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Ovomaltine

Contributed by Stephen Coles on May 24th, 2013. Artwork published in .
Ovomaltine 1
Source: www.ovomaltine.ch License: All Rights Reserved.

Ovomaltine (or Ovaltine, as it is known in English-speaking countries) was developed in Berne, Switzerland. The name comes from ovum, Latin for “egg”, and malt, originally its main ingredients. According to Wikipedia, in 1909 “it was a misspelling in the trademark registration that led to the name being shortened to Ovaltine in English-speaking markets” when they started exporting to Britain.

The German label sports one of Europe’s most frequently used packaging typefaces, FF Dax. The logo is customized with a modified ‘t’. The official Swiss website uses FF Dax as webfonts throughout.

Ovomaltine 2
Source: www.austriansupermarket.com License: All Rights Reserved.
Ovomaltine 3
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Ovomaltine 4
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Ovomaltine 5
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Ovomaltine 6
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Ovomaltine 7
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Ovomaltine 8
Source: www.ovomaltine.ch License: All Rights Reserved.

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