Carlsberg UK has appointed Alistair Gaunt as vice president for its Nationals Sales Business Unit, reporting into chief executive officer Julian Momen. Gaunt, who will manage Carlsberg UK’s national pub and family brewers accounts, previously held the position of grocery sales director for Premier Foods for two and a half years. Having graduated from Durham […]
Arla Foods has teamed up with the London office of strategic brand and packaging design agency Bulletproof to create a contemporary new brand visual identity and packaging design for global cheese brand Apetina. Bulletproof was appointed to the project in May 2016. With an ambition to reposition Apetina as a cooking cheese brand, Arla Foods […]
BrandOpus is excited to announce the launch of the Mysterious Mer-Chicken, the sixth edition of the Rare Beasts of Dorset collection from Badger Ales. The Mer-Chicken ale is the newest addition to the range and is brewed exclusively to celebrate Hall and Woodhouses’ Founders Day. Since 2012 BrandOpus has worked with Badger to launch limited […]
‘Eat Monday For Breakfast’ with Nick Helm is a 3-part online series in which the acclaimed stand-up comedian and star of BBC Three’s Uncle tries to overcome his aversion to early mornings. Is getting up early “just a conspiracy to make people with less structured lifestyles feel bad about themselves”? Or are early risers onto something? […]
Halo launched this February and, despite zero media spend, garnered global media coverage and conversation, catapulting the brand into the coffee limelight. Halo is now seeking to raise £1.6m to aggressively grow the business in the UK and globally. It is fundraising through Growthdeck, the private investor platform which, since launch in early 2016, has […]
Hot on the heels of Conservative party plans to scrap free school lunches, Jake’s Boost, the health food startup, is fighting UK child hunger with nut butter. The company is celebrating the early success of its crowdfunding campaign by surpassing the initial target within the first 50 hours. The rewards-based campaign hosted on social good crowdfunding platform UpEffect has exceeded its […]
San Miguel, will unveil a series of enriching experiences to the on and off-trade in 2017, designed to tap into the increasing consumer demand for experiences over material possessions. The premium Spanish lager, which recently became one of a handful of beer brands in the UK to break the 1 million hectolitre sales milestone, will […]
As Vimto continues to outperform the market, growing at 6.8% vs. 1.4% for the category, the popular brand has announced a nine-month distribution drive for its hugely popular RTD range. Vimto is already the fastest growing brand in this sector, seeing a +23% sales increase in RTD’s year on year. Vimto brand value is at […]
This summer London’s first sparkling wine bar will be popping its cork in the heart of Soho. Running a ten-week residency at eclectic neon art gallery Lights of Soho on Brewer Street, Fiz is the brainchild of three friends; Barnaby Lewis, Max Bigland and Jordan Nadian who are inspired by the vibrant and sociable food […]
9NINE has unveiled a new identity and packaging for their range of healthy snacks with the help of leading strategic brand packaging design agency BrandOpus. Originally named ‘9Bar’, the brand needed to elevate itself from a single product format to a brand that can offer a wider portfolio of products to a more mainstream audience. […]