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Kronberg im Taunus is a town in the Hochtaunuskreis district, Hesse, Germany. Before 1866, it was in the Duchy of Nassau; in that year the whole Duchy was absorbed into Prussia. Kronberg lies at the foot of the Taunus, flanked in the north and southwest by forests. A mineral water spring also rises... in the town. Kronberg borders in the north and east on the town of Oberursel, in the southeast on the town of Steinbach, in the south on the towns of Eschborn and Schwalbach , and in the west on the town of Königstein. Kronberg consists of the three centres of Kronberg , Oberhöchstadt and Schönberg . When Kronberg Castle was built it was shared by the Knights of Askenburne , who owned a towered castle there. The Kronenstamm moved to Kronberg, giving themselves that name at the time, while the Flügelstamm followed them there only 30 years later. Town rights were granted the small settlement on 25 April 1330 by Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor.
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Procter & Gamble is an American multinational corporation headquartered in downtown Cincinnati, Ohio and manufactures a wide range of consumer goods. In 2011, P&G recorded $82.6 billion dollars in sales. Fortune magazine ranked P&G at fifth place of the "World's Most Admired Companies" list, which was up from sixth place in 2010. Procter & Gamble is the only Fortune 500 company to issue C Share common stock. William Procter, a... candlemaker, and James Gamble, a soapmaker, emigrated from England and Ireland respectively. They settled in Cincinnati initially and met when they married sisters, Olivia and Elizabeth Norris. Alexander Norris, their father-in-law, called a meeting in which he persuaded his new sons-in-law to become business partners. On October 31, 1837, as a result of the suggestion, Procter & Gamble was born. In 1858–1859, sales reached $1 million. By this point, approximately 80 employees worked for Procter & Gamble. During the American Civil War, the company won contracts to supply the Union Army with soap and candles.
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