Oh Noes! Chocolate wars...
Jan 29th 2015, 8:45 pm
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Re: Oh Noes! Chocolate wars...
Though this is a problem with trademark law that makes companies look worse. If you don't make a fuss over every single time a similar mark is used, the next time someone comes along they can argue that you didn't defend it last time. Could lose the trademark.
That they are doing it in such a ham fisted way at the same time as lots of outcry over recipe changes and everything else doesn't help their PR.
Jan 29th 2015, 9:15 pm
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Re: Oh Noes! Chocolate wars...
That page is hilarious. All recent non-Hershey threads were started by Hershey haters, and all replies to Hershey promoted posts are by Hershey haters! I've yet to find a positive comment!
Jan 29th 2015, 9:59 pm
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Re: Oh Noes! Chocolate wars...
.... Is Hershey's still pissed that they lost out to Kraft (spun into Mondelēz International) with purchasing Cadbury's? But, realistically probably saw this opportunity long ago as a cheap alternative to protect their backdoor than to acquiring their competitor - go after the supplier rather than the manufacturer.
Businesses in UK should boycott carrying Hershey's choc and products ... also go after the importers and stop Hershey's getting into the UK!!
We should create a class action against Hershey's for infringement for using the same thing which comes out of our arses to make their stuff.
Landrover did a similar thing to indy mechanic shops and after market part businesses over copyright and trademark infringement by using either the name (in part of variation) or logo.
So ... if they're arguing that its confusing the customers as to what they're purchasing (which they are obviously stupid in the first place), - just change the wrappers ...............
https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com...8b61c08ab3.jpg
Its openly admitted that the Cadbury's made under license here (ahem Hershey's) use different ingredients ....
Businesses in UK should boycott carrying Hershey's choc and products ... also go after the importers and stop Hershey's getting into the UK!!
We should create a class action against Hershey's for infringement for using the same thing which comes out of our arses to make their stuff.
Landrover did a similar thing to indy mechanic shops and after market part businesses over copyright and trademark infringement by using either the name (in part of variation) or logo.
So ... if they're arguing that its confusing the customers as to what they're purchasing (which they are obviously stupid in the first place), - just change the wrappers ...............
https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com...8b61c08ab3.jpg
Its openly admitted that the Cadbury's made under license here (ahem Hershey's) use different ingredients ....
Usually on the tag or package it will say something like:
Metal bit made in China
Plastic bit made in US
replace bit with the actual name.
Jan 30th 2015, 2:59 am
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Re: Oh Noes! Chocolate wars...
There is a huge stink in Twitter as well:
https://twitter.com/search?q=%23BoycottHershey&src=typd
I have to say this has really pissed my off. Mainly because Hershey are being a big bully and sneakily implying that Americans are stupid (and us Brit expats as well) because we might confuse our lovely Cadbury stuff with their rubbish
https://twitter.com/search?q=%23BoycottHershey&src=typd
I have to say this has really pissed my off. Mainly because Hershey are being a big bully and sneakily implying that Americans are stupid (and us Brit expats as well) because we might confuse our lovely Cadbury stuff with their rubbish
Jan 30th 2015, 11:52 pm
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Re: Oh Noes! Chocolate wars...
I've just bought the last 13 Toffee Crisps from Fresh & Easy at 4S Ranch in San Diego. They are selling off the affected bars at 99c instead of $1.49.
Jan 31st 2015, 12:02 am
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Re: Oh Noes! Chocolate wars...
Is toffee crisp a chocolate candy with wafer like cookie inside?
I am just wondering if it's like coffee crisp we have in Canada that Nestle has.
Jan 31st 2015, 12:07 am
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Re: Oh Noes! Chocolate wars...
Not quite - Toffee Crisp doesn't have wafers, just crisp rice, caramel & chocolate - it is similar to 100 grand (but I prefer Toffee Crisp).
Jan 31st 2015, 3:24 pm
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Re: Oh Noes! Chocolate wars...
I have yet to see anyone speaking up in defence of Hershey and its "chocolate" and even the trolls are silent. How in the name of sanity have Hershey managed to keep up their "chocolate" empire for so long if nobody actually LIKES their product? Unbelievable!
Jan 31st 2015, 3:46 pm
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It's laced with heroin.
Jan 31st 2015, 5:22 pm
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Re: Oh Noes! Chocolate wars...
Here's an interesting post: Cocoa Research Centre in Trinidad hopes to solve global chocolate shortage.
Ahem...
On the other hand, the heartier trees produce big beans and plenty of them. But the cacao, well, it doesn’t taste so great. However, the bulk-chocolate industry (ahem, Hershey’s) has “solved” this problem by overroasting the beans, blending different varieties and then adding a boatload of sugar and vanilla.
Jan 31st 2015, 6:36 pm
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Re: Oh Noes! Chocolate wars...
It's not worth defending them over, I have no interest in the company itself and no personal attachments to them or their product.
It's just cheap candy and not much else.
Probably doesn't help Cadbury that they never really marketed the brand in the US from what I can tell beyond the creme egg, to me Cadbury = creme egg at Easter and not much else since the only marketing I can recall ever seeing for that brand was for the creme egg around easter with the clucking rabbit.
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Feb 1st 2015, 11:24 pm
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Re: Oh Noes! Chocolate wars...
Probably doesn't help Cadbury that they never really marketed the brand in the US from what I can tell beyond the creme egg, to me Cadbury = creme egg at Easter and not much else since the only marketing I can recall ever seeing for that brand was for the creme egg around easter with the clucking rabbit.
Feb 2nd 2015, 4:49 pm
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Re: Oh Noes! Chocolate wars...
Me too, toffee crisp is my favourite - I just bought 36 from a supplier on Amazon. $12.99 for 12. He says that they'll continue selling for a while until Hershey attacks Amazon and then they will have to kick them out. They are starting their own website. Of course the benefit of Amazon is the free shipping.
Feb 2nd 2015, 9:42 pm
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Re: Oh Noes! Chocolate wars...
Interestingly Coffee Crisp was a Rowntrees product and Toffee Crisp was a Mackintosh product. They merged and subsequently got taken over by Nestle, hence them now being both Nestle products.
