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Michelin (full name: Manufacture Française des Pneumatiques Michelin, "French manufacturer of tyres Michelin"), based in Clermont-Ferrand, France in the Auvergne région of France, is primarily a tyre (In American English, tire) manufacturer but is also famous for its series of travel guides and road maps (Michelin maps), its historic emblem (the Michelin Man), and the ratings its guide awards to expensive restaurants (Michelin stars). Michelin logo This is a copyrighted and/or trademarked logo. ...
Michelin logo This is a copyrighted and/or trademarked logo. ...
Clermont-Ferrand is a city of France, in the Auvergne region, with a population of approximately 140,000. ...
This article is about the French administrative région of Auvergne. ...
France is divided into 26 régions: 21 of these are in the continental part of metropolitan France, one is Corse on the island of Corsica (although strictly speaking Corse is in fact a territorial collectivity, not a région, but is referred to as a région in common...
Firestone tire A tire (US spelling) or tyre (UK spelling) is a roughly toroidal piece of (usually) rubber placed on a wheel to cushion it. ...
American English or U.S. English is the diverse form of the English language used mostly in the United States of America. ...
The following is a list of travel guides and web sites with substantial international coverage. ...
A roadmap, originally a travel itinerary, is now used more often to designate a simplified policy, strategy or action plan. ...
History
Founded on May 28, 1889, Michelin's activities date back to 1830 in vulcanized rubber, before they moved into tyres for bicycles and later for cars. Michelin owned the automobile manufacturer Citroën between 1934 and 1976. This article is about the material rubber, for other uses see Rubber (disambiguation) Rubber is an elastic hydrocarbon polymer which occurs as a milky emulsion (known as latex) in the sap of a number of plants but can also be produced synthetically. ...
Citroën is a French automobile manufacturer, started in 1919 by André Citroën. ...
1934 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ...
1976 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ...
In 1988, Michelin acquired the tyre and rubber manufacturing divisions of the American B.F. Goodrich Company founded in 1870. Two years later, they bought out Uniroyal Inc., a business founded in 1892 as the U.S. Rubber Company. Categories: Companies traded on NYSE | Corporation stubs | Aerospace manufacturing companies | Fortune 500 companies | Companies based in North Carolina ...
The Michelin Man
The Michelin Man (known as Bibendum) The company's symbol is the Michelin Man, which was introduced in 1898 and is one of the world's oldest trademarks. André Michelin apparently commissioned the creation of this jolly, rotund figure after his brother, Édouard, observed that a display of stacked tyres resembled a human form. Today the "Michelin Man" is one of the world's most recognized trademarks, representing Michelin in over 150 countries. The Michelin Man's "real" name is Bibendum, from the punning slogan nunc est bibendum ("now is the time to drink") used by Michelin in the early 20th century. This old Latin tag comes from Horace's Odes but in French refers to the way the tyres were said to "drink up" the road and give a smooth ride. The Michelin Man has also entered the language to describe the appearance of someone obese or wearing comically bulky clothing: "How can I wrap up warm without looking like the Michelin Man?". image of the Michelin Man from a modern Michelin map, scanned by the uploader This is a copyrighted and/or trademarked logo. ...
image of the Michelin Man from a modern Michelin map, scanned by the uploader This is a copyrighted and/or trademarked logo. ...
1898 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ...
A trademark (Commonwealth English: trade mark)[1] is a distinctive sign of some kind which is used by a business to identify itself and its products or services to consumers, and to set the business and its products or services apart from those of other businesses. ...
André Michelin (16 January 1853 - 4 April 1931) was a French industrialist who, with his brother Édouard (1859-1940), founded the Michelin Tyre Company (Compagnie Générale Des Établissements Michelin) in 1888 in the French city of Clermont-Ferrand. ...
Michelin logo Michelin (full name: Manufacture Française des Pneumatiques Michelin, French manufacturer of tyres Michelin), based in Clermont-Ferrand, France in the Auvergne région of France, is primarily a tyre (In American English, tire) manufacturer but is also famous for its series of travel guides and road maps...
Firestone tire A tire (US spelling) or tyre (UK spelling) is a roughly toroidal piece of (usually) rubber placed on a wheel to cushion it. ...
