- Moo & Oink
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Moo & Oink was a South Side Chicago, Illinois-based grocery store chain and wholesaler that catered to the inner-city community and south suburbs. Originally named the Calumet Meat Company, the company was renamed Moo & Oink in 1976.
It became well known for its odd late-night television commercials that ran in the 1980s and mid 1990s, usually featuring dancing people in cow and pig costumes. The commercials often featured a jingle, that roughly went as follows: "Moo and Oink! Moo Moo Moooooooooooooo & Oink!" In 2005, Tina Fey and Amy Poehler sang the Moo and Oink jingle on the "Weekend Update" portion of Saturday Night Live in order to prove to Scott Podsednik that they were native Chicago White Sox fans.
Moo & Oink is also famous for its Chicago-style hot links and hand-cleaned chitlins.
In April 2010, they revealed a new company logo, replacing the classic cartoon-ish cow and pig logo with a logo featuring animated but realistic looking animals.
All Moo & Oink stores closed in 2011, after the company went into Chapter 7 bankruptcy, though there is interest in buying and resurrecting the company.[1]
References
- ^ Iconic Chicago meat store closes after 150 years. Chicago Tribune. October 1, 2011. Retrieved on October 1, 2011.
See also
- Celozzi-Ettleson Chevrolet
- Eagle Insurance
- Empire Today
- Victory Auto Wreckers
- Peter Francis Geraci
- Walter E. Smithe
External links
Categories:- Companies based in Chicago, Illinois
- Culture of Chicago, Illinois
- Fictional cattle
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- Fictional duos
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