During the holiday season, many of us buy, and eat, way more food than we need. We may not think about all the food we waste, but a group of tweens, working with SheKnows Hatch Kids for a campaign for the Ad Council, have uncovered plenty of waste and are becoming 'food warriors' because of their … Continue reading Ad Council calls attention to food waste by sending tweens undercover in their homes
Category: 2017
The True Meaning of KFC Christmas
How a bucket of fried chicken came to symbolize a magical sense of no-questions-asked familial harmony in Japan. At 3 in the morning on Christmas Eve, my mother woke up shaking and unable to breathe. After several minutes of trying to calm her down, we pulled on our coats and filed into the damp December night, … Continue reading The True Meaning of KFC Christmas
McCann Wins Chivas Regal Global Account
McCann, led by its London division, has won the global advertising account of Pernod Ricard-owned Scotch whiskey brand Chivas Regal, following a competitive four-way pitch process. Along with the IPG creative shop, Bartle Bogle Hegarty, Crispin Porter + Bogusky and Wieden + Kennedy participated in the pitch, according to a person close to the matter. … Continue reading McCann Wins Chivas Regal Global Account
KFC Picked an Unknown Actor as Its New ‘Celebrity’ Colonel, for a Pretty Clever Reason
KFC’s new celebrity colonel isn’t a celebrity at all. The fried-chicken chain just picked Christopher Boyer, an unknown actor, to play the part of Colonel Sanders in its latest twist on the campaign from Wieden + Kennedy. Why choose an unknown? Because Boyer is playing the role of the Value Colonel—and KFC says not using a celebrity … Continue reading KFC Picked an Unknown Actor as Its New ‘Celebrity’ Colonel, for a Pretty Clever Reason
Pringles Will Make Its First National Appearance in the Super Bowl
For the first time, Pringles will be making a national appearance in the Super Bowl LII on Feb. 4, with the debut of a new campaign—”Flavor Stacking.” According to the Kellogg’s snack food company, the 30-second spot, dropping in the first half of the Big Game, will “introduce Americans to an entirely new way to enjoy … Continue reading Pringles Will Make Its First National Appearance in the Super Bowl
The 50 Biggest Pop Culture Food Moments of 2017
No doubt about it; 2017 was a tough one, a seemingly endless cycle of fallen public figures, trying national tragedies, and politicians who'd rather push their constituents apart than start the healing process. The blurry line between food and pop culture has provided some relief, however, numbing the noise with TV and movie tie-ins, onscreen … Continue reading The 50 Biggest Pop Culture Food Moments of 2017
A Dunkin’ Donuts Beer Will Be Released to Mark the Winter Solstice
Billed as the first beer ever made with Dunkin’ Donuts’ Dark Roast Coffee, the new brew is the doughnut brand’s second brewing collaboration this year. In the 1980s, Dunkin’ Donuts introduced its famous spokesperson Fred the Baker: The chubby, mustachioed old man was famous for his catchphrase, “Time to make the donuts.” But if the chain was looking … Continue reading A Dunkin’ Donuts Beer Will Be Released to Mark the Winter Solstice
Arby’s Is Giving People Actual Meat Sweats
Earlier this year, Food & Wine definitively proved that the meat sweats are real—one gets them when eating too many (is there such a thing?) delicious meats. A plate of spicy sausages. A rack of barbeque ribs. A juicy steak. These are things that you can eat that would give you the meat sweats. But what if there was a … Continue reading Arby’s Is Giving People Actual Meat Sweats
