ConAgra Foods, Making Great Foods Everyday

Food has great power. This is what ConAgra Foods believes. ConAgra is a consumer foods company that produces foods that are a part of our everyday lives. And these foods do not just fill the stomach, they actually satisfy.

Ninety five percent of US population consumes ConAgra products. Twenty eight of ConAgra brands are ranked either first or second in their individual categories. These brands mirror ConAgra’s passion: to make foods that people everywhere would love.

ConAgra is divided into two divisions, namely the Commercial Foods and Consumer Foods. However, Consumer Foods has the greatest contribution to the company’s revenues. Among the major brands under this division are PAM®, Orville Redenbacher’s®, Hunt’s®, Healthy Choice®, and Egg Beaters®.

Through the years, ConAgra has developed a strong business presence. Its products are found in every convenience store and groceries across America and other parts of the world. No wonder why ConAgra has one of the most popular consumer food brands in the world.

Halliburton: A Prominent Icon in the Gas and Oil Industry

Halliburton is one of the world’s leaders in providing products and services to players in the energy sector. With operations in over 80 countries and 70,000 strong workforce, Halliburton helps gas and oil companies in the life cycle of oil reservoir; beginning with locating hydrocarbons, to managing and monitoring geological data, to oil drilling, and to formation evaluation. Halliburton also provides assistance in the construction of wells and optimization of the oil field’s life span.

Halliburton was founded in 1919. The company holds a rich history of continuous innovation beginning with Erle P. Halliburton, the company’s founder. Erle borrowed a wagon pulled by a team of mules, and an old pump. With just a wooden mixing box he built out of old stock of lumber, Erle started a business of cementing oil wells in Duncan, Oklahoma.

What started as a small business grew to a company that understands the importance of research. In fact, Halliburton was able to build his first research lab in the early 1930s. Halliburton started testing cement mixes and started to offer acidizing services so that resistance of limestone formations are broken down. Acidizing increased the production of gas and oil.

Soon, Halliburton started offshore cementing contracts with the use of barge-mounted cement mixer at a Creole Field located in the Gulf of Mexico. This contract marked the beginning of what will become the most extensive offshore cementing service in the world.

Halliburton started to become a global company in 1926. It started its operations in the eastern hemisphere by selling five cementing units to a Burma-based English company. Then, Erle’s brothers moved to Alberta, Canada to begin their operations there. In 1940, Halliburton commenced operations in Venezuela. More expansions to the Latin American markets started in 1946 when operations opened in Peru, Ecuador and Colombia. Halliburton also took the Middle East markets with a contract entered with the Arabian-American Oil Company.

Halliburton also expanded to Europe with the opening of its operations in Italy, Germany and England in 1951. Then in 1984, Halliburton also moved to Mainland China. In 1991, Halliburton also entered Moscow.

Today, Halliburton offers the widest array of products and services with integrated solutions to gas and oil companies throughout the world.

Tenaris: Great Help for the Global Gas and Oil Industry

Tenaris leads the world in the supply of tubes and allied services to the energy industry and many other industries. It has the mission to add value to its clients by means of product development, excellence in manufacturing practices, and a working supply chain. All Tenaris employees all over the world are committed to an ongoing improvement through knowledge shared across the global organization.

Among the major clients of Tenaris are the leading gas and oil companies of the world.  Engineering companies that are engaged in the construction of gas and oil extraction, processing and distribution facilities form Tenaris’ secondary clients. Among its major products are tubing, casing, line pipe, and structural and mechanical pipes.

All across the globe, Tenaris community, institutions and workers participate in a sustainable and long term industrial project. Tenaris can maintain its competitive edge in national and international markets when innovation and product specialization are optimized and resources are integrated at the global level.

Cameron International Corporation: Power in Diversity

Cameron International Corporation is a world leader in pressure control and compression systems. It also provides project management and after sales services to the gas and oil industry. It has close to 20,000 employees and is based in Houston, Texas. It was formerly known as Cooper Cameron Corporation until its name was changed in 2006 to Cameron, its official name.

The roots of Cooper Industries can be traced to the foundry founded by Elias and Charles Cooper in Mt. Vernon, Ohio in 1833. In 1869, Cooper was given the license to manufacture the Corliss steam engine.

A merger was formed in 1929 between Cooper and Bessemer Gas Engine Company and Cooper was renamed to Cooper-Bessemer. When the En-Tronic Controls Group was established in 1958, Cooper started it diversification to the controls industry. Cooper started in compressors manufacturing in 1963 as the acquisition of Ajax Engines Company.

Cooper started to diversify into automotive, electrical, tools and other hardware materials. A joint venture was forged with Rolls Royce in 1968 that was named Cooper Rolls. The joint venture was for Cooper to produce gas turbines for Rolls Royce.

In 1987, Cooper acquired Joy Industrial Compressor Group and was renamed as Cooper Turbocompressor. In that same year, the Demco Valve Company was also acquired. In 1988, the Enterprise Engine, an after sales service company was acquired, too.

The most important acquisition of Cooper was in 1989 when Cameron Iron Works was acquired and was renamed as Cooper Oil Tool. A spun off of Cooper Industries’ Petroleum and Industrial Equipment Group was done in 1994 so Cooper can focus on automotive, electrical and tools. Cooper Cameron was spun off in 1995 and became a public company.

