THE HEINEKEN logo is probably the first thing you see when going down to the pub – but only now people are noticing a secret twist in the world-famous design. The Dutch brand is defined by it… ...

Heineken, which is Dutch-owned, has used a five-pointed star logo on its beer since the 1880s. It was first colored red in 1930, years before Communists took power in Hungary after World War II.

According to Reuters, Heineken has had a star logo on its beer for most of its history (it was first brewed in the second half of the 19th century), with the star becoming red in the 1930s. The star ...

Hungary threatens to ban Heineken over 'communist' red star logo. Government in Budapest pushes for fines and even prison sentences for anyone selling products featuring totalitarian symbols.

Heineken’s red star logo could be outlawed in Hungary under draft legal changes to prohibit the use of “totalitarian symbols” for commercial purposes, 28 years after the central European ...

THE HEINEKEN logo is probably the first thing you see when going down to the pub – but only now people are noticing a secret twist in the world-famous design. The Dutch brand is defined by it… ...