Dirt Devil
Original Headquarters: Charlotte, North Carolina
Purchased By: Techtronic Industries
Country: China
Dirt Devil vacuum cleaners have been keeping America’s homes clean for 115 years, since Philip Geier created them in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1905. Since then, the range has expanded, with over 25 million devices sold, thanks in large part to its innovative Cyclone system. Techtronic Industries, a Chinese corporation, now owns Dirt Devil, however it is not its only household appliance brand. TI also purchased Hoover few years ago, giving the Hong Kong-based business a sizable global appliance investment portfolio. Dirt Devil maintains its headquarters in North Carolina.
Dirt Devil
Good Humor
Original Headquarters: Youngstown, Ohio
Purchased By: Unilever
Country: England
Good Humor ice cream is more popular among baby boomers. Many enthusiasts recall the 100-year-old company and its accompanying ice cream trucks. Once it began in Ohio in the 1920s, there was no stopping the corporation as it grew throughout America. Unilever’s Thomas J. Lipton bought the company in 1961. Although Lipton ran the British-Dutch company’s US division, there’s no arguing that Good Humor lost its purely American identity and gained something more. The brand grew to encompass many more products, sustaining a loyal customer base across generations.
Good Humor
