22 May 2009
When I was a kid, I used to love the idea of Pringles potato chips snacks. They were all the same size. They were all the same color. They lasted forever. And they came in a can. The appeal to me, and other snackers, was the consistency and sameness. They were so very different from [...]
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5 July 2008
A court in London has ruled that Pringles, the iconic snacks in the ubiquitous red tube, are not potato chips. Really. Apparently, there are not enough potatos in Pringles to have them legally qualify as “potato chips” or “potato crisps.” That matters to the tax office because in the UK, most food is exempt from [...]
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