Opal Fruits

[nq:1]I read that Starburst used to be called Opal Fruits and Snickers used to be called Marathon. Are there any other British goods have been renamed for the sake of global branding? http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/77273.stm (I still like the sound of Datsun over Nissan).[/nq]
Oil of Ulay is now Oi

Adrian Bailey typed thus:
[nq:2]I read that Starburst used to be called Opal Fruits ... goods have been renamed for the sake of global branding?[/nq]
Gosh, how young are you? 5p used to be called shilling.
[nq:2]http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/77273.stm (I still like the sound of Datsun over

[nq:1]I read that Starburst used to be called Opal Fruits and Snickers used to be called Marathon. Are there any other British goods have been renamed for the sake of global branding? http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/77273.stm (I still like the sound of Datsun over Nissan).[/nq]
Jif cleaner, now "Cif

[nq:2]I read that Starburst used to be called Opal Fruits ... http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/77273.stm (I still like the sound of Datsun over Nissan).[/nq]
[nq:1]Jif cleaner, now "Cif", which sounds horrible to me but doesn't ring that way with my children. Oil of Ulay, now "Olay". No idea why. Bri

[nq:1]I read that Starburst used to be called Opal Fruits and Snickers used to be called Marathon. Are there any other British goods have been renamed for the sake of global branding?[/nq]
Opal Fruits! Made to make your mouth water! Fresh with the tang of citrus, four refreshing fruit flavours: orange, lemon, lime, strawb'ry! Opal Fruits! Made to make your mouth water PING!

Thanks a b

[nq:2]I read that Starburst used to be called Opal Fruits ... goods have been renamed for the sake of global branding?[/nq]
[nq:1]Opal Fruits! Made to make your mouth water! Fresh with the tang of citrus, four refreshing fruit flavours: orange, lemon, ... your mouth water PING! Thanks a bunch for the worst bout of STS I've had in a long time.[/nq]
Does it make you feel better to pass it on

[nq:2]Jif cleaner, now "Cif", which sounds horrible to me but ... idea why. British Airways, now "BA" (or is that "Ba"?).[/nq]
[nq:1]Are you limiting the "global" to the Euromarket? I don't recall ever hearing or seeing Oil of Olay in the ... think "Oh, wonderful. (the Spanish bullfight cheer Ole!) That is, in addition to just repetition of the "Oil" sound and feel.[/nq]
"Oil of Olay" is t

[nq:2]Opal Fruits! Made to make your mouth water! Fresh with ... worst bout of STS I've had in a long time.[/nq]
[nq:1]Does it make you feel better to pass it on? But since when has strawberry been citrus?[/nq]
Ooh, since I were a lad. They weren't strawberries, though; they were strawb'ries an early prototype of a GM variant of the nectarine, I'm given to understand by my spies in the tan

[nq:2]I read that Starburst used to be called Opal Fruits ... http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/77273.stm (I still like the sound of Datsun over Nissan).[/nq]
[nq:1]Jif cleaner, now "Cif", which sounds horrible to me but doesn't ring that way with my children. Oil of Ulay, now "Olay". No idea why. Bri

[nq:2]Opal Fruits! Made to make your mouth water! Fresh with ... worst bout of STS I've had in a long time.[/nq]
[nq:1]Does it make you feel better to pass it on? But since when has strawberry been citrus?[/nq]
Since citric acid became the principal ingredient in every flavor.