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Business Wars Daily

Mid-Day Squares Turns Challenge Into Marketing Gold

Business Wars Daily

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Business, Business News, News, Daily News

4.6717 Ratings

🗓️ 28 October 2021

⏱️ 5 minutes

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Summary

Today is Thursday, October 28, and we’re looking at Mid-Day Squares vs. Kellogg’s vs. Hershey’s.

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One, three. From Wondery, I'm David Brown, and this is Business Wars Daily on this Thursday, October 28.

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Here's a riddle. What's chocolatey, peanut buttery, and wrapped in orange packaging?

1:13.9

If you guessed, Reese's peanut buttercups made by one Hershey's, well, we don't blame you,

1:18.7

but you'd be wrong, and that's the reason behind Hershey's recent cease and assist order.

1:24.0

The company instructed to cease and desist midday squares. That's a Canadian startup that

1:30.0

makes refrigerated, chocolatey, quote, superfood squares that they say help curb cravings between

1:36.2

meals. And the fledgling company, which was founded in 2018, has already had to think on its

1:41.7

feet to dodge a few clashes with the big boys in the sweet snack industry.

1:46.9

Even before, Hershey's reached out with a note involving a certain orange hue. Midday Squares was hit

1:53.0

with a warning from Kellogg's. See, Kellogg's owns Insurgent Brands, and Insurgent Brands makes

1:58.5

RX bars, those healthy snack bars made with egg whites and dates.

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