Based in California, chocolate company KIVA Confections has created a line of chocolate products infused with medicinal cannabis—“that is potent, consistent, and enjoyable to consume” for the cannabis edible market. Founders Scott Palmer and Kristi Knoblich created the Kiva Bars—rich chocolate bars that are laced with 15-milligrams of Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) concentrate per serving—which comes in […]
Several brands have responded to Apple’s #Bendgate scandal, but so far, Kit Kat seems to be leading with arguably the best response with this tweet, which has garnered 6,400 retweets and counting. Kit Kat posted a photo of their famous chocolate-covered wafer biscuit snapping neatly in two, with a simple caption that reads “We don’t […]
In celebration of America’s favorite beverage on National Coffee Day, Orbit gum is bringing a just brushed clean feeling to the masses. Orbit gum, made by Wrigley, a subsidiary of Mars, Inc., has teamed up with one of comedy’s rising stars, Jay Pharoah, to deliver one million pieces of sugarfree gum nationwide on Monday, September […]
To show there’s “more than a thousand ways to eat an Oreo,” Argentinian advertising agency DödaVänster created a fun new advert for the cookie brand. Titled ‘Sounds of Oreo’, the ad shows the popular cookie being dropped in milk glasses, cracked in half, and tossed in a metal bowl to create various sounds. These sounds […]
Tic Tac has launched a new campaign offering consumers the chance to win a fiver in cash and get £5 off a minimum spend with a number of high street retailers. Created by Aesop, the promotion will feature on over 15 million packets of Tic Tacs and will be supported by a £1.7m investment. A […]
Mars Chocolate North America announced that its new manufacturing facility in Topeka, Kan., has earned LEED Gold certification —an internationally accepted benchmark for designing, constructing and operating green buildings—from the U.S. Green Building Council. The roughly 500,000-square-foot facility, which opened in March, produces M&M’s Brand Candies and Snickers Bars. This accolade represents an additional LEED […]
Thorntons is to launch two block tablet bars into the competitive UK chocolate market in October, in a move that it claims heralds an “exciting new phase” in the brand’s development. The chocolate brand is adding two 100g bars, Fudge Chocolate Bar and Special Toffee Milk Chocolate – to tap into the £3.9bn chocolate market […]
Mrs. Fields Famous Brands (“Mrs. Fields”) and Interbake Foods (the company responsible for the manufacture and sale of Mrs. Fields branded pre-packaged cookies sold at retailers throughout North America) kicked off “Mrs. Fields Moments,” a national campaign in the U.S.A, inspiring busy cookie lovers to slow down and enjoy a cookie moment with loved ones. […]
Mondelēz International brands Maynards, Bassetts and the Natural Confectionery Company have teamed up to run their biggest-ever on-pack promotion, created by Initials and featured on 21 million packs. The nationwide ‘Win Nothing but Fun Every Day’ campaign runs from now until 4th October 2014. Everyone who enters will win a prize or reward from a […]
M&M’s, the world’s biggest chocolate brand, celebrated the grand opening of its first M&M’S World store in Asia – M&M’s World Shanghai – on vibrant East Nanjing Road. Creating 130 new jobs, the 1,600-square-meter ‘retail-tainment’ destination is the first in Asia – showcasing the strong growth of the M&M’s brand in China and throughout Asia. […]