/kloc-More than 0/00 years ago, BMW's predecessor BFW Aircraft Factory was established. From airplane wings to BMW Empire, this leap is really amazing. In addition to BMW, there are other well-known enterprises, down-to-earth, size up the situation, step by step out of their own business empire. From today's perspective, their previous "wonderful" still has a lot to learn. 1. Centennial Achievement of Aircraft Engine BMW is a world-renowned manufacturer of premium cars, aircraft engines, off-road vehicles and motorcycles, and Z series is BMW's entry-level sports car. As the most successful and profitable manufacturer of high-end automobiles and motorcycles in the world, BMW is still eagerly sought after by many people in China, but few people know how BMW developed from an initial aircraft engine factory to a high-end automobile-oriented enterprise. Wonderful course:1965438+On March 7, 2006, an aircraft engine manufacturer BFW was born in Bavaria, Munich, Germany, which is famous for manufacturing streamlined biplane reconnaissance planes. 19 17, the company was officially named BayerischeMotorenWerkeGmbH, also known as BMW. 1922, BMW developed the first motorcycle engine. 1929, the first "BMW" car was manufactured in Eisenach, and the legend of BMW's first series of cars was born. 2. Toyota Motor Corporation "woven" from the loom factory is an automobile manufacturing company, headquartered in Toyota City, Aichi Prefecture, Japan and bunkyo-ku, Tokyo. It belongs to Mitsui chaebol and is a world-famous automobile enterprise. Early cars: Toyota, Crown, Guangguan and Corolla were famous for a while, and luxury cars developed by Cresida and Lexus were also famous. And such an automobile empire started from an automatic loom factory. Wonderful course: 1896, Akio Toyoda (Akio Toyoda's father) invented the "Toyota steam loom"; 1933, the Ministry of Automobile was established; 1934, the automobile factory was established; 1936, Toyota AA sedan came out; 1947, the first small car was successfully trial-produced; 1982, Toyota Motor Corporation and Toyota Motor Sales Company merged into Toyota Motor Corporation. 3. By candlelight, Procter & Gamble Empire, one of the largest commodity companies in the world and a Fortune 500 company, owns many high-quality brands such as Head & Shoulders, Shufujia, Olay, SK-II, Crest and Tide, and its products include fabrics and home care, hairdressing and beauty, baby and home care, health care, food and beverage, etc. Such a powerful daily chemical empire only sold candles at the beginning of its business. Wonderful course: 1837, British immigrant William Poquet cooperated with Irish immigrant James Gambao to produce and sell soap and candles, and stopped producing candles in the 1920s; 1879, "ivory" soap was developed; 1933, P&G took the lead in introducing synthetic washing powder Dreft；; 1934, P&G launched Drene: the first synthetic shampoo; 1946, launched the "laundry miracle" Tide. 4. Samsung Electronics Empire under Grains Processing is one of the largest electronics industry enterprises in Korea and the largest subsidiary of Samsung Group. In the world's most famous 100 trademark list, Samsung Electronics is the only Korean trademark and a symbol of Korean national industry, involving many fields such as electronics/finance/machinery/chemistry. However, such an electronic industry empire started with food processing. Wonderful course: 1936, Li Bingzhe, the "father of Samsung", founded the collaborative polished rice institute; Samsung Chamber of Commerce was established in1938; 195 1 Establishment of Samsung Products Company (First Sugar Industry Co., Ltd./First Wool Industry Co., Ltd./First Sugar Factory/Fertilizer Plant was established); 1969 Samsung electronics industry was established. Production of TV sets/video tapes/integrated circuits etc. ; In 2009, it defeated Siemens and Hewlett-Packard and became the largest technology enterprise in the world. Nokia, which started with the production of wood pulp and cardboard, is no longer as brilliant as before, but don't forget how awesome it used to be: it has many firsts in the mobile communication industry; Introduce the concept of mobile phone case replacement; Launch new applications of ringtone download and screen saver; Production of the world's first metal mobile phone; Developed the first camera phone? But the company started out producing wood pulp and cardboard, and also produced diapers, boots and bullets. Wonderful course: 1865, Frederick Idestam, a mining engineer, established a wood pulp factory in Finland to produce wood pulp and cardboard; 1868, edelstein established a rubber processing plant near the Nokia River, which not only produced leather boots and tires, but also produced industrial rubber products and military bullets. 