DENVER (KDVR) — Have you ever ever checked out a product on the grocery store shelf and been satisfied it was a distinct model? Properly, you may not be unsuitable, particularly for those who lived some place else.
Some manufacturers have utterly completely different names, relying on which half of the US they’re offered in.
The businesses level out that many of those model variations are discovered east and west of the Rocky Mountains.
Mayonnaise
Should you grew up or lived anyplace east of the Rocky Mountains, you in all probability acknowledge Hellmann’s as one of many mayonnaise manufacturers you acquire or noticed on the cabinets.
Nonetheless, for those who search for the model on the cabinets of some shops in western states, it’s possible you’ll not discover it. As a substitute, it’s possible you’ll discover a very comparable wanting jar labeled Finest Meals.
That is as a result of, in 1927, the California firm that may ultimately change into Finest Meals acquired the Hellmann’s model. Nonetheless, the corporate continued to promote below each manufacturers, Finest Meals within the west and Hellmann’s within the east.
Frozen
Relying on what you are used to, for those who take a stroll down the frozen dessert aisle on the retailer, you would possibly do a double take.
Dreyer’s and Edy’s ice lotions look virtually similar, aside from the identify on the containers. They each additionally come from the identical firm.
West of the Rocky Mountains, in addition to in Texas, you will discover him below the identify Dreyer. East of that, nevertheless, is Edy’s. The corporate stated that is executed in honor of the corporate’s two founders, William Dreyer and Joseph Edy.
Quick meals
These regional variations between the West and East Coasts should not restricted to grocery retailer staples.
Carl’s Jr. and Hardee’s are owned by the identical father or mother firm, CKE Eating places Holdings, Inc., though the corporate considers the 2 to be impartial manufacturers.
Should you’re coming from the japanese half of the US, you will solely discover Hardee’s eating places till you attain a sure level, at which level the one choice is Carl’s Jr.
Two states, Wyoming and Oklahoma, have Hardee’s and Carl’s Jr. eating places.
lady scout cookies
Whereas the cookies are recognized nationwide as Lady Scout cookies, there are some model and taste variations it’s possible you’ll discover, relying on the place you grew up or what you are used to.
Two completely different bakeries supply cookies for Lady Scouts of America: ABC Bakers and Little Brownie Bakers.
Most likely essentially the most notable distinction between the 2 is the names of a few of the cookies: Samoas and Caramel deLites are the identical kinds of cookies as one another, simply as Do-si-dos and peanut butter sandwiches are the identical, and Tagalongs and Peanut Butter Sandwiches are the identical. Butter burgers are the identical.
Cookies in Colorado, for instance, come from Little Brownie Bakers, whereas cookies somewhere else, together with Kansas and Nebraska, come from ABC Bakers.
Nonetheless, not like the earlier three manufacturers, the division over the place every is offered is far much less stark, and you will discover cookies from each bakers on each side of the Rocky Mountains.