The Big Mac, the Cheeseburger, the Sundae, the French fries, the Chicken McNuggets and the Filet-O-Fish… six products from McDonald’s that belong to the prestigious group of iconic products. There is no need to name these products: you immediately recognize them. Long speeches aren’t necessary: everyone knows what they taste like and what they stand for. […]
Sainsbury’s has responded to the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) ruling not to ban the Tesco Price Promise, following its complaint that it was ‘misleading’ in its comparison claims. The Sainsbury’s print ad campaign is expected to roll out using the slogan “same price, different values” in relation to where their own-brand produce is sourced, claiming […]
Big Fish has created new branding and packaging for bakery brand Fudges, renaming it as Thomas J Fudge’s Remarkable Bakery. Caitlin Carter, account manager at Big Fish, says, ‘The key word for the rebrand was “remarkable”, the biscuits are remarkable, the packaging is remarkable and the brand is remarkable.’ The new look was developed by […]
Carl’s Jr. and Hardee’s announced their newest menu items with ads from 72andSunny. Hardee’s unveiled the return of its Texas Toast Breakfast Sandwich through an ad featuring bull rider and proud Texas native, Douglas Duncan. As the latest spot in their hunger campaign, “Toast is Bigger” reintroduces the Texas-sized breakfast to the Hardee’s morning menu. […]
Ice-cream and lolly sales soared by as much as fourfold in the first two weeks of July as the summer weather reached its peak, leaving some shops and suppliers short of stock. The revival was a welcome boost for an under-pressure industry hit by a dismal 2012 as well as a long-term sales decline. Last […]
If you thought weird weather that dispensed food only belonged to the fictional world—like in the animated film ‘Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs’—think again. London-based avant-garde baker and creative director of ‘Eat Your Heart Out’, that previously created an edible hotel made of cake, Miss Cakehead created “ice cream snow”. The crazy weather that […]
A clear understanding of evolving consumer behavior helped McLean Design and new client PS Let’s Eat introduce an unfamiliar but über healthy European dairy product called German-style quark to a highly skeptical American market. “Our design team created a brand called Elli as the latest cool arrival to the U.S. dairy aisle,” says Ian McLean, […]
A former Burger King executive has been appointed by Ticco Foods as a food innovation and development manager. Joanne Richardson will be tasked with expanding the food service groups portfolio of products; including bakery and morning goods, speciality breads, desserts and ice cream, plus delicatessen, appetisers, savouries and main meals including cured meats, pasties, filled […]
Jamie Porter, one of the UK´s brightest young culinary talents, has taken up the position of head chef at the St Moritz Hotel in Cornwall. At the age of just 26, Jamie has amassed a wealth of experience, much of it alongside some of the nation’s best-known chefs. One of his mentors is Cornish legend […]
Wendy’s customers will have the opportunity to enjoy their favourite menu items in a new urban design setting as the company officially opens a new concept restaurant in Edmonton’s Mayfield district on July 27. The Mayfield location is the second “urban design” concept restaurant in Canada and was designed to engage all five senses and […]