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PepsiCo raises the heat with Flamin’ Hot range
PepsiCo has added an Extra Flamin’ Hot variant to each of its Doritos, Walkers Max and Wotsits Crunchy ranges, in response to demand for more varied spicy snacks. Introduced earlier this year, the new products also triggered the renaming of existing Flamin’ Hot...
Wicked Kitchen Pesto Sauce food innovation
Among the many distinctive innovations coming from Wicked Kitchen is this trio of unusual pesto sauces. Living up to Wicked Kitchen’s mission for chefs to create plant-based foods with bold flavours, the pesto sauces were launched in 2020 to provide a vegan-friendly...
Pedigree Adoptable Award-Winning AI Campaign
A campaign that used AI to house dogs won a Cannes Grand Prix 2024 award. Pedigree’s 'Adoptable' innovative AI-driven campaign used machine learning models to bring real dogs from local shelters into Pedigree out-of-home media placements. AI technology was trained to...
Pladis McVitie’s Jaffa Cake flavour variations
Pladis is aiming to expand appeal for McVitie’s Jaffa Cakes by launching a new flavour and venturing beyond fruit for the first time in its history. A marriage between one of Britain’s favourite sweets and best-loved snacks, its latest limited-edition launch –...
Baileys trial glass-alternative bottles in sustainability drive
Diageo has announced plans to trial paper-based packaging for its Baileys Irish Cream Liqueur brand. This is Diageo’s first consumer-facing trial with paper-based bottles and will test how the bottles travel from the filling site in Ireland to Barcelona, along with...
Anchor launches squeezy butter
Arla has launched a new innovation in butter, Anchor Squeezy. Anchor Squeezy blends Anchor butter with 67% rapeseed oil and is dispensed by squeezing the bottle. Holly Murray, Director of BSM at Arla, said: “Our ambition with this new product launch is to help...
Heineken launches Birra Moretti with a hint of salt
Heineken UK has expanded its Birra Moretti range with the introduction of sea salt-infused lager Birra Moretti Sale di Mare. Birra Moretti Sale di Mare has been positioned to take advantage of the rise in demand for continental lagers in the UK and Heineken has...
Lucky Saint brings non-alcoholic beer mainstream
Founded in 2018, Lucky Saint has ridden the rise of non-alcoholic beer from niche into mainstream. The company has recorded sales revenue growth of 180% year on year since launching. Lucky Saint’s strategy is to create a ‘five-star alcohol-free beer’ on taste, boost...
Every Coca-Cola is Welcome
Coca-Cola has launched a global program, 'Every Coca-Cola is Welcome', dedicated to embracing and showcasing local interpretations of its iconic logo created by shopkeepers and talented local artists. For years, the Coca-Cola logo has been reimagined, resulting in...
Warburtons Mad About the Bread
Warburtons ads are unashamedly fun and certainly stand out in the ad break. Pulling in Hollywood greats like Stallone, De Niro and The Muppets, Warburtons has a history of working with some seriously big stars – and making the most of them. Warburton's latest...