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Fast food hamburger chain Burger King was founded in 1954 by James McLamore and David Edgerton. The company has changed ownership several times starting in 1967, when Burger King was acquired by Pillsbury. In 2014, Burger King merged with Tim Hortons, the Canadian doughnut and fast-food chain, which led to the creation of the Restaurant Brands International parent company. 

The Whopper is BK’s signature food product, but the combo meals are well known. Combos, or combination meals, include a sandwich or main dish, a side, and a drink. The King Combo specifically featured 4 burgers of your choice, 9 chicken nuggets, 9 onion rings, 2 different dipping sauces, 4 orders of regular fries, and a 1.5-liter soft drink. Customers selected from the following menu options: Black Angus, Steakhouse, Double Whopper, Tender Crisp Chicken, Crispy Chicken, Big King, Whopper, Whopper with Cheese, Grilled Chicken, or Chicken Royale.

Burger King is the second largest fast food hamburger chain in the world, with headquarters located in Miami, Florida. The company's main competitor, McDonald’s, is the largest fast food hamburger chain worldwide.

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In 1758, before Mexico was an independent republic, Jose Antonio de Cuervo y Valdes started producing tequila after obtaining land from the King of Spain. His son, Jose María Guadalupe de Cuervo, began selling that tequila in 1795 and the company is still family owned. Tequila is made from blue agave plants and can only be produced in Mexico. Jose Cuervo is the best-selling tequila brand in the world and encompasses eleven different types of tequila. Popular cocktails made with the spirit include margaritas, palomas, sangria, and piña coladas. 

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IXL Food Company from San Leandro, California, was a major canned meat products company that began in the 1950s. In 1960, IXL Italian Sauce Suprema won a gold medal at the California State Fair and Rome Industrial Exposition. In 1961, IXL was purchased and trademarked by Nalley’s Fine Foods out of Tacoma, Washington, which had been founded in 1918. IXL developed the "Mr. Icksel” character early on in the company’s history as an advertising campaign that helped consumers understand the pronunciation of the IXL brand. Although the company had changed hands from Nalley’s Fine Foods, the "Mr. Icksel” character stuck around with a new color scheme of black and red.

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DK Publishing distributes a variety of travel books, reference books, travel guides, educational titles, pop culture, other nonfiction titles, and geeky tie-ins for franchises like DC, Marvel, Star Wars, Disney, LEGO, Super Mario, and more. Most of their books are highly visual, full of illustrations or photographs.  

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Dutch Brand plastic electrical tape was made by Johns-Manville. Electrical tape is used to insulate wiring and occasionally bind wires into cables. It can also cover bicycle rims in an emergency. Early electrical tapes were fabric and can still be bought under the name “friction tape.” 3M introduced plastic-backed electrical tape in 1946 and competition followed suit. Modern electrical tape is now sourced with vinyl.

Dutch Brand tape was first marketed by Van Cleef Brothers, a Chicago company that invented rubber cement. Johns-Manville bought Van Cleef in 1947 and kept the name as their Dutch Brand division. Johns-Manville, after multiple reorganizations, is still in business as an insulation company.a

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Dinkelacker-Schwaben Brau was founded in 1888 by Carl Dinkelacker in Stuttgart, Germany. A year later, the new brewery required over 30 horses and three railway carts to deliver their beer to their customers. In 1890, Dinkelacker became the first brewer in Stuttgart to use the Pilsner brewing method to brew a beer. Dinkelacker brews were introduced to the US at the 1964 New York World’s Fair in their own tavern. The phrase, “Drink a Dink,” was trademarked by the Dinkelacker-Schwaben Brau on July 7, 1965, and found its way onto memorabilia in the 1980s.

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The Butterfinger candy bar was introduced in 1923 in Chicago, Illinois and is currently manufactured by the Nestle company.  Beginning in 1988, Nestle teamed up with The Simpsons to promote the Butterfinger brand with Bart Simpson as their spokesperson.  Bart Simpson and other characters from The Simpsons were featured in a number of advertisements from 1988 to 2001.  Famous catch phrases including “Nobody better lay a finger on my Butterfinger!” and “Bite my Butterfinger!” were uttered by Bart during this lengthy ad campaign.  In 2013, Butterfinger announced a new contest featuring Bart Simpson again called “Who Stole Bart’s Bar?” where contestants followed clues to determine which Simpsons character stole his Butterfinger.

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Abbey Carpet & Floor specializes in “floor covering” products and owns 800 showrooms in the United States and Canada. The company, located in Hawthorne, New Jersey, was established in 1959. Every Abbey Carpet & Floor showroom is locally owned, which provides a more personable experience to buyers. The company offers different types of carpet, hardwood, laminate, tile/stone, vinyl, and area rugs for floors, as well as different window treatments. Abbey Carpet & Floor uses the catchphrase “Naked floors are obscene,” which is featured on their company delivery van from the 1970s. 

Naked flooring is commonly used to describe untreated or raw hardwood flooring. When installing hardwood floors, buyers must choose between ordering pretreated wood or untreated wood. The untreated wood is treated after installation. In this case, naked flooring has a more relative meaning for this company and plays on the fact the company specializes in “floor covering” products.

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Abbey Carpet & Floor specializes in “floor covering” products and owns 800 showrooms in the United States and Canada. The company, located in Hawthorne, New Jersey, was established in 1959. Every Abbey Carpet & Floor showroom is locally owned, which provides a more personable experience to buyers. The company offers different types of carpet, hardwood, laminate, tile/stone, vinyl, and area rugs for floors, as well as different window treatments. Abbey Carpet & Floor uses the catchphrase “Naked floors are obscene,” which is featured on their company delivery van from the 1970s. 

Naked flooring is commonly used to describe untreated or raw hardwood flooring. When installing hardwood floors, buyers must choose between ordering pretreated wood or untreated wood. The untreated wood is treated after installation. In this case, naked flooring has a more relative meaning for this company and plays on the fact the company specializes in “floor covering” products.