The “Proudly American” Companies Which Don’t Want You Knowing They Left The USA!

Published on 11/01/2020
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Sunglass Hut

Americans have been protecting their eyes from the sun’s harshness with Sunglass Hut for a long time. The business provides a wide range of eyewear, from tinted to clear. You can also find Sunglass Hut in the United Kingdom, India, South Africa, and other countries too. Furthermore, it had an expertly relevant founder called Sanford Ziff, a Miami optometrist. In 1986, the company celebrated its 100th store, only to be sold five years later. The Luxottica group purchased the company in 2001 for $653 million. Since this purchase, the business went on to enjoy over 1,300 locations, and today there are almost 2,000 shops in global existence!

Sunglass Hut

Sunglass Hut

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Hellman’s

How delicious is Hellman’s mayonnaise? You most likely have purchased a jar of the good stuff at least once this month. Richard Hellmann took the American public’s tastebuds by storm when he imported the French sauce in 1905. His shop became so overrun by mayonnaise fiends that it wasn’t long before this was his sole item on sale. Best Foods acquired the company in 1932 and carried it from strength to strength until the end of the century. Unilever then took over in 2000 at a skyrocketing $20.3 billion purchase. For just some mayonnaise, that is an incredible amount of money.

Hellmans

Hellmans

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