Cheetos Mocks Cheesy Political Ads in Latest Spot in the US

Cheetos Mocks Cheesy Political Ads in Latest Spot in the US

Cheetos mascot Chester Cheetah runs for mayor of small town Chester, Montana in the snack brand’s latest video. Created by Goodby Silverstein & Partners (GS&P), the short film features all of the stereotypical makings of a political ad – scenic shots of farmland, families happily waving as Chester’s branded campaign bus drives by, and voters […]

McCann London’s New Sharwoods Ad is a Colour Extravaganza

McCann London’s New Sharwoods Ad is a Colour Extravaganza

McCann London has launched a new colour-infused TV commercial for Sharwoods Stir Fry, directed by Blink Art’s Cathering Losing. Catherine’s bold, colourful style was the perfect match for Sharwoods who wanted a colourful, exciting TVC that bought their product to life, showing influences from around the world. Catherine’s portfolio of work is mainly photographic, but […]

Springetts Designs Halloween Jaffa Cakes For McVitie’s

Springetts Designs Halloween Jaffa Cakes For McVitie’s

McVitie’s Cakes has launched three new limited edition Halloween Jaffa Cake packs, designed by Springetts. Building on the masterbrand relaunch earlier in 2015, all three packs feature a wealth of scary imagery. “We created a Halloween coffin, based on the McVitie’s brand cartouche, and used that as the focus of the spooky branding,” said Springetts […]

Mondelez wants to use Behavioural Science to Encourage ‘Mindfully’ Snacking

Mondelez wants to use Behavioural Science to Encourage ‘Mindfully’ Snacking

Mary Barnard, president for Northern Europe at Mondelez said the company wants to “nudge” people into snacking mindfully rather than “mindless munching”. Speaking at the IGD Big Debate in London, Barnard set out the company’s ambition to be a healthier snacking company by 2020 and its plans to “distort” its innovation investment into exploring ways […]

New KP Snacks’ PMPs Offer Retailers a Bigger Bite of the Sharing Market

New KP Snacks’ PMPs Offer Retailers a Bigger Bite of the Sharing Market

KP Snacks is continuing to support independent convenience retailers with the introduction of two £1 price-marked packs (PMPs) across its iconic McCoy’s and Space Raiders brands. Available in larger sharing bags, the new packs are being launched as a result of consumer insight revealing that price-marked packs of this format are growing at 21% year-on-year. […]

Domino’s Pizza Opens Its First Store In Italy

Domino’s Pizza Opens Its First Store In Italy

How do you introduce “American pizza” to the original home of one of the world’s most popular foods? For a global brand like Domino’s, the answer is: you don’t. Instead, you introduce an American-founded brand launched by local ownership, which sources 100 percent local ingredients to create what is ultimately a local pizza menu. The […]

Nestlé Enters Super-Premium Chocolate Category with Swiss Brand Cailler

Nestlé Enters Super-Premium Chocolate Category with Swiss Brand Cailler

Nestlé has announced its entry into the global super-premium chocolate category with its almost 200 year old Swiss chocolate brand Cailler. With Amazon as its primary retailer, Nestlé will sell Cailler chocolate in select markets in the US, Europe and Asia. Founded by François-Louis Cailler in 1819, Cailler is Switzerland’s oldest existing chocolate brand. It […]

AgencyUK Creates Tailor-Made Campaign For Indian Sauces

AgencyUK Creates Tailor-Made Campaign For Indian Sauces

AgencyUK has teamed up with The Spice Tailor to promote their unique brand of Indian sauces in the UK and Australia. Created by TV chef Anjum Anand, The Spice Tailor utilises authentic ingredients that can be ‘tailored to taste’ in a convenient, three-step cooking process. AgencyUK was tasked with launching an above-the-line ​campaign ​for the […]

New Nutrition Business: Seaweed The Next Big Opportunity In Snacking

New Nutrition Business: Seaweed The Next Big Opportunity In Snacking

Seaweed is a rare example of an opportunity
to get in at Day One of a new growth market
for snacks, predicts New Nutrition Business, with sales of seaweed snacks in the US already overtaking those of kale. “Launches of seaweed snack products are proliferating and sales outstrip those of kale, the trendy green vegetable that has […]