see they're mcdonald's
i'm mcdowells in the food world branding
is everything and when someone has a
great idea it's not long before someone
else tries to piggyback off of it like
these top 15 weirdest knockoff food
brands they've got egg mcmuffins we've
got egg mcstuffins
fruit rings just waiting for my
breakfast
lois oh look it's everybody's favorite
childhood brand of cereal fruit rings
yeah something doesn't sound right with
that statement does it well that's
because fruit rings are not the cereal
you've come to know and love but rather
an exact replica of kellogg's fruit
loops or at least that's the vibe
they're giving out not bad
not bad switching out the familiar loop
for a ring and using the correct
spelling for fruit this box of cereal
never fooled anyone with the same color
on the packaging same serial colors and
similar font the resemblance was just
too uncanny to ignore a lot of companies
have tried to benefit from toucan sam's
success over the years but the most
notable one has got to be ralston which
introduced its fruit rings in 1988 sure
it might be a tasty breakfast option if
there's nothing else on the shelves but
nothing could ever compare to the
original loops it is the best 7 12.
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johnny have you tried this slurpee
7-eleven is a very popular convenience
store chain that has expanded worldwide
and yet some parts of the world are
still trying to mimic the chain many
knockoffs exist all playing on the
store's famous name in china you won't
find any 7-elevens but you might find a
7-12 it's basically a mini-mart with a
similar entryway and familiar colors
you can also find 9-1 which didn't
bother using the same number but one
quick look at the store is enough to
make the connection immediately 7-eleven
was originally named after its practical
opening hours but with more of these
fake stores opening the harder it
becomes to understand what the name
stands for other counterfeits around
asia include 7-7 in south korea seven
days in vietnam which only makes sense
if they're actually open seven days
seven bright in cambodia and japan's
seven mercy there's too many of them my
donal sorry what from the burger joint
mickey d's
ronald mcdonald mcdonald's is
undoubtedly one of the most successful
fast food companies in the entire world
so it was only a matter of time before
some people wanted their own piece of
the pie by going with what works it
makes sense doesn't it however that
often results in some very weird very
obvious knockoff restaurants that don't
necessarily always compare to the
original golden arches for instance a
rock has mcdonald and no it's not a typo
the building is red with a golden m
painted on the front and it serves
burgers and fries just like at a regular
mcdonald's while the restaurant is
awfully similar to the american chain
the founder suleiman kasab is not
committing copyright infringement since
the design and logo aren't exact
replicas i see what you did there
good one jay's chips we're on strike
hunger strike you're eating potato chips
when it comes to potato chips there are
plenty of types to go around but of
course there are bound to be a few
similar offerings in the mix like jay's
potato chips for example laze is
probably one of the most dominant
sellers in the potato chip biz and one
of the most popular in north america
ever since it was first created in 1932
delicious while jay's chip sounds a lot
like a copycat of lays it was actually
created five years before lays it just
had a different name when it was
rebranded right after world war ii it
was then named mrs japs after eugenia
jab the one who invented the recipe but
no matter if jay's was indeed on the
market before lays or not the name it
shows made it forever in the shadow of
lays how sad is that
sunbucks coffee another cold brew don't
mind if i cold do it's no surprise that
chyna really loves knockoff brands but
this particular one takes the cake
starbucks is another world-renowned
international chain that has seen a lot
of knockoffs and sunbucks coffee is
definitely one of the most obvious it
really is a stellar imitation it has the
same green and white logo with the two
little stars only it replaces the
two-tailed mermaid with the face of a
chinese dragon basically a classic case
of you can copy my homework but don't
make it obvious china also has buck
stars coffee and an even more vulgar one
star
what they all serve coffee just like
starbucks the only question is is it as
good as the real thing would you be
requiring a cold beverage while you're
here i'd love some coffee oh fc
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if your brand uses an abbreviation as a
name like kfc it can be pretty easy to
copy it subtly of course again found in
china ofc is a fried chicken and burger
joint obviously modeled after kfc it
tastes just like kfc i know right but
the ofc abbreviation in this case stood
for obama fried chicken indeed used as a
logo instead of good ol colonel sanders
ofc features an image of former
president barack obama smiling with the
same bow tie apron and red and white
color scheme the restaurant was opened
by three college kids in beijing but
after kfc heard about it and considered
taking legal action they decided to
change the abbreviation to ufo and gave
the joint a space theme even though the
name is still pretty similar we doubt
they also got their hands on the secret
11 herbs and spices recipe can anyone
guess the secret ingredient dr bob i
guess i'm not technically a doctor well
one thing is for sure this doctor did
not get his doctorate from a real school
dr bob is a clear rip-off of the one and
only doctor dr pepper with 23 secret
ingredients in its recipe and a unique
taste that is yet to be a hundred
percent recreated by anyone dr pepper
has a lot going for it to make other
companies very envious
hmm that must be the sugar oh god that's
good
around since the 1880s the original soda
brand has gathered a lot of popularity
over the years and built a pretty big
name for itself which is why brands like
dr bob have been desperate to find even
just a tiny bit of fame by piggybacking
off the soda brand as we keep moving on
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next h
candy candy everybody knows eminems are
the ultimate movie road trip and well
just about any occasion snack you should
always have on hand the melt in your
mouth not in your hands candy has been
around since the 1940s and has become a
true icon h and h's on the other hand
not so much the peanut covered treat
didn't try very hard to cover up the
fact that it was ripping off an already
beloved brand let's count the
similarities shall we no i can't take it
i can't take it jerry it's too much it's
too much you've got the obvious name
