Brands that you probably thought were Indian but are actually not

Dec 14, 2021

By: karuna.sharma@timesinternet.in

Boost

Boost actually found its 'secret of energy' in Switzerland.

Bose

Bose Speakers were launched by Amar Bose but not in India. He started his speakers out of Framingham, Massachusetts and became a worldwide brand over the years.

Lifebuoy

This Hindustan Unilever-owned soap finds its origin in England.

Indian Motorcycles

'Indian' Motorcycles is not actually Indian. The 'Indian' in its name actually refers to American Indians- the indigenous people of the United States and it is America's first Motorcyle Company.

Wai Wai

Owned by Chaudhary Group, Wai Wai is a brand of instant noodles produced in Thailand by the Thai Preserved Food Factory.

Bata

Commonly mistaken as an Indian brand, Bata was founded on 24 August 1894 in the Moravian town of Zlín, Austria-Hungary (today in the Czech Republic), by Tomáš Baťa.

Unilever

Unilever is a British multinational consumer goods company headquartered in London, England.

Vespa

Vespa is an Italian luxury brand of scooter manufactured by Piaggio. in 1917, Bajaj was licensed to produce Vespa in India but it lost the rights.

Colgate

While Colgate is quite popular in India, it is manufactured by Colgate-Palmolive, an American worldwide consumer products company.

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