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Re:Can protein startups and their investors take on Big Cow? by CM30 on Saturday August 12, 2017 @06:01PM (#15000260)
Okay, am I the only one finding these 'Big Industry' names kind of ridiculous now? Big Pharma, yeah that works. Big Tech? Sure I guess.

But calling these companies Big Cow just sounds utterly ridiculous. It just doesn't work at all.

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Re:Can protein startups and their investors take on Big Cow? by fortylove on Saturday August 12, 2017 @06:22PM (#15000353)
...udderly* ridiculous.
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Re:Can protein startups and their investors take on Big Cow? by delinka on Saturday August 12, 2017 @10:34PM (#15001182)
Big Beef would have been much better.

But, yeah, I'm over the Big $company monikers.

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Re:Can protein startups and their investors take on Big Cow? by andyfal12 on Sunday August 13, 2017 @08:28AM (#15002643)
I agree and I think it usually simplifies industries in negative light. But the dairy lobby ain't something to shrug at. I think i remember reading a while back on legislation deciding if products like almond milk can call themselves milk.
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Re:Can protein startups and their investors take on Big Cow? by the8472 on Saturday August 12, 2017 @07:17PM (#15000588)
Plus we already have "Big Ag".
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Re:Can protein startups and their investors take on Big Cow? by microcolonel on Saturday August 12, 2017 @07:38PM (#15000673)
Big Farma'
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Re:Can protein startups and their investors take on Big Cow? by justhw on Sunday August 13, 2017 @02:30AM (#15001786)
Add Big Oil there too.
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Re:Can protein startups and their investors take on Big Cow? by dang on Sunday August 13, 2017 @03:41AM (#15001966)
I assume they intended that one whimsically.
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Re:Can protein startups and their investors take on Big Cow? by russdill on Sunday August 13, 2017 @03:36AM (#15001954)
It's the milk people.
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