Levi’s jeans are made by Levi Strauss and Co., an American publicly traded company headquartered in San Francisco, controlled by the Haas family. Levi’s manufactures through contracted factories primarily in Bangladesh, Vietnam, and Pakistan. The company invented blue jeans in 1873.
Wrangler jeans are made by Kontoor Brands, Inc., an American publicly traded company formed when VF Corporation spun off its jeanswear brands in 2019. Kontoor also owns Lee jeans. Wrangler manufacturing is primarily in Mexico, Bangladesh, and Nicaragua.
7UP in the United States is made by Keurig Dr Pepper, which owns the US rights to the brand. Internationally, 7UP is owned by PepsiCo. The brand was created in 1929 by Charles Grigg in St. Louis and is the original lemon-lime soft drink.
Ray-Ban sunglasses are made by EssilorLuxottica, a Franco-Italian eyewear conglomerate. Luxottica acquired Ray-Ban from Bausch and Lomb in 1999. Ray-Bans are manufactured primarily in Agordo, Italy, with some models made in China. EssilorLuxottica also owns Oakley.
Whirlpool appliances are made by Whirlpool Corporation, an American publicly traded company headquartered in Benton Harbor, Michigan. Whirlpool manufactures at US plants in Ohio, Oklahoma, and Tennessee, and owns Maytag, KitchenAid, JennAir, and Amana.
LG appliances are made by LG Electronics, a South Korean company headquartered in Seoul, with major manufacturing in South Korea, the United States, Mexico, and Poland. LG opened a large appliance factory in Clarksville, Tennessee in 2019, producing refrigerators and washing machines for the North American market.
Frigidaire appliances are made by Electrolux AB, a Swedish multinational that acquired the brand from General Motors in 1986. Frigidaire is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, and manufactures many of its products at US plants in South Carolina and Tennessee.
Midea appliances are made by Midea Group Co., Ltd., a Chinese multinational headquartered in Foshan, Guangdong. Midea is one of the largest home appliance manufacturers in the world and also owns the Toshiba home appliance license and KUKA Robotics.
Brooks shoes are made by Brooks Running Company, an American brand headquartered in Seattle, Washington, owned by Berkshire Hathaway. Brooks manufactures its running shoes through contracted factories primarily in Vietnam and focuses exclusively on running footwear.
Bulova watches are made by Bulova Corporation, a New York-based American watch company owned by Japan’s Citizen Watch Co. since 2007. Bulova was founded in 1875 and pioneered the world’s first fully electronic watch, the Accutron, in 1960.