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Sunday, April 29, 2012
Guess the Logo : 1052
Hint: Insurance and Financial Services
Answer: State Farm Insurance
State Farm Insurance is a group of insurance and financial services companies in the United States. The company also has operations in Canada.
The group's main business is State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company, a mutual insurance firm that also owns the other State Farm companies. The corporate headquarters are in Bloomington, Illinois.
State Farm is ranked 37th in the 2011 Fortune 500, which lists American companies by revenue. According to the Fortune Global 500, State Farm is also the world's largest mutual "P&C" (property & casualty insurance) firm.
Answer: State Farm Insurance
State Farm Insurance is a group of insurance and financial services companies in the United States. The company also has operations in Canada.
The group's main business is State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company, a mutual insurance firm that also owns the other State Farm companies. The corporate headquarters are in Bloomington, Illinois.
State Farm is ranked 37th in the 2011 Fortune 500, which lists American companies by revenue. According to the Fortune Global 500, State Farm is also the world's largest mutual "P&C" (property & casualty insurance) firm.
Saturday, April 28, 2012
Guess the Logo : 1051
Hint: Unani Products
Answer: Hamdard (Wakf) Laboratories
Hamdard (Wakf) Laboratories, India is an Unani and Ayurvedic pharmaceutical company in India & Pakistan. It is the world's largest manufacturer of Unani medicines. It was established in 1906 by Hakeem Hafiz Abdul Majeed in Delhi, and became a waqf (non-profitable trust) in 1948. Some of its most famous products include Safi, Sharbat Rooh Afza, Cinkara, Roghan Badam Shirin and Pachnol. It is associated with Hamdard Foundation, India, a charitable educational trust, through which it reinvests its profits into charitable activities.
Answer: Hamdard (Wakf) Laboratories
Hamdard (Wakf) Laboratories, India is an Unani and Ayurvedic pharmaceutical company in India & Pakistan. It is the world's largest manufacturer of Unani medicines. It was established in 1906 by Hakeem Hafiz Abdul Majeed in Delhi, and became a waqf (non-profitable trust) in 1948. Some of its most famous products include Safi, Sharbat Rooh Afza, Cinkara, Roghan Badam Shirin and Pachnol. It is associated with Hamdard Foundation, India, a charitable educational trust, through which it reinvests its profits into charitable activities.
Friday, April 27, 2012
Guess the Logo : 1050
Hint: Pottery and ceramics.
Answer: Wedgwood
Wedgwood, strictly speaking Josiah Wedgwood and Sons, is a pottery firm owned by KPS Capital Partners, a private equity company based in New York City, USA. Wedgwood was founded on May 1, 1759 by Josiah Wedgwood and in 1987 merged with Waterford Crystal to create Waterford Wedgwood, an Ireland-based luxury brands group. After the 2009 purchase by KPS Capital, Wedgwood became part of a group of companies known as WWRD Holdings Ltd, an acronym for "Wedgwood Waterford Royal Doulton." Wedgwood is still used as a generic term to describe the company's traditional product style, especially Jasperware.
Thursday, April 26, 2012
Wednesday, April 25, 2012
Guess the Logo : 1048
Hint: Old logo of a retailer.
Answer: J. C. Penney Company, Inc.
J. C. Penney Company, Inc. (NYSE: JCP) is a chain of American mid-range department stores based in Plano, Texas, a city north of Dallas. The company operates 1,107 department stores in all 50 U.S. states and Puerto Rico. JCPenney also operates catalog sales merchant offices nationwide in many small markets.
Tuesday, April 24, 2012
Guess the Logo : 1047
Hint: Retailer in North Germany
Answer: ALDI Einkauf GmbH & Co. oHG
ALDI Einkauf GmbH & Co. oHG, doing business as ALDI, short for "Albrecht Discount", is a discount supermarket chain based in Germany. The chain is made up of two separate groups, ALDI Nord (North - operating as ALDI MARKT), headquartered in Essen, and ALDI Süd (South - operating as Aldi Süd), headquartered in Mülheim an der Ruhr, which operate independently from each other within specific market boundaries. The individual groups were originally owned and managed by brothers Karl Albrecht and Theo Albrecht; Karl has since retired and is Germany's richest man.Theo was Germany's second richest man until his death in July 2010.
