H.J. Heinz Company and Kraft Foods Group, Inc. announced that they have entered into a definitive merger agreement to create The Kraft Heinz Company, forming the third largest food and beverage company in North America with an unparalleled portfolio of iconic brands. Under the terms of the agreement, which has been unanimously approved by both […]
Molson Coors, one of the UK’s biggest brewers, announces the appointment of Arc, an award-winning brand activation agency, to join incumbent agency, Life, on its below the line (BTL) agency roster. Andy Cray, Director of Brands at Molson Coors, says: “The drinks industry is constantly evolving and at Molson Coors we want to work with […]
The head of Starbucks has announced that the company will no longer be writing the phrase ‘Race Together’ on its drinks and products to inspire discourse about race relations in the US. The week-old initiative sparked debates about race in the US and attracted unparalleled criticism, forcing Starbucks chief executive Howard Schultz to leap to […]
Coca-Cola and Rita Ora marked the centenary of the Coke contour bottle with the British singer opening the Contour Centenary Bar in London’s Soho – and a photoshoot clearly meant to compare the curvature of the singer to that of the bottle; or as the Daily Mail put it: “offer a glimpse of sideboob.” The […]
Budweiser has launched Dream Goal, a hunt for the greatest amateur goals from across the country. Dream Goal will be fronted by Sky Sports football talent – footballers-turned-pundits Jamie Redknapp and Gary Neville, presenter and broadcaster Ed Chamberlin and commentator Martin Tyler. The Budweiser Dream Goal competition challenges British amateur footballers to submit videos of […]
Tomatin, a Highland distillery with an award-winning range of whiskies recently appointed creative branding agency, threebrand, to develop its brand positioning. Established in 1897, Tomatin Distillery found itself in a position whereby it had no sense of identity. Edinburgh-based threebrand was briefed to develop a campaign that would give Tomatin cut-through within the saturated malt […]
A couple of weeks after naming Rodanthi Senduka as the Packaging & Design Jury Chair for the 17th FAB Awards, the International Food and Beverage Creative Excellence Awards are pleased to announce that INGO Stockholm’s Björn Ståhl will be this year’s Advertising Jury Chair. “It is going to be great fun. I have entered work […]
International Food and Beverage Creative Excellence Awards are delight to announce Red Design Consultants‘ Rodanthi Senduka as the Packaging and Design Jury Chair for the 17th edition of the awards. Commenting on Rodanthi’s acceptance to chair the 2015 Packaging and Design Panel, The FAB Awards President N.Nayar said: “Ronda is a superstar! Her work for […]
Molson Coors, one of the UK’s biggest brewers, has announced it will retain media agencies ZenithOptimedia and Kinetic to handle its UK & Ireland media account. ZenithOptimedia and Kinetic were appointed following a six month media review process which ended this month. The two agencies will handle Molson Coors’ media planning and buying for its […]
Heineken agencies are launching the next installment in the series of Strongbow ‘EARN IT.’ Challenges. This time Strongbow has upped the ante, challenging regular guys to take on one of Brazil’s best female teams in a 5-a-side battle in Rio. Building on the brand positioning that Strongbow rewards men who ‘step up’ and get the […]