Tesco Plays Matchmaker for Valentine’s Day With ‘Basket Dating’

Tesco Plays Matchmaker for Valentine’s Day With ‘Basket Dating’

To help Tesco become the destination supermarket for Valentine’s Day, BBH has created an online campaign that sees a psychotherapist match-make shoppers based on the contents of their shopping baskets. For many, Valentine’s Day feels like a retailer event awash with the same offers, targeted at the same people: couples. Tesco are talking to everyone […]

Sarson’s Goes Retro in Limited Edition Vinegar Bottle by Parker Williams

Sarson’s Goes Retro in Limited Edition Vinegar Bottle by Parker Williams

Brand design agency Parker Williams has designed a limited edition “Chip Lovers” bottle label for Sarson’s, the UK’s number one vinegar brand. Packs of malt vinegar will feature the brand’s successful vinegar-loving couple, ‘Fish and Chip’. Along with channelling the nostalgic power of artist Paul Thurlby’s imagery, the limited run sees Sarson’s change its background […]

Mattessons and Saatchi & Saatchi Invite You to “Meat Your New Snack”

Mattessons and Saatchi & Saatchi Invite You to “Meat Your New Snack”

Kerry Foods-owned Mattessons, and Saatchi & Saatchi London, announced the launch of a new UK-wide campaign that aims to disrupt the status quo of the nation’s snacking habits, and incite a revolt against crisps. The ad stars the ‘Snackarchist’, a geeky, tongue-in-cheek character who embodies the Mattessons rebellious spirit, and breaks all sorts of rules […]

New Covent Garden Soup Co. Launches Limited-Edition Thai Style Soup

New Covent Garden Soup Co. Launches Limited-Edition Thai Style Soup

Soup pioneer New Covent Garden Soup is introducing a limited edition Thai Style Broccoli and Ginger variety with Valentine’s Day in mind. Made with a delicious mix of well documented aphrodisiac ingredients and Thai spices, the soup is perfect for consumers seeking to celebrate the most romantic of months. The limited edition aims to help […]

Count Grecula a Great Success Say The Co-operative

Count Grecula a Great Success Say The Co-operative

The Co-operative’s reputation for creative design that sells on-shelf continues to grow with its latest challenge to convention; a wine label design that wouldn’t look out of place on the shelves of a comic book store. Equator Design’s creative team is the inspiration behind The Co-operative’s Truly Irresistible Grecula Wine. The 2014 Greco features a […]

Takeaway Pizza up to Nine Times more Expensive than Homemade Pizza

Takeaway Pizza up to Nine Times more Expensive than Homemade Pizza

A detailed study into the costs and calorie counts of pizzas at the UK’s main pizza chains and supermarkets has revealed that takeaway pizzerias are charging up to nine times the price for an equivalent product purchased from a supermarket or made from scratch. The investigation also highlighted the high calorie load of pizzas from […]

Potato-Based Snacks Overtook Sales of Crisps in the UK in 2015

Potato-Based Snacks Overtook Sales of Crisps in the UK in 2015

Healthy lifestyles and the rise of the discounter appear to be chipping away at sales of crisps. Indeed, new research from Mintel reveals that sales of potato-based and other snacks, such as tortilla chips and popped chips, overtook sales of potato crisps in 2015. Whilst sales of potato crisps are estimated to have declined to […]

Marmite Bans Lovey-Dovey Pet Names from its Custom Jars

Marmite Bans Lovey-Dovey Pet Names from its Custom Jars

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 […]