8 Beloved Food Brands With More Than 1 Name

The only thing that separates Hellmann's and Best Foods is the Rocky Mountain range! Hellmann's began in New York City in the early 1900s and was acquired by Postum Foods (which later became Best Foods) in 1927. For 90 years, the company (now owned by megacorporation Unilever) sells the same delicious product as Hellman's to the east of the Rockies and Best Foods to the west.

The tale of two ice creams begins all the way back in 1928, when Joseph Edy and William Dreyer partnered up. Edy made candy and Dreyer made ice cream, and together, they made the most creative treats around. The name shifted over the years — from Edy's Grand Ice Cream to Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream — and now it's known as Edy's east of the Rocky Mountains and Dreyer's in the West and Texas.

When Burger King made moves to place franchise locations in Australia in the early '70s, it ran into an unexpected problem: there was already a "Burger King" restaurant that had trademarked the name nationally. Thus, it had to come up with a new title. The Australian franchise owner, Jack Cowin, agreed to call the new locations Hungry Jack's. While the menus are slightly different, Hungry Jack's does serve the Whopper!

"It's not delivery, it's . . . Delissio?" That may not sound quite right to you, but Canadians know what I'm talking about. Though they go by different names in the US and Canada, DiGiorno and Delissio are both owned by Nestlé. Their selling point is that same rising crust, and they are sold with the same marketing campaign.

I grew up in Northern California going to Safeway, so when I moved to San Diego for school, you can imagine my confusion when I went into a Vons and found, well, a Safeway. The relationship between the brands is a long story, beginning with Charles Von der Ahe opening Von's Groceteria in LA in 1906. After various mergers and acquisitions, Safeway is now the parent company, but shoppers will still find stores branded as Vons in Southern California.

To be fair, this chip company is known by many, many names: Lay's in America, Walkers in the UK and Ireland, Sabritas in Mexico, Smith's in Australia, Poca in Vietnam, and so on. It all started with Herman Lay, who sold snacks in 1932. Are you ready for this? He bought the manufacturer Barrett Food Company, renamed it H.W. Lay Lingo & Company, later changed it to the Lay's Lay Lingo Company, merged it with the Frito Company in 1961 and the company became Frito-Lay, merged with Pepsi-Cola Company in 1965, and became PepsiCo. PepsiCo then bought Walkers in 1989 but opted to keep the name.

If you live in the Western US, you eat at Carl's Jr. If you live in the Eastern US, you eat at Hardee's. While Carl (literally, the founder's name was Carl Karcher) came first, the two brands were eventually acquired by the same corporation. Parent company CKE has attempted to merge Hardee's into Carl's Jr. — more than once. The customers simply rejected the rebranding, so CKE kept the beloved Hardee's name.

Now this is just pure insanity. One bread: THREE names. Oroweat began in California in 1932, Arnold started in Connecticut in 1940, and Brownberry sprouted in Wisconsin in 1946. As of 2017, all three are owned by Bimbo Bakeries, which packages the breads nearly identically! Oroweat is sold in the West, Arnold in the East, and Brownberry is still based in the Midwest.