To celebrate the rich history of J&B’s rare scotch blend whisky, the Le Sphinx parlor tattooed 25 bottles to commemorate one of the emerging trends of the 19th century—getting a tattoo. This trend originated in London, with many sailors sporting tattoos in the city—the fad soon spread to the rest of Europe. Inspired by history, […]
Dunkin’ Donuts, one of the world’s leading baked goods and coffee chains, is celebrating the world’s love of chocolate this February with a lineup of deliciously indulgent donuts and beverages. All month long at participating Dunkin’ Donuts restaurants across Europe, Dunkin’ Donuts will be offering its guests Chocolate Lover’s Heart Donuts and Dark Chocolate Mocha […]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=03M7n8bMscM Kit Kat is back on Britain’s TV screens and reminding people to take a break with a campaign that features a high-speed car chase between cops and robbers. The TV spot, which broke yesterday, opens with a docklands car chase. As the two cars turn into a warehouse, both vehicles stop and the occupants […]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-3sVWOxuXc Guinness, the Diageo stout, is releasing a TV ad featuring a Congolese fashion subculture called the Sapeurs as part of its ‘Made of More’ campaign. The Sapeurs are a society of men from Brazzaville, the capital of the Republic of Congo, who, after finishing their day jobs as labourers and factory workers, dress in […]
EU-US trade talks should create a more level playing field by removing taxes on European brewers from which their American competitors are exempt, said panellists at the 4,500-strong Brewers of Europe’s annual Beer Serves Europe gala highlighting a sector that supports 2 million jobs. Whilst the EU sets a level playing field and the reduced […]
Nestlé is systematically introducing more environmentally efficient ice cream freezers using natural refrigerants across Europe. The company has pledged that from now on all new commercial horizontal ice cream chest freezers bought by Nestlé across Europe will use only natural refrigerants. These are naturally occurring substances – like carbon dioxide, ammonia, water or air and […]
Turkish beer brand Efes is rolling out a new look, which aims to ‘reassert its position as the market leader’. Efes is the most popular beer brand in Turkey, and also marketed in more than 80 countries around the world. The brand is owned by Anadolu Efes, Europe’s fifth largest brewer. The new look has […]
Mondelez International has announced plans to invest over $100 million in a state-of-the-art biscuit manufacturing plant at its Opava site in the Czech Republic. The investment will create 200 new roles making Oreo cookies and belVita breakfast biscuits. Since 2009, net revenues for Oreo and belVita have grown 25 percent and 18 percent respectively in […]
Morrison’s is reportedly set to push its fresh food offering as a point of difference from the other big four supermarkets when it finally unveils its e-commerce model later this week. The retailer is the last of the Big Four supermarkets – Tesco, Asda, Sainsbury’s and Morrison’s – to launch an e-commerce operation. Its delivery […]
Asda is launching an aggressive Christmas campaign that targets the other big four supermarkets’ shoppers with a message that claims “You’re Better off at Asda”. The supermarket claims its campaign, which consists of 20 “hardworking” Christmas TV ads, will have “no gimmicks, no promotions and no celebrity filled features”. Instead Asda will invest in lowering […]