SPINNERETTE 08.22.23

PICKLE ‘EM / PICKLE ME

This was an enjoyable unexpected decipher which Tickled Me! To put someone in a pickle is to put someone in trouble or confused. ‘EM is a common variant used to represent THEM.

This anagram phrase was created by 3 companies with a -1.31 CHG = EL + IEP + MKC.

EL is the American multinational cosmetics company Estee' Lauder founded in 1946 by Josephine Esther Mentzer (Estee Lauder) and her husband Joseph Lauter (later Lauder) based in Manhattan, NY. It is the second largest cosmetics company in the world after L’Oreal. Estee Lauder brands include (but are not limited to) LaMer, Jo Malone, London, Clinique and Tom Ford. Their Revenue is listed at approx. $US17 BILLION. The Lauder Family owns 38% common stock 86% voting power. The company employs approx. 63,000.

Traded today @ $149.59

IEP is Icahn Enterprises LP is a holding company Conglomerate for Investment, Energy, Automotive, Food Packaging, Real Estate, Home Fashion and Pharma founded in 1987 by American Financier - Carl Icahn and headquartered in Sunny Isles Beach, FL. Their Revenue is listed at approx. $US13 BILLION. The company employs approx. 41.

Traded today @ $19.47

MKC Is known as McCormick & Company Inc. is an American food company that manufactures, markets, and distributes a variety of spices and flavoring products. It was founded in 1889 in Baltimore MD by Willoughby McCormick. Institutional Investors hold a majority ownership. Their Revenue is listed at approx. $US6 BILLION. The company employs approx. 14,000 around the world.

Traded today @ $82.35