Heinz Salad Cream

Campaign to reposition Heinz Salad Cream. TV, print and ambient media ads position salad cream as something to improve the rubbish young people eat.
Agency: Leo BurnettAuthors: Sharon Masnick and Mark Stockdale

Heinz Salad Cream

Never say die: the revival of Heinz Salad Cream

Background

Invented in 1914, Heinz Salad Cream became a great British icon.

Which was its problem.

By 1980 it symbolised the 'Great British salad': lukewarm lettuce, soggy tomato, dry cucumber the sort of thing you'd had to endure back in the 60s and 70s at some aged Aunt's house. Think ...

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