Fans of Texas Peanut Rounders
BLOSSOM, TEXAS – We hear from fans of the Peanut Rounder. It’s “soft and delicious” soft textured peanut candy made by Anderson Candy Company. Blossom... Read more.
Bromwell Popcorn Poppers, Tin Cups and Camping Accessories
TEMPE, Arizona – One of America’s oldest houseware brands, Jacob Bromwell, is doing it the old-school way. The U.S. company is still making retrograde... Read more.
What Makes a Brand Suitable for Revival?
In recent weeks, I have had a number of business people contacting me to help them find old brands to revive. They are looking for help to find brands that still... Read more.
History of Gebott’s, Maker of GeBott’s Original Kream Frydkakes
NEW YORK – BrandlandUSA reader Michael Gonzalez wants help from BrandlandUSA readers on an old New York brand name, Gebott’s. He has a stock certificate... Read more.
UNO Makes 40
El Segundo, Calif. -There is still time to get the 40th anniversary UNO game. The Mattel card game, a derivative of Crazy Eights, was invented in 1971, and is on... Read more.
Chrysler Rebrands Detroit, Eminem Imported
DETROIT – It’s a shame it takes an Italian company and an old rap star to see the value in Detroit. But that’s what is mightily apparent with new... Read more.
Beer Brands Canned for Brew Encyclopedia
A new book by Dan Backer and Lance Watson taps brewing history to detail the can designs of nearly 500 beer brands. The book, published by Chronicle (Amazon link... Read more.
Branding: It’s Beginning To Grate on Nerves
Edwin Heathcote, writing in the Jan. 15, 2011 Financial Times on old British eateries, said: The more everything becomes the same, the more ubiquitous branding begins... Read more.
Tidewater Motor Oil, Washed Up at Cracker Barrel
MATHEWS, Va. – For brand archaeologists, the best dig site is Cracker Barrel. They are fascinating museums of America’s business history, not to mention... Read more.
Landor Exec On Word-less Starbucks Nymph
The new Starbucks logo has removed the word Starbucks. Many do not get it. We talked to a veteran branding executive, Allen Adamson of the New York office of Landor... Read more.