Food & Drink
16 brands in the Ledger.
Spirits, beer, ice cream, and pantry staples. Labels that lean on a place or a founding date, and the companies that own them now.
16 results
Food & Drink · Spirits
Templeton Rye
Status: AvoidRye whiskey sold on the story of Templeton, Iowa's Prohibition-era bootleggers.
Infinium Spirits (Underwood family)
Food & Drink · Ice Cream
Häagen-Dazs
Status: WatchlistSuper-premium ice cream sold in pints and scoop shops worldwide. People buy it for density, short ingredient lists and a European-luxury feel.
General Mills
Food & Drink · Dairy
Philadelphia Cream Cheese
Status: WatchlistAmerica's default cream cheese, sold in foil bricks and tubs. People buy it for bagels and baking because recipes name it.
The Kraft Heinz Company
Food & Drink · Beer
Beck's
Status: WatchlistGerman pilsner from Bremen that US drinkers bought as an import at an import price.
AB InBev
Food & Drink · Spirits
Bulleit
Status: WatchlistHigh-rye bourbon in a frontier-style bottle, sold on a family recipe story.
Diageo
Food & Drink · Spirits
Michter's
Status: WatchlistPremium Kentucky bourbon and rye with collector demand, sold on a lineage dating to 1753 Pennsylvania.
Chatham Imports (Magliocco family)
Food & Drink · Spirits
Widow Jane
Status: WatchlistCraft-presented premium bourbon sold on a Brooklyn distillery and Rosendale limestone-mine water.
Heaven Hill Brands
Food & Drink · Beer
Kirin Ichiban
Status: WatchlistJapanese premium lager sold in US sushi bars and supermarkets on its Japanese origin.
Kirin Holdings
Food & Drink · Beer
Red Stripe
Status: WatchlistJamaican lager in a stubby bottle, sold on island imagery.
Desnoes & Geddes (Heineken)
Food & Drink · Beer
Sapporo
Status: WatchlistJapanese lager sold in US restaurants on its real Japanese heritage.
Sapporo Holdings
Food & Drink · Beer
Stella Artois
Status: WatchlistBelgian lager with chalice glassware and a medieval date on the label.
AB InBev
Food & Drink · Olive Oil
Bertolli (olive oil)
Status: WatchlistSupermarket olive oil sold on an Italian family name and Italian origin.
Deoleo
Food & Drink · Beer
Kona Brewing (Kona Big Wave)
Status: WatchlistMass-market golden ale and other beers sold on island imagery and "aloha" themes. AB InBev places Big Wave in its premium portfolio.
AB InBev
Food & Drink · Condiments
Sir Kensington's
Status: WatchlistPremium ketchup, mayonnaise and other condiments sold on clean ingredients and old-world British charm, priced above Heinz and Hellmann's.
Unilever PLC
Food & Drink · Ice Cream
Talenti
Status: WatchlistPremium gelato in clear, reusable jars, sold in US supermarkets as an Italian-style indulgence.
The Magnum Ice Cream Company
Food & Drink · Pasta Sauce
Francesco Rinaldi
Status: WatchlistLow-priced jarred pasta sauce sold in US supermarkets, especially in the Northeast, on an Italian family identity.