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minus-squareF/15/[email protected]@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up49·1 day agoNaked. They couldn’t use the brand name without running into trouble with naked, which is owned by either Pepsi or coke.
minus-squareNotAnotherLemmyUser@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·19 hours agoWait, why would they get in trouble? PepsiCo owns all of these companies (Frito Lays, Naked, Doritos/Cheetos, etc.). https://wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_PepsiCo_brands
minus-squareF/15/[email protected]@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up4·edit-217 hours agoBranding is still a major issue even within subsidiaries, but you’re right, they’re in a much better situation than if it were owned by coke
minus-squareNoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down1·17 hours agoAlternate theory: This is a conspiracy to turn the Latin alphabet into an abjad. Would go along nicely with Zohran Mamdani teaching Arabic numerals.
minus-squareAFK BRB Chocolate (CA version)@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up5·22 hours agoAh, okay, makes sense. So not an acronym.
Naked. They couldn’t use the brand name without running into trouble with naked, which is owned by either Pepsi or coke.
Wait, why would they get in trouble? PepsiCo owns all of these companies (Frito Lays, Naked, Doritos/Cheetos, etc.).
https://wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_PepsiCo_brands
Branding is still a major issue even within subsidiaries, but you’re right, they’re in a much better situation than if it were owned by coke
Alternate theory: This is a conspiracy to turn the Latin alphabet into an abjad. Would go along nicely with Zohran Mamdani teaching Arabic numerals.
Ah, okay, makes sense. So not an acronym.