187 1, two factories were merged into one factory and successfully transformed into a joint stock limited company, named "Nokia"; 1902, Nokia added a telecom department, which eventually developed into the later Nokia company. 6. LG Group, a cosmetics company, was established in Seoul, South Korea on 1947, and it is an international enterprise group leading the world's industrial development. At present, LG Group has set up more than 300 overseas offices in 17 1 countries and regions, covering chemical energy, electronic appliances, communications and services. Such a comprehensive group, such as electronics, chemicals, energy and finance, has risen above the production of cosmetics. Wonderful course: 1947 founded Lexi Chemical Industry Society (now LG Chemical) to produce cosmetics. In order to develop cosmetic bottle caps, it entered the plastic industry for the first time in Korea; 1958, Venus Society (LG Electronics) and vacuum tube radio A-50 1 were established; 1962, LG group established Korean cable industry (now LG cable); 1987 entered the professional field of credit cards and computer systems; In 20 13, a smart phone with flexible screen was launched. 7. Danone Food Empire on glass bottles ranks among the best in global market sales. Danone Group, one of the largest food companies in the world, focuses on Danone health industries such as fresh dairy products, infant nutrition, drinking water and beverages, and clinical nutrition. Who would have thought that its predecessor BSN had nothing to do with the food industry. It was a company that produced glass bottles and flat glass. Wonderful course: 1966, in February, two French glass manufacturers merged into BSN company and began to produce and operate glass bottles; From 65438 to 0970, BSN became a famous manufacturer of beer, mineral water and baby food in France. From 65438 to 0973, BSN merged with Danone to form the largest food group in France. 8. DuPont, which was "bombed" by gunpowder, is a giant in the American chemical industry. Its products cover a wide range, such as paint, stockings, pajamas fabric "Lycra", soybean protein in Shuanghui ham sausage and Supor non-stick pan "Teflon" coating? The longest-lived company in the world's top 500 companies initially made a fortune by manufacturing gunpowder and developed into a large chemical company in the United States. 20 15 DuPont company merged with Dow chemical company to form "Dow DuPont company". Wonderful course: 1802, a fire factory was built on the brandy river in Delaware to produce and sell gunpowder; 1904, DuPont began to produce varnishes and other non-explosive products; 1923, DuPont cellophane co., ltd was established; 1935, a new "synthetic yarn" nylon was invented, and this fiber became the predecessor of nylon; 1998, DuPont acquired part of the shares of Merck Pharmaceutical Company. Dupont Pharmaceutical Company introduced a new drug for treating HIV and AIDS for the first time, which only needs to be taken once a day. 9. Formosa Plastics Kingdom Midian Formosa Plastics Group was established in 1954. It is one of the largest private manufacturing groups in Taiwan Province Province, and its business includes plastic raw materials, plastic processing, fiber products processing and special chemicals. Formosa Plastics Group plays an important role in Taiwan Province petrochemical industry and even the whole enterprise, and is a typical representative of emerging families in Taiwan Province Province. The establishment of such a kingdom began with the operation of a small rice shop. Wonderful course: 1933, opened a small rice shop in chiayi; 194 1 year, opened a rice mill and then operated a brick factory; 1954 established Taiwan Province plastic industry co., ltd, 1957 changed its name to Taiwan Province plastic industry company; 1964, Taiwan Province Chemical Fiber Co., Ltd. was established, ending the history of pulp import in Taiwan Province Province; /kloc-0 entered the United States in 1980 and established a large-scale PVC plastic factory in the world. 10. Crowe, a retail company that started with tea, 1883 started in the United States. Fortune 500 companies have played an important role in the history of American business development. Many commercial laws and regulations in the United States are based on the development of krogh companies. Through unremitting efforts, it has developed from a small grocery store operated by tea to a supermarket, creating several firsts in the century-old history of world retail. Awesome! Wonderful course: 1885, establishing the Great Western Tea Company; 1902, operating shops and food processing plants, and renamed it krogh Grocery Bread Company; 1904, acquired Nadjir livestock meat sales and processing company, becoming the first company in the