In 1947, Topps created a bright pink bubble gum square with an initially tough chew, a sweet smell and powerful sugary taste of fruit and cotton candy. Click here to read the story at marketingdive.com. Discussion Questions:
Sneakers designed to feel like running barefoot used to be the hottest phenomenon in exercise. Now, the opposite is true. The ugliest, chunkiest sneaker brand is flying off the shelves. Click here to read the story at cnn.com. Discussion Questions:
How did the chain outdo Burger King’s Bacon Sundae, Pizza Hut’s hot-dog-stuffed crust, Cinnabon’s Pizzabon, and KFC’s fried-chicken-flavored nail polish? Click here to read the story at newyorker.com. Discussion Questions:
If you have had ramen for breakfast (I still think about a bacon and buttered toast version I had at a brunch spot in Brooklyn), you probably haven’t experienced it like this. Cup Noodles, the classic instant ramen brand that comes in its own convenient container, is releasing a new Breakfast flavor. Click Read more…
Just days after revealing “It’s Diner Time,” a new brand platform that doubles down on delivering diner comfort for today’s America, Denny’s announces new elements of its overall experience including the debut of a bold, bright new menu to welcome all and make guests feel even more at home when visiting America’s Read more…
Fish sticks are the American cousins of British fish & chips: they may seem to speak the same language of white fish meat enclosed in a fried batter exterior, but American fish sticks tend to be smaller, and sometimes are even made out of a fish paste and then molded into Read more…
Spotify is redesigning the core homescreen of its app, trying to make it easier for users to find new stuff to listen to — and watch. Click here to read the story at theverge.com. Discussion Questions:
Gorton’s Seafood unveiled its new product line, Gorton’s Air Fried, with a multi-channel influencer marketing campaign centered on TikTok, per details shared with Marketing Dive. Click here to read the story at marketingdive.com. Discussion Questions:
Argue all you want over the great Pepsi vs. Coke debate, but there’s no dispute when it comes to Sierra Mist. The Sprite-wannabe is just that, a wannabe, which is precisely why the brand is discontinuing the flavor and trying again. Click here to read the story at thrillist.com. Discussion Questions:
After scouring the world’s biggest tech show for all the most innovative products we could find, we’ve settled on a list of the best ones from CES 2023. Our team found lots of gadgets that we were interested in and some that we might even buy or recommend later this Read more…