Quintus Horatius Flaccus, (December 8, 65 BC - November 27, 8 BC), known in the English world as Horace, was the leading lyric poet in Latin. ...
Bibendum made a brief guest appearance in Asterix as the chariot wheel dealer in Asterix in Switzerland. A shrewd, cunning little warrior; all perilous missions are immediately entrusted to him. ...
Products
Tyres
Promotional photo of the Tweel Michelin invented the radial tyre design used by nearly all modern tyres, and in 2005 is pioneering a revolutionary tyre that uses no air, the Tweel. Michelins Tweel This is a copyrighted promotional image. ...
Michelins Tweel This is a copyrighted promotional image. ...
A radial tire (more properly, a radial-ply tire) is a particular design of automotive tire (in British English, tyre). ...
2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
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The Hotel and Restaurant guide ("Red Guide") Founded by André Michelin, first published in 1900 a restaurant guide to help wealthy, gastronomically-oriented individuals choose hotels and restaurants while travelling by the new medium of the motor car. This guide is the oldest and best-known European hotel and restaurant guide. Its restaurant ratings (one to three Michelin stars) are probably the most famous and influential gastronomic ratings in the world. The guide lists, in several volumes, restaurants in France, Italy, Spain and Portugal, Germany, Benelux, Switzerland, UK and Ireland, and a selection of large European cities. Each guide is generally only available in the language of the country for which it is published. Although hotels appear in the guide, including some without restaurants, it is generally perceived as a restaurant guide. A typical restaurant in uptown Manhattan A restaurant is an establishment that serves prepared food and beverages to be consumed on the premises. ...
For other uses of the word star see star (disambiguation). ...
Benelux is the region of Europe comprising Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg. ...
The Michelin Guide has historically had many more listings than its rival guides, relying on condensed summaries and symbols to describe each establishment in as little as two lines. Restaurants rated with a star were allowed to describe three signature dishes. Recently, however, very short summaries (2-3 lines) have been added for many establishments, for example 9,000 in France.
The Red Guide uses anonymous inspections and does not charge for entries; conversely a majority of restaurant and hotel guides are little more than advertising opportunities for their clients.
The guide awards stars (1 to 3) to a small minority of restaurants of special gastronomical quality. Stars are awarded sparingly; for instance, in the UK and Ireland 2004 guide, out of 5,500 entries, there are 98 with one star, 11 with two stars, and only 3 with three stars. Michelin stars are taken very seriously in the restaurant business, where the addition or loss of a star can mean a difference in turnover of millions of euros. Some three star restaurants are able to charge hundreds of euros for a meal on the strength of their reputation. The euro (€; ISO 4217 code EUR) is the currency of twelve European Union member states: Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal, and Spain. ...
In February, 2003, a prominent French chef, Bernard Loiseau, committed suicide when his widely-admired restaurant Côte d'Or in Saulieu, Burgundy, was rumoured to be in danger of a downgrade by Michelin from three to two stars. However, most news reports attributed this suicide to a downgrade by the rival Gault Millau guide, the Michelin guide having stated he would not be downgraded. February is the second month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ...
2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Bernard Loiseau (January 13, 1951 _ February 24, 2003) was a French chef. ...
Coat of arms of the 2nd duchy of Burgundy and later of the French province of Burgundy Burgundy ( French: Bourgogne) is a historic region of France, inhabited in turn by Pre-Indo-European people, Celts ( Gauls), Romans ( Gallo-Romans), and various Germanic peoples, most importantly the Burgundians and the Franks. ...
Gault Millau is one of the most influential French restaurant guides. ...
Maps Michelin publishes various series of road maps, mostly on France but also on European countries, Africa, Thailand and the United States.
Tourist guides Michelin also publishes the "Green Guides", on French regions as well as some foreign countries and regions, which contain general tourist information. Most Green Guides on France are available in several languages.
Management The current CEO is Edouard Michelin. Chief Executive Officer (CEO) is the job of having the ultimate executive responsibility or authority within an organization or corporation. ...
See also This is a list of companies from France. ...
External links - Official website (http://www.michelin.com/)
- Michelin guide website (http://www.viamichelin.com/)
- Michelin Sport website (http://www.michelinsport.com/)
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