[1] Unlike many other brands, Claussen pickles are uncooked[2] and are typically located in the refrigerated section of grocery stores.

[3] In a 1992 television advertisement, Claussen pickles were shown snapping under pressure, while unnamed rival brands merely bent without breaking.

In response, Vlasic Foods Inc. submitted a complaint to an advertising industry tribunal, claiming that the commercial was unfair and misleading.

[6][7] Claussen was a vegetable farmer on land that today is in the Chicago city limits at 51st and South Western Blvd.

The Federal Trade Commission blocked the proposed merger on the grounds that it would have severe anticompetitive effects, leading to a monopoly in the refrigerated-pickle market.