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Bear Brand

Product type| Milk
Owner| Nestlé
Produced by| Nestlé Philippines
Country| Philippines
Introduced| 1892; 132 years ago (1892)
Related brands| Bärenmarke (Switzerland, under license)
Markets| Worldwide
Previous owners| Bernese Alps Milk Company[1]
F.E. Zuellig, Inc. (until 1976)
Website| bearbrand.com.ph

Brand names

Bear Brand Choco, Bear Brand Real Strawberry,[2] Bear Brand Adult Plus, Bear Brand Busog Lusog, Bear Brand Gold

Bear Brand is a drink and powdered milk brand[3] introduced in 1892 in the Philippines by the "Bernese Alps Milk Company",[1] and currently owned by Nestlé.[4][5][6] The brand is available in most areas of Southeast Asia, East Asia, and Eastern Africa, as well as in Asian stores in the United States and Canada. It was marketed under the brand name "Marca Oso", which is Spanish for "Bear Brand".[7] The brand's Indonesian name is "Susu Cap Beruang".

In 2014, a consumer research firm ranked Bear Brand milk as No. 6 among the top 50 "most popular fast-moving consumer goods" in the Philippines.[8]

## Variants

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### Sterilized milk

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#### Philippines

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Early 1906 ad showing a Bear Brand can

Cup of Bear Brand milk

* Bear Brand Sterilized tin can[9] – 140 ml
* Bear Brand Sterilized tin can – 155 ml (1906–2016)
* Bear Brand Sterilized Tetra Pak – 200 ml
* Bear Brand Sterilized Tetra Pak – 1 L

#### Indonesia

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* Bear Brand Susu Steril slim tube – 189 ml

#### Thailand, Vietnam, Myanmar, Laos and Cambodia

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* Bear Brand Sterilized tin can – 140 ml
* Bear Brand Sterilized Low-Fat tin can – 140 ml
* Bear Brand Sterilized 0% Fat tin can – 140 ml

## Milestones

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Year  | Introductions and reception

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1898  | Bear Brand (also known as Bärenmarke in Switzerland) was introduced.
1906  | Bear Brand Sterilized first appeared as Bear Brand Swiss Milk or Marca Oso.
1930s  | It was introduced in Indonesia.
1976  | The Bear Brand Powdered Milk[3] was launched.
1980  | It was introduced in Thailand.
1992  | Bear Brand freshed its logo into a cartoony bear.
1998  | Bear Brand Fit 'n Fresh was introduced but was discontinued in the first month of 2000.
2001  | Bear Brand Jr. (for 1 to 3 years old), a baby milk supplement brand, was introduced. It was formerly named 'Bear Brand 1+'.[10]
2002  | Bear Brand Sterilized was now sold in Tetra Pak.
2006  | Bear Brand Gold was introduced. It is available in flavors: White Malt, White Tea, Goji Berry and White Kidney Beans. It is fortified with Vitamin A, B1, B2, B6, B12, C, D, and E. This sterilized low-fat milk[11] is high in calcium, with its malt extract flavor available in Thailand, Cambodia, Myanmar, and Indonesia.
Bear Brand Choco was introduced. The chocolate flavored powdered milk is also available in the form of Bear Brand Adult Plus.
2008  | The Bear Brand Busog Lusog cereal drink was introduced.[12] It is one of the most popular cereal drinks in the Philippines This rendition of the Bear Brand Milk followed shortly after the increased popularity of the Energen cereal drink in the market. This may have been one of Nestle's reactions to Sigmavit.
2009  | The bear cub in the Bear Brand logo was removed due to the Bear Brand Sweetened Creamer being misunderstood as a breast milk substitute for toddlers under 36 months of age in Laos.
2010  | The Bear Brand sterilized milk was introduced with Ginseng and Ginkgo Biloba flavors.
2011  | Bear Brand Adult Plus was introduced. The drink is targeted for working adults.
2014  | Bear Brand powdered drink mix was reformulated circa 2014, which included the addition of 100% of the recommended daily intake of vitamin C per serving.[13] Iron and Zinc levels were also increased.[13]
2016  | In Cambodia and Myanmar, Bear Brand Nutritious Cereal Drink was introduced.[14]
2017  | Bear Brand Powdered Milk Drink upgraded its formula and it released in the Philippines and was named Bear Brand Fortified. The iron content was tripled and still has 100% Vitamin C and has high levels of zinc.
2017  | Myanmar introduced the Nestle Bear Brand Gold.
2017  | Bear Brand Yogu, a form of yoghurt milk drink version of Bear Brand, was introduced.
2017  | Bear Brand Real Strawberry, the strawberry flavor of Bear Brand Powdered Milk, was introduced. This powdered milk flavor of Bear Brand is the only one that has strawberry bits.
2019  | Bear Brand Adult Plus Milk Drink with Coffee, the coffee flavor of Bear Brand Adult Plus was introduced.
2019  | Bear Brand Fortified Powdered Milk Drink updated its formula with even more Zinc compared to the 2017 formulation, while having its previous improvements.
2020  | Bear Brand Fortified Powdered Milk Drink introduced its ready-to-drink Tetra Pak milk drink.
2021  | Both Bear Brand Real Strawberry Powdered Milk Drink and Bear Brand Yogu removed from the market on the same year.
2021  | Bear Brand Powdered Milk Drink reformulated, having 100% Vitamin D in their formula.