Cooper Cameron Corporation was officially renamed as Cooper International Corporation in 2006.

Many Courtrooms, Numerous Achievements: Friedman’s Intellectual Currency

Harvard Law School graduate Theodore H. Friedman garnered the attention of the larger legal community as a personal injury lawyer appearing in the United States Supreme Court, which led to a 10-year tenure with leading law firm Phillips Nizer. Friedman then founded his own firm, where he managed a wealth of civil and commercial cases including defense of the estate of superstar Jimi Hendrix. Other notable achievements include the representation of boxing legend Muhammad Ali and the actor George C. Scott. He often secured multi-million dollar victories and mention in publications including the New York Times, the New York Journal, and the U.S. Journal. Additionally, Friedman served as trial and appellate counsel in a number of influential cases concerning ship owner’s negligence and consequent seamen injury, landlord liability, and the taxing of personal injury awards.

Called by Retired Supreme Court Justice Donald Sullivan “…one of the best, if not the best, personal injury trial lawyers in New York City,” Friedman held 25-year membership with the Inner Circle Advocates, the group of the top 100 trial lawyers in the country. Over an expansive career, he held teaching positions at prestigious institutions including Columbia Law School and University of Oxford.

You can connect with Theodore at twitter.com/TedHFriedman

Maroc Telecom: Shaping the Telecom Industry Landscape in Morocco

Maroc Telecom is the leading telecom company in Morocco. It is responsible for shaping the landscape and history of the telecom industry there. The modern telecom infrastructure in Morocco is inseparable with Maroc Telecom.

Maroc Telecom is committed to provide its growing client base with the widest range of telecom products and services. Serving both residential and commercial customers, Maroc Telecom offers tailor-fit solutions that meet communication needs and increase efficiency.

Marco Telecom is known in Morocco as Ittisalat Al Maghrib or IAM. In order for the brand to be recognized internationally, the company adopted the name Maroc Telecom. Its roots date back to 1891 when King Hassan I established the first postal service in Morocco.

From the postal service, Morocco moved to telephony in 1967. When the telecommunications decree was passed, Maroc Telecom was established in 1998. The company was privatized on February 20, 2001 when the Moroccan government sold its interest in Maroc Telecom to Vivendi, a French broadcast company.

Henkel: Passion for Excellence and Sustainability

Henkel is a worldwide leader in industrial and consumer products. Among its most popular brands are Loctite, Schwarzkopf and Persil. Since its founding in 1876, Henkel has positioned itself to lead the industry.

Based in Düsseldorf, Germany, Henkel employs 47,000 wokers worldwide. Henkel is considered as one of the most internally-aligned German companies in the world. The company operates three core businesses namely, Adhesive Technologies, Beauty Care, and Home Care.

Henkel’s Adhesive Technologies is a world leader in sealants, adhesives and surface treatments used for industrial, craftsmen and consumer markets. Its adhesives and sealants are used in multitude of applications in a wide range of target groups. In 2011, Adhesive Technologies contributed about 50% of Henkel revenues, amounting to €7,746 million.

Beauty Care has its products distributed worldwide. Its most popular brand, Schwarzkopf & Henkel, is one of the best in the world in oral hygiene, skin care, toiletries, hair styling and hair care products, and hair colorants. Schwarzkopf professional, on the other hand, leads the world in providing salon products. Beauty Care has generated revenues of €3,399 million in 2011, representing 22% of Henkel’s total sales that year.

Home Care is perhaps one of the most important segments of Henkel. Henkel started in the business with this segment. Among the primary products of Home Care are household cleaners and laundry soaps, majority of which are heavy duty detergent soaps and other special detergents. In 2011, Home Care sales were reported at €4,304 million for 27% of Henkel’s 2011 revenues.

Henkel has special focus in sustainable development. For instance in 1958, Henkel’s research led to the development of low-foam soap. This is the company’s response to the German Detergents Act of 1961 which aimed to deal with the problem of mountains of foam in lakes and rivers.

Henkel was one of the founders of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development, showing its commitment to sustainability. Then in 2003, the company participated in the United Nations Global Compact and expressed its commitment to The Ten Principles that deal with corruption, environment, labor and human rights issues.

Syngenta: Bringing Plant Potential to Life

Syngenta AG is a Swiss agri-business company that provides seeds and pesticides. Its R&D projects are focused on biotech and genomic researches. The company leads the world in crop protection.

Syngenta was established in 2000 when Novartis Agribusiness and Zeneca Agrochemicals merged. Both parent-companies have older roots. Novartis was formerly known as Sandoz Laboratories. Zeneca Agrochemicals was a part of the AstraZeneca group.

Among the products of Syngenta are pesticides (which includes selective and non-selective herbicides, fungicides, insecticides and other professional products), seeds (which include field crops, vegetables and flowers). The field crops produced by Syngenta include hybrid seeds and genetically engineered seeds. When the Swiss government banned genetically engineered organisms in 2005, Syngenta was one of the most expressive of its opposition to the ban.

Syngenta established the Syngenta Foundation to work with communities in rural areas. Its major goal is to help the people in these communities improve their lives.