British restaurant chain Byron is the first to launch a Quickpay bot allowing customers to pay for their bill using Facebook Messenger. The payment technology, created by hospitality platform Flyt, gives diners the chance to pay for their meal as soon as they order as well as split the bill. Diners can choose the hamburger […]
Shanghai event for Dove chocolate brand encourages visitors to find their ‘pleasure profile’. Mars, Incorporated has created a multisensory hotel experience in Shanghai that encourages visitors to find their “pleasure profile”. Dove, known as Galaxy in the UK, has set up the well-being activation for “pleasure seekers”. The various rooms throughout the hotel including one […]
This year Sanitarium Weet-Bix via The Mix Agency, Shopitize and The Kanga Group, is celebrating 90 years of Australian breakfasts by inviting Aussie kids (young and young-at-heart) to help them celebrate with the release of limited edition birthday packs and personalised Weet-Bix bowls. From Kalgoorlie to Kiama, Bowen to Broome and Darwin to Devonport, Aussie […]
Mondelez International is creating an “uplifting café” with a hot air balloon-inspired experience after daylight saving time ends later this month. The activation also marks the launch of biscuit brand Joyfills and aims to “bring a little joy back to the nation” on the first Monday after the clocks go back. Love Island winners Jack […]
Uber has joined a growing list of companies keen on using drones for delivery. It wants to integrate the technology into UberEats, its meal-delivery service, and envisions dropping off its first drone-delivered dinners as early as 2021. The company better known for ride-sharing revealed earlier in 2018 that it’s keen to utilise drone technology for […]
Building on its huge popularity in Cambridge, the award-winning Stem + Glory team is starting work on their third restaurant and first London site in October. The refurbishment is starting soon and the restaurant will be ready for a January – or should we say Veganuary – launch. Stem + Glory will be offering its […]
While the “Halloween” reboot is dominating at the box office, another Halloween-themed movie hit theatres in October, with a cast including Mark Hamill. But instead of coming from a major studio, it comes from King’s Hawaiian. The privately-held maker of rolls and Hawaiian-inspired barbecue sauces began thinking about new shopper marketing ideas nearly four […]
Williams Murray Hamm (WMH), brand innovation, design and strategy agency, has set out a new creative direction with the launch of Waitrose & Partners’ new Free From range, on sale in stores from 22nd October. Free From is a completely new sub-brand concept within the Waitrose & Partners portfolio, and the first range to launch […]
Care for the environment has always been a core principle of the Primrose’s Kitchen brand, and the company is excited to announce the launch of its new, environmentally-friendly packaging. As of September 2018, the full range of Primrose’s Kitchen Muesli, Granola and Porridge will be packaged in home compostable bags, with a recycled/recyclable cardboard box. […]
Havas London teams with You Are Here and Big Buoy to help New Covent Garden Soup take the plunge in its new warming winter spot. Whilst a dip in an ice cold lake is probably the last thing on our to do list right now, something about the endearing attitude of New Covent Garden […]