## International branding

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In Thailand, the Bear Brand Sterilized is branded by other variants. In Cambodia, Bear Brand was introduced in July 2015, while in Myanmar, Bear Brand was introduced in October 2016.[15] Bear Brand's Indonesian package is in slim tube 189 mL content.[16] In Switzerland, the brand is instead named Bärenmarke[17] in German origin of name.

## Logos

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1906 ad depicting a bear feeding a baby bear

Daihatsu Luxio used as a commercials van to advertise the Bear Brand

On its introduction in 1906, the Bear Brand logo depicted a bear bottle-feeding a baby bear. The bottle was removed on its logo in 1967.

In 1976, the launch of the Bear Brand Powdered Milk included the bear with a cub and the wordmark. In 1992, the bears refreshed with a cartoony look, and in 1996, the shield appeared one its logo, but in 2002 the shape was changed with the current shield logo form.

In 2004, the logo in most of the countries of Southeast Asia, used the circle logo variant. In 2013, the Bear Brand logo wordmark typeface was changed from Franklin Gothic to Arial for the shield logo. While in their circle logo, since 2016 (for Cambodia, Laos, and Myanmar), uses Helvetica typeface.

## Commercials, advertisements and slogans

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In the Philippines, they use the slogan "Tibay Araw-Araw" starting from 2012. Their present "Laki Sa Gatas" nutrition education advocacy program[18] was first launched in 2006.[19][20]

In 2015, Bear Brand's Alamat ng Matibay book was launched, which introduced the character Mina, and her friend Sonson.[21]

## See also

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* Drink portal

* List of Nestlé brands

## References

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1. ^ a b "Brand Stories: BEAR BRAND MILK in the Philippines" on Isamunang Patalastas blogsite, 19 Aug 2017
2. ^ "Is flavored milk nutritious or not?". GMA News Online. November 11, 2016. Retrieved December 29, 2016.
3. ^ a b Nicolas, Bernadette D. (April 3, 2016). "Nestlé wages war versus waste in PH". Inquirer Business. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
4. ^ David, J.R.D.; Graves, R.H. (1996). Aseptic Processing and Packaging of Food and Beverages: A Food Industry Perspective. Contemporary Food Science. Taylor & Francis. pp. 27–28. ISBN 978-0-8493-8004-4. Retrieved December 29, 2016.
5. ^ Yip, G.S. (2007). The Asian Advantage. Basic Books. p. 216\. ISBN 978-0-465-01083-7. Retrieved December 29, 2016.[permanent dead link]
6. ^ Joseph G, Edison (April 4, 2016). "Bear Brand donates chairs to public schools thru 'Laki sa Tibay' campaign". Malaya Business Insight. Archived from the original on November 20, 2016. Retrieved November 20, 2018.
7. ^ Industrial Bulletin. 1914. p. 12. Retrieved December 29, 2016.
8. ^ Diola, Camille (July 22, 2014). "Lucky Me! tops Philippines' 50 most popular brands". philstar.com. Retrieved December 29, 2016.
9. ^ "Bear Brand Sterilized". Nestle.com.ph. Retrieved December 29, 2016.
10. ^ "Bear Brand 1+". Mims. Retrieved December 29, 2016.
11. ^ "Calories in Nestle / Bear Brand Sterilized Low Fat Milk – Calories and Nutrition Facts". MyFitnessPal.com. January 20, 2016. Retrieved December 29, 2016.
12. ^ "Bear Brand Busog Lusog: A nutritious cereal drink". philstar.com. November 11, 2015. Retrieved November 20, 2016.
13. ^ a b "100% Vitamin C now in milk?". Inquirer. November 4, 2014. Retrieved December 29, 2016.
14. ^ "Nestle Bear Brand Cereal Chain Pa (22.5g*20(450 g))". UNT Wholesale. Retrieved November 28, 2016.
15. ^ "Bear Brand Enriched Malted Milk to build strong Myanmar family". Minime Insights. December 21, 2017. Retrieved October 7, 2018.
16. ^ W, Iman (June 10, 2016). "Selama Ramadan, Beli 12 Kaleng Nestle Bear Brand Berkesempatan Dapat Hadiah". batampos.co.id (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on July 24, 2018. Retrieved December 29, 2016.
17. ^ Changing Food Habits. Taylor & Francis. 2013. p. 254\. ISBN 978-1-136-65124-3. Retrieved December 29, 2016.
18. ^ "Proper nutrition through meal planning". philstar.com. November 11, 2015. Retrieved December 29, 2016.
19. ^ "Bear Brand Laki Sa Gatas: Advocating good nutrition". PhilStar. Retrieved November 19, 2016.
20. ^ "BEAR BRAND Gives TIBAY to Kids of Sibul". Nestlé Philippines. Retrieved December 14, 2016.
21. ^ "Bear Brand reinforces 'tibay' through 'Ang Alamat ng Matibay' children's book". Inquirer Business. November 20, 2014. Retrieved December 3, 2016.

## Further reading

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* Nicolas, Bernadette D. (April 3, 2016). "Nestlé wages war versus waste in PH". Inquirer. Retrieved December 29, 2016.

## External links

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