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Royal Mail renamed itself Consignia in 2001. [30] The name change was unpopular with both the public and employees, and the company was renamed Royal Mail Group plc the following year. [31] Telecom Éireann became eircom in 1999. [32] US West, one of the original 7 Regional Bell Operating Companies, was acquired by Qwest in 2000. [citation needed]
SuperFerry 9 (1996-2009) - Built in 1986 by Usuki Iron Works Ltd. at Saiki, Japan, and launched as the Ariake, it was later acquired by William Lines Incorporated in 1995 and renamed as Mabuhay 5. but before her maiden voyage in the Philippines, the ship was renamed SuperFerry 9. And she never entered service under William Lines and has been ...
Royal Tru-Orange gained much attention in the mid-1980s following the restoration of democracy in the Philippines, after its logo and formulation (now without the orange pulp) were changed, and to promote it, an advertising campaign was launched that starred teen model RJ Ledesma playing the role of a character named Joey.
Maya Wallet, powered by Maya Philippines, Inc. and commonly still referred to as PayMaya, allows money transfers between Maya users; send money to other local banks; pay recurring bills; purchase mobile and gaming prepaid credits; pay offline merchants by scanning unique QR codes; checkout from online stores using virtual or physical cards; and get insurance coverage for e-commerce purchases ...
Image credits: LittlestSlipper55 When you look around, you might be surprised how many things have names that can really mislead you. Take guinea pigs, for example.
S&R Membership Shopping was established in 2001 as S&R PriceSmart, a franchise of the American membership-only warehouse club chain PriceSmart. [1] [2] The name "S&R" stands for American businessmen Sol and Robert Price, founders of Price Club and PriceSmart. [1]
Furthermore, over a thousand towns and villages were renamed - an example is Lyon, which was renamed to Commune-Affranchie ("Free Commune"" or "Emancipated Commune"). [ 8 ] World War I: Coffee with whipped cream, previously known as Café Viennois (Vienna coffee), was renamed Café Liégeois (Coffee from Liège ) due to the state of war with ...
Pepsi-Cola Products Philippines, Inc. (PCPPI) was established in 1989 as Premier Beverages by Luis Lorenzo, Sr. to acquire the bottling and distribution rights to PepsiCo beverages in the Philippines. In 1997, the Guoco Group acquired Lorenzo's holdings in PCPPI. Under Guoco management, ₱700 million was spent in 1998 to upgrade the facilities ...