They used to make this sort of stuff in America. Here, the old Shiny Brite brand of glass Christmas Tree ornaments. We are now looking up some history on Max Eckardt & Sons, the company that made these back in the day. Find out more at www.brandlandusa.com for in depthMORE HERE
NEW YORK – Each year, as part of Christmas, we pull out a box of Shiny Brite glass ornaments. But each time, there are fewer and fewer. But we keep the box, as it reminds us of another era, when Americans actually made things. Eckardt was a German immigrant whoMORE HERE
Top Christmas advertising promotions. Hess trucks, Hallmark ornaments and special commercials mark the season. MORE HERE
Of all the great institutions of the world, the Catholic Church has the most staying power. But with priestly scandals and Vatican II modernization, the “brand” has been tarnished, and millions of communicants have left. To deal with this, in 1998 the Diocese of Phoenix started an effort to bringMORE 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
We checked in at the blog called Off the Map, published by Fortius One. The company is all about where the map, and mapping, meets the web. Today it posted as its “dataset of the Day” an interesting map of the retail sales tax around the U.S. Fascinating. Got usMORE HERE
We love www.notfoolinganybody.com. It’s a website of fast food architecture; the premise is that once a building is a fast food building, it is ALWAYS a fast food building. The site is quite addictive. Once you start looking at roadside chains, you can always spot them. And it is notMORE HERE
FT. PIERCE – Want to know how a family owned, independent restaurant survives the recession of 2008? Look at Dale’s Real Pit Bar B Q in Fort Pierce, Florida. Founded in 1962, and hickory smoked, they keep prices low, service friendly, and bathrooms clean. They put some local high schoolMORE HERE