In October, 2008, Driven Brands of Charlotte, N. C., a holding company which owns Meineke Car Care Centers, Inc. as well as Econo Lube and other auto service related concerns, purchased Maaco outright from Martino's family after his death in January 2008.

At this point Curtis attended the 1980 Pace sponsored Stirling Moss benefit day at Brands Hatch, and met fellow Farnham resident Victor Gauntlett.

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Some major companies include: Universal Spirit, AmeriCheer, Cheersport, Planet Spirit, Eastern Cheer and Dance Association, and the JAM Brands.

In May 2008, the NLCC and The JAM Brands announced a partnership to produce The U. S. Finals-Final Destination.

The JAM Brands: The JAM Brands, headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky, provides products and services for the cheerleading and dance industry.

JAMfest, the original brand of The JAM Brands, has been around since 1996 and was founded by Aaron Flaker and Emmitt Tyler.

Dan Kessler has since become a co-owner of The JAM Brands along with Flaker and Tyler.

In October 2009, the American Association of Cheerleading Coaches and Advisors ( AACCA ), a subsidiary of Varsity Brands, released a study that analyzed the data from Emergency Room visits of all high school athletes.

The editorial stance was that the Boston populace feared that inoculation spread, rather than prevented, the disease ; however, some historians, notably H. W. Brands, have argued that this position was a result of editor-in-chief James Franklin's ( Benjamin Franklin's brother ) contrarian positions.

River West Brands currently owns the ColecoVision brand name.

In 2012, Saban Brands licensed Digimon Xros Wars with an English dub in the works.

In September 2012, Saban Brands announced it had acquired the Digimon franchise and MarVista Entertainment will distribute the series outside of Asia.

A forty-two-day strike at the Tela Railroad Company ( owned by Chiquita Brands International — formerly United Brands and United Fruit Company ) was unsuccessful, however, and that defeat temporarily ended union efforts at direct confrontation.

The Honduran government and two banana companies — Chiquita Brands International and Dole Food Company — owned approximately 60 percent of Honduras's cultivable land in 1993.

Chiquita Brands International and Dole Food Company now account for most Honduran banana production and exports.

Dole Food Company and Chiquita Brands International together have invested heavily in Honduran industries as diverse as breweries and plastics, cement, soap, cans, and shoes.

* 1913 – Eugène Brands, Dutch painter ( d. 2002 )

* 1907 – Earl Tupper, American inventor and businessman, founded Tupperware Brands ( d. 1983 )

While leading at the British Grand Prix at Brands Hatch, he ran out of fuel at Clearways and Rindt passed him to take the win while Brabham coasted to the finish in second place.

* Dunkin ' Brands, Inc., parent company of Dunkin ' Donuts ( Canton )

Brands, Inc., they serve a variety of Tex-Mex foods including tacos, burritos, quesadillas, nachos, other specialty items, and a variety of " Value menu " items.

Brands, Inc., the company was divested to a group of franchisees in 2011.

Global Payments, Inc., Mirant Corp., and Spectrum Brands which are Fortune 1000 companies, are also based in the city.

* Tecumseh, Furniture Brands International, Hancock Fabrics, Inc., Magnolia Fabrics, Toyota Motor Manufacturing of Mississippi, H. M. Richards, JESCO Construction, MTD Products, Savings Oil Company ( Dodge's Stores ), and Cooper Tire & Rubber Company all operate or are headquartered in Tupelo and Lee County.

In 2005, Colgate sold the under-performing brands Fab, Dynamo, Arctic Power, ABC, Cold Power and Fresh Start, as well as the license of the Ajax brand for laundry detergents in the U. S., Canada and Puerto Rico, to Phoenix Brands, LLC as part of their plan to focus on their higher margin oral, personal, and pet care products.