Answer: ALDI Einkauf GmbH & Co. oHG
ALDI Einkauf GmbH & Co. oHG, doing business as ALDI, short for "Albrecht Discount", is a discount supermarket chain based in Germany. The chain is made up of two separate groups, ALDI Nord (North - operating as ALDI MARKT), headquartered in Essen, and ALDI Süd (South - operating as Aldi Süd), headquartered in Mülheim an der Ruhr, which operate independently from each other within specific market boundaries. The individual groups were originally owned and managed by brothers Karl Albrecht and Theo Albrecht; Karl has since retired and is Germany's richest man.Theo was Germany's second richest man until his death in July 2010.
Monday, April 23, 2012
Sunday, April 22, 2012
Guess the Logo : 1045
Hint: The magic of....
Answer: Macy's
Macy's, stylized as macy*s, is a U.S. chain of mid- to high-range department stores. In addition to its flagship Herald Square location in New York City, the company operates over 800 stores in the United States as of January 30, 2010. It also has eSpot ZoomShops kiosks in over 300 store locations selling consumer electronics.
Famed equally for its niche in popular culture and the diversity of its merchandise, the chain competes with Belk, Bon-Ton, Dillard's, Nordstrom, Neiman Marcus and Saks Fifth Avenue.
It has produced the annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City since 1924, and sponsored the City's annual Fourth of July fireworks display since 1976.
Answer: Macy's
Macy's, stylized as macy*s, is a U.S. chain of mid- to high-range department stores. In addition to its flagship Herald Square location in New York City, the company operates over 800 stores in the United States as of January 30, 2010. It also has eSpot ZoomShops kiosks in over 300 store locations selling consumer electronics.
Famed equally for its niche in popular culture and the diversity of its merchandise, the chain competes with Belk, Bon-Ton, Dillard's, Nordstrom, Neiman Marcus and Saks Fifth Avenue.
It has produced the annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City since 1924, and sponsored the City's annual Fourth of July fireworks display since 1976.
Saturday, April 21, 2012
Guess the Logo : 1044
Hint: Convenience shoppee
Answer: Etos B.V.
Etos B.V. was founded in 1918 by Philips to create a grocery and drugstore where Philips employees could benefit from lower priced products than the average stores. Etos is an abbreviation for the Dutch words: Eendracht, Toewijding, Overleg and Samenwerking (Unity, Devotion, Consultation and Cooperation).
Answer: Etos B.V.
Etos B.V. was founded in 1918 by Philips to create a grocery and drugstore where Philips employees could benefit from lower priced products than the average stores. Etos is an abbreviation for the Dutch words: Eendracht, Toewijding, Overleg and Samenwerking (Unity, Devotion, Consultation and Cooperation).
Friday, April 20, 2012
Guess the Logo : 1043
Hint: Medical Shops
Answer: Boots UK Limited
Boots UK Limited (commonly known as Boots) is a pharmacy chain in the United Kingdom, with outlets in most high streets throughout the country. The company has been a subsidiary of Alliance Boots since 31 July 2006, following the merger of its then-parent Boots Group plc with Alliance UniChem plc, and combines the former Boots the Chemist Ltd. and Boots Stores Ltd.
Answer: Boots UK Limited
Boots UK Limited (commonly known as Boots) is a pharmacy chain in the United Kingdom, with outlets in most high streets throughout the country. The company has been a subsidiary of Alliance Boots since 31 July 2006, following the merger of its then-parent Boots Group plc with Alliance UniChem plc, and combines the former Boots the Chemist Ltd. and Boots Stores Ltd.
Thursday, April 19, 2012
Guess the Logo : 1042
Hint: Herbal tea in US
Answer: Good Earth Teas
Good Earth Teas is a tea distributor based in Santa Cruz, California. Founded in 1972 under their parent company Fmali Herb Company, it was originally one of the first American herbal tea companies during the early 1970s. In the late 1970s it began to develop trademark teas for Good Earth Restaurants, and launched Good Earth teas in tea bag form to the California grocery market in 1988.
Good Earth was acquired by Tetley US Holdings Limited in October 2005, and is a subsidiary of Tata Global Beverages. Good Earth produces over 40 different blends of tea, and is known for its richer tasting blends. All Good Earth grocery blends are available in all-natural and organic varieties.
Answer: Good Earth Teas
Good Earth Teas is a tea distributor based in Santa Cruz, California. Founded in 1972 under their parent company Fmali Herb Company, it was originally one of the first American herbal tea companies during the early 1970s. In the late 1970s it began to develop trademark teas for Good Earth Restaurants, and launched Good Earth teas in tea bag form to the California grocery market in 1988.
