Pepsi Brings Back Classic Packaging, Again
It’s back 40 years for Pepsi (NYSE: PEP), which is again offering an old-style Pepsi. At right, a stack of Pepsi cartons at the Publix at Bay in Sarasota.... Read more.
Red Routemaster Double Decker to Return to London
LONDON – There are few trademarks more remembered than London’s Routemaster buses, and their recent revitalization is proof that moving vehicle programs... Read more.
The Tru-Edge Sharpening Steel
For those who like old brands, having ones around the kitchen always satisfies, as they are reminders of when American companies made enduring products that were... Read more.
What Happened to Cat’s Paw Heels?
First used in 1904, Cat’s Paw is one of the great American brands. The cat, according to Hal Morgan’s book Symbols of America, was designed by Lucian... Read more.
History of Rapa, the King of Scrapple
Bridgeville, DE – Scrapple is one of those things that if you overthink, you lose the appetite. As a child in 1970s Virginia, it was served in fashionable... Read more.
The Best Known Brands of Chitterlings for the New Year
Chitterlings (pronounced chitlins) are still popular, though do not appear on many restaurant menus. Nevertheless, there are strong brands, each having a following... Read more.
Entenmann’s Cakes Walk Right Into Hostess
A new Entenmann’s at the Publix store at The Landings in Sarasota most precisely looks like a Hostess display. It was not like Entenmann’s at all, but... Read more.
Kukla, Fran & Ollie Come Back on DVD
Kukla, Fran & Ollie, a show that debuted January 12, 1949 on NBC, is now on DVD thanks to Martin Tahse Productions. The ad-libbed show initially ran five nights... Read more.
GM’s “OK” Used Car Brand Would Do for Defunct Dealers
So what does a GM dealer that used to have a Saturn or Saab franchise do now that these brands are gone? Some are going solo, as used car and repair dealerships.... Read more.
Ronson Flints: Great American Lighter Brand
There are great brands related to lighters. Of course there is Zippo, which has done an aggressive and smart job of keeping an anachronistic brand alive at a time... Read more.