And Now, a Word from Our Intergalactic Corporate Overlords
by Mike Selinker and Evan Davis
Answer: RAYTHEON
Each letter comes from a corporate logo that matches one of the business fields (listed in alphabetical order). Each such company has been acquired by another company. Taking the letter in the same position in the name of the current owning company (possibly after several acquisitions) gets MISSILE COMPANY THAT OWNED AMANA, which is RAYTHEON.
icon | acquiree | field | acquirer | new letter |
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Z | PIZZA HUT | fast food | YUM BRANDS | M |
N | SCHWINN | bicycles | DOREL INDUSTRIES | I |
Z | WIZARDS OF THE COAST | tabletop games | HASBRO | S |
E | NAKED JUICE | drinks | PEPSICO | S |
L | CALVIN KLEIN | fashion | PHILLIPS-VAN HEUSEN | I |
A | MAXIS | video games | ELECTRONIC ARTS | L |
V | CONVERSE | shoes | NIKE | E |
X | PLAXO | internet services | COMCAST | C |
A | WALDENBOOKS | bookstores | BORDERS GROUP | O |
B | BLOOMINGDALE'S | department stores | MACY'S | M |
N | WILSON | sporting goods | AMER SPORTS | P |
M | AMERICAN TOURISTER | luggage | SAMSONITE | A |
R | MERRILL LYNCH | investments | BANK OF AMERICA | N |
U | COLUMBIA | movies | SONY | Y |
E | EMI | recorded music | TERRA FIRMA | T |
N | BOSENDORFER | musical instruments | YAMAHA | H |
H | NORTHWEST AIRLINES | air travel | DELTA | A |
H | HANNA-BARBERA | television shows | TIME WARNER | T |
N | DOW JONES | financial publishing | NEWS CORP | O |
M | COMPAQ | computers | HEWLETT-PACKARD | W |
M | RAMADA | hotels | WYNDHAM | N |
T | GILLETTE | hygiene products | PROCTER & GAMBLE | E |
O | PENNZOIL | petroleum products | ROYAL DUTCH SHELL | D |
U | JAGUAR | cars | TATA MOTORS | A |
H | THOMPSON CENTER ARMS | guns | SMITH & WESSON | M |
B | NABISCO | baked goods | KRAFT FOODS | A |
L | UNIROYAL | tires | MICHELIN | N |
J | LEARJET | aircraft | BOMBARDIER | A |