They grow in acidic soils, with different species in wet acid bog habitats (K. angustifolia, K. polifolia) and dry, sandy soils (K. ericoides, K. latifolia). Kalmia was named by Linnaeus to honour his friend the botanist Pehr Kalm, who collected it in eastern North America during the mid-18th century.Earlier Mark Catesby saw it during his travels in Carolina, and after his return to England in 1726, imported seeds.hey grow in acidic soils, with different species in wet acid bog habitats (K. angustifolia, K. polifolia) and dry, sandy soils (K. ericoides, K. latifolia). Kalmia was named by Linnaeus to honour his friend the botanist Pehr Kalm, who collected it in eastern North America during the mid-18th century.
Michael Porter discussed this in his influential 1985 book  Competitive Advantage , in which he first introduced the concept of the value chain. A value chain is a set of activities that an organization carries out to create value for its customers.
The concept of offering a permanent, separate menu at a cheaper price is about 20 years old. Domestically, Burger Kingâs value menu was first launched in 1998. McDonaldâs got on board with its Dollar Menu in 2003. Wendyâs was the value menu pioneer, first taking the risk in 1989. According to Denny Lynch, senior vice president of communications at Wendyâs International, the impetus behind its launch was to compete in the burger wars of the late 1980s.