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The Law Kept the Word

A federal regulation says nothing distilled outside the United States may be called bourbon, the company that sells more bourbon than anyone else was founded in Osaka in 1899, and the second fact does not break the first. 이 글의 한국어판 → 버번이라는 단어만 미국에 남았다 TWO BOURBONS · FIVE ANSWERS AND ONE BLANK THE AMERICAN SHELF BORN 1795 Jacob Beam’s first jug of whiskey. Maker’s Mark at Loretto, 1952 or 1953. INCORPORATED Delaware One corporation, file number 1-9076. The name has changed four times. HEAD OFFICE Madison Avenue New York, since 2022. The parent, in Osaka since 1899, is not listed. SHAREHOLDERS Not disclosed No table anywhere. Eight directors, three from the founding families. DISTILLERIES Kentucky Clermont and Loretto, and nowhere else in America. THE PAYCHECK U.S. companies New York, Chicago and Loretto. The Loretto one is a benefit corporation. “It has been over 125 years since my great-grandfather, Shinjiro Torii...
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The Family That Sold the Coffee

In March 2019 Americans found out who owned their morning cup. Seven years later the sentence has expired — and what is left is 43 per cent of a doughnut chain and six million insured pets. 이 글의 한국어판 → 커피를 판 가문 JAB · MARCH 2019 → JUNE 2026 THE AMERICAN SHELF WHAT THE FAMILY OWNED IN MARCH 2019 Peet’s · Stumptown · Intelligentsia · Caribou Keurig · Krispy Kreme · Panera Einstein Bros · Pret A Manger THE COFFEE SOLD 1 April 2026 — JDE Peet’s to Keurig Dr Pepper. 96.22% of shares tendered, about €14.86 billion. 11 June 2026 — the last Keurig Dr Pepper shares, about 59.1 million, roughly 4.3%. INSURED PETS · DOUBTLESS PET CARE, 29 JUNE 2026 6 million THE PORTFOLIO A RATING AGENCY SAW 18 June 2026 Insurance — Prosperity 24% Pet care — NVA, Ethos 23% Pet insurance — Pinnacle, IPH 22% Fast casual — Pret, Panera 21% Beauty — Coty 8% Indulgence ...
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Seven People Knew

An 1880 English muffin, a borrowed name, and 12,500 delivery routes, all reporting to the same balance sheet in Mexico City 이 글의 한국어판 → 일곱 명만 알던 머핀, 빌려 쓰는 이름, 아직 안 끝난 월급 THOMAS’ ENGLISH MUFFINS THE AMERICAN SHELF FIRST BAKED · 337 WEST 20TH STREET, MANHATTAN 1880 ANNUAL SALES AT THE TIME OF THE CASE About $500 million CONFIDENTIAL FILES OPENED IN 13 SECONDS 12 PEOPLE WHO KNEW THE WHOLE METHOD 7 “…one of only seven people who possessed all of the knowledge necessary to replicate independently Bimbo’s popular line of Thomas’ English Muffins, including the secret behind the muffins’ unique ‘nooks and crannies’ texture.” Bimbo Bakeries USA, Inc. v. Botticella U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, 27 July 2010 The preliminary injunction was granted on a “substantial threat” standard. It is not a finding of guilt, and this publication could not establish how the case ended af...
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