when the party's over...

#branding #branded #corporatebullshit #marketing #pineapples #comic

"Ananas comosus"
Teableau for 07/10/25

The pineapple is widely considered to be a symbol of good luck. I think it must be true, because anyone who gets to eat a pineapple is, indeed, a fortunate soul.

#Tea #Pineapples #Teableau #TeaCozy #TeaCosy #BlackTea #Handmade #Sewing #VintageChina #VintageGlass #Candles #Summer #Luck

After over 130 yrs of providing food to America, ranging from #Pineapples to #Pears to #Peaches to #PetFoods, modern marketing #mismanagement puts #California cannery #DelMonte into big #Bankruptcy blaming "borrowing" binge that led to billions in 21st century debt.

Current company HQ claims they secured another nearly a billion in #loans to keep operating as they seek a buyer.

Once one of the great west coast companies, "Del Monte Plant No. 1" built in post earthquake #SanFrancisco was heralded as the largest #fruit and #vegetable cannery in the world, employing 2,500 people and producing 200,000 cans of Del Monte brand food per day.

Later, it became a subsidiary of RJ Reynolds tobacco, and owner of #SunKist oranges & #StarKist tuna. In 2006, Del Monte became the second largest pet foods corp by purchasing Meow Mix & Milk Bone brands, but since then, HQ moved to suburban Walnut Creek CA and many of the Del Monte operations & brands have been thinned out and sold off. In 2025 brands still include #Contadina, College Inn #soups, and since 2001, a similar subsidiary 100+ yr old #canning brand called S & W and a more recent foray into burgeoning bubble teas.

https://www.mercurynews.com/2025/07/02/del-monte-economy-food-fruit-vegetable-court-bankrupt-bay-area-jobs/?share=muabystysmrmasntycab #GftLink #SharedStory #MercuryNews

https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Food/canned-goods-company-del-monte-foods-files-chapter/story?id=123409670

Yes, Pineapple On Pizza Is Great, But That’s Not The Point

https://wptavern.com/wordpress-org-login-introduces-mandatory-pineapple-pizza-checkbox

Seriously, how old are we? Instead of having people swear they have nothing to with WP Engine they now have to proclaim their love for pineapple on pizza before being let into WordPress.org. WTAF! Come on!

In other news State of the Word happened in Japan this AM. It was 4am eastern so I didn’t attend. But Matt Medeiros has a good write up here.

#checkBox #pineapples #pizza #stupidity #wordpressOrg