Germany’s Delivery Hero, one of the biggest food delivery firms in Europe, has taken a major step into the highly competitive Southeast Asian market by agreeing to buy Woowa Brothers, the owner of South Korea’s most popular food delivery app.
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MMA Smarties, Bronze, X (Global), 2019
Nutella, the chocolate spread brand, increased brand engagement in Turkey by launching an in-app promotional campaign that gifted users with prizes as they collected different codes printed on Nutella Jars.
Pillsbury, a food and grain producer, created brand love through a video campaign in the US, which shared the belief that what matters most is made at home.
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SABRE Awards, Asia-Pacific, Executive Communications, Gold, 2019
Impossible Foods, a company that develops plant-based substitutes for meat products, launched a series of events in Singapore to encourage Singaporeans to switch to its meat alternative.
Leonardo da Vinci would have made a great CMO, according to the chief marketing officer at Kraft Heinz Australia, because he was “equally good on logic and magic”.
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Design Business Association, Gold, 2019
Quorn, a meat substitute product, increased brand growth and sales globally by launching a new pack design featuring food photography to tempt consumers.
Since 1877, the Italian pasta brand, Barilla, has been supplying the global appetite for Italian food, but the challenges facing food brands are changing, as is the conversation around sustainability.
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SABRE Awards, EMEA, Superior Achievement in Measurement and Evaluation, Diamond, 2019
Jelly and jam brand Hartley’s used a celebrity-led, influencer marketing programme to raise brand awareness and boost sales of its 10 Cal Jelly Pots in the UK.
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Effie Worldwide, Finalist, North American Effies, 2019
Cascadian Farm, an organic food brand, increased sales among organic shoppers in the US by creating an in-store campaign that promoted the importance of soil health.
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Leon Liu, Wendy Zha, WARC Awards, Shortlisted, Effective Content Strategy, 2019
Master Kong, the Chinese instant noodle brand, turned around declining sales by tapping into the trend of Chinese travellers' craving to eat instant noodles when travelling abroad.
New plant-based, meat-free brands are targeting Asian food traditions, and Impossible Foods is finding success in taking its product to local restaurants rather than attempting to gain a foothold in retail.
Frozen food brand Birds Eye has reframed its strategy around greater creativity and turned around the business as a result, according to marketing director Steve Challouma.
Plated, the direct-to-consumer meal-delivery service, is generating tangible benefits from the retail expertise of Albertsons, the grocery chain that has been its parent company since 2017.
Plated, the direct-to-consumer meal delivery service, has reached major scale through building its startup chops and allying with a brick-and-mortar partner.
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Viviana Sampugnaro, WARC Media Awards, Entrant, Best Use of Data, 2018
Italian pasta and sauce brand Barilla turned to a digital video campaign managed in programmatic to persuade 'rejectors' to revisit the brand in Italy.
Looks at the growth of the health and wellness sector and how smart technology is changing the category, as it has made it easier for consumers to monitor their health and track their fitness goals and has raised expectations of health and wellness brands.
This report summarises the latest research from WARC's Data platform, with a focus on new net advertising investment data by product category, which are exclusive to WARC Data clients from 1st October. Key findings include:
Discover how five macro trends – digital detox, healthification, discovery and connoisseurship, personalisation and customisation, and premiumisation and indulgence – can be used as inspiration for innovation.
Looks at the competitive environment in packaged food, alongside business strategies and how to compete for consumers' hearts and minds in this sector.
This yearly report by J Walter Thompson Intelligence details 100 emerging trends across 10 sectors – including culture, beauty, and food and drink – that will shape the world of marketing in 2019.
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