10 Brand Names Gone, But Not Forgotten

The Street via Yahoo! Finance ^ | August 16, 2011 | by Joe Mont

[US Navy Vet]

Old brands never die — they just fade away until someone figures a way to capitalize on the nostalgia for them.

From candy to retailers, even the biggest names can fall out of favor. Some disappear forever while others just become harder to find.

Eventually — if enough folks start playing "remember when?" — someone will take notice and try to cash in.

Remember Narragansett Beer? Rhode Island-based Narragansett Brewing opened for business in 1890. In 1981, the original Cranston brewery was closed and due to poor management by Falstaff (which had bought the brand in 1965) andproduction came to a near stand-still. In 2005, Mark Hellendrung, former president of Nantucket Nectars, along with a group of investors, bought the brand back from Falstaff

[Larry Lucido]

I remember Fanta being hugely popular in Korea, along with Foremost Ice Cream. And since there is no “F” in Korean, it always came out “whuanta” and “whoremost.”

[fredhead]

My mid-life crisis ended up with a two year restoration of this:

[Western Phil]

“A brewery once stood proud and profitable in Wilber, known far and wide as a true Czech beer with unmatched taste and quality.” From http://wilberbrewery.com/

“Wilber, the beer that made Milwaukee jealous,” remembered by my father who died in 1967, may be on the way back.

[Morgana]

[OldNewYork]

Wow, I remember those. Thanks for posting it.

[redhead]

"And chicklets. I hadn’t noticed they were gone."

Walnettos.

[ctdonath2]

HA! Fotomats and their competitors. Memories....

[ctdonath2]

Big one missing: Smith Corona (typewriters). At the height, the most recognized brand on the planet. I was contracting there when it collapsed, struggling to retrofit LCD panels on typewriters to compete with spreadsheets, databases, games, etc.

[patriot08]

The best candy bar ever; 5th Avenue made by Luedens.
It was bought by Hershey who ruined it. They left the almonds off the top.

[patriot08]

Wow. Talk about bad luck!!!
A diet product named Ayds???

[Gena Bukin]

You could have been the lucky owner of Meister Brau, Lucky Whip or General Cinemas.

Meister Brau is gone?!?!? I drank gallons of that stuff through college.

[NorthStarStateConservative]

Both are still alive and kicking in the upper Midwest.

[mrs. a]

“That’s only because there is doubt as to whether Naty Bo can actually be classified as ‘beer’.”

Bite your tongue! I love me some Natty Boh!

There’s a restaurant around here that sold a Baltimore Martini - a glass of Natty Boh with Old Bay on the rim.

Nectar of the lesser gods...

[mrs. a]

Thanks for posting that picture!

When we bought our farm, the previous owner had towed an old Fotomat on the property and used it as a booth to serve chicken dinners when his church met here.

We have since re-roofed it, painted it, cleaned it up, and we use it as a little shop to sell fleece from our alpacas. It’s actually quite cute and has lots of window space.

The daggone thing was built to last...it will probably still be here after they drop The Big One...

[Chode]

not even drunk...

[wjcsux]

Are Carter’s Liver Pills still around? How about Vitalis and Brylcream?

[wjcsux]

Both are still alive and kicking in the upper Midwest.
Both of them deserved to die. When I was going to the University of Arizona, we had Carling Black Label (nasty) and A-1 (nastier). A-1 was brewed in Phoenix. T think they got the water from the Maricopa County sewage treatment plant.

[Allegra]

Yes, Fanta is still around. I think it’s owned by Coke. It is available in the US but particularly huge in Latin America.

Lots of Fanta at the chow halls in Iraq. Probably in Afghanistan too.

[Allegra]

Remember Microsoft? And that nasty bunch Organizing for America? Who can forget ACORN!

LOL

[djf]

Nehi Grape soda. Luv that stuff!

The ORIGINAL Helluva Good Sharp Cheese. The stuff they sell now is a cheap imitation...