Brand and Company Trivia

M.S. Dhoni has endorsed 7 Up (D), the lemon-lime flavored soft drink. Dhoni has been associated with PepsiCo's 7 Up brand in various advertising campaigns. Thums Up (A), Pepsi (B), and Coca Cola (C) are not the drinks he has been primarily associated with in major campaigns.

Pizza Hut was founded in 1958 in Wichita, Kansas, USA by brothers Dan and Frank Carney. While Pizza Hut now operates globally including in the UK, Germany, and India, it originated in the United States and began its international expansion after establishing success domestically.

'Kuch Meetha Ho Jaye' is the famous tagline of Cadbury, a well-known confectionery brand. This advertising campaign became extremely popular in India and is synonymous with celebrating special moments and sharing happiness through sweets. Cadbury (now part of Mondelez International) is a multinational confectionery company known for its dairy milk and chocolate products.

'Clear Hain' is Sprite's long-running Indian tagline emphasizing its clear, refreshing nature. The campaign positioned Sprite as a no-nonsense thirst quencher. Pepsi, Kingfisher, Bisleri, and Roohafza are different beverages (cola, beer, water, and sharbat respectively).

'Kuch Meetha Ho Jaye' (Let's have something sweet) is Cadbury's iconic tagline in India. The campaign positioned chocolate as a way to share joy and celebration. Nestle, Amul, Haldiram, and Brijwasi are other food/confectionery brands.

Clear Hain is the Hindi tagline for Sprite in India. This campaign positions Sprite as a refreshing, clear drink that quenches thirst. The other options are different beverage brands - Pepsi and Thums Up are colas, Kingfisher is a beer brand, Bisleri is water, and Roohafza is a rose syrup drink.

Ray Kroc is credited with transforming McDonald's from a small restaurant into a global franchise empire. While the McDonald's restaurant was founded by Richard and Maurice McDonald in 1940, Kroc joined the company in 1955 and expanded it through franchising. He purchased the company from the McDonald brothers in 1961. Fred Turner was a later executive, and the other names are not associated with McDonald's founding or expansion.

Nestle is the world's largest food and beverage company, with a vast portfolio of brands across coffee, confectionery, dairy, frozen foods, pet care, and many other categories. Cadbury is a confectionery company, Baxters is a Scottish food producer known for soups and preserves, and Vestey was a meat processing company - none of these match Nestle's global scale and diversity.

Crunchie is a chocolate bar with a honeycomb center that was introduced in 1929. It was created by Cadbury and remains a popular chocolate bar known for its distinctive crunchy, aerated honeycomb center covered in chocolate.

The first McDonald's restaurant (then called 'McDonald's Hamburgers') opened in 1940 in San Bernardino, California, by Richard and Maurice McDonald. This was before the franchise system was developed by Ray Kroc. Illinois became important later when Kroc established his headquarters there, but California is the birthplace.

Nike's 'Just Do It' campaign launched in 1988 became one of the most successful taglines in advertising history. It embodies action and motivation, perfectly aligning with athletic performance and the brand's identity.

Raymond's 'The Complete Man' tagline has been used for decades to position their brand as essential for the well-dressed Indian man. It emphasizes sophistication and completeness in personal grooming through fine suiting.

The name Starbucks was inspired by the character Starbuck from Herman Melville's novel Moby Dick. The founders wanted to evoke the romance of the high seas and the seafaring tradition of early coffee traders. Starbuck was the name of the first mate on the Pequod ship in the novel.

The word Pez comes from the German word 'Pfefferminz,' which means peppermint. Pez was originally a peppermint candy invented in Austria in 1927. The name Pez is derived from the first, middle, and last letters of Pfefferminz - P, E, and Z.