Brands that you probably thought were Indian but are actually not

Dec 13, 2021

By: BI India Bureau

Boost

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

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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.

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Lifebuoy

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

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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.

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Wai Wai

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

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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.

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Unilever

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

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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.

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Colgate

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

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