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"There is something more powerful than each of us, a combination of our efforts, a Great Chain of industry that unites us. But it is only when we struggle in our own interest that the chain pulls society in the right direction..."Andrew Ryan

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This article, Rapture Businesses , or a section of this article may require overall cleanup.
For Businesses in Columbia, see Columbia Businesses.

As perhaps the most zealously laissez-faire society in mankind's history, Rapture experienced a great deal of commerce during its prime. Ranging from large companies like Fontaine Futuristics to smaller entities like Gagnant Bicycles, Rapture fulfilled its promise as a place of opportunity for ambitious entrepreneurs.

Significant Businesses

In Rapture

The businesses in this category are the most significant to players of the BioShock series or had the largest impact on Rapture.

On the Surface

Businesses Owned by Significant People

Andrew Ryan's Businesses

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On the surface

In Rapture

Frank Fontaine's Businesses

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On the surface

  • Hudson LoansBioShock: Rapture?[2]

In Rapture

Augustus Sinclair's Businesses

Augustus Sinclair

Sofia Lamb's Businesses

Sofia Lamb

Businesses By Location

Welcome Center

Welcome to Rapture Sign
Businesses operating in the Welcome Center

Medical Pavilion

Medical Pavilion Logo
Businesses operating in the Medical Pavilion

Neptune's Bounty

Neptune's Bounty
Businesses operating in Neptune's Bounty
Businesses operating out of Neptune's Bounty

Smuggler's Hideout

Businesses operating in the Smuggler's Hideout
  • Smuggling (Fontaine)

Arcadia

Arcadia Entrance Sign
Businesses operating in Arcadia

Farmer's Market

Farmer's Market Entrance
Businesses operating in the Farmer's Market
Businesses operating out of the Farmer's Market

Fort Frolic

Fort Frolic
Businesses operating in Fort Frolic

Hephaestus

Hephaestus
Businesses operating in Hephaestus

Olympus Heights

Olympus Heights
Businesses operating in Olympus Heights

Apollo Square

Apollo Square
Businesses operating in Apollo Square

Point Prometheus

Businesses operating in Point Prometheus
Point Prometheus entrance

Adonis Luxury Resort

Adonis Luxury Resort Logo
Businesses operating in the Adonis Luxury Resort

Atlantic Express Depot

Maintenance Depot Atlantic Express Sign
Businesses operating in the Atlantic Express Depot

Ryan Amusements

Ryan Amusements
Businesses operating in Ryan Amusements

Pauper's Drop

Businesses operating in Pauper's Drop
Pauper's Drop

Siren Alley

Siren Alley
Businesses operating in Siren Alley

Dionysus Park

Dionysus Park
Businesses operating in Dionysus Park

Fontaine Futuristics

FFlogo
Businesses operating in Fontaine Futuristics

Persephone

GUL Persephony diffuse
Businesses operating in the Persephone Penal Colony (Outer and Inner)

Minerva's Den

Minerva's Den Sign
Businesses operating in Minerva's Den

Market Street

Businesses operating in Market Street
Businesses operating out of Market Street

High Street

Businesses operating in High Street

Fontaine's Department Store

Businesses operating in Fontaine's Department Store

Businesses Mentioned in Various Places

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Semi-Canon Businesses

These are businesses that might be seen or mentioned in various official materials but are not known to be seen in game. For example, some are from the back of the PlayStation 3 version of BioShock's instruction manual and the BioShock: Breaking the Mold artbook. Others are from the Challenge Rooms DLC, whose status is non-canon.

Concept Art Businesses

These are businesses seen only in the concept art of various items and locations of Rapture, which were not seen in the final version of the game.

  • Athena Steam Works[47]
  • Emporium[48]
  • The Gallery Gardens[49]
  • Lloyd's News
  • Motel 42[9](page 90)
  • Ocean Cloud[50]
  • Rapture Savings Bank[48]
  • Rapture Tone Records[9] (page 91)
  • Scallop Spirits[48]
  • Smoking Lounge[51]
  • Sonia Fine Modern Wardrobe[52]
  • The Caduceus Drugstore[48]
  • Tonic Bender[9] (page 90)

