Desi Brand: Parle-G

Originally called the Parle Gluco, it started life back in 1939 in Mumbai India as one of the first brands from Parle Products. The glucose biscuits success led to many me too competitors and so the brand changed its name to Parle-G. Today it enjoys enormous success and has its own superhero called G-Man who defeats evil on a regular basis, no doubt bolstered by the fact there is now a choco and cashew version of Parle-G.

Mountain Dew business origin

Mountain Dew was originally southern and Irish slang for homemade whiskey, or poitín as it is called in Ireland. .In fact, the name Mountain Dew is slang for "moonshine."
It was born way back in the hills of Tennessee in the 1940s. The name Mountain Dew was first trademarked by two brothers, Barney and Ally Hartman, who ran a bottling plant in Knoxville. The Hartman's Mountain Dew, however, was a lemon-lime drink used as a mixer with whiskey.

The "Do the Dew" tagline appeared in 1993 - along with the Dew Dudes - in the award-winning commercial "Been There, Done That."

Desi Brand: SG

We are starting a new series 'Desi Brand', where we will try to highlight some of the lesser known Indian Brand (Desi Brand). Here goes our first post...


Sanspareils is a French word meaning "Without Parallel" A philosophy the company follows to the core.
Established 1931, Sanspareils Greenlands has been primarily into exports of quality sports goods. A one-stop-shop for all international cricket brands to source their cricketing needs from.
Backed with all the experience and know-how from its international exposure, it was only in 1982 that the company began selling in India under its own brand name -- SG. Thus began a new era in Indian cricket, with world-class equipment now available within the country for the first time. Naturally, in a short span of time, SG became the market leader -- setting standards for others to follow.

The Groundbreakers- They are individuals who have left indelible marks on their markets and industries. Here we feature 10 such entrepreneurs who have experienced remarkable success, and in the process, changed how we live and how we do business.

Read : http://www.inc.com/slideshow_INC/slideviewer.cgi?list=groundbreakers&refresh=8?partner=rediff

Seven Sisters & Standard Oil

The original Seven Sisters were
Exxon (or Esso, Humble, Standard of NJ), was Rockefeller's Standard Oil Co
Shell,
BP (British Petroleum, originally Burmah Oil + Anglo-Iranian), privatized since 1979
Gulf (was owned by Mellons until sold to Chevron),
Texaco,
Mobil (Standard of NY, or Socony-Vacuum), and
Chevron (Standard of California).


Since Gulf Oil no longer exists (acquired by Chevron in 1984) except as Gulf Canada and a marketing company in the northeast US, Amoco (Standard of Indiana) was often added to the list of six; but in 1998, Amoco was acquired by BP to form BP Amoco, while Exxon was acquiring Mobil; and Chevron and Texaco merged in 2001-2002.