune 100 [4] and a Fortune Global 500 company headquartered in San Antonio, Texas, with 2017 annual revenues of $35 billion, and over 14,000 employees worldwide. Based on 2017 revenue, the company ranked No. 90 in the 2018 Fortune 500 list of the largest United States corporations by total ...