Globalization_in_the_Us

Goran Krkic EG 462 01/24/2010 Written Assignment Globalization in the United States Nestle S.A. is a multinational packaged foods company founded and headquartered in Vevey, Switzerland, and listed on the SWX Swiss Exchange with a market capitalization of over 87 billion Swiss francs. It originated in a 1905 merger of the Anglo-Swiss Milk Company for milk products established in 1866 by the Page Brothers in Cham, Switzerland, and the Farine Lactée Henri Nestlé Company set up in 1866 by Henri Nestlé to provide an infant food product. The two world wars both affected growth: during the first, dried milk was widely used but the second war caused profits to drop by around 70%. However, sales of the instant coffee Nescafé were boosted by the US military. After the wars, growth was stimulated by acquisitions that expanded the company's product range and brought a number of globally recognized brands into its fold, including Maggi and Thomy. Nestlé is the world's largest foods company. Overall, revenue for the Nestle company was $101.00 billion worldwide in 2008. The company employs 276,000 people worldwide. Having the Nestle Corporation in the United States offers jobs to the American people, with out Nestle where would the people be working. Nestle Corporation has Offices and Manufacturing Plants all over the world In Africa (Ghana, S. Africa), in North American (USA, Canada), in Asia (Hong Kong, Thailand) , and in Europe (Germany, Serbia and Montenegro) Honda Motor Company, Ltd. is a Japanese multinational corporation primarily known as a manufacturer of automobiles and motorcycles. Honda is the world's largest manufacturer of motorcycles as well as the world's largest manufacturer of internal combustion engines measured by volume, producing more than 14 million internal combustion engines each year. Honda surpassed Nissan in 2001 to become the second-largest Japanese automobile manufacturer. As of August 2008, Honda surpassed Chrysler as the fourth largest automobile manufacturer in the United States. Honda is the sixth largest automobile manufacturer in the world. Honda was the first Japanese automobile manufacturer to release a dedicated luxury brand, Acura in 1986. Aside from their core automobile and motorcycle businesses, Honda also manufactures garden equipment, marine engines, personal watercraft and power generators, amongst others. Since 1986, Honda has been involved with artificial intelligence/robotics research and released their ASIMO robot in 2000. They have also ventured into aerospace with the establishment of GE Honda Aero Engines in 2004 and the Honda HA-420 Honda Jet, scheduled to be released in 2011. Honda spends about 5% of its revenues into R&D. Honda is headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, Japan. Their shares trade on the Tokyo Stock Exchange and the New York Stock Exchange, as well as exchanges in Osaka, Nagoya, Sapporo, Kyoto, Fukuoka, London, Paris and Switzerland. American Honda Motor Co. is based in Torrance, California. Honda Canada Inc. is headquartered in the Scarborough district of Toronto, Ontario, and is building new corporate headquarters in Markham, Ontario, scheduled to relocate in 2008; their manufacturing division, Honda of Canada Manufacturing, is based in Alliston, Ontario. Honda has also created joint ventures around the world, such as Honda Siel Cars and Hero Honda Motorcycles in India, Guangzhou Honda and Dongfeng Honda in China, and Honda Atlas in Pakistan. As the first Japanese automaker to build motor vehicles in the United States, Honda is proud to invest in America its economy and its people. Honda's contributions to the processes of manufacturing and design have helped to improve the U.S. automotive industry, as well as others. The Center for Automotive Research recently conducted a study on the economic contributions of American Honda Motor Co., Inc., and all of its U.S. affiliate companies and associated retail operations for the calendar year 2007. The results show the tremendous positive impact that Honda has made over the past 50 years. Highlights of the study include: More than 367,000 private sector jobs, and $17 billion in annual wages and salaries, are generated as a result of Honda’s total U.S. operations. Almost 152,000 private sector jobs are a result of Honda’s direct employment in the United States. Associated wages and salaries are estimated to be $9 billion. More than 215,000 private sector jobs are generated by Honda’s dealerships and Honda product-related retail employment in the United States. Their estimated associated wages and salaries are approximately $8 billion. Overall, revenue for the Honda Motor Company was $120.72 billion worldwide in 2009. The company employs 181,876 people worldwide. Fresh & Easy Neighborhood Market is a chain of supermarkets on the West Coast of the United States. It is a subsidiary of the UK-based retailer Tesco, the world's third largest retailer, and is Tesco's attempt to expand into the United States. It has plans for rapid growth - the first stores opened in November 2007 and there are now (December 18, 2009) 132 stores in California, Arizona and Nevada. Fresh & Easy states it has made a commitment to building Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design certified buildings. It will recycle or reuse shipping and display products. Its food transportation trailers are hybrid electric-diesel. The Riverside distribution center hosts California's largest solar roof installation. Stores are equipped with LED lights in freezers, coolers and for outdoor signage. Some stores have reserved parking for hybrid cars. Overall, revenue for the Fresh & Easy Company was $90.1 billion worldwide in 2008. Fresh & Easy (Tesco) has offices and stores in North America (USA), Asia (China, Japan), Europe (United Kingdom, Slovakia)