Kiwi (shoe Polish)
Kiwi is the brand name of a shoe polish, first made in Australia in 1906 and as of 2005 sold in almost 180 countries. Previously owned by the Sara Lee Corporation since 1984, it was sold in 2011 to SC Johnson. It is the dominant shoe polish in some countries, including the United Kingdom and the United States, where it has about two-thirds of the market.
The polish was developed in Australia by William Ramsay who named it Kiwi after the flightless bird endemic to New Zealand, the home country of his wife, Annie Elizabeth Meek Ramsay. Its success in Australia expanded overseas when it was adopted by both the British and American armies in World War I.
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Kiwi (shoe Polish) - Corporate History
... Over the years,Kiwi has been owned by a variety of corporations ... For the first six decades of its existence,it was part of iterations of an Australian corporation with Kiwiin its name,all based in the state of Victoria,including KiwiBoot ... 1913â“1916)and KiwiPolish Co ...
... Over the years,Kiwi has been owned by a variety of corporations ... For the first six decades of its existence,it was part of iterations of an Australian corporation with Kiwiin its name,all based in the state of Victoria,including KiwiBoot ... 1913â“1916)and KiwiPolish Co ...
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