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Driftwood Dairy, Ready to Rumble

December 29th, 2008 · No Comments

Driftwood Dairy

EL MONTE – We happened upon the Driftwood Dairy while watching the 2000 comedy movie Ready To Rumble. The California dairy makes a cameo as a place where Gordie Boggs (David Arquette) and Sean Dawkins (Scott Caan) stop after hitching a ride with some nuns singing “Running with the Devil.” The dairy was founded in [...]

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All American Nordic Ware

December 29th, 2008 · No Comments

Bundt Label from Nordic Ware

More than Bundt MINNEAPOLIS – We’ve started a new category on BrandlandUSA. It’s called “American Made, Family Owned” and we want our readers to suggest companies that make things in the U.S. and are owned by families. One of the great Made in USA companies is Nordic Ware, inventors of the Bundt pan. Nordic Ware [...]

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Tags: Grocery

Remembering Melvin Cohen of Presto Cooker Fame

December 29th, 2008 · No Comments

Melvin Cohen

We just wanted to make sure BrandlandUSA’s readers remember the late Melvin S. Cohen, who died Dec. 16 at age 90. Cohen, father of the Fry Baby and Salad Shooter, was chairman of National Presto Industries, at ticker (NYSE: NPK). A great obituary of him is in the Eau Claire, Wisconsin Leader-Telegram; click on the [...]

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Tags: Made in USA · Official Brand History