What are some companies that are known for two or more disparate products? (Better explained in OP)

[Moriarty]

@Chronos

I’ve heard that one of the foreign automakers also owns a bunch of soybean farms in the US, just so they’d have something to load onto the cargo ships that would otherwise be going back empty.

Today I learned…

Honda is a major exporter of American crops, beginning its agricultural program in earnest in 1974. The company’s first export was feed grains, which Honda started shipping with a rather brilliant cost-saving technique: The company popped the crops in the containers that carried car parts to the U.S., which had previously come back to Japan empty. Honda’s export business soon expanded to include livestock and non-feed grains.

In particular, Honda is a major name in soybean shipping. The company began shipping Ohio-grown soybeans to Japan in 1988 – many Honda cars, then and today, are made in Ohio — and quickly found the market profitable. Since then, Honda has partnered with hundreds of U.S. farmers in Ohio over the years to support its soybean operations.

Did You Know Honda Also Sold Soybeans Outside Of The US? - SlashGear

[Peter_Morris]

@Moriarty

Honda is a major exporter of American crops

Wouldn’t they be an importer?

[LSLGuy]

The American branch of Honda is an American company arranging to sell & transport American soyabeans to other countries. Maybe to Japan, but to other countries too.

Looks like exporting to me.

[mixdenny]

@Moriarty

In particular, Honda is a major name in soybean shipping. The company began shipping Ohio-grown soybeans to Japan in 1988 – many Honda cars, then and today, are made in Ohio

Now if they can only perfect the (once failed) soybean car bodies they can go from field to fender without exporting/importing at all.

[WildaBeast]

I just learned from this weekend’s Wait, Wait, Don’t Tell Me, that the online mortgage company Rate.com also sells athleisure wear under the RateFit brand.