- John F. Kennedy The whole world is a cyclone.But once you have found the center, the cyclone disappears.This nothingness is the ultimate peak of consciousness.- Osho All this worldly wisdom was oncethe unamiable heresy of some wise man.- Henry David Thoreau...
Mars, Jr., and John Mars, took over Mars as co-presidents--joined in 1983 in the Office of the President by their sister Jackie, who takes a lesser role in running the company. In his retirement, Forrest, Sr., started a candy business named Ethel M. Chocolates (after his late mother...
The proliferation of products in the industry prompted retailers to consider the future of electric appliances. The first to adopt a marketing strategy to promote them was Wanamaker's in New York. In 1906 it opened its "Electro-Domestic Science" exposition. The department store placed the ...
In 1834 Schweppes was bought by William Evill and John Kemp-Welch, whose descendants would remain associated with the company until 1950. In 1836 the company received its first royal warrant, from the Duchess of Kent and Princess Victoria, soon to become Queen Victoria. Schweppes also gained ...