Good Earth was acquired by Tetley US Holdings Limited in October 2005, and is a subsidiary of Tata Global Beverages. Good Earth produces over 40 different blends of tea, and is known for its richer tasting blends. All Good Earth grocery blends are available in all-natural and organic varieties.
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
Guess the Logo : 1041
Hint: Ketchup
Answer: The H. J. Heinz Company
The H. J. Heinz Company (NYSE: HNZ), commonly known as Heinz and famous for its "57 Varieties" slogan and its ketchup, is a U.S food company with world headquarters in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Perhaps best known for its ketchup, the H.J. Heinz Company manufactures thousands of food products in plants on six continents and markets these products in more than 200 countries and territories. Heinz ranked first in ketchup in the United States with a market share in excess of 50%. Moreover, its Ore-Ida label held more than 50% of the frozen-potato sector. Overall, the company claims to have 150 number one or number two brands worldwide.
Answer: The H. J. Heinz Company
The H. J. Heinz Company (NYSE: HNZ), commonly known as Heinz and famous for its "57 Varieties" slogan and its ketchup, is a U.S food company with world headquarters in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Perhaps best known for its ketchup, the H.J. Heinz Company manufactures thousands of food products in plants on six continents and markets these products in more than 200 countries and territories. Heinz ranked first in ketchup in the United States with a market share in excess of 50%. Moreover, its Ore-Ida label held more than 50% of the frozen-potato sector. Overall, the company claims to have 150 number one or number two brands worldwide.
Tuesday, April 17, 2012
Guess the Logo : 1040
Hint: Tea
Answer: Tetley
Tetley, a wholly owned subsidiary of Tata Global Beverages (formerly Tata Tea ), is the world's second largest manufacturer and distributor of tea. Owned by India's Tata Group, Tetley's manufacturing and distribution business is spread across 40 countries and sells over 60 branded tea bags. It is the largest tea company in the United Kingdom and Canada and the second largest in the United States by volume.
After Tetley was purchased by the Tata Group in 2000, most of its business in Asia was integrated with Tata Tea and the company planned to completely integrate its worldwide business with Tata Tea by 2006. The new group, Tata Tea Group, later renamed Tata Global Beverages, is the second largest manufacturer of tea in the world after Unilever.
In 1822, two brothers, Joseph and Edward Tetley, started to sell salt from a pack horse in Yorkshire. They started to sell tea as well and became such a success that they set up as tea merchants, "Joseph Tetley & Co.", in 1837. They relocated to London in 1856 and set up "Joseph Tetley & Company, Wholesale Tea Dealers". Tetley was the first company that launched tea in tea-bags in the United Kingdom in 1953.
Answer: Tetley
Tetley, a wholly owned subsidiary of Tata Global Beverages (formerly Tata Tea ), is the world's second largest manufacturer and distributor of tea. Owned by India's Tata Group, Tetley's manufacturing and distribution business is spread across 40 countries and sells over 60 branded tea bags. It is the largest tea company in the United Kingdom and Canada and the second largest in the United States by volume.
After Tetley was purchased by the Tata Group in 2000, most of its business in Asia was integrated with Tata Tea and the company planned to completely integrate its worldwide business with Tata Tea by 2006. The new group, Tata Tea Group, later renamed Tata Global Beverages, is the second largest manufacturer of tea in the world after Unilever.
In 1822, two brothers, Joseph and Edward Tetley, started to sell salt from a pack horse in Yorkshire. They started to sell tea as well and became such a success that they set up as tea merchants, "Joseph Tetley & Co.", in 1837. They relocated to London in 1856 and set up "Joseph Tetley & Company, Wholesale Tea Dealers". Tetley was the first company that launched tea in tea-bags in the United Kingdom in 1953.
Monday, April 16, 2012
Sunday, April 15, 2012
Guess the Logo : 1038
Hint: Pens and pencils
Answer: Paper Mate
Paper Mate® is a registered division of Sanford L.P., a Newell Rubbermaid company that produces writing instruments. Paper Mate's offices are located in Oak Brook, Illinois along with Newell Rubbermaid's other office products.
Early in the 1940's Patrick J. Frawley acquired his first company, a ballpoint pen parts manufacturer that defaulted on its loan. In 1949 The Frawley Pen Company developed a revolutionary new ink, which dried instantly. The pen that delivered this ink was called "The Paper Mate".
