WII U

WII U doesn’t exist anymore

Liberty Safe

I feel like this would be a great topic for a “Rise & Fall” episode. They made some pretty nice safes when they first started in the mid 80’s and…

Rubios

Rubios is a chain offering Mexican seafood as well as chicken and steak. I just got fired today, 5/30/2024 and was told 50+ stores will be closing including my store….

Winnebago

A company known for their motorhomes

Peets Coffee and Tea

A large coffee chain that would tie in well, with the preexisting starbucks video

Judy’s Hamburgers

This company was born in the 1970s and become a regional chain across the southern U.S. It was a takeoff of Wendy’s. Almost everything was modeled after Wendy’s except Judy’s…

Like Cola

Why it failed: one of the first attempts of a caffeine free cola, having been marketed by the Seven Up Company in the early 1980s, but never really took off…

Transformers

More a brand than a company, but its the 40th anniversary of a pretty massive franchise

Bob’s Red Mill

My perception of their widespreadedness might be biased due to my living on the West Coast where so many people are health conscious, but they serve that customer base so…