Did You Know These 10 Iconic Brands Were Created In Michigan?

Being born and raised in Michigan I thought knew a lot about my home state.

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Turns out when it comes to companies I didn't realizes how many Iconic Brands were created in Michigan.

Did You Know These 10 Iconic Brands Were Created In Michigan?

Better Made Snack Foods

Better Made Potato Chips were created in 1930 when Cross Moceri and Peter Cipriano purchased a potato chip factory in Detroit, Michigan. The company was originally called Cross & Peters Company and launched its first and only brand of potato chips, Better Made, in 1934. The company has been based in Detroit since its inception and continues to use Michigan potatoes for its products

Carhartt

Carhartt was created in Detroit, Michigan in 1889 by Hamilton Carhartt. The company started with two sewing machines and five workers, and its initial expansion in the 1890s focused on railroad workers' need for strong and long-lasting work clothes. Today, Carhartt remains a family-owned company with its headquarters in Dearborn, Michigan.

Ford Motor Company

Ford Motor Company was created in 1903 by Henry Ford and 11 associate investors. The first Ford car, the original Model A, was assembled at the Mack Avenue plant in July 1903. The company's headquarters are located in Dearborn, Michigan.

Gerber Baby Food

Gerber Baby Food was created in Fremont, Michigan in 1927 by Daniel and Dorothy Gerber. Dorothy Gerber began straining fruits and vegetables for their 7-month-old daughter, Sally, and recognized a business opportunity. The Gerber Products Company was founded by Daniel Gerber, who was the owner of the Fremont Canning Company which produced canned fruits and vegetables.

Herman Miller

Herman Miller was created in Zeeland, Michigan in 1923 when D.J. De Pree and other investors purchased the Star Furniture Company. The company was later named after De Pree's father-in-law, Herman Miller.

Kellogg's

Kellogg's was created in Battle Creek, Michigan. The company was founded as the Sanitas Food Company in 1900 by brothers W.K. Kellogg and Dr. John H. Kellogg, who had developed a method of producing crunchy, flavourful flakes of processed grain that proved popular among the patients at Dr. Kellogg’s Battle Creek Sanitarium. W.K. Kellogg eventually bought out his brother and in 1906 established the Battle Creek Toasted Corn Flake Company, which later became Kellogg's.

Meijer Inc.

Meijer was created in Greenville, Michigan in 1934 by Hendrik Meijer, a Dutch immigrant who was a local barber and entered the grocery business during the Great Depression. The company's headquarters are currently located in Walker, Michigan.

Vernor's

Vernors was created by James Vernor, a Detroit pharmacist, in Michigan between 1866 and 1880. Vernor initially sold his ginger soda at his drugstore in Detroit and later opened a soda fountain closer to the city center to concentrate on the ginger ale business alone.

Whirlpool

Whirlpool was created in Benton Harbor, Michigan on November 11, 1911, by Louis and Emory Upton.