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Dripen_Arn said:
THAT'S BIMBO!!! I KNOW BIMBO

indeed bimbo is a mexican brand that does bread and pastries. although the Osito Bimbo® is presumably no longer used in his native homeland after the ban on mascots in food, he still lives on internationally as I can confirm in the one (1) place near me that sells bimbo stuff (including pre-toasted toast, which looks and feels about as unappetizing as it sounds)

So, I've been living in mexico for some time now and I can tell you, The Bimbo Bear is probably the greatest exception to that law. I don't know if it's corruption of the law enforcement or the company found some legal loophole but he's still around alongside "Tía Rosa". I remember, right when that law was approved, they started toasting the bears face On their pre-made toast, that bear is powerful

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wickedFauna said:
So, I've been living in mexico for some time now and I can tell you, The Bimbo Bear is probably the greatest exception to that law. I don't know if it's corruption of the law enforcement or the company found some legal loophole but he's still around alongside "Tía Rosa". I remember, right when that law was approved, they started toasting the bears face On their pre-made toast, that bear is powerful

depending on what the penalties are they might see it beneficial to just keep using the mascot and tank any fines they get slapped with. brand recognition is extremely important, especially when what you're selling is a pretty basic product like bread, so I could see this being the case.

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