* In the field of business, Rider graduates include: Neil B. Friedman, president of Mattel Brands ; Thomas J. Lynch, CEO of Tyco Electronics ; Donald Monks, Vice Chairman & Chief Administrative Officer, The Bank of New York Mellon ; Mike Pulli, CEO of Pace plc ; Thomas O ' Riordan, former CEO of American Sporting Goods Corporation ; Robert Schimek, Senior Vice President & CFO American International Group ; Ronald Schlosser, chairman & CEO of Haights Cross Communications ; John T. Spitznagel, chairman & CEO of Oceana Therapeutics ; Howard Stoeckel, CEO of Wawa ; Kenneth Yen, CEO of China Motor Corporation ; Meg Walsh, president of Medscape Consumer and internationally-recognized authority in e-health ; and Michael F. Lee, Jr., CAIA, Regional Director of Hatteras Funds

DC Comics, Deloitte, Duane Reade, Estée Lauder Companies, Foot Locker, Frederator Studios, JPMorgan Chase, Hess Corporation, Kroll Inc., L-3 Communications, Marsh & McLennan Companies, Marvel Entertainment, McGraw-Hill, MetLife, MidOcean Partners, Morgan Stanley, NBC Universal, The New York Times Company, NexCen Brands, Pfizer, Polo Ralph Lauren, Saks Incorporated ( Saks Fifth Avenue ), The Sharper Image, Simon & Schuster, Six Flags, TBWA Worldwide, Thomson Reuters, Time Warner, Time Warner Cable, Univision Communications, and Viacom.

R. J. Reynolds Industries, Inc., which began as R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company in Winston-Salem, North Carolina in 1875, and changed its name in 1970, became RJR Nabisco on April 25, 1986 after the company's $ 4. 9 billion purchase of Nabisco Brands Inc. in 1985.

On November 17, 2010, the US Food and Drug Administration warned four companies, Charge Beverages Corp., New Century Brewing Co., Phusion Projects, and United Brands Company Inc, that the caffeine added to their malt alcoholic beverages is an " unsafe food additive " and said that further action, including seizure of their products, may occur under federal law.

* The Limited Too-Tween Brands, Inc., spun off in 1999.

Chiquita was formerly controlled by Cincinnati businessman Carl H. Lindner, Jr., whose majority ownership of the company ended as a result of Chiquita Brands International exiting a prepackaged Chapter 11 bankruptcy on March 19, 2002.

On 10 March 2010 Puma announced it would acquire 100 percent of Cobra Golf, based in Carlsbad, California, from Fortune Brands Inc., but did not provide any financial details.

In 2004, AFC Enterprises, Inc., sold Cinnabon for $ 30. 3 million to FOCUS Brands, Inc., which is owned by the Atlanta-based private equity firm Roark Capital Group.

The Curtiss Candy Company was owned by Standard Brands Inc which merged with Nabisco in 1981 to become Nabisco Brands, Inc., and, in 1990, Nestlé bought Baby Ruth and Butterfinger from RJR Nabisco.

* Calgon bath and beauty products, sold to Coty, Inc., and then acquired by Ascendia Brands on 9 February 2007.

The Von Dutch company was bought in late 2009 by Groupe Royer S. A., through its Luxembourg subsidiary Royer Brands International S. a. r. l.

Matthew Clark plc, the UK division of Constellation Brands Inc., acquired Blackthorn when it bought Taunton Cider in 1995.

The next Pac-Man defense occurred in 1988, when American Brands Inc., fighting a hostile takeover attempt by E-II Holdings Inc., announced a cash tender offer for E-II.

Other major corporations based in Memphis include Allenberg Cotton, American Residential Services ( also known as ARS / Rescue Rooter ), Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, Cargill Cotton, First Horizon National Corporation, Evergreen Packaging, Fred's, GTx, Guardsmark, Lenny's Sub Shop, Perkins Restaurant and Bakery, Pinnacle Airlines, ServiceMaster, Thomas & Betts, True Temper Sports, Varsity Brands, and Verso Paper.

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