meaning of company names: from “P&G” until “Zynga”

• P & G is an abbreviation for the founders W. Procter and J. Gamble.
  They knew each other because they married the sisters Olivia and Elizabeth Norris. So that they became brothers in law
  founded:          1837- USA, Cincinnati, Ohio
  founder(s):       William Procter and James Gamble  

• Parmalat stands for Parma and Latte (milk).
  by opening an pasteurisation plant in the city of Parma
  founded:          1961 -Italy, Parma
  founder(s):       Carlisto Tanzi

• Pfizer stands for founder C. Pfizer.
  Their first product was a palatable form of santonin. Today known for Viagra and “Corona”
  founded:          1849 – USA, New York
  founder(s):       Charles Pfizer and Charles F. Erhart

• Philips stands for founders F. and his son G. Philips
  founded:          1891 – Netherlands, Eindhoven
  founder(s):       Frederik Philips and his son Gerard Philips

• Pirelli stands for founder G.B. Pirelli.
  Started as “G.B. Pirelli & C.” and produced elastic rubber items
  founded:          1872 – Italy, Milan
  founder(s):       Giovanni Battista Pirelli

• Posco is abbreviation for POhang Iron and Steel COmpany
  founded:          1968 – Korea, Pohang
  founder(s):       Park Tae-Joon

• Prada stands for founder M. Prada.
  Prada started a store in bags, trunks and travel accessoires at the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II in Milan
  founded:          1913 – Italy, Milan
  founder(s):       Mario Prada

• Qantas is abbreviation for Queensland And Northern Territory Aerial Services.
  Quantas started as “The Western Queensland Auto Aero Service Limited”
  founded:          1920 – Australia, Winton, Queensland
  founder(s):       Hudson Fysh, Paul McGiness and Fergus McMaster

• Ranbaxy stands for founders RANbir Singh and GurBAX Singh.
  In 1967 when the company was taken over by Parvinder Singh there was an increase in scale
  founded:          1937 – India, Amritsar
  founder(s):       Ranjit Singh and Dr. Gurbax Singh

• RE/MAX stands for Real EstateMAXimus
  founded:          1973 – USA, Denver, Colorado
  founder(s):       Dave Liniger and Gail Main (who later became Gail Liniger)

• RPG Group is abbreviation for the founder R.P. Goenka
  founded:          1979 – India, Kolkata, West Bengal
  founder(s):       Rama Prasad Goenka

• Sam’s Club stands for founder Sam Walton
  founded:          1983 – USA, Midwest City, Oklahoma
  founder(s):       Sam Walton

• Samsonite stands for the Biblical character Samson, renowned for his strength.
  Started as the “Shwayder Trunk Manufacturing Company” but in 1941 it was renamed to Samsonite
  founded:          1910 – USA, Denver, Colorado
  founder(s):       Jesse Shwayder

• SAS Group is abbreviation for Scandinavian Airlines System Aktiebolag
  founded:          1946 – Sweden, Stockholm
  founder(s):       merger of Det Danske Luftfartselskab A/S, AB Aerotransport, and Det Norske Luftfartselskap AS

• Schlumberger stands for founders C. and M. Schlumberger.
  Started as “Société de Prospection Électrique” (“Pros”)
  founded:          1926 – France, Paris
  founder(s):       brothers Conrad and Marcel Schlumberger

• Sears stands for the founder R.W. Sears.
  Started in 1886 the R.W. Sears Watch Company, but he sold it in 1889. He returned in 1893 as Sears, Roebuck & Company
  founded:          1886 – USA, Minneapolis, Minnesota
  founder(s):       Richard Warren Sears (and Alvah Curtis Roebuck)

• Sennheiser stands for founder F. Sennheiser.
  Started as Lab W. In 1958 the name changed in Sennheiser
  founded:          1945 – Germany, Hannover
  founder(s):       Fritz Sennheiser

• Singtel is abbreviation for SINgapore TELecommunications Ltd
  founded:          1993 – Singapore
  founder(s):       ??

