Nestlé Steps Up It’s Fight Against US Obesity

Nestlé Steps Up It’s Fight Against US Obesity

A little over a week after Coca-Cola announced their plan to tackle obesity, another corporate heavy weight has now joined the fight. ‘Nestlé/Newark Now!’, which was launched in 2012 with Newark’s Mayor Cory A. Booker, aims to reach twice as many families in year two. Some of the mothers and other women who went through […]

Become A ‘Fruitsnackia’ Citizen

Become A ‘Fruitsnackia’ Citizen

General Mill’s Fruit Snacks brand have launched a new feature for their popular Fruitsnackia web experience. The feature, created by Saatchi & Saatchi New York, gives visitors the chance to create their own citizen of Fruitsnackia, interact with it online, and even enter a competition to win prizes. To help kids get in on the […]

Corner Bakery Hoping For A Hot 2013

Fast casual neighborhood cafe chain opens 20 new restaurants, and signs franchise agreements for 125 new cafes in 2012, beating previous annual record by 150 percent.

Corner Bakery Hoping For A Hot 2013

Corner Bakery Cafe’s renewed emphasis on franchise growth paid off immensely in 2012 with the signing of 10 new Area Development Agreements, more than doubling its best previous year. The new agreements added 125 cafes, raising the total to 288 cafes under development, as the company moves forward on its goal to double its U.S. […]

New Meat Free Range Launched In Waitrose

New Meat Free Range Launched In Waitrose

With the Tesco horse-meat scandal still fresh in the public’s mind, MTA Food couldn’t have chosen a better time to launch their ‘Meet the Alternative’ range. Designed to capitalise on the continued growth in the meat free market, the products offer a welcome alternative as they are manufactured to look and taste like the meat […]

Greggs launch new campaign

One of UK’s leading bakery chain, Greggs made its return to British television after a long hiatus. The bakery group has invested more than £1 million in a new marketing campaign that includes its first TV ad in two years. The ad, which was created by advertising agency Gratterpalm, was launched on January 16 and is […]

Mars amongst top 100 companies to work for

Mars amongst top 100 companies to work for

Mars Incorporated has been ranked 95 on the FORTUNE 100 Best Companies to Work For list. The annual ranking compiled by ‘Great Place to Work’ Institute includes the most admired businesses as recognized by employees. The list, announced by FORTUNE and featured in the February edition of its magazine, honoured the top 100 companies to […]

Wingstop Scores 9 Consecutive Years of Same Store Sales Increases

Wingstop Scores 9 Consecutive Years of Same Store Sales Increases

Wingstop soared to new heights in 2012 – opening 57 new restaurants and achieving a record nine consecutive years of same store sales increases. The 550-unit concept’s same store sales for the fourth quarter increased 15.8 percent over the same quarter last year, and 13.7 percent for fiscal year 2012. “A lot of concepts reach […]