Lucky Strike
It feels like Lucky Strike, also known as Luckies, is the most popular American cigarette brand out there. In the ‘30s and ‘40s, people smoked the product because it had such a strong marketing plan. This was the reason the brand became the best-selling cigarette brand back then. In 1976, the company started its business relationship with a company called British American Tobacco. In 1994, the UK company purchased the American Tobacco Company and its subsidiaries, Lucky Strike and Pall Mall. Even though it has gone through a number of changes, it is still considered to be a quintessentially American brand. This can be attributed to its presence in pop culture. The brand was heavily featured in Mad Men!
Lucky Strike
Budweiser
In terms of beers, there are folks who assume that it does not get any more American than this. It might have been true in the past, but the truth is that this is no longer an American company even though it was founded in Missouri and continues to say “America” on the container. In 2008, this company was bought by a Belgium beer powerhouse called InBev for $52 billion. It might have an American past, but we can’t exactly say the same thing about its future. At any rate, we are just glad that the parent company did not change the formula. It tastes exactly the same as it used to!
Budweiser
