Perkins Restaurant & Bakery announced a remodeling initiative that will be seeded in more than 20 corporate locations during the first half of 2013, with franchise restaurants to follow shortly thereafter. The culmination of extensive research conducted across the country, Perkins remodel package, developed by Louis+Partners Design out of Akron, Ohio includes both external and […]
Three Ontario residents drove away this weekend with the top prize of a brand new car by simply having ordered from Pizza Pizza. Julia Seager-Scott of Toronto, Chantelle Reid of Courtice, and Chris Cunningham of Etobicoke were at Pizza Pizza’s restaurant in Vaughan over the weekend to participate among 30 qualifiers from across Ontario. These […]
British company Sweetly Stevia Ltd has launched a natural sweetener made from the Stevia Rebaudiana Bertoni plant. It is now offering the opportunity for smaller investors to participate in this exciting and rapidly developing market. Shares in Sweetly are to be launched through a crowd funding investment platform. Often described as ‘democratic finance’, it is […]
JKR has created new bottle designs for London brewer Fuller’s. The designs are being used across the brewer’s premium bottled ales portfolio, which includes the London Pride bottles. Ian Bray, managing director of the Fuller’s Beer Company, told Design Week, ‘We took some of our cues from the world of wine, so we think the […]
To help ‘match-make’ couples, Coca-Cola sneakily filled a vending machine in the most romantic park in Shanghai, China, with bottles that have extremely-tightened caps. As part of its ‘Coca-Cola Icebreaker’ campaign, the soft drink giant and ad agency Leo Burnett Shanghai knew that unsuspecting females would have trouble opening the soft drink bottle up by […]
Vinocopia Wines is using this week’s Wine and Spirits Wholesalers of America conference (WSWA 2013) as the launch-point for its new wine barrel system. The Vinocopia Barrel offers significant improvements over alternatives in that it uses replaceable and recyclable 4 liter plastic inserts to hold its wines in beautifully authentic, handcrafted, reclaimed-oak barrels. This works […]
Mountain Dew and Complex Media announced a partnership that supports the evolution of the beverage brand’s legacy programs – Green Label Sound, Green Label Art and Green Label Exclusives – with the launch of www.Green-Label.com, a new digital destination with a focused mission to cover the voices and stories of today’s youth culture. Green Label […]
Sir Terence Conran has announced plans to create a chain of Albion cafes. The announcement follows news that Conran has sold his 51 per cent stake in D&D London, formerly Conran Restaurants, severing his ties with the brand and using the proceeds to fund the expansion of his Albion concept. The Conran-owned Albion concept currently […]
Grocery chain Waitrose is making its first big foray into onboard catering with a deal to supply Eurostar buffet carriages. The supermarket chain will start supplying the cross-Channel rail service with sandwiches, ready meals, salads and drinks from Tuesday, also marking its first big move into northern Europe. The employee-owned grocer, part of the John […]
A birthday is an occasion to celebrate, a day to make special wishes come true. No brand knows this better than Wells Enterprises, Inc., makers of Blue Bunny ice cream. To commemorate it’s own special birthday, the ice cream maker has aligned with Make-A-Wish to ensure its 100th birthday wish comes true – that 100 […]