Cadbury is focusing on little acts of kindness in its relaunched marketing for Dairy Milk, as revealed in the first work from VCCP since the Mondelez brand appointed it as lead global agency in 2017. The strategy behind the campaign is to take the Cadbury brand back to its roots as a family brand […]
Ei Group, one of the largest pub company in the UK, has partnered with Yext, the global digital knowledge management provider, to maximise discoverability of its portfolio of pubs across the digital ecosystem, improving customer experience and driving footfall in real-time. The Yext knowledge Engine is a cloud-based platform that will be the single and […]
The Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) has developed a new app which lets users search for their closest pint from any smartphone while reviewing the pub and sharing their activity. The Good Beer Guide app collates data from over 40,000 pubs, 10,000 beers and 2,000 breweries which have been individually visited and reviewed by thousands […]
Cathedral City, one of the UK’s favourite cheese brand, returns to TV screens this January, sponsoring brand-new ITV family quiz show Britain’s Brightest Family. The sponsorship, arranged through media agency UM, launches on 10th January and is supporting episodes of ITV’s new family-focused knock-out quiz hosted by The Chase Governess, Anne Hegerty. It marks Cathedral […]
Scottish family butcher Simon Howie, producer of the UK’s number one selling haggis, has unveiled a new film for haggis fans with a parody on a classic thriller, in the lead up to Burns Night. The film, which was launched on Facebook, is a sequel building upon the success of 2017’s Burns video which […]
Online supermarket Ocado has launched 40 new own brand products across three ranges; Free From, Vegetarian and Vegan, with brand and packaging design by Pure. The new ranges target consumers’ growing demand for foods that are gluten, dairy and meat free. The majority of the newly released products fall into the Free From category, 27 […]
The UK’s beer market has transformed in recent years. Even though consumption is down, we are spending more on beer – an extra £44.5m in 2016 – and this has created a renaissance in brewing. The number of breweries in the UK has risen by 65% since 2011. There are now more than 1,700 of […]
Craft drinks specialist ROCKTAILS present: ‘The Citrus Spritz’; the first lightly sparkling botanical blend in its new drinks range, with the second blend due to launch in February. Made using the finest distilled botanicals, this refreshing yet refined spritz is the first of its kind, offering an original, sophisticated approach to alcohol-free drinks. ‘The Citrus […]
Despite the trend for reducing sugar consumption and healthy living, the British just can’t shake their love of biscuits with 93% of us indulging in them. So where do the new product opportunities lie in the biscuit category? FMCG trade publication The Grocer asked brand strategy, design and innovation consultancy Brandon to create the next […]
Molson Coors Brewing Company announced the expansion of its cider portfolio through the acquisition of Aspall Cyder Limited. The acquisition brings together two companies with a passion for building extraordinary brands and similar family-orientated ownership structures, with close to 650 years of combined experience in operating excellence. Founded in 1728 by Clement Chevallier and run […]