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Yogi Products Corporate Office

Yogi Products, often called Yogi Tea, was founded in Springfield, Oregon, in 1984. The creation of yogi tea, however, goes back as far as 1969 when Yogi Bhajan began teaching Kundalini Yoga in the US. After each class, he served his own spiced tea, which came to be known as Yogi Tea.

The company creates and sells a wide variety of teas at two locations in Oregon, as well as their online site and distributors across the US. Teas are created using Ayurvedic methods. The company offers teas for detox, healing, positive energy, weight loss, as well as teas to improve sleep and digestion.

Yogi Products currently have an A+ rating with the Better Business Bureau. The company was involved in a family lawsuit, but this was settled in November of 2012. The company has headquarters in Portland, Oregon.

Yogi Products

Yogi Products, often called Yogi Tea, was founded in Springfield, Oregon, in 1984. The creation of yogi tea, however, goes back as far as 1969 when Yogi Bhajan began teaching Kundalini Yoga in the US. After each class, he served his own spiced tea, which came to be known as Yogi Tea.

The company creates and sells a wide variety of teas at two locations in Oregon, as well as their online site and distributors across the US. Teas are created using Ayurvedic methods. The company offers teas for detox, healing, positive energy, weight loss, as well as teas to improve sleep and digestion.

Yogi Products currently have an A+ rating with the Better Business Bureau. The company was involved in a family lawsuit, but this was settled in November of 2012. The company has headquarters in Portland, Oregon.

History

Buc-ee’s Corporate Office

Buc-ee’s was founded in 1982 by Don Waesek and Arch “Beaver” Alpin in Lake Jackson, Texas. The company operates a chain of convenience and fueling stores. The name is a combination of Alpin’s nickname and the name of his dog.

The company currently has 40 locations, most of them in Texas. The size of each location varies, but most have gas stations for large trucks and cars, but not for 18-wheelers. Many locations also offer car washes. The largest Buc-ee’s opened in 2012 and it features 120 fuel pumps, 83 restrooms, 31 cash registers, and 80 fountain drink dispensers. This location in New Braunfels also sells water gear and inner tubes for those enjoying the nearby Guadalupe River.

Buc-ee’s is perhaps best known for its entertaining billboards found on highways throughout Texas. Billboards with slogans such as “Ice, Beer, and Jerky, the 3 Food Groups” and “Don’t Pass Our Gas” are common.

In September 2022, the company announced that it would start construction of the first Buc-ee in Missouri in the town of Springfield. 

Buc-ee maintains a corporate office in Lake Jackson, Texas.

Buc-ee's

Buc-ee’s was founded in 1982 by Don Waesek and Arch “Beaver” Alpin in Lake Jackson, Texas. The company operates a chain of convenience and fueling stores. The name is a combination of Alpin’s nickname and the name of his dog.

History

The company currently has 40 locations, most of them in Texas. The size of each location varies, but most have gas stations for large trucks and cars, but not for 18-wheelers. Many locations also offer car washes. The largest Buc-ee’s opened in 2012 and it features 120 fuel pumps, 83 restrooms, 31 cash registers, and 80 fountain drink dispensers. This location in New Braunfels also sells water gear and inner tubes for those enjoying the nearby Guadalupe River.

Buc-ee’s is perhaps best known for its entertaining billboards found on highways throughout Texas. Billboards with slogans such as “Ice, Beer, and Jerky, the 3 Food Groups” and “Don’t Pass Our Gas” are common.

In September 2022, the company announced that it would start construction of the first Buc-ee in Missouri in the town of Springfield. 

Buc-ee maintains a corporate office in Lake Jackson, Texas.

Star Furniture Corporate Office

Star Furniture was founded in Houston, Texas, in 1912 by three men who decided to pool their money to buy a cart and horse to deliver furniture.

Today, the company operates as a subsidiary of the Berkshire-Hathaway company. Currently, the company has 11 locations in Texas, mainly in the greater Houston area.

The company is the oldest furniture store in Texas. In addition to furniture, the company sells decorative items, rugs, mattresses, and curtains.

Star Furniture also offers customers design services and has two clearance locations in Houston. The company carries many well known brands of furniture, including Thomasville, Hooker, Natuzzi, and Kincaid.

While many other businesses are closing or experiencing hardships due to the coronavirus pandemic, Star Furniture and other furniture retailers are finding business is booming in 2020. 

