1 2007 marked 80 years since its founding and 50 years in their

particular industry?

Founding and early years (1927-)

--------------------------------Marriott was founded by John Willard Marriott in 1927 when he and his
wife, Alice Sheets Marriott, opened a root beer stand in Washington,
D.C.
As a Mormon missionary in the humid summers in Washington D.C,
Marriott was convinced that what residents of the city needed was a
place to get a cool drink.
The Marriotts later expanded their enterprise into a chain of restaurants
and hotels.
They opened their first hotel, the Twin Bridges Marriott Motor Hotel, in
Arlington, Virginia, in 1957. Their second hotel, the Key Bridge Marriott
in the
Rosslyn neighborhood of the same city, is Marriott Internationals
longest continuously operating hotel, and celebrated its 50th
anniversary in 2009.
Their son, J.W. (Bill) Marriott, Jr., led the company to spectacular
worldwide growth during his more than 50-year career. In March 2012,
at age 80,
he turned the CEO responsibilities over to Arne Sorenson, while he
assumed the title of Executive Chairman.

2 Slogan: Spirit to Serve?

Marriott International, Inc., is a global leading lodging company with

nearly 4,500 properties in 87 countries and territories.
Marriott International reported revenues of more than $14 billion in
fiscal year 2015.
Founded by J. Willard and Alice Marriott and guided by Marriott family
leadership for nearly 90 years, the company is headquartered in
Bethesda, Maryland, USA.

3 Culture is the life thread and glue that links our past, present, and
future.?
Marriott's core values drive the culture. Our culture influences the way
we treat associates, customers, and the community which impacts all
our successes.
In the words of J.W. Marriott, Jr., "Culture is the life-thread and glue that
links our past, present, and future."

4 Has thousands of outlets in the U.S. and in 67 countries?

Starbucks Coffee
Starbucks Corporation is an American coffee company and coffeehouse
chain. Starbucks was founded in Seattle, Washington in 1971. Today it
operates 23,768 locations
worldwide, including 13,107 (+170) in the United States, 2,204 (+86) in
China, 1,418 (-12) in Canada, 1,160 (+2) in Japan and 872 in South
Korea (bumping United Kingdom from 5th place)
(Differences reflect growth since Jan 8, 2016).

Starbucks had 11,100 stores in the United States as of October,

according to its annual report. The coffee chain also has big plans for
China,
where it plans to more than double the number of stores to 1,500 in 70
cities by 2015.
With more than 24,000 stores in 70 countries, it's clear that our passion
for great coffee. Warmly our coffeeshops have been embraced by
millions of people around the world.
We owe much of our global success to our international partners.
Starbucks has
5 To Our customers we say: the customer is always right,
management by walking around, attention to detail, openness to
innovation and creativity, and doing our business the ______Way?

6 A global hospitality leader?

Marriott
Marriott is Hospitality Leader

7 This company has 3,100 outlets throughout the world?

With over 3,100 stores in 30 countries outside of the U.S., Dunkin'
Donuts has been serving loyal customers internationally for over 40
years. From Asia to Latin America and everywhere in between, you can
count on Dunkin' Donuts for delicious coffee and espresso, cool
Coolatta, frozen beverages, delectable donuts, sandwiches and more.

8 This company started out as a root beer stand

Marriott
The company that began as a nine-seat A&W root beer stand is
recognized today as a top employer and for its superior business
operations,
which it conducts based on five core values: put people first, pursue
excellence, embrace change, act with integrity, and serve our world.

On June 20, 1919, Roy W. Allen opened a roadside root beer stand in
Lodi, California, using a formula he purchased from a pharmacist.
He soon opened stands in Stockton, California, and five stands in nearby
Sacramento, home of the countrys first drive-in featuring "tray-boys"
for curbside service.
In 1920, Allen became partners with Frank Wright and the two combined
their initials and called their product A&W Root Beer.
A mistaken notion is that the initials were derived from Alice and Willard
Marriott. This mistake arose owing to Marriott's first business, an A&W
franchise.

9 2007 set a record for booking 55,000 reservations in one day

10 Company was founded in 1837?

John Deere

11 Employs about 50,000 people?

The company is organized into three globally operating business units:
Laundry & Home Care, Beauty Care and Adhesive Technologies.
Henkel was founded in 1876. People around the world trust Henkels
brands and technologies. In the fiscal year 2015,
the company reported sales of approx. 18 billion euros and an operating
profit of 2.9 billion euros.
The DAX-30 company has its headquarters in Dsseldorf, Germany.
Henkel employs about 50,000 people worldwide, more than 80 percent
of whom work outside of Germany.
Henkel is thus one of the most international German companies.

12 Cores values are: integrity, quality, commitment, and innovation?

Founded in 1837 by John Deere, a blacksmith and inventor, Deere &
Company has grown into one of the world's most admired businesses.
This was no accident. John Deere was determined to build his business
based on integrity, quality, commitment and innovation.
Those values live on and thrive today.
They determine the way we work, the quality we offer, and the
unsurpassed treatment you get as a customer, investor, employee.

13 The company markets its products through a worldwide network of

independent dealers supported by a decentralized marketing
organization?
John Deere
The company markets its products through a worldwide network of
independent dealers supported by a worldwide marketing organization.

14 The founder of the company operated a one-man blacksmith shop?

John Deere
Deere & Company, founded in 1837 (collectively called John Deere), has
grown from a one-man blacksmith shop into a corporation that today
does business
around the world and employs approximately 56,000 people

15 This company has four major business segments: 1) agricultural

equipment, 2) commercial and consumer equipment, 3) construction
and forestry, and 4) credit?
Deere & Company (brand name John Deere) is an American corporation
that manufactures agricultural, construction, and forestry machinery,
diesel engines, drivetrains used in heavy equipment,
and lawn care equipment. In 2014, it was listed as 80th in the Fortune
500 America's ranking and was ranked 307th in the Fortune Global 500
ranking in 2013.
John Deere also provides financial services and other related activities.
Source: Wikipedia

16 The companys headquarters are located in Moline, Illinois?

The John Deere World Headquarters is a complex of four buildings
located on 1,400 acres of land at One John Deere Place, Moline, Illinois,
United States.
The complex serves as corporate headquarters for John Deere.
Source:Wikipedia

17 Feb. 2 the company announced a layoff of 200 people at the

Davenport Works
In February, Deere announced it was the laying off approximately 80
employees at its Davenport Works and 20 at Deeres factory in
Dubuque.
Both of these cuts will go into effect April 1. In November, Deere
informed approximately 220 employees at the John Deere Seeding and
Cylinder factory
in Moline, Illinois that they would be laid off. The workers were
terminated on February 15.

18 2008 profits: net income reached 2.05 billion, net sales and revenues
of 28.4 billion. Agricultural equipment sales rose 37% or by more than 4
billion.
John Deere
In all, 2008 was a year of significant achievement. Net income reached
$2.05 billion on total net sales and revenues of $28.4 billion.

Agricultural equipment sales rose 37 percent, or by more than $4 billion,

as those operations had their best year ever.
Earnings per share increased 18 percent with net income up 13 percent.