While many better-for-you menus tout items below 500, 400 and 300 calories, 7-Eleven, Inc. breaks the 200-calorie barrier with its new Egg White Breakfast Sandwich. Not only is the calorie count low, the price is too – just $1.99. The new breakfast sandwich stacks fluffy egg whites, lean Canadian bacon and cheddar cheese on a […]
Post EU regulations, improved tastes and textures and increased consumer buy in and demand, stevia has been quietly gaining traction with consumers – and alongside that, usurping the traditional pecking order of more established sweeteners. A new report from Mintel and Leatherhead Food Research highlights the opportunity for such plant-based sweeteners. Indeed, while the value […]
SodaStream International Ltd. has signed actress Scarlett Johansson as its first-ever Global Brand Ambassador. Johansson, a Tony winner and four-time Golden Globe nominee, will become the face of a new marketing campaign for the world’s leading home carbonation system. The multi-year partnership will kick-off when SodaStream premieres its first ad featuring Johansson during Super Bowl […]
Diageo, the world’s leading spirits, beer and wine company, has been named Whisky Advocate’s Distiller of the Year. Whisky Advocate, one of America’s foremost publications on whisky, cited Diageo’s distillery investment in Scotland, distillery sustainability initiatives, and significant innovation occurring across its whisky portfolio as evidence of the company’s contributions to the global whisky landscape. […]
The newly-opened Ziferblat café in London has an unusual business model–it charges customers by the minute instead of the items they order. Ziferblat is a Russian café chain, and currently has 10 outlets in Russia. Instead of paying for items, customers pay for the space and comfort. It charges 3 pence per minute; the average […]
Starbucks Coffee Canada is taking eGifting to the next level with the Canadian launch of “Tweet-a-Coffee” – the first Twitter gifting program of its kind in Canada and the newest way for Canadians to instantly share the gift of Starbucks in 140 characters or less.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AxPZj9x_Dsk “Starbucks is a gathering place that creates moments of […]
Manchester United has signed up fashionable Italian liqueur Aperol as its official global spirits partner. The deal, which runs from this month until the end of the 2016/2017 season, will see Aperol branding displayed on the Old Trafford digital advertising boards during Premier League, FA Cup and Capital One Cup home matches. Aperol’s signature drink […]
Tui Brewery has unveiled its latest campaign via an experiential PR stunt. It is offering a share of $1 million, and a sole prize of £100,000 to anyone who can make a one handed catch from the stands at New Zealand Cricket whilst wearing one of its orange T shirts. Tui said the promotion is […]
With today’s consumer increasingly driven to try new flavors, premium chocolatier Lindt & Sprungli is satisfying that appetite with the introduction of its latest product innovations. The new products include Lindor Coconut truffles, Classic Recipe Caramel with Sea Salt bars, unique additions to the Lindt Chocolate Specialties line, and the first ever Lindt Brownie Mixes. […]
John Walker & Sons Odyssey Blended Scotch Whisky has completed its voyage across the Atlantic Ocean and is now available as part of the John Walker & Sons portfolio of Scotch whisky in the United States. Inspired by Sir Alexander Walker’s passion for epic journeys, John Walker & Sons Odyssey is crafted from three rare, […]