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  • Cough-drop maker Ricola AG, which uses herbs cultivated in the Swiss Alpine regions for its products, invokes the image of the Alpine mountains and meadows in its advertising, which often features herders who harmoniously sing out the word "Ricola" into open, echoing meadows.

    Notice Me: Cutting Through the Marketing Clutter Sridhar Balasubramanian 2008

  • No one was shouting "Ricola" in the background, though.

    Qwaider Planet 2008

  • No one was shouting "Ricola" in the background, though.

    Qwaider Planet 2008

  • ok, I know, sucking any other sweets could also do the trick, but I must as well have a 'Ricola'!

    rigolo - French Word-A-Day 2010

  • Galina had seen the same Russian fan I had appeared with at the Bolshoi walking through the lobby while I was having my wild moment buying bottled water and Ricola at the store.

    Welcome to My World Johnny Weir 2011

  • We should have one for Ricola, as that seems to be the lozenge of choice.

    Susanne Mentzer: Opera's Got Talent Susanne Mentzer 2011

  • This is a little "détour" from the word of the day, but I must admit that, when I am at a French airport on my way back to England, I always look for a packet of Swiss “Ricola” (the Swiss Herb Drops) ... delicious, very soothing, and ideal to suck when you get blocked ears in the aeroplane!

    rigolo - French Word-A-Day 2010

  • We should have one for Ricola, as that seems to be the lozenge of choice.

    Susanne Mentzer: Opera's Got Talent Susanne Mentzer 2011

  • The Riii-coooo-laaa in the Ricola commercials sounded a lot like yodeling, which I'm sure was the intent.

    rigolo - French Word-A-Day 2010

  • In fact, there is a geographic link between the Ricola sweets mentioned by Eileen and the cheese of the story.

    rigolo - French Word-A-Day 2010

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  • The name of a genus of catfish. Oh, and that Swiss herbal cough drop and breath mint company.

    July 19, 2010