When a brand goes into decline or a company purchases another company, older legacy brands often get lost or neglected, even when there is value and bankable goodwill. While some names are worth killing off, there is enormous value in many older legacy brands. What is a company to doMORE HERE
We found a great list of American grocery brands and their date of founding. It was on the website catcherman.com. Here is just the 19th century section. Putting it in list form makes it sort of illustrative. 1872, Blackjack chewing gum 1876, Premium soda crackers (later Saltines) 1881, Pillsbury flourMORE HERE
We love Bell’s Olives. The Original. The Bell brand dates from 1930, headquartered in Corning, California. But parent company Bell-Carter Foods Inc. dates from 1912, when Arthur and Henry Bell bought an olive grove in Reedly, California. They later bought Maywood, Lindsay and Alberti olive companies, and are the nation’sMORE HERE
HIALEAH – When in Miami, a trip to grocer Sedano’s will help you get in the local mood. With over a dozen locations, you can’t miss it. It’s a great window into Miami’s Cuban culture, and best yet, it sells all the Americano stuff too. They are now up toMORE HERE
BRADENTON – We grew up and were always pals with Tropic-Ana. She not only graced the packages of Tropicana, but she was on the outside of the bright orange CSX freight trains that ran from Palmetto/Bradenton Florida to packaging plants up north. Yes, she was topless, but somehow it wasMORE HERE
Great nostalgic idea for a retailer or mall operator to build some identity and uniqueness during Christmas. How about giving away a ride to customers. It’s from the website Kiddie Ride USA. Visit our main site www.brandlandUSA.com Ideas? E-mail editor Garland PollardMORE HERE
TERRE HAUTE, INDIANA – Among the greatest of the American grocery brand names is Clabber Girl. Iconic Clabber Girl was born when a Terre Haute, Indiana wholesale company named Hulman Brothers added its own brand of baking powder. They called it Clabber, which is apparently a word for sour milk.MORE HERE
JAMAICA, NY – The recent renovation of the Eero Saarinen-designed TWA Flight Center, now known as T5, was a true passing of the torch, as Ruth Richter Holden, daughter of TWA co-founder Paul Richter, flew her restored Lockheed Electra into JFK Airport for the dedication ceremony. Ruth Richter Holden, quiteMORE HERE
What happens when your brokerage brand is tarnished? Read our post on the future of Wachovia Securities, A.G. Edwards and Wheat First and Butcher & Singer. Oddly, Butcher & Singer, the Main Line Philadelphia brokerage that merged with Wheat First, has resurfaced as a brand. It will now be aMORE HERE
There is something so clinical about an RV. It takes all the 1920s Boy Scout aspect out of the camping, and that’s no fun. In addition, with most travel trailers (those are the RVs that need to be pulled), they are large, bulky and very ugly. Thankfully, you can stillMORE HERE