Brand and Company Trivia

'Just Do It' is Nike's iconic slogan launched in 1988, one of the most recognizable taglines in advertising history. Kissan is a food brand, Adidas and Reebok are competitors but use different slogans.

TIDE is a laundry detergent brand owned by Procter & Gamble (P&G), an American multinational consumer goods corporation. Hindustan Unilever competes in the same category with brands like Surf Excel, while Nestle and Dabur operate in different product segments (food/beverages and healthcare/ayurveda respectively).

Nescafe is a brand of instant coffee owned by Nestle, the Swiss food and drink processing conglomerate. Cadbury (now Mondelez) makes chocolate drinks, Amul is dairy-focused, and CCD is a retail coffee chain, not a coffee brand owner.

Cinthol is a soap brand owned by Godrej Consumer Products Ltd., an Indian conglomerate. ITC owns Fiama Di Wills, Hindustan Unilever owns Lux and Dove, while Ranbaxy is a pharmaceutical company with no soap brands.

Dettol is an antiseptic disinfectant brand owned by Reckitt Benckiser (RB), a British multinational consumer goods company. Procter & Gamble owns competing brands like Safeguard, Parle is a food/beverage company, and Himani (Emami) owns antiseptic brand Boroplus.

Lifebuoy is a soap brand owned by Hindustan Unilever, positioned as a health and hygiene soap. Godrej owns Cinthol, ITC owns Fiama Di Wills, and Pfizer is a pharmaceutical company. Lifebuoy was originally a Lever Brothers brand.

BRU is a coffee brand owned by Hindustan Unilever (HUL), acquired through various mergers including Brooke Bond. Nestle owns Nescafe, Cadbury (Mondelez) owns drinking chocolate, and Procter & Gamble doesn't operate in coffee. HUL launched BRU in 1962.

Pepsodent is a toothpaste brand owned by Hindustan Unilever, competing directly with Colgate. Ranbaxy and Piramal are pharmaceutical companies, while Dabur owns herbal dental brands like Babool and Meswak. Pepsodent was originally a Lever Brothers brand.

Sunfeast is a biscuit brand owned by ITC Ltd., part of their packaged foods division. Parle owns brands like Parle-G and Monaco, Britannia owns Good Day and Tiger, while Nestle doesn't have a major biscuit presence in India. Sunfeast was launched in 2003.

Frooti is a mango drink brand owned by Parle Agro, which was part of the original Parle company before it split. Pepsi and Coca-Cola are global beverage competitors, while Dabur is primarily known for Ayurvedic products and owns brands like Real and Hajmola.

Real is a fruit juice brand owned by Dabur India Ltd, part of their diverse FMCG portfolio. Parle Agro owns Frooti (not Real), Pepsi and ITC are large beverage companies but do not own the Real juice brand.

PERK is a chocolate bar brand owned by Cadbury (now Mondelez India). Nestle owns competing brands like KitKat and Munch, Amul is a dairy cooperative, and Dadhas is not a major chocolate company.

Maggi Noodles is a brand owned by Nestle, a multinational food and beverage processing company. Nestle acquired the brand and it has become one of their most popular instant noodle products globally, especially in India.

Gillette is a well-known brand of safety razors and other personal care products. The company was founded by King C. Gillette in 1901 and is currently owned by Procter & Gamble (P&G), which acquired Gillette in 2005. Option B correctly identifies Proctor & Gamble (properly spelled Procter & Gamble) as the parent company.

Britannia is the correct answer as Tiger is a popular biscuit brand owned by Britannia Industries, a major Indian FMCG company. Sunfeast is ITC's biscuit brand, Parle is a separate competitor (known for Parle-G), and Nestle doesn't produce Tiger biscuits. This is a brand ownership question testing basic marketing knowledge.