Kleenex pulling out of Canada, Kimberly-Clark says (www.theglobeandmail.com)

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Kleenex, the brand that became the generic term for facial tissues, is pulling out of Canada.

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[-] masterofn001@lemmy.ca 19 points 2 years ago

To note: the Irving family of new Brunswick are some of the worst people on this earth.

They control oil. Farms. The news. The forests. The fisheries. Etc.

They own the Maritimes.

And they are destroying it.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irving_Group_of_Companies

[-] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 years ago

Fill me in: what the heck did that have to do with Kleenex? Threadjack?

[-] DerisionConsulting@lemmy.ca 6 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

The article specifically mentions that Irving will profit from this change.

The second, he explained, is that although the company’s market share is nothing to sneeze at, Kleenex is currently not the No. 1 facial tissue in Canada. Kimberly-Clark currently holds 16.2 per cent of market share in branded facial tissue in the country, behind Kruger Products Inc., which owns the Scotties brand, with 35.5 per cent. And it has just a paper-thin lead over Canadian company Irving, owner of the Royale brand, with 15.9 per cent.