Infobox Company name A. Korkunov logo File Korkunov logo.jpg type Privately held company foundation 1999 founder Andrey Korkunov br Sergey Lyapuntsov location city Moscow location country Russia locations area served Worldwide key people industry Confectionery production products Chocolate s services market cap revenue U.S. dollar US 100 million small 2006 small operating income net income assets equity owner num employees parent divisions subsid homepage http www.korkunov.ru www.korkunov.ru footnotes intl A. Korkunov lang ru . is a luxury chocolate maker in Russia, founded in 1999 by two entrepreneurs, Andrey Korkunov and Sergey Lyapuntsov. The company has a production facility in Odintsovo , just outside of Moscow , and sells its chocolate products across Russia and internationally. A. Korkunov has been named a Top 10 brand in Russia by both Young & Rubicam and the Rus Brand Independent Organization. It is also the only native Russian brand with an awareness level on par with those of leading global consumer goods brands such as Sony , Gillette brand Gillette and BMW according to the Young & Rubicam Power Brand ranking. On January 23, 2007 Wrigley Company The Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company signed a purchase agreement to acquire an 80 percent initial interest in A. Korkunov for 300 million with the remaining 20 percent to be acquired over time. External links http www.korkunov.ru Official website ru icon http www.corporate ir.net ireye ir site.zhtml?ticker WWY&script 410&layout 0&item id 952887 Wrigley s press release Category Food companies of Russia Category Companies based in Moscow Category Companies established in 1999 Category Chocolatiers ja A ... more details
Refimprove date January 2010 Infobox company company name William Wrigley Jr. Company company logo File Wrigley Logo.svg 250px company type Subsidiary parent Mars, Incorporated 2008 present foundation Chicago , Illinois, U.S. 1891 founder William Wrigley, Jr. location Wrigley Building br Near North Side, Chicago , U.S. key people William Wrigley, Jr. II , Chairman br Martin Radvan , CEO industry Food processing products Juicy Fruit , Wrigley s Spearmint , Doublemint , Brands more... revenue profit 5.389 billion 2007 net income profit 961.9 million 2009 num employees 16,000 homepage URL http www.wrigley.com Image Wrigley Building Chicago, Illinois.JPG thumb right Wrigley Building The William Wrigley Jr. Company is a company headquartered in the Wrigley Building in Near North Side, Chicago , Illinois. ref http www.wrigley.com global contact us.aspx Contact Us . Wrigley Company. Retrieved on June 26, 2010. ref The company was founded on April 1, 1891, originally selling products such as soap and baking powder . In 1892, William Wrigley Jr. William Wrigley, Jr. , the company s founder, began packaging chewing gum with each can of baking powder. The chewing gum eventually became more popular than the baking powder itself and Wrigley s reoriented the company to produce the popular chewing gum. The company currently sells its products in more than 180 countries and maintains 14 factories in various countries, including the United States, Mexico, Australia, the United Kingdom, Canada, Spain, New Zealand, the Philippines, France, Kenya, Taiwan, China, India, Poland, and Russia. In 2004, Wrigley purchased the Life Savers and Altoids businesses from Kraft Foods for United States dollar US 1.48 billion. On January 23, 2007, Wrigley signed a purchase agreement to acquire an 80 percent initial interest in A. Korkunov for 300 million with the remaining 20 percent to be acquired over time. On April 28, 2008, it was announced that Mars, Inc would acquire Wrigley for approx ... more details
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