Two old-economy brands are trending upward, with one staging a low-frequency back-from-the-dead revival. Meanwhile, Facebook hits an unwelcome milestone while an angry dough-slinger hits back.

The fortunes (literally) of two tech titans take divergent paths this week, while it’s looking more and more like a leading chain is preparing to slice its controversial founder completely out of the picture.

The biggest brandhouse makes up for lost time while the airlines redeem their otherwise lost souls. And in the least surprising news ever, men are idiots.

Four well-known brand do good for the planet and the pizza, while three others serve up yukburgers.

This week’s Snark is all about the batter.

Big-box retailers dominate this week’s Snark, with some faring better than others. And a pharmaceutical manufacturer stays alert – and principled – after finding itself dragged into a white-hot spotlight.

This week’s BrandSnark is dominated by animals, from cuddly lapdogs to stinking fish to lizards that walk upright.

It’s been a slow week, yet the cookie crumbles, the coffee perks and the car flies.

A legendary music maker hits a sour chord while a shoe giant can’t kick the controversy after a celebrity designer shoots his mouth off. Kroger burger, Kanye?

A group of big brands demonstrated varying levels of corporate conscience this week. More surprising? A bank led the way.

Familiar breakfast and dessert brands opt for clean energy while another clean energy darling hits continued speed bumps. And your recent visit to two long-time retail leaders may continue to haunt you.

It’s official: there is no good brand news this week… only the ongoing fall of titans.

Welcome to this week’s all-food Snark. Season to taste.

This week’s BrandSnark offers no jokes: good, bad or otherwise. Just a lesson on growing a corporate backbone and how brands often step in when other institutions flounder.

Two familiar names decide to merge. The Colonel has a partner he’d like to purge. And a top auto exec gets the boot because he couldn’t fight the urge.

One celebrity CEO sees two of his brands soar to new heights, while another angles to bring two of his into your home. And the country’s retail pulse gets ever more faint.

Hope you’ve still got an appetite after digesting this week’s three-course, all-food-and-beverage Snark, featuring the building blocks of the nutrition pyramid: caffeine, alcohol and food poisoning.

A major pollution contributor finds a conscience and two popular consumer brands find new homes. And the retail herd continues to thin, kiddies.

An iconic house cleaning brand finds itself unwittingly in the food business, while an iconic food brand intentionally cleans house. And the music you’re listening to? Pilfered, most likely.

A once-dying American brand offers a snapshot of resurgence while recalls further deflate the image of a giant automaker. And an epic display of tone-deafness has a clothing company scrambling to mend its reputation.

An island nation does right by its female citizens while a popular hospitality brand seems to have citizenship concerns of its own. And the iconic retail brands of yesterday continue to vanish before our eyes.

A perennial BrandSnark punching bag trades places with a customary brand exemplar, and a high-profile CEO is now eating more crow than crust.

A bricks-and-mortar leader targets the e-commerce giants, an airline gets it right and wrong simultaneously, and recalls have a pair of carmakers seeing red.

A coveted outdoor brand takes a monumental stand, media empires swap stakes, an fall-guy in the hot seat gets some time to chill, and a retail giant will spend a fortune on punctuation.

Some familiar faces are at it again. The big book does right, the big fruit has worms, and one airline finds yet a new way to screw up big-time.

A new-tech darling thrives while yet another old-tech giant nosedives. And the best place for pizza is in a closed mouth.

It’s all peaches and cream for one industry leader while the going gets slippery for two of the biggest names in retail.

Today’s a big day for Apple and iPhone fans, but it caps a rough week for a pair of well-known flatbread and footwear makers.

A grand dame of American retail sells her castle while two other iconic brands stumble.

A popular designer wins by making life easier for those with disabilities, while layoffs and recalls plague some pretty recognizable brands.