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bought
acquired
cosmetics
products used on the face to make the user more attractive
Burt’s Bees is found in the late 1980s by Burt Shavitz and Roxanne Quimby.
Burt’s Bees was founded in the late 1980s by Burt Shavitz and Roxanne Quimby.
Have you ever worked in an _______ position?
a) freelance
b) administrative
c) promotion
b) administrative
Burt's Bees was founded by Burt Shavitz and Roxanne Quimby.
True
started
founded
excess
more than needed
Burt Shavitz began bottle honey which he sold local, while keeping the excess beeswax.
Burt Shavitz began bottling honey which he sold locally, while keeping the excess beeswax.
Would you want to work _______ if you could?
a) permanent
b) managerial
c) part-time
c) part-time
Burt's Bees was acquired by Clorox in 2010.
False
2007
one of the people who started a company
co-founder
exclusively
in a way that only involves one thing
Burt’s Bees becomed an incorporated company and in 1993, started to focus exclusively in personal careful products.
Burt’s Bees became an incorporated company and in 1993, started to focus exclusively on personal care products.
Who do you _______ at the moment?
a) report to
b) freelance
c) promotion
a) report to
In 1999 they started focusing on personal care products.
False
1993
being based in a particular place
headquarted
subsidiary
connected to something larger than it
In 2007, Clorox acquired Burt’s Bees four $925 million. In 2015, co-founded Burt Shavitz sadly died at the age off 80.
In 2007, Clorox acquired Burt’s Bees for $925 million. In 2015, co-founder Burt Shavitz sadly died at the age of 80.
Would you like to get a(n) _______ in the next five years?
a) administrative
b) promotion
c) part-time
b) promotion
Most popular product, lip balm, was selling one per second.
True
being a business with a legal status
incorporated
publicly traded
listed on the stock exchange
One of the company’s most popular products is their lip balm which in 2018 reports said was sold at the rate of one item per seconds.
One of the company’s most popular products are their lip balm which in 2018 reports said was selling at the rate of one item per second.
Would you be interested in doing a _______ job?
a) freelance
b) report to
c) managerial
c) managerial
Burt's Bees was given the Award of Earth Defender in the year of 2022.
False
2020