The entry lines for the 17th annual FAB awards are now open. The award function, which has steadily gained a strong reputation over the years, is an international programme focused entirely on work done for Food and Beverage brands. The entry kit for the entrant’s reference may be downloaded here. The Awards recognises the critical […]
Mondelez International, the world’s pre-eminent maker of chocolate, biscuits, gum and candy, announced that it has signed a global agreement with Google, focusing on online video. This is part of the company’s strategy to invest more of its media spending in digital and, in particular, online video. Globally, the company has committed to shifting 10 […]
The Brewers Association (BA), the not-for-profit trade association that represents the majority of U.S. breweries, were among the first to register .beer web addresses under the new Internet top-level domain .beer, when it became available to the general public on September 25, 2014. The launch of .beer by registry operator Minds + Machines is part […]
Calling all pranksters: Chester Cheetah, the official Cheetos brand spokes-cheetah, has proclaimed that after years of the ‘same old same old,’ Halloween needs a new twist – so, today he unveiled a new bag of treats and tricks to bring out the mischievous side of families this season. With the release of new limited-edition Cheetos […]
[fvplayer src=’http://assets.mcdonalds.co.uk/UK/Promotions/mcd-myburger-2014/MyBurger_homepage_loop.webm’ width=560 height=315] McDonald’s UK is holding an online competition for five brand new burgers to be sold in stores this fall. Teaming up with digital agency Razorfish London, an online “burger builder” allows fans of the fast food chain to customize their own unique burger—the users will have to build their burger from […]
Meals.co.uk is looking to carve out a slice of the £3Bn UK market for home delivery of restaurant food with a move into the London area for its service that provides a delivery, logistics and marketing service for quality casual dining restaurants that do not have delivery in place. The move follows a successful one-year […]
Zomato, the restaurant search and discovery service, has rolled out a completely revamped version of its web and mobile product. Building on its already rich and exhaustive restaurant database, and ratings and reviews from its millions of monthly users, Zomato has now added a new, social layer to restaurant discovery – personalised recommendations from people […]
Home cooks with high ambitions now have their own website: Professional Secrets takes its members behind the serving hatch into some of the world’s best restaurant kitchens to discover the inside secrets behind preparing a momentous meal. Do you love to cook? Do you want to grow your skills and learn how the pro’s in […]
Starbucks announces an enhanced mobile app for Apple’s iOS which will allow customers to tip their baristas directly from the Starbucks for iPhone app. Beginning March 19, customers using Starbucks App for iPhone in the U.S., U.K. and Canada will experience a streamlined design and easy access to their account and My Starbucks Rewards information. In addition, customers […]
Morrisons has unveiled its online grocery store, featuring a virtual bakers, butchers and fishmongers. Deliveries will begin across much of the Midlands on 10 January 2014, with customers to receive a one-hour time slot of when their goods will be delivered. Dalton Philips, chief executive of Morrison, said: “This fresh food offer will be the […]