In response to the booming bourbon industry sweeping America, Refresh Glass, a company that creates drinking glasses and home décor items from empty wine bottles, launches a signature bourbon glass. Bourbon and whiskey drinkers everywhere can enjoy chilled bourbon with little dilution. As part of their 10 Million Bottle Rescue Mission, Refresh Glass collects over […]
Guinness, the Diageo-owned stout brand, is looking for an agency to work on its global creative account after parting company with Saatchi & Saatchi. The appointed agency will work on the flagship Guinness brand platform, “made of more”, focusing on digital and shopper executions. Guinness has shortlisted agencies ahead of a pitch. Saatchi & Saatchi […]
The Pernod Ricard-owned single malt whisky brand The Glenlivet has appointed MRY UK, part of the DigitasLBi family, as its global social CRM agency of record. The appointment follows a three-way competitive pitch. MRY UK will now partner with The Glenlivet to develop and execute a socially-led digital strategy which aims to make The Glenlivet […]
The International Food and Beverage Creative Excellence Awards are delighted to announce that Kit Kat has been named the 2014 Brand of The Year, bagging a total of 4 nominations across the various categories. The chocolate brand was awarded for having multiple projects recognised in different media categories. “Kit Kat’s ideas were innovative and exciting […]
Partners Andrews Aldridge has been appointed by sausage brand HECK as its lead advertising agency to support the brand’s ambitious growth strategy. Partners won the account following a competitive pitch against undisclosed agencies. The move represents an increase in marketing activity by HECK as it attempts to shake-up the traditional sausage market and boost its […]
Recent sampling events at Southern California Costcos gave consumers a taste of new Ehrmann Mixim Greek fat-free yogurt and the opportunity to choose their “flavorite.” Customers were given samples of six different flavour combinations of creamy, smooth plain Mixim Greek yogurt packaged with two separate toppings and asked to choose their favourite. The results are in, as […]
Salt of the Earth introduced a new, sophisticated automatic packaging production line to improve quality and expand packaging options. The total investment is €1 million. The high-tech automatic packaging system is designed for tablets and granular salt products. Using rolls instead of traditional premade polyethylene (PE) bags, the new system enables the expansion of product […]
The British Museum is home to about 8 million pieces of work that illustrate and document the story of human culture. A Starbucks store across the street from the central London museum is home to a much smaller display of a French artist’s work. Gabriel Nkweti’s canvas is a grande-sized Starbucks paper cup. He’s been […]
Coley Porter Bell has created new packaging for Loyd Grossman’s range of cooking sauces, aiming to reflect the brand’s ‘vibrant flavours’ positioning. The consultancy began work on the project in August last year, having won the account for parent company Premier Foods that summer. According to Stuart Humm, creative director at Coley Porter Bell, the […]
Heineken has unveiled its latest global campaign, “Cities of the World,” aimed to inspire people to get outside of their daily routines by unlocking the secrets of their cities. The fully integrated campaign includes a 60 second television ad and first of a kind, limited-edition Heineken bottles. The latest TV ad, “The City,” is the […]