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Nestle’s Long Forgotten Bonanza Bar and A Tale of Two Product Launches!

Posted on January 18, 2017 by Jason Liebig

Today’s post is one I am especially excited to publish as the Bonanza bar has been on my list of lost-to-history brands I’ve long sought to uncover evidence on.  Until today, there have never been images or references to the … Continue reading →

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Maximum Marathon Part 2: The Commercials! Plus a World Premiere Video!

Posted on April 24, 2013 by Jason Liebig

Welcome back to part two in our three day Maximum Marathon coverage!  Today we’re going to focus our gaze upon the clever series of 1970’s television commercials that were created to promote the Marathon bar as well as the square-jawed … Continue reading →

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A Fun one for Friday: Rowntree’s 1970’s TEX bar!

Posted on January 11, 2013 by Jason Liebig

Back in March of last year, I wrote about Rowntree UK’s nostalgic 70’s favorite, the Texan bar.  What I didn’t know at the time was that around that same period in Rowntree’s history, their South African branch produced a different … Continue reading →

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A Candy Bar for Cowboys: Goetze’s Outlaw!

Posted on November 18, 2012 by Jason Liebig

Today I’m going to take a look at a bar from Goetze’s, a company best-known for their Caramel Creams and Cow Tales.  It’s one you probably aren’t familiar with as it only had a brief run in the mid-1980’s: It’s … Continue reading →

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