Star Furniture

Star Furniture was founded in Houston, Texas, in 1912 by three men who decided to pool their money to buy a cart and horse to deliver furniture.

Today, the company operates as a subsidiary of the Berkshire-Hathaway company. Currently, the company has 11 locations in Texas, mainly in the greater Houston area.

History

The company is the oldest furniture store in Texas. In addition to furniture, the company sells decorative items, rugs, mattresses, and curtains.

Star Furniture also offers customers design services and has two clearance locations in Houston. The company carries many well known brands of furniture, including Thomasville, Hooker, Natuzzi, and Kincaid.

While many other businesses are closing or experiencing hardships due to the coronavirus pandemic, Star Furniture and other furniture retailers are finding business is booming in 2020. 

Pharmavite Corporate Office

Pharmavite was founded in 1971 by Oluwason Henry Burdick and Barry Pressman. The company makes vitamin and mineral supplements under the brand name Nature Made, as well as a soy based snack bar called SOY JOY.

The company was purchased in 1989 by Japanese based pharmaceutical company Otsuka. Pharmavite remains based in the US and had headquarters in Northridge, California. The main manufacturing plant is located in San Fernando, California. In 2013, a new plant, which makes softgels and gummy vitamins, opened in Opelika, Alabama.

Pharmavite participates in the USP Dietary Supplement Verification Program, which performs random tests for quality, purity, and potency, by conducting tests on products chosen directly off of store shelves.

Pharmavite

Pharmavite was founded in 1971 by Oluwason Henry Burdick and Barry Pressman. The company makes vitamin and mineral supplements under the brand name Nature Made, as well as a soy based snack bar called SOY JOY.

The company was purchased in 1989 by Japanese based pharmaceutical company Otsuka. Pharmavite remains based in the US and had headquarters in Northridge, California. The main manufacturing plant is located in San Fernando, California. In 2013, a new plant, which makes softgels and gummy vitamins, opened in Opelika, Alabama.

Pharmavite participates in the USP Dietary Supplement Verification Program, which performs random tests for quality, purity, and potency, by conducting tests on products chosen directly off of store shelves.

History

KitchenAid Corporate Office

 

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KitchenAid was founded in 1919 by the Hobart Corporation, after an employee, Herbert Johnston, invented a tabletop, stand-alone mixer. after watching a baker use a similar, but large-scale dough mixing machine. Today, the company manufactures a wide range of household appliances. ka 1

Originally intended only for industrial use, the company designed a more streamlined product for homemakers. The company expanded into other home appliances in 1949, beginning with dishwashers. Today, the company produces numerous products for the kitchen, including mixers, refrigerators, freezers, electric kettles, stoves, ovens, microwaves, and their original stand-alone mixer, which now comes in a wide range of colors, including purple. ka 6

Today, KitchenAid operates as a subsidiary of Whirlpool. Some appliances are made in the US, others in China. The metal components of the company’s mixer are made at various plants around the world but are hand finished in the US to ensure smooth operation.

Every KitchenAid mixer since the introduction of the Model “K” has allowed for cross-generational attachment compatibility, meaning that attachments from the 1930s can be used on modern mixers, and vice versa.

In September of 2018, Forbes listed KitchenAid as one of the most trusted brands in the US.

Company headquarters for the parent company are located in Benton Harbor, Michigan. ka 5

KitchenAid

 

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KitchenAid was founded in 1919 by the Hobart Corporation, after an employee, Herbert Johnston, invented a tabletop, stand-alone mixer. after watching a baker use a similar, but large-scale dough mixing machine. Today, the company manufactures a wide range of household appliances. ka 1

History

Originally intended only for industrial use, the company designed a more streamlined product for homemakers. The company expanded into other home appliances in 1949, beginning with dishwashers. Today, the company produces numerous products for the kitchen, including mixers, refrigerators, freezers, electric kettles, stoves, ovens, microwaves, and their original stand-alone mixer, which now comes in a wide range of colors, including purple. ka 6

Today, KitchenAid operates as a subsidiary of Whirlpool. Some appliances are made in the US, others in China. The metal components of the company’s mixer are made at various plants around the world but are hand finished in the US to ensure smooth operation.

Every KitchenAid mixer since the introduction of the Model “K” has allowed for cross-generational attachment compatibility, meaning that attachments from the 1930s can be used on modern mixers, and vice versa.

In September of 2018, Forbes listed KitchenAid as one of the most trusted brands in the US.

Company headquarters for the parent company are located in Benton Harbor, Michigan. ka 5