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Companies attempt to cash-in on #RoyalBaby

Hostess, Chili's and Pizza Hut are just a few of the companies who have joined in on the social-media frenzy around the royal baby.

Now that the royal baby has been born (it’s a boy!), social media is abuzz with reactions to the birth of the next heir to the English throne.

And companies are trying to join the party too, cashing in on some free advertising. Here’s some of the tweets and Facebook posts that we’ve seen here at Marketplace that have been a little … odd:

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