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sadness, and even some anger, when I spoke to old friends in
St. Louis about the sale. If there has ever been a more iconic

company associated with all things American – barbecues,
holidays, the Super Bowl, the World Series – I can’t think of it. It

would be hard to think of a truly more American brand.

The idea that this company would no longer be American-

owned would have seemed unfathomable a few years ago.

There are actually many household names among companies
that are foreign owned. Here are a few, along with the country
in which they are headquartered:

Iconic American Brands that Are Foreign-Owned
Here are the brands that most Americans would probably assume are American, but are actually foreign-owned.
The location of the parent company for each brand is in parentheses.
- Chrysler (Italy) - Holiday Inn (UK)
- Anheuser Busch (Belgium) - Coors (Canada)
- Shell (Netherlands) - AMC Theaters (China)
- Firestone (Japan) - French's Mustard (UK)
- 7-Eleven (Japan) - Purina (Switzerland)
- T-Mobile (Germany) - Church's Chicken (Bahrain)
- Alka-Seltzer (Germany) - Ben & Jerry's (UK)
- Gerber (Switzerland) - Miller Beer (UK)
- John Hancock Life Ins. (Canada) - Burger King (Canada)
- Frigdaire (Sweden) - Pilsbury (UK)
Source: Daily Finance, CNBC, MarketWatch

The Risk of International Investing

There
While there is a lot of opportunity for investment in companies
around the world, there are also risks associated with investing

Chapter 3: You Must Have Growth In Your Portfolio