Marmite has banned a slew of lovey-dovey pet names from its jar customisation scheme to generate awareness of the feature in the run up to Valentine’s Day. The divisive spread has made the blanket ban upon the cringe-inducing terms of endearment passed between smitten condiment lovers. Utilising reverse psychology however, the brand hopes consumers will […]
Every summer, millions of flame grills are rolled out in backyards across New Zealand. So Colenso BBDO decided to turn the nation’s BBQs into Backyard Burger Kings, and prove real burgers are cooked over real flames. Over the next two months, 50 Backyard Burger Kings will open around the country. Kiwis supply the flames and […]
Snacks, the proverbial middle child of the food world, are finally getting the recognition they deserve. TV host Andy Cohen, a foodie in his own right, joined fellow food aficionados to launch Snack Week, a week-long celebration of snacking and the launch pad for the new Hillshire Snacking brand of premium snacks. Snack Week kicked off […]
Pepsi announces its plans to launch Kola House, the first experimental kola bar, restaurant, lounge and event space to open in the U.S. market. This first-of-its-kind hospitality venture is set to open its doors in spring 2016, with its flagship location in New York City’s Meatpacking District. To launch the Flagship location, Pepsi partnered with […]
Indian Motorcycle, America’s first motorcycle company, announced it has joined forces with the Jack Daniel Distillery to create the Limited Edition Jack Daniel’s Indian Chief Vintage motorcycle. The partnership brings together two of America’s most iconic brands that share a mutual commitment to independence, originality and American craftsmanship that dates back more than a century. […]
Heineken has announced it is behind a mystery activation via Red Agency, targeted at the Melbourne hospitality industry which has been taking place in the lead-up to and during The Australian Open. Over the past two weeks, a number of bartenders around Melbourne have been left with some unexpectedly big surprises by a ‘mystery shopper’ […]
The unique selling point of Burger King (BK) is the hamburger with a flame-grilled beef patty, but the tasty beef is not well known in Japan. Dentsu Y&R Tokyo thought they could create new BK fans if they were able to get hamburger lovers to eat the BK’s burger. So they launched a new product […]
KitKat sounds like “kitto katsu,” which means “surely win” in Japanese. That’s made the chocolate bar from Nestlé a popular gift for students studying for university entrance exams, as a way to give them some encouragement during what is surely one of the most stressful times in a young person’s life. Building off its award-winning KIT […]
Irish cider brand Magners is seeking to cement the age-old link between alcohol and dating by releasing a tongue-in-cheek dating app for lovelorn hipsters –Tinster. Produced by Host Singapore the campaign features an online film and microsite to hook up lonely glockenspiel artists, facial hair aficianados and those with a passion for ironic vintage jumpers. […]
Domino’s has bolstered its social-media presence by rolling out on messaging service Snapchat. The pizza-delivery brand will promote its tie-up for 24 hours as a Snapchat Story, with the platform carrying a short video ad created by agency Iris. The “dough to door” film charts the journey of a pizza-delivery driver who encounters an alien […]