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Odwalla Inc.
Odwalla Inc. () was an American food product company selling fruit juices, smoothies and food bars founded in Santa Cruz, California in 1980 and from 1995–2020 was headquartered in Half Moon Bay, California. Odwalla's products included juices, smoothies, soy milk, bottled water, organic beverages, and several types of energy bars, known as "food bars". The company experienced strong growth after its incorporation in 1985, expanding its distribution network from California to most of North America, and went public in 1993. A period of decline occurred as the result of a fatal outbreak of ''E. coli'' O157:H7 in 1996 that was caused by using bruised fruit that had been contaminated. Odwalla originally sold unpasteurized juices, claiming that the process of pasteurization altered the flavor of the juice. Following the ''E. coli'' outbreak and the death of at least one child, Odwalla adopted flash pasteurization and other sanitization procedures. Odwalla recalled its juic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wholly Owned Subsidiary
A subsidiary, subsidiary company or daughter company is a company (law), company owned or controlled by another company, which is called the parent company or holding company. Two or more subsidiaries that either belong to the same parent company or having a same management being substantially controlled by same entity/group are called sister companies. The subsidiary can be a company (usually with limited liability company, limited liability) and may be a government- or state-owned enterprise. They are a common feature of modern business life, and most multinational corporations organize their operations in this way. Examples of holding companies are Berkshire Hathaway, Jefferies Financial Group, The Walt Disney Company, Warner Bros. Discovery, or Citigroup; as well as more focused companies such as IBM, Xerox, and Microsoft. These, and others, organize their businesses into national and functional subsidiaries, often with multiple levels of subsidiaries. Details Subsidiaries ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dinuba, California
Dinuba is a city in Tulare County, California, United States. The population was 21,453 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Visalia-Porterville metropolitan statistical area. The Alta District Museum is located in Dinuba in a restored railroad station; the museum has a collection of materials that illustrate local history. The name of the city is of unknown origin. While various theories about the origin exist, none have been verified. It probably is a fanciful name applied by railroad construction engineers at the time the branch line was built in this area. The city's original name was Sibleyville, named for James Sibley, who deeded 240 acres to the Pacific Improvement Company (Southern Pacific Company). Geography Dinuba is located at (36.544898, -119.389260). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land. The general topography is quite level ground, at an elevation of approximately above mean sea datum. The gradient i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christopher Drew (reporter)
Christopher Drew is an American Investigative journalism, investigative reporter for ''The New York Times'' . He has written on the U.S. Navy SEALS' role in Afghanistan, on submarine espionage, on presidential campaigning, and other topics. Career Drew was a recipient of a George Polk Award in 2016 for reporting on the United States Navy SEALs, SEALS' SEAL Team 6 and on the killing of an Afghan in 2012. According to James Barron (journalist), James Barron, the journalists "wrote that SEAL teams had carried out thousands of dangerous raids but “also spurred recurring concerns about excessive killing and civilian deaths.”" He shared the award with journalists Nicholas Kulish, Mark Mazzetti, Matthew Rosenberg, Serge F. Kovaleski, Sean D. Naylor and John Ismay. He spent two years in Afghanistan with two co-authors investigating the role of U.S. Navy SEALS. Drew reported from Washington D.C. for ten years, twice winning White House Correspondents' Association awards for nationa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
