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List of defunct consumer brands

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This is a list of defunct notable consumer brands that are no longer manufactured and no longer available to consumers. According to the Cambridge Dictionary, a consumer brand is "a product that is well known and that is bought by individual people rather than by companies".[1] Brands in this list may still be manufactured in modest quantities or limited runs as a nostalgic or retro style item. The items in the list are mainly American.

A set of 6 white-on-red signs with white block text along the side of a road, reading in order "BIG MISTAKE", "MANY MAKE", "RELY ON HORN", "INSTEAD OF BRAKE", and, stylized, "Burma-Shave".
A set of signs promoting Burma-Shave, on U.S. Route 66

Automobiles

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Airlines

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Banking and accounting

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Energy

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Food and beverages

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Processing, distributing and retail companies

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Dairy

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Pet food

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Food items

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Alcoholic beverages

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Breakfast cereals

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Soft drinks

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Heavy manufacturing and processing

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Media

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Retail

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Chain stores

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Clothing and accessories

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Consumer electronics and software

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Home consumer products

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The Instamatic 100, the first Instamatic sold in the United States

Photography

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Toy manufacturers

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Railroads

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Shipping

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Telecommunications

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See also

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References

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  1. ↑ "consumer brand". dictionary.cambridge.org. 2025-09-10. Retrieved 2025-09-13.
  2. ↑ Gazel, Neil R. (1990). Beatrice: From Buildup through Breakup. Urbana: University of Illinois Press. ISBN 978-0-252-01729-2.
  3. ↑ Charles Gipfel Milwaukee, Wisconsin Early Stoneware
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Galindo, Brian (February 15, 2013). "25 Cereals From The '80s You Will Never Eat Again". BuzzFeed. Retrieved November 4, 2017.
  5. ↑ Evers, Joris (January 6, 2005). "Microsoft to phase out Pocket PC, Smartphone brands | Hardware". InfoWorld. Retrieved July 14, 2011.
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