He first bought up insurance companies and then a whole host of other kinds of companies, including retailer Nebraska Furniture Mart, See's
Candies, catalog company Oriental Trading,
ice cream scooper Dairy
Queen, underwear maker Fruit of the Loom, railroad firm Burlington Northern, and, most recently in partnership with Brazilian investment firm 3G, ketchup maker Heinz.
Berkshire has more than 90 operating units including the BNSF railroad, Geico auto insurance, Dairy
Queen ice cream, Fruit of the Loom underwear, See's
Candies and a variety of industrial and chemical operations.