Not peanuts: 'Planters acquired by Skippy family for $3.4 billion'

[MrNoBody]

I hereby declare that once Mr. Peanut is turned into Skippy Peanut
Butter, I formally call dibs on the monocle.
Nope, Hormel will just grind it up with the corpse!

dayum, more fond childhood memories* crushed by a conglomerate :oldfogey:

The history of Planters is a fascinating immigrants success story.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planters#History

*Their stores use to be all over the highways in VA, NC, & SC
until the early '60s...