The Local Spain https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Spain in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Backlash over 'not Catalan' cava salesman A man has found himself in hot water after his branding strategy – to advertise cava as "not Catalan" so that "people who aren’t fans of Catalan separatists" will buy it – went viral. https://www.thelocal.es/20150202/man-markets-not-catalan-cava Mon, 02 Feb 2015 16:56:00 +0100 man-markets-not-catalan-cava Top ten unfortunate brand names in Spanish For this week's The Local List, we have chosen ten global brand names that are unintentionally hilarious for Spanish speakers. Brace yourself. https://www.thelocal.es/20131009/top-ten-unfortunate-product-names-in-spanish Wed, 09 Oct 2013 20:09:00 +0200 top-ten-unfortunate-product-names-in-spanish