Penn State Pretzels in the U.K.?
June 22, 2009 at 9:08 am Tina Hay 2 comments
A reader by the name of Jon Bayer ’73 just got back from a trip in Europe, where he encountered something he wasn’t expecting. He writes: “On our flight from Athens to London last week we first noticed Penn State Pretzels. Later in London we found them stocked on the shelves of stores.”
Jon points out that the company has a Web site where you can get all different flavors of Penn State Pretzels.
I remember hearing about these Penn State Pretzels once before—I think a reader actually sent us an empty bag one time. I have no idea why the folks in the U.K. decided to name their pretzels after a university in the United States. I’m sure there’s some sort of licensing violation going on here, but Penn State probably has bigger fish to fry than to go after a pretzel company across the pond.
The reason for Jon’s trip to Europe was a 40th-anniversary celebration with his wife, Sharon. Their itinerary made me just a little jealous: Israel, Palestine, Turkey, the Greek Isles, and London.
“By the way,” Bayer reports, “the pretzels are pretty good.”
Tina Hay, editor
Entry filed under: Penn State alumni. Tags: Jon Bayer, Penn State Pretzels.
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1. James O'Brien | August 8, 2009 at 3:22 pm
I’m actually sitting in the British Airways lounge at Heathrow right now thoroughly enjoying the Penn State pretzels. I wondered about the naming / licensing too – but they’re sooo delicious :)
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