List of defunct consumer brands

This is a list of defunct notable consumer brands that are no longer manufactured and no longer to consumers. According to the Cambridge Dictionary, a consumer brand is "a product that is well known and that is bought by individual people rather than by companies".[1] Brands in this list may still be manufactured in modest quantities or limited runs as a nostalgic or retro style item. The items in the list are mainly American.

Automobiles

See also: List of defunct automobile manufacturers of the United States and List of defunct automobile manufacturers of the United Kingdom

Airlines

Main article: List of defunct airlines

Banking and accounting

Energy

Food and beverages

Processing, distributing and retail companies

Dairy

Pet food

Food items

Alcoholic beverages

Breakfast cereals

Soft drinks

Heavy manufacturing and processing

Media

See also: List of defunct television networks in the United States, List of defunct newspapers of the United States, and List of defunct American magazines

Retail

Chain stores

Clothing and accessories

Consumer electronics and software

Home consumer products

Photography

Toy manufacturers

Railroads

Main article: List of defunct railroads of North America

Shipping

Telecommunications

See also

References

  1. ^ "consumer brand". dictionary.cambridge.org. 2025-09-10. Retrieved 2025-09-13.
  2. ^ Gazel, Neil R. (1990). Beatrice: From Buildup through Breakup. Urbana: University of Illinois Press. ISBN 978-0-252-01729-2.
  3. ^ Charles Gipfel Milwaukee, Wisconsin Early Stoneware
  4. ^ a b c d e f Galindo, Brian (February 15, 2013). "25 Cereals From The '80s You Will Never Eat Again". BuzzFeed. Retrieved November 4, 2017.
  5. ^ Evers, Joris (January 6, 2005). "Microsoft to phase out Pocket PC, Smartphone brands | Hardware". InfoWorld. Retrieved July 14, 2011.
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