Our Opinion
Berkshire is a conglomerate that owns many businesses. These include various leather shoe companies, Dairy Queen the fast food chain, KraftHeinz, Pampered Chef to name a few. http://www.berkshirehathaway.
Company Description
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. engages in the provision of property and casualty insurance and reinsurance, utilities and energy, freight rail transportation, finance, manufacturing, retailing, and services. It operates through following segments: GEICO, General Re, Berkshire Hathaway Reinsurance Group, Berkshire Hathaway Primary Group, Burlington Northern Santa Fe, LLC (BNSF), Berkshire Hathaway Energy, McLane Company, Manufacturing, Service and Retailing, and Finance and Financial products. [Source: MarketWatch]