Today, with stores around the globe, the company is the premier roaster and retailer of specialty coffee in the world. In addition to its Starbucks retail stores, the company produces a wide range of branded consumer products globally, including ready-to-drink beverages, packaged coffees and premium ice creams.
Such is the case with the crown cap, the ubiquitous, indispensable style of bottle cap found on beer and soft drink bottles around the world, created in 1891 by William Painter. Born in Ireland in 1838, Painter, at the age of 20, immigrated to the United States in search of better opportunities.
Author George R.R. Martin claims the HBO throne is not right.. Share. In a recent blog post, Game of Thrones' author George R.R. Martin has given the world a glimpse of the Iron Throne he sees in his head, and it looks something like this: The image was painted by French artist Marc Simonetti, and is made, as Martin describes, from thousands of swords..