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  2. Carvel (franchise) - Wikipedia

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    Carvel was founded and operated by Tom Carvel for its first 60 years. In 1929, Carvel borrowed $15 ($270 today [8]) from his future wife Agnes and used it to buy and operate an ice cream truck. Over Memorial Day weekend of 1934, Carvel's truck had a flat tire in Hartsdale, New York. Within two days, Carvel had sold out his inventory on the spot ...

  3. Tom Carvel - Wikipedia

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    Tom Carvel (born Athanasios Karvelas (Greek: Ἀθανάσιος Καρβέλας; July 14, 1906 – October 21, 1990) was a Greek-born American businessman and entrepreneur known for the invention and promotion of soft-serve ice cream in the northeastern United States.

  4. List of frozen custard companies - Wikipedia

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    Bop’s Frozen Custard – a chain founded in Jackson, Mississippi in 2004 with locations in Mississippi and Alabama; Carvel – an ice cream franchise owned by Focus Brands, founded in Hartsdale, New York; Culver's – a casual fast food restaurant chain that operates primarily in the Midwestern United States, based in Prairie du Sac, Wisconsin

  5. List of oldest companies - Wikipedia

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    It was founded in 1472. The Raeapteek in the center of Tallinn city, Estonia is one of the oldest continuously running pharmacies in Europe, having always been in business in the same exact house since the early 15th century. It is also the oldest commercial enterprise and the oldest medical establishment in Tallinn.

  6. Carvel - Wikipedia

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    Tom Carvel (1906–1990), Greek-born American businessman and entrepreneur, founder of the ice cream company Frank Broadstreet Carvell (1862-1924), Canadian lawyer, businessman, and politician Garreth Carvell , English professional rugby league footballer

  7. Carvel (boat building) - Wikipedia

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    From Middle English carvel, carvelle, carvile, kervel (“small ship; caravel”); from Old French caruelle, carvelle, kirvelle. [3] The term was used in English when caravels became popular in Northern European waters from c. 1440 onwards, and the method of hull construction took the name of the first vessel type made in that way in English and European shipyards.

  8. History of Europe - Wikipedia

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    The history of Europe is traditionally divided into four time periods: prehistoric Europe (prior to about 800 BC), classical antiquity (800 BC to AD 500), the Middle Ages (AD 500–1500), and the modern era (since AD 1500). The first early European modern humans appear in the fossil record about 48,000 years ago, during the Paleolithic era.

  9. List of Swiss watch manufacturers - Wikipedia

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    Founded (Year) Founded (City) Founder Headquarters Number of Employees Company Type Owner Key people 88 Rue du Rhone: 2012 Pierre and Elie Bernheim Geneva My Maracujá Sàrl Pierre Bernheim A. Favre & Fils: Adriatica: Allgemeine Gesellschaft der Schweizerischen Uhrenindustrie: Andreas Strehler: Anonimo: 1997 Federico Massacesi Florence, Italy ...