Häagen-Dazs is delighted to announce that it has joined the line-up of prestigious Wimbledon partners to become the official ice cream of The Championships. The brand has secured a five-year partnership deal, beginning in July 2016, to become the certified ice cream of the world famous sports event. Building on the momentum and premium heritage […]
In one of the most obvious yet still cool examples of cause marketing, Honey Nut Cheerios in Canada is pledging to help find a solution to unstable bee populations—by launching a whole integrated campaign around the issue, including removing its “Buzz” bee mascot from the packaging for a limited time. “This is the first time […]
Häagen-Dazs, the iconic luxury ice cream brand from General Mills, is once again leading the way in innovation, entering into the handheld category with the exciting launch of new Häagen-Dazs Stick Bars. Available exclusively to the convenience channel in single packs from this month, it will be supported by a heavyweight 360 degree marketing campaign that […]
‘Tis the season for lists of gift ideas with a wow factor. Not yet on most lists: ugly sweaters for snacks. Fortunately for flummoxed gift (and party)-givers, an on-line documentary for General Mills’ Chex Party Mix, created by McCann, features Brooklyn yarn-bombing artist, London Kaye, five very talented and bemused New Jersey crocheters, and their […]
GOVT Singapore has launched its first Häagen-Dazs campaign for General Mills Southeast Asia, titled Real Moments. The campaign was launched in Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand on the same day. It centered around the insight that real, quality time with a loved one is more meaningful than just buying expensive gifts for each other. To launch […]
General Mills made headlines this summer when it announced it would begin removing all artificial flavours and colours from its cereal products. The company, which is one of the world’s largest food producers and distributors, called the move “a big commitment for Big G cereal.” It was just the latest step in responding to growing […]
General Mills is issuing a casting call for real rabbit versions of its 57 year-old Trix Rabbit mascot to communicate a real life commitment to removing artificial flavors and colors from artificial sources from its cereals. The online-only campaign, created by General Mill’s agency, McCann New York, includes a wonderfully fluffy video inviting all silly […]
Lucky Charms’ latest marketing stunt sees the cereal maker leveraging its iconic, rainbow-colored marshmallows. The brand has created marshmallow-only boxes of its cereal, but there’s a catch – there’s only 10 of them. Fans who want one have to share a photo of themselves holding an imaginary box of Lucky Charms on Facebook, Twitter or […]
Breakfast may be the most important meal of the day, but it shouldn’t stand in the way of taking a daily selfie. In a wacky marketing move, General Mills‘ Cinnamon Toast Crunch and agency McCann have invented a “selfie spoon,” which is exactly what it sounds like—a purple spoon attached to a 30-inch selfie stick. The […]
Nature Valley, one of UK’s most popular snacking bars from General Mills, is introducing a national field sales team to help independent convenience retailers increase their sales in the hugely popular and growing food-to-go category. Kicking off now, the field team will be making thousands of visits to stores right across the country, offering tailored […]