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Sainsburys

John Nettles' Recipe: Spanish Omelette

It was not the Salad Days but the Sainsbury’s days and the peak of the supermarket’s glory. After pioneering retail concepts like own-brand products and out-of-town superstores, Sainsbury’s had firmly established itself as the food lover’s superm...

Schweppes

Schhh . . . you know who

The very first Doctor Who time travelled into 1963 as an elderly man and grandfather. Accompanied by a radiophonic theme tune and an enduring monster called the dalek, Doctor Who grew to become a national institution. Two years on and The B...

Shell

Go Well. Go Shell.

His name was Bond, James Bond. He was a British Secret Service agent and his first film, Dr No, starring Sean Connery, premiered on the 5 October 1962. His co-star Ursula Andress memorably emerged from the sea in a white bikini. It was a gl...

Smirnoff

Brand Value: $1,883 Million

Smirnoff made vodka chic, Martians mocked us for mashing potatoes, The Tetley Tea Folk soothed us with a cup of tea and the Cadbury Flake Girl seduced us with the crumbliest, flakiest chocolate. Meanwhile every young kid wanted to be cruising up ...

Sony Walkman

Great Sounds In Little Packages

The UK’s first jogging craze was in full swing. And with jogging came the perfect companion – the Sony Walkman. It was revolutionary, changing the listening habits of the whole population, who could now live their lives to their very ow...

Stella Artois

Reassuringly Expensive

Hi-Di-Hi Campers! When we weren’t watching the yellow coats at Maplin Holiday Camp, we were drinking lots of beer. Beer brands were dominating TV advertising and winning awards for creativity. It was the year Stella Artois created its memorable ...

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To celebrate our 50th Anniversary we have already chosen 50 Golden Brands from 1959 to 2008, but now we want you to help us choose the Golden Brand of 2009 which will be awarded at our 50th Anniversary Gala Dinner on November 16 at the Battersea Evolution. 

Which brand do you think is worthy of our Golden Brand of 2009?