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SIOUX CITY – There are lots of brands of popcorn, and many consider it a commodity, particularly bagged variety sold under store brands. But there are great brands of popcorn including: Orville Redenbacher, founded in 1971 Jiffy Pop, founded in 1959 and now made by ConAgra Pop Weaver, founded inMORE HERE

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We have added another brand to BrandlandUSA’s 100 Brands to Bring Back. It is the Milwaukee Road’s Hiawatha, and it is the suggestion of New Yorker Jon Vanhala, who understands how cool it was, and could be. Actually he doesn’t need to tell us that. We know it because justMORE HERE

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Yes, here at BrandlandUSA we like Herb, and we also like the brand of A&M Records. What other brand could sell The Police, Pablo Cruise, Peter Frampton, Captain and Tennille and The Carpenters. We hate what has happened to A&M. BrandlandUSA.com is the website of business and travel writer andMORE HERE

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RICHMOND – Worth a visit is the restored Miller & Rhoads department store building, which is now Miller & Rhoads Residences condominiums and a Hilton Garden Inn. Click on the link above to learn about the condo project and to make reservations in the hotel. It is hard to believeMORE HERE

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We ran across a great trivia quiz on the website www.Brandvault.net. It is the BrandVault SportsTrivia Brand Challenge. The quiz asks folks to identify the heritage name for a baseball team, and connect it to a current team. Click on the site and test your knowledge. Most of us don’tMORE HERE

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Pepsico will bring back Tropicana’s old package after an outcry. The news was reported on the British website Brand Republic. The packaging was created by Arnell; it got early bad reviews on the trendy design website Under Consideration. Here at BrandlandUSA, not only did we not like the new design,MORE HERE

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We read a great post on General Motors, and their brand and intellectual property portfolio. The Truth about Cars website interviewed Paul Earle of Chicago-based River West Brands, a company that revives defunct brand names to get his take. Earle’s answer is not killing off brands, but trying to manageMORE HERE

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OKINAWA – Okinawa rarely ventures into the minds of most Americans. The subtropical archipelago – actually closer to Taiwan than the Japanese mainland – comes to most folks in small snippets history and a few snippets of pop culture. The World War II battle scarred the region, destroying the prefecturalMORE HERE

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NEW YORK – Brandchannel.com has put out a call for industry enthusiasts to participate in its annual global awards competition called Brand Junkie. The awards recognize brands that “inspire and shape our world.” The survey www.brandchannel.com/brandjunkie.asp challenges respondents to think critically about how brands influence the marketplace and consumer spending.MORE HERE