The prestigious gathering of the UK’s finest television stars will celebrate their achievements this Sunday night 12th May and the Awards will be broadcast on BBC One at 8:00pm, and feature the presentation of the Fellowship to Michael Palin. But it is when the red carpet gets rolled up that the Mayfair English Vodka fueled […]
New premium Beefeater’s gin Burrough’s Reserve is launching next month, with branding and packaging created by Coley Porter Bell. Coley Porter Bell was appointed to create the proposition, name and structural and graphics packaging designs for the brand, which is intended as a ‘sipping gin’, according to Beefeater. The packaging uses a rounded glass, decanter-style […]
Kenny Chesney revealed that Blue Chair Bay Rum, his recently announced line of premium, born-on-the-beach spirits, will throw launch parties in 18 key cities during his No Shoes Nation tour this spring and summer. These parties, which range from parking lot tailgates to on-premise celebrations, promise to deliver the island-lover’s signature “nowhere to go, nowhere […]
Belvoir Fruit Farms, premium soft drinks producer, is launching its Elderflower pressé and Raspberry Lemonade in a 250ml can to cater for outlets that hanker after the Lincolnshire based company’s products but cannot stock them in glass bottles. Pev Manners, MD of Belvoir Fruit Farms, says: For some time now we have been approached by […]
There are serious problems in the food chain in relation to food traceability as the recent horse-meat scandal highlighted. Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall’s River Cottage and the Sustainable Restaurant Association have taken action, and are breaking new ground by providing accredited training by City & Guilds in ethical food selection and procurement. River Cottage is famous for […]
In Chicago, McDonald’s has put up a clever new billboard that uses an ingenious shadow fork to tell you when to eat at each hour of the morning. Featuring various breakfast items from the fast food chain’s menu, the billboard is attached with a fork-shaped structure, whose shadow changes and shifts throughout the morning. At […]
Craving for some delicious pizza, but don’t know where to get some? Have no fear, because there is now an app that points you in the direction of the nearest pizzeria. Called ‘Pizza Compass’, it is an iOS app that features a ‘pizza-to-mouth’ indicator that shows you the exact travel distance to that delicious slice. […]
New Orleans Wine & Food Experience
Twenty-one years ago a small group of forward-thinking wine lovers sat around a table concocting an event that today is considered one of the top wine events in the country. The 21st anniversary of the New Orleans Wine & Food Experience—May 22 – 25, 2013— includes wine dinners hosted by more than 30 local restaurants; […]
McDonald’s Canada and its franchisees are celebrating McHappy Day, a unique fundraising event where $1 from every Big Macsandwich, Happy Meal and hot McCafé beverage sold will be donated to Ronald McDonald Houses and other local children’s charities across Canada. This year marks the 20th McHappy Day, which has raised more than $38 million for […]
Kid Rock is upping the ante on his tour with a bold request – his very own personal bartender to create and serve Jim Beam cocktails during his cross-country “Best Night Ever” tour. Through a nationwide search, Kid Rock and Jim Beam are accepting applications from fans 21 and over who are ready to take […]