Brands, Products and Promotions

Verizon US is dropping the 9-year-old checkmark and opt for an orange glow in the V:

As customer offerings expand, the brand will begin showing up in a new way for consumers and business customers, both nationally and internationally. The company is introducing a new logo: a red V with a yellow glow, which anchors in the Verizon name - Veritas (truth) and Horizon (the future of possibility). The refreshed design system reflects that energy with new color palettes, photography, and new TV and digital formats that reflect the way people live, work and play. These changes will roll out across marketing, digital properties, including the website and apps, and in retail stores in the coming years. This supports the momentum in the business while staying within current investments.

To announce the brand evolution, the company released a new TV spot that harkens back to its iconic “Can You Hear Me Now?” campaign. The film stars a real Verizon network engineer as the “test man,” and bridges from the company’s roots to how it shows up in people’s lives today.

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Looks familiar.

2000-2013

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The recall is due to the presence of unapproved novel food ingredients (lions mane, cordyceps).

The product has been available for sale online.

They really put cordyceps and lion’s mane in the gummies :sweat_smile:

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My question is how was this even approved for sale in the first place?

not surprised they are recalled

Several hospitalised after consuming Uncle Frog mushroom gummies sparking public health warning and national recall - ABC News

A very good chance it wasn’t approved for public sale, however both the fungi are permitted species as an ingredient according to BICON. I’m thinking thepossible.misture.witj THC isn’t helping things here.

LG Electronics has launched a global social media marketing campaign based on ‘Optimism’ that the global CE Company wants consumers to amplify to boost up their questionable brand promise of ‘Life’s Good’,’ the only problem is that instead of a finger salute that LG is asking for, consumers around the world including Australia are giving them a two-finger salute for dodgy service and problems with LG products.

It appears that someone in their South Korean marketing department got the idea to plug into the use of the word optimism” in an effort to encourage participants to foster a more positive environment on their social media feeds to the Company.

They claim that they want the “finger” or “heart” gesture – a popular symbol among K-pop idols created by forming a mini heart with the index finger and thumb – using the hashtags #Lifesgood and #Optimismyourfeed to be used by their customers.

It does appear that customers have instead taken to giving LG Electronics a two finger salute, with a visit to the Trust Pilot Review site, revealing shocking ratings for the Company both globally when it comes to the quality of their products, their service and their warranties with over 91% of consumers giving the business a one star rating in the USA out of five, in the UK they get a 1.2 rating with 91% of the rating unfavourable, In Australia they managed to get a 2.2 rating with 63% rating them as one star only.

Allen’s is bringing back Spearmint Leaves in August, after quietly shelving it in 2015.

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This alert has now been updated to “recall all Best Before dates and batch codes”.

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Finally, a coffee-flavoured pack of chips that’s medium well done

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I’ve always thought coffee and corn is a winning combination. :face_vomiting:

I’m actually a little bit intrigued by this one.

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A recall has been issued for batches of an anti-snoring throat spray sold at pharmacies throughout Australia.

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission says the 25g Puranox spray does not comply with mandatory labelling standards.

Due to the ingredients Xylitol and hydroxy propyl methyl cellulose missing on the packaging, there is a risk of allergic reaction for people who are allergic or sensitive to them.

Cadbury special edition Team Australia chocolate blocks and bars have green and gold beanies.

Flashback to 2012 when they did a Lime and Pineapple filling version.

Have a look at how badly shrinkflation has affected the size of blocks in 12 years from 220g to 170g.

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I saw a KitKat Chunky today in a vending machine and was shocked how small it is, looked close to half the size than I remembered which was when it came out new probably 20(?) years ago now.

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This shrinkflation is getting out of hand.