I saw these ads and was surprised at how transparent they are. But maybe only to people who are already on the “let’s not feed the superpower as it falls into outright fascism” train?
this post was submitted on 26 Mar 2026
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I mean, "falling into" is a funny thing to say considering how the company was doing in the 30's and 40's...
Just visited Denmark a few weeks ago and seemed like an obvious "Dane-washing" of a famously American brand. I think they noticed.
Lays chips in Canada redesigned their packaging last year to add a sizable "Made in Canada" logo on it. They knew people would care enough about it that they didn't just put a sticker.
Maybe shouldn'tve give a presidential coca cola to an openly fascist dorito.
They did a comparable campaign im Germany https://www.dw.com/en/coca-cola-rebranding-made-in-germany-image-crisis/a-73896635
Request. If y'all make another Deutsch alternative to Coke, can you please make something better than Fanta? Bitte schön?
What's wrong with Fanta?
Fanta is probably the worst example I can think of for having a different recipe depending on where it is. So maybe whatever is wrong with Fanta is just where they live.
intergrade
Is that the word you wanted?
I am not sure.. It would be in my main language but may mean something else in english?
I meant it is the same way as 'assimilate' but I don't really know what would be most appropriate