LOTTE Corporation – history, company profile (overview) and corporate video LOTTE Corporation is a multinational conglomerate (a multi-industry company) with interest in various areas, ranging from food, retail, tourism to chemicals, construction and finance. It is headquartered in Seoul, South Korea. HISTORY The history of LOTTE began in 1948, with the manufacturing and sales of chewing gum in Tokyo, Japan. LOTTE was founded by Korean businessman Takeo Shigemitsu (Kyukho Shin), and was named after “Charlotte,” the heroine of Goethe’s “The Sorrows of Young Werther”. In 1964, the company began manufacturing and selling chocolate. In 1966, Dongbang Alumi…
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I've spent over a decade researching and documenting the stories behind the world's most influential companies. What started as a personal fascination with how businesses evolve from small startups to global giants turned into CompaniesHistory.com—a platform dedicated to making corporate history accessible to everyone.
A. O. Smith Corporation – history, company profile (overview) and history video A. O. Smith Corporation is a manufacturer of residential and commercial water heaters and boilers headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States. It operates in the United States, Canada, Mexico, China, India, the United Kingdom, and the Netherlands. HISTORY A. O. Smith Corporation’s history began in 1874 when Charles Jeremiah Smith, a man skilled in metalwork, founded C. J. SMITH, MACHINIST. C. J. Smith grew to become a major supplier of metal components for manufacturers of baby carriages and bicycles. Charles’ sons Charles S., George H. and…
Veritiv Corporation – history, company profile (overview) and corporate video Veritiv Corporation is a provider of packaging, print and facility solutions, including package design, supply chain management, cleaning supplies, and paper products. It is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. HISTORY The history of Veritiv goes back to 1998 when Unisource Worldwide was formed after splitting off from Alco Standard Corporation. In 1998, International Paper formed xpedx division. In 2014, Unisource Worldwide merged with xpedx to form Veritiv, an independent public print, packaging, facility, and logistics solutions business. In 2014, Veritiv also went public. …
Det Norske Veritas (DNV) – history, company profile (overview) and history video Det Norske Veritas (DNV), formerly DNV GL, is an independent assurance and risk management provider headquartered in Høvik, Norway. DNV AS is one of the world’s leading classification societies and a recognized advisor for the maritime industry. The company delivers testing, certification and technical advisory services to the energy value chain, including renewables, oil and gas, and energy management. DNV is one of the world’s leading certification bodies. It is also one of the world’s leading providers of digital solutions for managing risk and improving…
APA Corporation – history, company profile (overview) and corporate video APA Corporation is a holding company headquartered in Houston, Texas, United States. APA Corporation’s subsidiaries have operations in the United States, Egypt’s Western Desert and the United Kingdom’s North Sea and exploration opportunities offshore Suriname. APA Corporation is the holding company for the oil and gas exploration and production company Apache Corporation. HISTORY APA Corporation’s history dates back to 1954 when Apache Corporation was founded in Minneapolis by Truman Anderson, Raymond Plank, and Charles Arnao. In 2021, Apache Corporation moved to a holding company structure under…
Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc. (WB) – history, company profile (overview) and corporate video Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc., commonly known as Warner Bros. (WB), is a media and entertainment company headquartered at the Warner Bros. Studios lot, 142 acres in Burbank, California, United States. The Warner Bros. Studios lot is considered one of the world’s foremost motion picture and television production and post-production facilities. Warner Bros. Entertainment is a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Discovery that engages in every aspect of the entertainment industry, from feature film, television, digital and home entertainment production and worldwide distribution to DVD and Blu-ray,…
Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. (WBD) – history, company profile (overview) and history video Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. (WBD) is a global media and entertainment conglomerate headquartered in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, United States. It is available in more than 220 countries and territories and 50 languages. HISTORY Warner Bros. Discovery was formed in 2022 through the divestment of WarnerMedia, the parent company of Warner Bros., by AT&T, and its merger with Discovery, Inc. In 2023, Warner Bros. Discovery acquired the Turkish streaming platform BluTV. BRANDS With more than 35,000 employees, Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. is…
Delhaize Group SA – history, company profile (overview) and corporate video Delhaize Group SA was a Belgian multinational food retailer headquartered in Molenbeek-Saint-Jean, Brussels, Belgium. It mainly operated food supermarkets. HISTORY Delhaize’s history began in 1867 when Jules Delhaize, his brother Edouard and his brother-in-law Jules Vieujant created a network for food retailing in Charleroi, Belgium. They chose the lion as their logo. In 1883, Delhaize started manufacturing and setting up factories that produced foods under its own brand name: chocolate and biscuit factories, a distillery, and coffee roasting. In 1914, Delhaize had 23 factories. …
Key Stats Founded in 1987 by Kirk Kerkorian, headquartered in Paradise, Nevada Global Workforce: More than 74,000 employees worldwide Property Portfolio: 17 properties integrated into Marriott Bonvoy loyalty program as of 2023 Market Position: One of the largest public gaming and entertainment companies globally Operations: Hotels, casinos, entertainment venues, and sports betting across multiple continents MGM Resorts International operates as a global gaming and entertainment company with headquarters in Paradise, Nevada. The company manages an extensive portfolio of hotels, casinos, conference facilities, live entertainment venues, and dining establishments across national and international markets. The company’s operations span multiple continents, featuring…
MDPI (Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute) history and corporate video MDPI (Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute) is a publisher of open access journals based in Basel, Switzerland. With more than 5,5000 employees and offices in Beijing, Wuhan, Tianjin and Nanjing (China), Barcelona (Spain), Belgrade and Novi Sad (Serbia), Manchester (UK), Tokyo (Japan), Cluj and Bucharest (Romania), Toronto (Canada), Kraków (Poland), Singapore (Singapore) and Bangkok (Thailand), MDPI is considered one of the largest publishers of open access journals. MDPI has published the research of more than 330,000 individual authors, and its journals receive more than 25 million monthly webpage views.…