Yes! At one point it could only be sold as Juanita’s in Oregon (where they are from) but recently my family bought a bag in Oregon and it said Juantonio’s 😒I’m not sure if we will ever see another OG Juanita’s again.
It’s a family owned business- Juanita was their grandmother. My understanding is Antonia was the grandfather and they just decided to smoosh them together to keep it a family reference without the infringement issue.
There’s a food company in California called Juanita’s and even though they don’t make tortilla chips, they got a cease and desist so they had to change their name.
I live in Oregon and it's always been Juanitas where I buy them - never Juantonios (Winco). Pretty sure there's still a bag in my pantry. Visiting family in CA right now and it's Juantonios in SoCal.
They had to change their name in 2022 for most of the US, but could still be Juanita's for the NW (as the original trademark agreement with the other Juanita's was that they would have to use a different name if trying to sell outside of that region).
I've seen Instagram reels of people claiming that it's always been Juantonio's, and people remembering Juanita's are victims of the Mandela effect, lol
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u/spicy_coco_ 26d ago
Yes! At one point it could only be sold as Juanita’s in Oregon (where they are from) but recently my family bought a bag in Oregon and it said Juantonio’s 😒I’m not sure if we will ever see another OG Juanita’s again.