Here’s a brainteaser for you…
What do the following American brands have in common?
- Holiday Inn
- Trader Joe’s
- 7-Eleven
- Budweiser
- Toll House Cookies
(See answer below)
Answer:
None of these so-called “American” brands is American, at least not any more: Holiday Inn – owned by Intercontinental Hotels, headquartered in England; Trader Joe’s – owned & operated by a family trust of German billionaire Theo Albrecht; 7-Eleven – owned by Seven & I Holdings, a Japanese company; Budweiser – acquired by InBev, based in Belgium; Toll House Cookies – owned by Nestle, a company based in Switzerland.
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