You’re probably familiar with Pringles, one of the most recognizable snack brands in the world. But around the same time as Pringles debut, there was also another chip being introduced to the market called Pringles. So what happens when two similar products have the same name?
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“This Business of People, Products,” Journal and Courier, Jan 25, 1969
“Big Firms Wrestle Over Chips Name,” George Lazarus, Chicago Daily News Service via Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Feb 13, 1969
Sales Management, April 1969
“Those Crazy Names Actually Cost Money,” M.J. Wilson, Newsweek Feature Service, Dayton Daily News, Nov 20, 1969
“New Snacks,” The Cincinnati Post, Apr 27, 1994