Source: United Press International
“The maker of Chips Ahoy cookies is suing a discount grocery store chain, claiming it ‘blatantly’ copied its chocolate chip cookie and other snack packaging to ‘deceive and confuse’ customers. Mondelez, which also makes Oreos and Wheat Thins, filed the federal lawsuit May 27 against German grocer Aldi, seeking monetary damages and a court order to stop Aldi from selling the products. Aldi has more than 2,400 locations in the United States.” [editor’s note: I shop at Aldi, and have no problem at all distinguishing its store brands from other brands. In fact, when you shop at Aldi, you EXPECT to see its store brands rather than other brands. Apparently Mondelez did some market research and discovered its customer base’s (or the court’s) average IQ is 40 – TLK] (06/03/25)