Monday, September 13, 2010

Panda Express


Panda Express is a fast casual restaurant chain serving American Chinese cuisine.

You can find Panda Express at casinos, shopping malls, supermarkets, airports, and train stations.

It is the largest chain of Chinese fast food restaurants in the United States.

From 2004 they started having drive-through windows.

Panda Express has 1279 restaurants covering 37 states and Puerto Rico.

It used to have locations at Japan too.

Its known for the Orange Chicken, Beijing Beef, and Kung Pao Chicken.

There are no MSG (Monosodium glutamate) materials are added.

The headquarter now its at Rosemead, California.

It was found by Andrew and Peggy Cherng.

They started the business in 1973, 37 years ago.

The chain started coming to the US at 1983.

They had sold up to $1 billion.

It has 13,000 employees.

It has 1,276 locations.

Friday, September 10, 2010

Johnson&Johnson


Its a global American pharmaceutical, medical devices and consumer packaged goods manufacturer.

It was found 1886, 124 years ago.

The company was listed in Fortune 500.

It was found at New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States.

It has 250 locations in the US.

Its known in 57 countries.

Its products are sold in over 175 countries.

Had sales of $24.6 billion for the full-year 2008.

It has medications and first aid supplies and Johnson's baby products.

It was found by William C. Weldon.

Has 118,700 employees.

William C. Weldon and his brother Edward Mead Johnson found the company.

He let his name to a hospital in New Brunswick, New Jersey.

He died 100 years ago in 1910.

The company was oned by his brother up to 1932, after that his son Robert Wood Johnson II took care of it.

RWJ's granddaughter, Mary Lea Johnson Richards, was the first baby to appear on a J&J baby powder label.

Thursday, September 9, 2010

Purell


Purell is an instant hand sanitizer.

Made of ethyl alcohol which claims to kill "99.99%" of most common germs that may cause illness in as little as 15 seconds.

The brand is owned by Gojo Industries

Gojo Industries its hand hygiene and skin care products company.

The Johnson & Johnson company its owned by Gojo Industries.

At first Purell was owned by Pfizer, but then it sold it to Gojo Industries in 2004.

Purell contains 62% ethyl alcohol, while other hand sanitizers contain isopropanol which would likely have been fatal in the same dose.

On the product packaging it have said, "kept out of the reach of children".

It may discolor fabrics!

It was found about 2000's.

It is known because it kills 99% of Bacteria.



Wednesday, September 8, 2010

Quiznos Bus


Quiznos is a fast food restaurant.

It was based in in Denver, Colorado.

Its the second largest submarine sandwich in the north part of America, after Subway.

There are more thean 4000 locations in the US, 300 in Canada, and 100 more all over the world.

1000 Quiznos locations closed from 2007 to 2009, because it has been a lawsuits issue.

it was founs at 1978, 32 years ago.

Found by Terrell Braly.

He first had Sinclair gas station after some times a pizza resturant opened in front of the gas station, after some years Braly bought the company and he named it Quiznos.

The headquarter now its at Denver, Colorado US.

The company its now worth 130 million.

This quate its well known, "t's not lacking any meat, and that's what real women need".


Tuesday, September 7, 2010

Jack in the Box


Jack in the Box is an American fast-food restaurant.

It was found by Robert O. Peterson.

It was found 59 years ago in 1951 at San Diego, California.

The headquarter now its at San Diego, California.

It had about 2100 locations now in the US.

California is the state with the greatest number of outlets (900), followed by Texas (560), Arizona (165), Washington (132), Nevada (86).

It has also a mexican chain.

The chain is something like McDonald's and Taco Bell.

Its known for the egg rolls and tacos.

They now have breakfast burritos too.

The owner has already owned several successful restaurants when he opend one of the locations in San Diego in 1941.

They found the name "Jack" funny so it took the name Jack in the Box.


Thursday, September 2, 2010

Bloomberg Businessweek


Bloomberg Businessweek its known as Businessweek.

Businesswiik is a weekly business magazine.

It was published by Bloomberg L.P.

The headquarter now its in New York City, New York.

It was published at 1929, 81 years ago in September.

Its original purpose was to provide information and opinions as to what was happening in the business world.

The Magazine has a point of view, and usually a strong opinion, both of which it does not hesitate to express.

It has 917,568 Circulation.

22 years ago BusinessWeek has published annual rankings of United States business school MBA programs.

Has sold US$60 million, between 2006 and 2009.

It has grow $20.5 million more now.

The editor its Josh Tyrangiel.

Wednesday, September 1, 2010

Money Magazine


Money is the name of at least two personal finance magazines.

Money is published by ACP Magazines.

The Nine TV network also helped the company.

Money is published by Time Inc.

The first issue was published in 1972, 38 years ago.

It has topics ranging from investing, saving, retirement and taxes to family finance issues like paying for college, credit, career and home improvement.

It is well known for its "America's Best Places to Live."

The Circulation now its 1.9 million.

Its in the Personal finance magazines categories.

The magazine is comming every month by month.