The E. Hoffman Company, long an iconic Chicago brand, has returned to Chicago. They have even brought back their Spilman mixture tobbacco. Most famous return? Their Hoffman House cigars. Founded in just before the Civil War, their advertising images have been synonymous with Chicago. Head on over to BrandlandUSA.com forMORE HERE
Want to experience historic brands firsthand? We, of course, love the Vermont Country Store, and appreciate that they have all the old great brands. But did you know that they have a tour that takes fans to the Vermont Countryside. The tour takes in the village of Weston, Billings FarmMORE HERE
Nice Lady. Nice Legs! Curious what corporations were friends of the Democrat Party in 1964 vs. today? Head on over to our www.brandlandUSA.com main site to find out the list of the 75 Democratic Brands of 1964. It will take you right back to the LBJ era. Ideas? Comments? ContactMORE HERE
An old brand of the British Empire has returned. Huntley & Palmers, founded in 1822 and proclaimed to be “The Most Famous Biscuit Company in the World” is back on British shelves. The company was started by Quaker Joseph Huntley in Reading, Berkshire. Brits apparently remember products with names suchMORE HERE
Found recently on the grocery shelves. A new packaging for Mary Kitchen Roast Beef Hash, with Hormel recently added to the top. Mary Kitchen is the best brand of Roast Beef Hash; whenever a can is opened, happiness ensues at the breakfast table. The question is whether this is aMORE HERE
A recent article in the Los Angeles Times, reprinted in the Orlando Sentinel, reported on the fact that the copyright on Mickey Mouse might be in doubt. The story by Joseph Menn, called “Disney’s rights to young Mickey Mouse may be wrong” reports that Film credits from the 1920s revealMORE HERE
Borden is back, big time. We spotted a large Borden cheese display at the Osprey, Florida Wal-Mart on Tamiami Trail, and it made us want to learn more about how the Borden dairy brand is doing. Borden is doing great. This is great news. Go to the website www.FriendsofElsie.com, andMORE HERE
Missing the old dome liners that ran from Los Angeles to Chicago on the Santa Fe? Here is one in Santa Fe, New Mexico, just off downtown, back in 2005. Happily, the Santa Fe brand is still alive. The Santa Fe Southern Railroad operates the old Super Chief dome carsMORE HERE
At left, a great logo from Intelsat and Hughes, seen on the Space Shuttle mock up walk through at Kennedy Space Center. Hughes once built satellites for Intelsat. The company is now morphed. Sadly, there are fewer Hughes companies than there were. Thankfully, there is still a Hughes Satellite, andMORE HERE
Missing your old friends in the fridge, or at the beer cooler? It could be that your favorite beer brand is gone. While some brands are making a comeback, other brands are still in the tank, as of 2008. Fortune magazine’s Beth Kowitt surveyed the top 99 oldest beers inMORE HERE