• SKF is abbreviation for Svenska KullagerFabriken
  founded:          1907 – Sweden, Gothenburg
  founder(s):       Sven Wingqist

• Snickers named after the favorite horse of the Mars family
  founded:          1930 – USA, Chicago, Illinois
  founder(s):       Mars Company

• SONY derived from Sonus (latin for sound) and SONny BoY (popular Japanese expression for a young person)
  Started as “Tokyo Tsushin Kogyo”
  founded:          1946 – Japan, Tokyo
  founder(s):       Masaru Ibuka

• Starbucks Coffee stands for the name of the chief mate in the book Moby-Dick. (The scrupulous and steadfast first mate of the Pequod)
  founded:          1971 – USA, Seattle, Washington
  founder(s):       Gordon Bowker, Jerry Baldwin and Zev Siegl

• Stein Mart stands for founder S. Stein, a Russian Jewish immigrant
  founded:          1908 – USA, Greenville, Mississippi
  founder(s):       Sam Stein

• Stryker stands for the founder H. Stryker.
  He developed a mobile spital bed. The name Stryker Corporation was changed in 1964
  founded:          1941 – USA, Kalamazoo, Michigan
  founder(s):       Dr. Homer Stryker

• Taco Bell stands for the founder G. Bell.
  In 1954 he started Bell’s Drive-In. In 1962 he opened the first Taco Bell in Downey
  founded:          1962 – USA, Downey, California
  founder(s):       Glenn Bell

• TDK corporation is abbreviation for Tokyo Denkikagaku Kogyo K.K.
  founded:          1935 – Japan, Tokyo
  founder(s):       Kenzo Saito

• Tesco is abbreviation for Thomas Edward Stockwell (TES) and Jack COhen.
  The name Tesco appeared in 1924; Jack bought tea from Thomas Edward Stockwell (TES). First Tesco store openend in 1929
  founded:          1919 – UK, Hackney, London
  founder(s):       Jack Cohen

• Texaco stands for TEXAs Company.
  Started as “The Texas Fuel Company”
  founded:          1901 – USA, Beaumont, Texas
  founder(s):       Joseph S. Cullinan, Thomas J. Donoghue, Walter Benona Sharp, Arnold Schlaet

• Tissot stands for founders C.F. Tissot and C.E. Tissot.
  They started as “Charles-Félicien Tissot & Son”
  founded:          1853 – Switserland, Le Locle
  founder(s):       Charles-Felicien Tissot and his son Charles-Emile Tissot

• Unilever stands for a merge between Lever Brothers (UK) and Margarine Unie (Netherlands)
  founded:          1929 – Netherlands and UK
  founder(s):       merger Lever Brothers (UK, 1885) and Margarine Unie (NL, 1867)

• Walgreens Pharmacy stands for founder C.R. Walgreen.
  Started by buying the store he was working (which was owned by Isaac Blood)
  founded:          1901 – USA, Chicago, Illinois
  founder(s):       Charles Rudolph Walgreen Sr

• Walmart stands for founder S. Walton.
  He started the first Walmart Discount Store
  founded:          1962 – USA, Rogers, Arkansas
  founder(s):       Sam Walton

• Wendy’s named after Melinda Lou “Wendy” Thomas, daughter Dave Thomas
  founded:          1969 – USA, Columbus, Ohio
  founder(s):       Dave Thomas

• Yakult means Yoghurt in Esperanto.
  In 1930 Dr. M. Shirota developed the drink and in 1935 the first bottle’s of Yakult were sold
  founded:          1930 – Japan, Tokyo
  founder(s):       Dr. Minora Shirota

• YKK zipper is abbreviation for Yoshida Kogyo Kabushikigaisha
  founded:          1934 – Japan, Tokyo
  founder(s):       Tadao Yoshida

• Zynga named after the American bulldog of Mark Pincus; Zinga.
  Started as Presidio Media, but only 3 month later the name changed into Zynga.
  founded:          2007 – USA, San Francisco, California
  founder(s):       Mark Pincus, Eric Schiermeyer, Justin Waldron, Michael Luxton, Steve Schoettler, and Andrew Trader