ConAgra Needs a Fix of Its Classic Brands
OMAHA – ConAgra has consolidated itself into a purveyor of dozens of some of the best-known brands in the United States, including Hunt’s, Swiss Miss,... Read more.
CBS Radio Debuts Online Sports Roundup
NEW YORK– CBS is the nation’s most credible name in radio. This week, it debuted a new online experiment that marries the best of online and terrestrial... Read more.
Hydrox Cookies Go Back Into Production
NEWPORT BEACH – Ellia Kassoff, the man behind number of successful brand revivals, is bringing back Hydrox Cookies. The cookies began production again this... Read more.
Pabst Returns to Milwaukee, Opens Microbrewery
MILWAUKEE – Pabst, that icon of Milwaukee, is returning to its former home. The company will open a microbrewery and testing center at the old Pabst brewery... Read more.
Roy Rogers Making a Comeback
It was the Chipotle of the 1970s. A fast food brand started by Marriott, Roy Rogers almost went by the wayside, but then the wayside of the New Jersey Turnpike kept... Read more.
New Lincoln Continental Sort of Presidential Redo
In Jim Croce’s 1970s ditty, bad boy Leroy Brown had a “Custom Continental” and an “Eldorado too.” Well, of the two, both are still... Read more.
The Legacy and History of Virginia Metalcrafters of Waynesboro
WAYNESBORO – Perhaps the greatest American brass company of the 20th century was Virginia Metalcrafters. The company started as a stove manufacturer, early... Read more.
Sweet Slim Jims: Remembering Pillsbury Space Food Sticks
Pillsbury has made many a product since 1872. Perhaps one of the most forgettable was Space Food Sticks, a sort of chewy-chocolate Slim Jim vitamin. The Pillsbury... Read more.
Eight Reasons Radio Shack Has Some Value
The news that there were numerous bidders for the remnants of Radio Shack includes the fact of a joint Sprint/Radio Shack deal that came to the press in February.... Read more.
Lockheed Martin and the Last StarLifter, The Hanoi Taxi
As the U.S. retires the last C-141 StarLifter, Lockheed-Martin issued a press release, the sure sign of a company that values its history, as it is currently making... Read more.