Headline Roundup: You're Branded

Royal Bank of Scotland may be forced to sell 300 branches. [Times of London]

Ford recalls 14.3 million vehicles over faulty switches. [WaPo]

Pepsi, Anheuser-Busch form purchasing association for goods and services. [NY Times]

PepsiCo's Amp Energy drink draws anger over "pick-up artist" iPhone app. [WSJ]

Soda tax to fund health care and fight obesity could shake up beverage industry. [NPR]

P&G to focus on value-based items, emerging markets to ensure growth. [NY Times]

Kellogg's will laser-brand individual flakes Corn Flakes. [Telegraph]

(More headlines: Ivanka Trump, Michelin in Japan.)

AIG divests $2.5 billion of Taiwanese life assurance to Hong Kong buyers. [FT]

Barbour wax jackets experience revival despite little efforts to brand, market. [Times of London]

Snackfood company Lance acquires Stella D'oro specialty cookie company. [Forbes]

Michelin guides raise Japan's tire awareness. [FT]

NY's Stuyvesant Town/Peter Cooper Village, recently the largest-ever real estate deal, faces imminent default. [WSJ]

Costa Coffee is brewing up sales, opening new stores. [Times of London]

Branding the Ivanka Trump way. [BusinessWeek]

Entrepreneur Gary Vaynerchuk sells wine, personal brand. [Boston Herald]