The 1970s were shaped by inflation, energy shocks, and changing consumer behavior, and many brands from the era eventually disappeared as industries consolidated.
This archive groups brands by the decade when they vanished, were discontinued, or otherwise became defunct. It provides a broader view of how industries, shopping habits, and consumer tastes changed over time.
Alexander the Grape is a grape-flavored retro candy that began under Ferrara in 1971. Candy-history sources say the original version w…
Licensed toy spaceship from the Battlestar Galactica TV series featuring spring-loaded missiles. A 4-year-old boy choked to death on a…
Johnny Apple Treats is a retro apple-flavored candy remembered as part of the same old theater-box and candy-counter world as Alexande…
Pearson’s **Seven Up** was a segmented milk-chocolate bar introduced in the 1930s. The bar was molded into seven small chambers, each…
Brands are grouped primarily by the year they ended, disappeared, or were discontinued. Some were founded earlier, but are listed under the 1970s if that is when they became defunct.
The 1970s archive includes retail brands, consumer products, food and drink names, technology brands, media properties, and other vanished brands from the decade.