John Deere

Description

John Deere Capital Corporation provides and administers financing for retail purchases of new equipment manufactured by Deere & Company's agricultural equipment, commercial and consumer equipment, and construction and forestry equipment. It purchases retail installment sales and loan contracts, and finances a limited amount of non-Deere retail notes and provides service to a small portfolio of recreational products and other retail notes. The company also leases John Deere equipment and other equipment to retail customers. In addition, John Deere Capital finances and services revolving charge accounts, through merchants in the agricultural, commercial and consumer, and construction and forestry markets. Further, it provides financing for operating loans, wholesale finance for inventories, and international export financing. John Deere Capital Corporation operates in Australia, New Zealand, the United States, and internationally. The company was founded in 1958 and is based in Reno, Nevada. John Deere Capital Corporation is a subsidiary of John Deere Credit Company.

Kellogg's

Description

Kellogg does more business before 8 a.m. than most companies do all day. It is the #1 US breakfast cereal maker (a mere corn flake ahead of General Mills). Among its well-known brands are Frosted Flakes and Rice Krispies. As on-the-go consumers grow impatient with the traditional cereal-milk combo, Kellogg increasingly relies on snacks and convenience foods such as Eggo waffles, Nutri-Grain cereal bars, and Pop-Tarts to buff up its bottom line. Furthering its non-cereal offerings, the company bought cookie and cracker giant Keebler Foods (Fudge Shoppe, Cheez-It), which became its Kellogg Snacks Division. The W. K. Kellogg Foundation, one of the world's largest private charities, owns about 27% of the company.