United States to operate livestock meat in grocery stores; 1960, krogh company added a drug counter in the store according to the customer's suggestion. Then open a discount store; After 1980s, Clough Company turned its development direction to "one-stop" super-large supermarket. Not only engaged in retail, but also engaged in beauty salons, financial services, fast food restaurants, gas stations and so on. History is always strikingly similar. There are more well-known brands that we are familiar with. They didn't expect it to be like this at first? ● LV Louis Vuitton (LV) leather products made of canvas can be listed as top brand leather products and become a classic symbol of unique creativity. In addition, its exquisite craftsmanship also extends to fashion, shoes, watches, accessories and jewelry products. But it all comes from 1896 Louis Vuitton Monogram canvas. ● The 3M anti-fog mask produced by mining industry is produced by Minnesota Mining Manufacturing Company, the full name of an American enterprise. In 100 years, 3M company has developed nearly 70,000 kinds of products, from household goods to medical products, from transportation and construction to commerce, education, electronics and communication, but it is the earliest mining enterprise. ● Marriott Hotel, the world's leading international hotel management company, has more than 4,000 hotels and nearly 700,000 rooms around the world, with a value of 2 1 100 million US dollars. But this happened on cereal. ● Cereal porridge is the father of Nestle. Nestle was founded in 1867. It is the world's largest food manufacturer, a successful operator in the global consumer packaging food and beverage industry, and a fortune 500 enterprise, and is famous for producing chocolate bars and instant coffee. At first, he made a fortune on baby cereal. ● Textile mill transformation and stock speculation Berkshire Hathaway, a fortune 500 company, was founded by Warren Buffett, a famous American insurance and diversified investment group, on 1956, mainly engaged in property/accident insurance and reinsurance business. , but its predecessor was a textile factory founded in 1839. ● Typewriter "Typewriter" BMBM (International Business Machines Corporation) or International Business Machines Corporation, the world's largest information technology and business solutions company. When the company was founded, its main business was commercial typewriters, and then it was transformed into word processors, and then computers and related services. The Chua's consortium in the grocery store, the Chua's family, is currently the largest financial capitalist in Taiwan Province Province, mainly Taiwan Province Guotai Construction Co., Ltd., but initially made a fortune by selling rice and groceries. 1938, dawan commercial bank was established. 1945 years later, Cai Wanchun made progress in hotel industry, mining industry and rubber industry. ● Honda, whose repair shop was founded in 1948, is the largest motorcycle manufacturer in the world, and its automobile output and scale are among the top ten automobile manufacturers in the world. However, such a motorcycle empire originated from an auto repair shop in Hamamatsu branch of 1928. ●CBS & amp； Tobacco 1927 Columbia Company, one of the three national commercial radio and television networks in the United States. The increase is 1928. Williams. Paley persuaded his father to buy CBS, and then carried out a series of reforms and restructuring. 194 1 year TV broadcast was officially launched, 1954 color TV broadcast was launched, and then a national radio and television network was gradually formed. ● Western oil companies &; The pharmaceutical factory armand Hammer 19 18 took over the operation of the pharmaceutical factory (United Chemical Pharmaceutical Company) and made great profits. 1956 acquired the western oil company on the verge of bankruptcy and carried out a series of reforms, making the western oil company a world-renowned enterprise. Established in 1920, western petroleum company is a comprehensive oil monopoly enterprise. ● Coca Cola &; Coca-Cola is a soft drink containing caffeine produced by Coca-Cola Company in the United States. Coca-Cola is not only the number one soft drink in the world, but also the most famous soft drink brand in the world. But its development began when asagrigscandler 1888 acquired Coca-Cola Company. ● Mitsubishi Group &; Marine Mitsubishi Group is a loose entity established by the company after the disintegration of the former Japanese Mitsubishi chaebol. Later, the company began to set foot in mining, shipbuilding, insurance, glass, aircraft, oil and real estate. Now Mitsubishi has established a series of enterprises, which play an important role in the process of Japanese industrial modernization.