Decoupage Lessons from the Grooviest Paste, Mod Podge
ATLANTA – One of the happier trademarks in the U.S. is Mod Podge, the decoupage coating. Georgia entrepreneuse and interior designer Jan Wetstone, whose Buckhead... Read more.
Duncan Hines Fills Up Comstock Pies
Comstock is one of the nation’s early canned pie fillings and may be the nation’s first. The idea? Instead of cutting and cooking apples before you bake... Read more.
History of the Snap-E-Tom Tomato Cocktail and Bloody Thomas
SAN FRANCISCO – The Snap-E-Tom tomato cocktail was a product of the Pioneer Ortega company, and later Heublein, and today owned by Del Monte. Made with chile... Read more.
P&G’s Chipso Detergent, Swept Up in Tide
Even large companies abandon brands in favor of something new. Proctor & Gamble had a predecessor brand to laundry soaps like Tide, Era and Gain, the behemoth... Read more.
Lucky Leaf: Support American Farmers, Food Production
PEACH GLEN, Penn. – Supporting local farmers is often seen as finding fresh, local produce, or visiting a locavore restaurant. But there are easier ways to... Read more.
Parsons the Classic American Ammonia
WALLED LAKE, Michigan – If you have ever purchased ammonia, the oldest and best-known brand is Parsons Household Ammonia, which dates from 1881. That makes... Read more.
Greens Tastier with Uncle Wiley’s Vegetable Seasonings
FAIRFIELD, Conn. – Uncle Wiley’s is a food seasoning brand for the produce aisle, geared to vegetables like yams and greens. With simply titled seasonings,... Read more.
UK: Marks & Spencer Set to Revive Jaeger
LONDON – The news that the Marks & Spencer Group Plc of the U.K. purchased (or perhaps rescued) the fashion brand Jaeger for a reported meager £5 million... Read more.
Bush’s Beans, a Model for Family Owned Brands
Chestnut Hill, Tenn. – If one wants to see the perfect template for promoting a consumer product brand, steal a few ideas from Bush Brothers & Company,... Read more.
Sarasota’s Old Heidelberg Castle Remembered
SARASOTA – Local restaurant brands are fickle, particularly the local concept restaurant. The concept restaurant was a relic of the 1960s and 70s, an idea... Read more.