WHEN TIZER BOWED to the challenges of ‘sugar tax’ imposition and switched to artificial sweeteners, fans of the soft drink were saddened by how the taste had changed. Yet the packaging yelled “Now with added Zing!” as if to spin the change as an improvement.
The outcome meant fewer dissolving teeth, so there was a positive. Likewise, the updated Ford Puma has a much more modern-looking interior than before, and is more in touch with what buyers demand, tech-wise. But here, too, the changes haven’t all been for the better.