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Controversies

Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.

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  1. Undisclosed advertising inserted into fictional works

    Heyne placed Maggi soup advertisements within the text of several fictional works without the authors’ knowledge. The practice created advertising income for the publisher without an identified corresponding payment to the creators. Terry Pratchett’s German edition of Pyramids was cited among the affected books, and Pratchett changed publishers after learning about the practice.

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