Changing brand names

woodbine · October 2023

Over the years many well known UK brands have changed their names, can you think of any? A few to get you started:

Omo (washing powder)became Persil
Marathan (choc bars)became Snickers
Dime (choc bars) became Daim

Can you re-call any?

C_J · October 2023

Opal fruits became starburst.

woodbine · October 2023

@c_j I'd forgot that one

66Mustang · October 2023

Hermes changed to Evri

"Bounty" kitchen rolls are now "Plenty", I think

OverlyAnxious · October 2023

Jif became Cif

Dettox became Dettol

Charmin became Cushelle

Hannah_Alumni · October 2023

@66Mustang It still makes me laugh at a tweet I saw on Hermes. Someone said; "They changed their name to Evri because they lose "evri" parcel"

I know Amazon was to be called 'Cadabra'. As in Abracadabra. But one of the team thought it should too much like 'cadaver'.

66Mustang · October 2023

@Hannah_Scope ha ha, for us Royal Mail have managed to overtake Hermes/Evri for low standards now though! The posties are always lovely but the general management and service is poor, like "we will deliver when we get round to it".

Hannah_Alumni · October 2023

Hopefully it won't be that way for long!

WelshBlue · October 2023

Midland bank became HSBC

THE_DUDE · October 2023

Lilt just recently changed to Fanta grapefruit and pineapple or something like that.

woodbine · October 2023

WelshBlue said:

Midland bank became HSBC

Martins bank became Barclays in 1969

Changing brand names

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