resemblance with only the letters
changing the overall branding from the
color of the packaging to the font and
we can't forget the very happy very
familiar mascot featured on the back a
living smiling colorful chocolate treat
as the face of the brand remind you of
anything the only slight difference
would have to be the unusually big teeth
the ancient h mascot has needless to say
these are most definitely melt in your
hand that doesn't sound good
duffin daggles do you normally take
coffee with your sugar
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in america the world runs on coffee
joints donut shops and hybrid stores
just like dunkin donuts in spain it's
the same only the dominant player in
that department is duffin daigles yes
duffin daigles it's not a spelling error
and it's actually a very popular coffee
and bagel chain and a clear knockoff of
dunkin donuts it's not a burn from
dunkin donuts coffee not only does it
bear a similar letter font and the same
color scheme only reversed but it also
serves many of the same menu items under
slightly different names coffee frappes
slushy drinks and a gigantic selection
of donuts all served in similar
interiors and similar packaging a true
doppelganger chain so if you're ever in
spain and you're missing your reliable
cup of joe from dunkin don't worry
you've got duffin to satisfy your
craving noice
sunny day
let's see we got soda purple stuff oh
sunny d all right sunny day could
strangely be the original name of the
popular orange drink sunny d however it
is actually a fast food place in yemen
you can probably already tell by the
white green and yellow color scheme and
the lettering what this restaurant is
modeled after the one and only subway
subway
obviously the name sounds nothing like
the original other than the fact that it
rhymes which is why sunny day has been
able to ride just above the jurisdiction
of copyright infringement and keep its
recognizable marketing even though the
real subway has had a presence in the
middle east for more than 30 years it
clearly hasn't stopped them from
creating multiple substitutes for the
sandwich chain another notable knockoff
is found in iran and the sign consists
of subway's letters scattered randomly
along with an extra s and e just cuz
no doubt no doubt
scandinavian swimmers arrowheads more
pottery i also found some weird looking
gummy candy these are basically just
like the swedish fish you all know and
love only now they're not just from
sweden and have embraced the entire
scandinavian territory sold at trader
joe's around the country scandinavian
swimmers have the same texture as their
swedish counterparts as well as the same
vibrant hues and chewiness chewy chewy
but one of the great things about these
is how they are made with colors derived
only from naturally available products
like fruit and vegetable extracts the
main difference between swedish fish and
scandinavian swimmers is the shape of
the gummies the swimmers each have a
unique shape with their own distinct
flavor there's an orange flavored
rockfish a huckleberry dolphin a mango
peach sea horse and a berry red lobster
so if you've ever tired of eating the
same old fish candy now you know you
have a bunch of varied sea creatures to
munch on instead awesome
borneo never heard of it as america's
number one favorite cookie oreos are
sure to be the target of many many
copycats and the clever names and
obvious brandy knockoffs have not
disappointed marketed as the chocolate
sandwich cookie oreos have always been
synonymous with cream filling between
two chocolate cookies which companies
went to great lengths to recreate borneo
is a good example of flagrant copying
with its vanilla cream and white and
blue packaging you also have boreo
cookies an egypt-based brand that
features a similar intriguing design on
the cookie the okie dokie cookies great
name on that one the cream between and
the weirdest of them all oreo spelled
with an i which isn't even exactly a
cookie but still has the exact same logo
and name this whole rip-off thing is
even funnier when you know that oreos
were originally a rip-off themselves
indeed hydrox cookies were the
inspiration of the oreos we know today
mother oreo smoothie now pizza hat
pizza time if you google pizza hat the
first thing you'll encounter is pizza
hut as it simply assumes you made a typo
the second thing will be a bunch of
people wearing silly flat circular
shaped pizza hats and then if you do a
little more digging you'll eventually
end up with pizza hat the iran-based
pizza joint because of the government
prohibiting business with western
cultures countries like iran had to come
up with some ideas if they still wanted
to enjoy popular franchises and the best
way to do that is to change up a letter
or two and bingo
easy peasy pizza hat has the same color
scheme menu and logo except for a little
variation the famous hat after all
there's got to be at least some kind of
connection with the name of the
restaurant right indeed indeed cat cat
very original steven kitkats have been
thriving for over 80 years so of course
it was only a matter of time before
someone else tried to get in on that
success however cat cot isn't exactly
the most appetizing name there is it
sounds more like it could be some sort
of a luxury kitty litter box not a tasty
chocolate treat but oh well the funniest
thing about this knockoff apart from the
name is the fact that it used the exact
same slogan you know the one from the
famous commercials that's on every bar
only this bar reads have a break have a
cat cot talk about originality oops at
this point they should have just named
it cat kit to really steer into the skid
with the same chocolate bar branding
slogan and almost the same name catcott
has probably fooled more than one person
into thinking it was the real deal
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this is a tasty burger it's not a small
thing to call yourself the king of
burgers and burger king has definitely
earned that title by offering delicious
and unique burgers that doesn't mean
however that there aren't any other
great burger joints around but since
there can only be one king people had to
get creative this is where chains like
king burger come into play this ontario
canada-based fast food joint found the
perfect loophole to avoid getting sued
for copyright infringement by simply
swapping the two names good for them all
while somewhat keeping the same meaning
while it doesn't necessarily mean that
king burger is a bad knock off it still
could have come up with a less obvious
name like burger friends did although
that one did keep the same round red
yellow and blue button looking icon so
really maybe it's all the same at the
end of the day
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