In 1955 the Frawley Pen Company was acquired by Gillette for $15.5 million. Later in 2000, Gillette's stationery products division was purchased by Newell Rubbermaid.
Answer: Paper Mate
Paper Mate® is a registered division of Sanford L.P., a Newell Rubbermaid company that produces writing instruments. Paper Mate's offices are located in Oak Brook, Illinois along with Newell Rubbermaid's other office products.
Early in the 1940's Patrick J. Frawley acquired his first company, a ballpoint pen parts manufacturer that defaulted on its loan. In 1949 The Frawley Pen Company developed a revolutionary new ink, which dried instantly. The pen that delivered this ink was called "The Paper Mate".
In 1955 the Frawley Pen Company was acquired by Gillette for $15.5 million. Later in 2000, Gillette's stationery products division was purchased by Newell Rubbermaid.
Saturday, April 14, 2012
Guess the Logo : 1037
Hint: Stationery
Answer: Faber-Castell
Faber-Castell is one of the world's largest manufacturers of pens, pencils, other office supplies (e.g., staplers, slide rules, erasers, rulers) and art supplies, as well as high-end writing instruments and luxury leather goods. It operates 14 factories and 20 sales units (six in Europe, four in Asia, three in North America, five in South America, and one each in Australia and New Zealand). The Faber-Castell Group employs a staff of approximately 7,000 and does business in more than 100 countries.
Although its production began in Germany, only some of its premium pens are still manufactured there. Most of the company's consumer products are made in Brazil. Faber-Castell USA is headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, and is part of the global network of Faber-Castell companies operating in countries such as Australia, Brazil, and Malaysia.
Answer: Faber-Castell
Faber-Castell is one of the world's largest manufacturers of pens, pencils, other office supplies (e.g., staplers, slide rules, erasers, rulers) and art supplies, as well as high-end writing instruments and luxury leather goods. It operates 14 factories and 20 sales units (six in Europe, four in Asia, three in North America, five in South America, and one each in Australia and New Zealand). The Faber-Castell Group employs a staff of approximately 7,000 and does business in more than 100 countries.
Although its production began in Germany, only some of its premium pens are still manufactured there. Most of the company's consumer products are made in Brazil. Faber-Castell USA is headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, and is part of the global network of Faber-Castell companies operating in countries such as Australia, Brazil, and Malaysia.
Friday, April 13, 2012
Guess the Logo : 1036
Hint: Office stationery
Answer: Rotring
Rotring is a German technical writing and drawing instruments company based in Hamburg.
The company was established in 1928 as Tintenkuli Handels GmbH. The company's first product was the Tintenkuli, a stylographic pen—a fountain pen with a narrow steel tube instead of a conventional nib. While stylographic pens were already common in America and in fact pre-dated conventional fountain pens, they had not been previously marketed in Europe, and Rotring would eventually become the name associated with such pens throughout the world.
"Rot ring" literally means red ring - which is still placed around the barrel of their pens today. The company's name was changed to Rotring in the early 70s to match the trademark.
Answer: Rotring
Rotring is a German technical writing and drawing instruments company based in Hamburg.
The company was established in 1928 as Tintenkuli Handels GmbH. The company's first product was the Tintenkuli, a stylographic pen—a fountain pen with a narrow steel tube instead of a conventional nib. While stylographic pens were already common in America and in fact pre-dated conventional fountain pens, they had not been previously marketed in Europe, and Rotring would eventually become the name associated with such pens throughout the world.
"Rot ring" literally means red ring - which is still placed around the barrel of their pens today. The company's name was changed to Rotring in the early 70s to match the trademark.
Thursday, April 12, 2012
Guess the Logo : 1035
Hint: Expensive pens
Answer: Visconti
Visconti is an Italian manufacturer of fine fountain pens, ball pens and rollerball pens. The company was founded in 1988 in Florence by Dante Del Vecchio and Luigi Poli, collectors of fountain pens for many years. Their products represented the rediscovery and relaunch of celluloid as material for fountain pens. In 2009, Visconti reached a deal with Coles of London (actually based in Florida), whereby Coles became the official distributor of Visconti products in the United States. Together, they have recently launched a range of new products, including the Rembrandt Collection, Divina Royale range, and the limited-edition Templari.
