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The parrot behind the Croky chips brand
Original: Het merk Croky zag het levenslicht in 1966 in Nieuwkerke, toen de West-Vlaamse familie van hoteluitbaters Huyghe op het
The Croky chips brand was founded in 1966 in Nieuwkerke, West Flanders, by the Huyghe family, who ran hotels before turning to selling crisps. They named the company after their family parrot, which had just died, and the bird became the brand's mascot. The story of the parrot's role in the brand's origins is drawing renewed attention.
Why now: The unusual origin story of a well-known Belgian chips brand, named after a deceased family parrot, is being shared again.
CrokyHuyghe familyNieuwkerkeWest Flanders
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- Het merk Croky zag het levenslicht in 1966 in Nieuwkerke, toen de West-Vlaamse familie van hoteluitbaters Huyghe op het idee kwam om chips te verkopen. Als eerbetoon aan hun familiepapegaai die toen net overleden was, gaven ze hun bedrijf de naam "Croky". De papegaai werd de… · IngridHbn@mastodon.online · 2
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