I refuse to answer. Some years back, some of our family friends had a little store in KI. Well they sold "Smurfberry" ice cream in their Hanna Barbarra located store. Their "Smurfberry" ice cream was such a big hit, Kings Island kicked him out of the park but kept the "Smurfberry". How? When you sell something in the park, like food, Kings Island has the rights to that recipe without asking perrmision. They are sneaky like that. And you also can't take them to court because in your contract, it says that Kings Island has the rights to all your products.
I can tell you they needed permission to use the "Smurf" name..... But there is no possible way this is still true. KI does not now own the recipes of Subway, Skyline, Starbucks, etc.
How do you know that? Like i said, when you sign the contract, you are basically giving up all your rights to that product. Ever notice how their LaRoses or Skyline tastes just a bit different than the other LaRoses or Skyline places? They just change the recipe ever so slightly so the owners won't come back and sue them. You don't have to believe me, and honestly, I don't care if you do. And Kings Island didn't use the "Smurf" name. They changed it after the people got kicked out of the park. Those people used to own a little ice cream shop at the Butler County Fair and a Kings Island Representive(sp?) asked them if they would want to sell their product at Kings Island, and they said yes. Don't think for a second that Kings Island wouldn't do that. You do what you have to do to make money, and thats how it will always be.