Iconic American Food Brands that are Actually Foreign-Owned
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Hellmann's Real Mayonnaise
America's #1 mayonnaise originated in New York City in the early 1900's when Richard Hellmann, a German immigrant and deli-owner, began selling his ready-made mayonnaise in small quantities. It quickly became a success, so he started producing more of it with a slightly adapted recipe to make it last longer and opted to package it in glass jars under the name Hellmann's Blue Ribbon Mayonnaise. Today, we know it as Hellmann's Real Mayonnaise, and it remains one of the most popular and well-known American condiments on the world market—even if it is no longer in American hands. In 2000, the company was bought by Unilever, the same Dutch-British company that owns Ben & Jerry's.
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