SEAGROVE, N.C. – Our friend Doug Dobey, that fantastico Richmond, Virginia graphic designer, says that he is getting out the Luck’s Black Eyed Peas for the New Year’s Holiday. Add to it some stewed tomatoes and you have a VERY odd Southern tradition. We aren’t that big fans of blackMORE HERE
More than Bundt MINNEAPOLIS – One of the great Made in USA companies is Nordic Ware, inventors of the Bundt pan. Nordic Ware was founded in 1946 by H. David and Dorothy Dalquist. Their first products were kitchenware for the ethnic market, including the Rosette Iron, Ebleskiver Pan and KrumkakeMORE HERE
ROCKY MOUNT, N.C. – Thanks to our friend Johnnie Hubbel who tells us of her love of Red & White supermarkets. Johnnie (we call her LOU!) went into the one in Red Oak, N.C. and found a big bin of Necco Wafers, rock candy and Chick-O-Stix. If you want toMORE HERE
Once an institution in New York, Bartons Confections candy is still around. Founded in 1898, their site says that it was in 1938 that the company was started by Viennese candy maker Stephen Klein, a first store Bartons Salon De Chocolat Shops in the New York area. Klein came toMORE HERE
One of the best known repeat Christmas commercials is the Folgers “Peter” commercial where college student “Peter” comes home for Christmas in a snowstorm, and makes Folgers coffee with his little sister. While the 1986 commercial hasn’t been running recently, it has been shown so much at holiday time thatMORE HERE
St. LOUIS – So AB Inbev releases its new logo, just after its takeover of Anheuser-Busch. At the same time, it is preparing layoffs. These layoffs were in preparation just before Christmas. According to AP, there are to be about 1,500 fired. Apparently, some were proposed before the buyout, butMORE HERE
Remember the Pillsbury breakfast cereal Farina, which dates from 1898? It is available at many local groceries. It is now made by U.S. Mills; their website states that the company has owned the Farina brand since 2001. It says it acquired it from Holden Foods. Cream of Wheat was inventedMORE HERE
LEHI – Founded in 1906, Lehi Roller Mills still makes bakery mixes from their mills in Lehi, Utah. The company was founded by George G. Robinson, and is run by Sherm Robinson, his grandson. The muffin mix is a completely pre-mixed recipe. Pictured here is their Country Blueberry Muffin Mix.MORE HERE
This week, Brandweek magazine takes on some old-style brands. A couple of stories of note include: Del Monte’s New CMO Raises The Bar On Fruit: These recessionary times are supposedly causing consumers to go back to the basics. And what’s more basic than fruit? If that’s the case, Del Monte,MORE HERE