Brand Names

Brands of Drinks

Brands of Food

Other

See Also

References

  1. BioShock: Rapture (Novel), Chapter 1 p. 29
  2. 2.0 2.1 BioShock: Rapture (Novel), Chapter 2
  3. Ryan Club Beer Ale Advertisement
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 Worley Winery Menu
  5. Advertisement for Reliable Pharmacy
  6. 6.0 6.1 Label on bags of flour in the Kashmir Restaurant in multiplayer: File:Flour Bag Model Render.png
  7. Atlantic Express Train Schedule
  8. A baseball field advertised in the BioShock 2 Strategy Guide
  9. 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 Deco Devolution Artbook
  10. "Fontaine's Finest Sardines" label on Frag Grenades in BioShock.
  11. Fontaine Fruits Advertisement Present in the Multiplayer version of the Farmer's Market
  12. Seen on make-up boxes, found in ex. Cupid's Arrow
  13. Label on bags of sugar in the Kashmir Restaurant in multiplayer
  14. Seen on a basketball in Ryan the Lion Preparatory Academy's Gymnasium in Burial at Sea - Episode 2
  15. Seen on Make-up found in ex. Cupid's Arrow
  16. Mentioned in Zigo d’Acosta's Audio Diary: Occupational Hazards.
  17. 17.0 17.1 Sign for Monarch Fisheries in BioShock 2 Multiplayer
  18. 18.0 18.1 Stepmenson Stout crate
  19. Known businesses or products whose name is not formally mentioned
  20. Brand of sausage found near Paddon Meats
  21. Public Address Announcement in Burial at Sea
  22. Mentioned in the Lutwidge Manhunt mini viral marketing campaign for There's Something in the Sea
  23. Mentioned by public address announcements in Burial at Sea - Episode 1
  24. The manufactoror of buckshot for the Shotgun, seen on the ammo boxes in BioShock
  25. 25.0 25.1 25.2 25.3 25.4 25.5 25.6 25.7 25.8 Seen on CityScape Background Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "Background" defined multiple times with different content Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "Background" defined multiple times with different content
  26. Seen on the camera in the Exit Plaza of the Housewares Department in Burial at Sea - Episode 2
  27. 27.0 27.1 Seen in one of the Challenge Rooms maps
  28. Advertisement for the Wrench
  29. Herald Alarm Systems Advertisement
  30. Seen on electronics in BioShock 2 & BioShock 2 Multiplayer
  31. 31.0 31.1 Sign for Sunset Meats in BioShock 2 Multiplayer
  32. BioShock 2 Help Quote: "Desalinization, now in your own home! Conventient, affordable. Be an individual!" - Mendelsen & Waits Technological Advancements catalog copy
  33. Seen on a large building near the Rapture Tribune headquarters, from the windows of Market Street in Burial at Sea - Episode 1
  34. Minervas Den, Pneumatic system equipment in Air-Tite Archives
  35. Advertised on calendars in BioShock 2 Multiplayer
  36. BioShock: Rapture (novel), Chapter 7
  37. Maker of some Need To Know 'productions'
  38. Seen on posters for various erotic films, such as Appetite for Sin!
  39. Poster for Grace Holloway's "The Deep Blue Sea"
  40. BioShock 2 Help Quote: "You want the best? You drink Tate. Could it be any simpler?" - Dan Tate, proprietor, Tate Wineries
  41. 41.0 41.1 41.2 Neon signs on the outside of buildings in BioShock
  42. Seen on a building from the windows between Cohen's and The Golden Rule on High Street in Burial at Sea - Episode 1
  43. Seen in BioShock 2's skybox
  44. Seen on advert posters like Meal-Time Frozen Dinners
  45. Label on bags of flour in BioShock 2 Multiplayer
  46. Kirkland's Advertisement
  47. Concept art for BioShock 2 Multiplyer
  48. 48.0 48.1 48.2 48.3 Concept art for Burial at Sea
  49. Unused advertisement for Dionysus Park
  50. Concept art for BioShock 2
  51. Concept art for BioShock 2 Multiplyer
  52. Concept art for BioShock
  53. Seen on a crate in the Information kiosk of Bathyspheres DeLuxe, text reads: SINCE 1835 Danny McCoy's BRAND FINE IRISH WHISKEY CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
  54. Bottles in the multiplayer map: Fighting McDonagh Tavern
  55. Label on crates in Fontaine's Fisheries
  56. Label on cans in multiplayer
  57. 57.0 57.1 57.2 57.3 57.4 Seen on canned vegetables and fruit in Burial at Sea - Episode 2, example location: The Manta Ray Lounge
  58. Label on bags of rice in BioShock 2 Multiplayer
  59. 59.0 59.1 59.2 Label on the box of the Grenade Launcher
  60. Boxes in Fontaine Fisheries MP Level
  61. Label on bags of rice in the Kashmir Restaurant in BioShock 2 Multiplayer
  62. Fishing company under Fontaine Fisheries. Example location of advertisement: The Fishbowl Diner of Pauper's Drop
  63. Calci-O Advertisement
  64. Seen on Shoebox containers in BioShock and BioShock 2 (possibly DLC games as well). Example locations: The 1st and 3rd floor apartments of Artemis Suites or the toilet of the Luxury Rooms in Pauper's Drop
  65. Seen on the Air Grabber in Burial at Sea
  66. BAS picture
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