Wine consumption has traditionally been associated, especially in mature wine markets, with food. However, in recent years recent years we have witnessed a sharp resurgence of occasional consumption linked to festivities, social gatherings and special occasions. Nowadays, consumers opt for wine as a drink of pleasure, capable of enhancing the sensorial aspects of a good […]
Edinburgh-based craft beer club, Beer52.com, delivers a different selection of beers to its members’ doors each month. To celebrate its February collaboration with Stone – voted the world’s best brewery on RateBeer – the company has created its first ever commercial. An ‘interactive’ Beer Buddy who will chit chat, play games and drink the beers […]
On the heels of the 89th Oscars Nominations Announcement, Piper-Heidsieck, the revered French Champagne house known worldwide for its red and gold label, announced its return to the red carpet as the sole Champagne to be served during the 2017 Academy Awards season. “On behalf of Piper-Heidsieck, I want to congratulate all the nominees for this […]
Taxi Studio have been helping Carlsberg UK rediscover their Danish roots as they continue to re-align their brand with their Scandinavian homeland. To help translate the new positioning and celebrate 170 years of brewing excellence, They have created limited edition packaging, aptly titled ‘The København Collection’. Carlsberg’s founder, J.C. Jacobsen was renowned for his obsession […]
Doritos might have crashed out of the Super Bowl after a decade of fun ads, but Frito-Lay still has a few party tricks up its sleeve for this year’s big game. The chip maker’s Tostitos brand has made a limited-edition “Party Safe” bag that can tell when you’ve been drinking, and will help you get […]
Scottish brewer Tennent’s has released a limited edition heritage pack inspired by the brand’s extensive brewing archive. The Glasgow based company looked at a wide variety of artefacts from its history, including the first ever Tennent’s Lager can and branding from various markets including China. Alan McGarrie, head of UK brand marketing at Tennents, said: […]
A redesign of packaging for Booths’ own label wine by creative and strategic branding partnership Smith&+Village, which played on the supermarket’s heritage as a wine importer, contributed to an increase in sales of 4.3 per cent over the Christmas period. The rebranded 50cl Vintage Port was the best performing redesigned product, smashing last year’s sales […]
SVEDKA Vodka has a loyal fan base that loves American Football almost as much as they love their cocktails. So together with its agency Bensimon Byrne, SVEDKA set out to steal some football-spotlight. Continuing with its irreverent humour (from past Halloween campaigns – Printable Costumes and First World Horrors), SVEDKA takes aim at the most […]
Bud Light is paying homage to friendship with a new campaign from Wieden + Kennedy New York, which debuts the tagline, “Famous Among Friends.” The 30- and 60-second spots, “Between Friends,” depict big and small moments over the history of a friendship—from a best man speech to helping your friend move to competing together in […]
Johnnie Walker Blue Label is proud to ring in the Lunar New Year with the Year of the Rooster limited edition bottle. The commemorative bottle celebrates the traditions of Asian culture, and is the ideal spirit to enjoy while welcoming in the auspicious sign of the new year. Evolving from the first iteration, Year of […]