Selfridges will be launching the first ever Japanese Gin made using Japanese botanicals – in time for the start of the blossom season in March 2014. The Gin is distilled, blended and bottled at The Cambridge Distillery in England, producers of some of the world’s most highly sought after gins and distillers to the world’s […]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2kfqsbABHr8#t=0 Beer and cider producer Heineken UK has been told it must not use an advert for Kronenbourg 1664 that implies that the product was manufactured and brewed in France. The Advertising Standards Agency (ASA) ruled that both the press and TV ads for the drink were ‘misleading’ as they implied that Kronenbourg 1664 was […]
http://vimeo.com/86358877 Ballantine’s, the Pernod Ricard whisky, has announced a global branded content partnership with online music channel Boiler Room, as part of a plan to create online documentaries and one-off events. The ‘Boiler Room & Ballantine’s Stay True Journeys’ project aims to “discover and celebrate the stories of the world’s most vibrant music scenes – […]
Premium juice brand Frobishers is set to burst onto the global on-trade market as they roll out a campaign for international expansion. Successfully established as one of the UK’s finest juice brands, a reinvigorated export focus has met positive support amongst key distributors. With established export partners already secured across Northern Europe, Scandinavia and parts […]
Integrated marketing agency Space is enhancing John Smith’s long-running association with horse racing through its ‘Smooth Favourite’ campaign, an on-trade initiative designed to give drinkers a chance to ‘buy one ticket and get one free’ at 28 jump and flat racecourses across the UK. John Smith’s Extra Smooth, Heineken’s leading ale brand, is the nation’s […]
Batemans, the family brewer based in Lincolnshire, is celebrating its 140th anniversary by launching new branding using the strapline ‘Craft Brewers Since 1874’, alongside a selection of exciting new product launches, including Bohemian Brews and Biscuit Barrel Beers. The new product branding boasts a more contemporary design, with a strapline that highlights the heritage and […]
Space has been appointed by the UK’s number one dairy company Arla to handle below-the-line communications for chocolate milk brand Cocio as it launches in the UK. The agency secured the business following previous projects it has delivered for Arla. Space will be responsible for developing a programme of initiatives aimed at driving trial and […]
Key Note’s 2014 Market Update, Fruit Juices, Energy & Juice Drinks, analyses the UK market for juice drinks, energy drinks and fruit juices. All three subsectors are extremely popular, with vast product ranges catering to almost every taste and budget. Energy drinks are particularly resilient, displaying outstanding growth in recent years despite a challenging economic […]
A brand new Indian street food takeaway, serving the famous ‘Roomali Roti’ Kati Rolls will be opening in Harrow, Middlesex, UK on February 6th 2014. Executive Chef, Ashish Bhatia, has created an authentic menu for ‘Kati Rolls by Turban Street Café‘; showcasing street food recipes inspired from the bustling street food markets of India. Turban […]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KOmIDhBDoww United Biscuits is relaunching its McVitie’s biscuit brand in a £12 million marketing push. The brand campaign aims to evoke ‘the emotional role biscuits play in our lives’. The project sees all United Biscuits sweet products (with the exception of Go Ahead!) brought under the McVitie’s brand. This will include Penguin Bars and Jaffa […]