Pot Noodle - The ‘Slag of all Snacks’

Rebranding campaign for Pot Noodle, losing ground to competition and facing a need to break out of being merely an icon for rebellious youth.
Agency: HHCL/RedCellAuthor: Andy Davies

Pot Noodle – The 'Slag of All Snacks

NEW OWNERS WITH BIG PLANS

Pot Noodle is the first food many people prepare for themselves. As such it is a potent symbol of independence from parental control. With a personality other youth brands would kill for – bold, irreverent, subversive, it is an icon for young people.

Buoyed by having such a potent brand in their portfolio, new owners Unilever Bestfoods set the ambitious growth target of doubling the size of the brand in five years.

YESTERDAY'S BRAND

Until 1997 Pot Noodle had the...

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