Posted on Tue, Jul. 22, 2008
I was born as a cooperative in 1921, dedicated to making butter from sweet cream and offering it in quarter-pound sticks, vs. the then-standard butter made from sour cream and sold in tubs. Today I'm a national, farmer-owned Fortune 500 company, with annual sales topping $8 billion and a full line of dairy-based consumer, food service and food ingredient products. I offer feed, seed and crop-protection products, and services to farmers and ranchers, and deliver agricultural assistance and training in more than 25 developing nations. You might think of me when you see an Indian maiden. Who am I?
Last Week's Trivia Answer: Born in 1971 and based in Ohio, not St. Louis, I'm an $87 billion global manufacturer and distributor of medical and surgical supplies and technologies. I serve hospitals, medical centers, retail and mail-order pharmacies, clinics, physicians and pharmacists, among others. I make more than 50,000 deliveries to 40,000 customer sites daily. I make more than four million medical and surgical products that are used in 50 percent of all surgeries and 90 percent of all hospitals in America. I make Alaris, for example, a top intravenous infusion system. I'm ranked No. 19 in the Fortune 500. Who am I? (Answer: Cardinal Health)
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