Otter@lemmy.caM to Canada@lemmy.caEnglish · 1 year agoWhat a blow! Kleenex pulling out of Canadian consumer marketwww.cbc.caexternal-linkmessage-square6fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up10arrow-down1external-linkWhat a blow! Kleenex pulling out of Canadian consumer marketwww.cbc.caOtter@lemmy.caM to Canada@lemmy.caEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square6fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareEm Adespoton@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 year agoThey’re not pulling out, they’re just removing the brand from the Canadian market… which makes sense, because Kleenex lost its trade mark protection in Canada. So they’re using the Scotties trade name instead (same company).
minus-squareOtter@lemmy.caOPMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·edit-21 year agoOh ok, found this other article that had more details but it suggests Scotties is a different brand? https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/article-kleenex-tissue-discontinued-canada-alternatives/
minus-squareMaeve@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up0arrow-down1·1 year agoI don’t know who the ultimate parent company of Kimberly Clark is, but iirc, Scott products are manufactured by Koch industries.
They’re not pulling out, they’re just removing the brand from the Canadian market… which makes sense, because Kleenex lost its trade mark protection in Canada. So they’re using the Scotties trade name instead (same company).
Oh ok, found this other article that had more details but it suggests Scotties is a different brand?
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/article-kleenex-tissue-discontinued-canada-alternatives/
I don’t know who the ultimate parent company of Kimberly Clark is, but iirc, Scott products are manufactured by Koch industries.