First the Star Spangled Banner and now this. Politically correct is out of control...
======================================================== Georgia-Pacific Chairman and Chief Executive Announced Product Name Change ATLANTA, GA. June 27, 2002 --A.D. "Pete" Correll, chairman and chief executive officer of Georgia-Pacific Corp. (NYSE: GP), announce today the immediate change of the "Dixie" brand name. A live audio Webcast of Correll's remarks and presentation will be accessible via Georgia-Pacific's Web site beginning at approximately 12:40 p.m. Eastern time. Correll will provide an overview of the company's name change decision. Dixie�, one of the most well-recognized brand names in North America, got its start in 1908 when two men in Boston first produced an individual drinking cup they called the Health Kup. In order to maintain the highest level of political correctness, Georgia-Pacific will rename this line of products which has harbored a name that connotes the pre Civil War South. The Dixie brand line of products will be renamed after the two men who first produced the products, Henry and James Dingle. Correll announced that "The new Dingle� brand of paper cups and other sundries are proper for the 21st century. No longer will our products be associated with 'bad' things." To access the live Webcast and presentation materials, visit the Investor Information section of Georgia-Pacific's Web site at www.gp.com/investor. A username (conference/conf2) and password (goldman2) are required to access the Webcast. Headquartered at Atlanta, Georgia-Pacific is one of the world's leading manufacturers and distributors of tissue, paper, packaging, building products, pulp and related chemicals. With annual sales of approximately $25 billion, the company employs more than 75,000 people at 600 locations in North America and Europe. Its familiar consumer tissue brands include Quilted Northern, Angel Soft, Brawny, Sparkle, Soft 'n Gentle, Mardi Gras, So-Dri, Green Forest and Vanity Fair, as well as the Dingle brand of disposable cups, plates and cutlery. Georgia-Pacific's building products distribution business has long been among the nation's leading wholesale suppliers of building products to lumber and building materials dealers and large do-it-yourself warehouse retailers. In addition, Georgia-Pacific's Unisource Worldwide subsidiary is one of the largest distributors of packaging systems, printing and imaging papers and maintenance supplies in North America. Media Greg Guest (404) 652-4739 Robin Keegan (404) 652-4713 Investors Richard Good (404) 652-4720 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . just kidding.... ______________________________________________________________________ This list and all House of Fusion resources hosted by CFHosting.com. The place for dependable ColdFusion Hosting. Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