Answer: Visconti
Visconti is an Italian manufacturer of fine fountain pens, ball pens and rollerball pens. The company was founded in 1988 in Florence by Dante Del Vecchio and Luigi Poli, collectors of fountain pens for many years. Their products represented the rediscovery and relaunch of celluloid as material for fountain pens. In 2009, Visconti reached a deal with Coles of London (actually based in Florida), whereby Coles became the official distributor of Visconti products in the United States. Together, they have recently launched a range of new products, including the Rembrandt Collection, Divina Royale range, and the limited-edition Templari.
Wednesday, April 11, 2012
Guess the Logo : 1034
Hint: Pens
Answer: Pilot Corporation
Pilot Corporation is a Japanese pen manufacturer based in Tokyo, Japan. It produces writing instruments, stationery, and jewelry but is most well known for its pens. It is the third largest pen manufacturer in the United States and the largest in Japan. It has a large number of subsidiaries located in countries throughout the world, including the Philippines, United Kingdom, Malaysia, Brazil, South Africa, Germany, and France. Most Pilot pens are made in Japan, France, and the USA. Ryosuke Namiki founded the company in 1918.
Namiki, the fountain pens with maki-e lacquering designs, are made in the Hiratsuka factory.
Answer: Pilot Corporation
Pilot Corporation is a Japanese pen manufacturer based in Tokyo, Japan. It produces writing instruments, stationery, and jewelry but is most well known for its pens. It is the third largest pen manufacturer in the United States and the largest in Japan. It has a large number of subsidiaries located in countries throughout the world, including the Philippines, United Kingdom, Malaysia, Brazil, South Africa, Germany, and France. Most Pilot pens are made in Japan, France, and the USA. Ryosuke Namiki founded the company in 1918.
Namiki, the fountain pens with maki-e lacquering designs, are made in the Hiratsuka factory.
Tuesday, April 10, 2012
Guess the Logo : 1033
Hint: Valued at $1 billion.
Answer: Instagram
Instagram is a free photo sharing program launched in October 2010 that allows users to take a photo, apply a digital filter to it, and then share it on a variety of social networking services, including Instagram's own. A distinctive feature confines photos to a square shape, similar to Kodak Instamatic and Polaroid images, in contrast to the 4:3 aspect ratio typically used by mobile device cameras.
Instagram was initially supported on iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch; in April 2012, the company added support for Android camera phones running 2.2 (Froyo) or higher. It is distributed via the iTunes App Store and Google Play.
In its largest acquisition deal up to date, Facebook acquired Instagram (with its 13 employees) for approximately $1 billion in cash and stock in April 2012, with plans to keep it independently managed.
Answer: Instagram
Instagram is a free photo sharing program launched in October 2010 that allows users to take a photo, apply a digital filter to it, and then share it on a variety of social networking services, including Instagram's own. A distinctive feature confines photos to a square shape, similar to Kodak Instamatic and Polaroid images, in contrast to the 4:3 aspect ratio typically used by mobile device cameras.
Instagram was initially supported on iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch; in April 2012, the company added support for Android camera phones running 2.2 (Froyo) or higher. It is distributed via the iTunes App Store and Google Play.
In its largest acquisition deal up to date, Facebook acquired Instagram (with its 13 employees) for approximately $1 billion in cash and stock in April 2012, with plans to keep it independently managed.
Monday, April 9, 2012
Guess the Logo : 1032
Hint: Office stationery
Answer: Kores
Kores is a leading international brand of school and office products best known for solid glue sticks, Kolores colored pencils and Scooter dry correction. The iconic Kores dactylo was also portrayed on the cover poster of the Pedro Almodóvar’s The Flower of my Secret. Kores was founded in 1887 by Wilhelm Koreska, the grandfather of Peter and Robert Koreska, the current owners of Kores Holding Zug, Switzerland. The worldwide HQ of Kores is based in Vienna, Austria and its main offices are in Mexico City, Caracas, Bogota, Prague, Paris and Shanghai. Kores has 2 key production facilities in Mexico City and Strmilov, Czech Republic.
Answer: Kores
Kores is a leading international brand of school and office products best known for solid glue sticks, Kolores colored pencils and Scooter dry correction. The iconic Kores dactylo was also portrayed on the cover poster of the Pedro Almodóvar’s The Flower of my Secret. Kores was founded in 1887 by Wilhelm Koreska, the grandfather of Peter and Robert Koreska, the current owners of Kores Holding Zug, Switzerland. The worldwide HQ of Kores is based in Vienna, Austria and its main offices are in Mexico City, Caracas, Bogota, Prague, Paris and Shanghai. Kores has 2 key production facilities in Mexico City and Strmilov, Czech Republic.