Classic Brands: Ritz Cheese Cloth, Since 1892
WEST CONSHOHOCKEN – The Ritz cloth brand was originally founded in 1892 by the John Ritzenthaler Company. This lower Manhattan (aren’t so many great... Read more.
Hilco Auctions A&P Brand Portfolio
MONTVALE, N.J. – A&P, one of the greatest brand names in the history of the United States, is up for auction, along with all the assets of the annoyin... Read more.
Bremner Wafers Still Around, and Still Green
DENVER – One of the great cracker brands, still independent, is Bremner. They are classic cocktail party crackers, and none better. Of course, Mr. Bremner... Read more.
ConAgra Needs a Fix of Its Classic Brands
OMAHA – ConAgra has consolidated itself into a purveyor of dozens of some of the best-known brands in the United States, including Hunt’s, Swiss Mis... Read more.
CBS Radio Debuts Online Sports Roundup
NEW YORK– CBS is the nation’s most credible name in radio. This week, it debuted a new online experiment that marries the best of online and terrest... Read more.
Hydrox Cookies Go Back Into Production
NEWPORT BEACH – Ellia Kassoff, the man behind number of successful brand revivals, is bringing back Hydrox Cookies. The cookies began production again thi... Read more.
Pabst Returns to Milwaukee, Opens Microbrewery
MILWAUKEE – Pabst, that icon of Milwaukee, is returning to its former home. The company will open a microbrewery and testing center at the old Pabst brewe... Read more.
Roy Rogers Making a Comeback
It was the Chipotle of the 1970s. A fast food brand started by Marriott, Roy Rogers almost went by the wayside, but then the wayside of the New Jersey Turnpike ... Read more.
New Lincoln Continental Sort of Presidential Redo
In Jim Croce’s 1970s ditty, bad boy Leroy Brown had a “Custom Continental” and an “Eldorado too.” Well, of the two, both are still... Read more.
The Legacy and History of Virginia Metalcrafters of Waynesboro
WAYNESBORO – Perhaps the greatest American brass company of the 20th century was Virginia Metalcrafters. The company started as a stove manufacturer, earl... Read more.