by 
By Aimee Pagano
What better way to come out of the holidays than to focus even more on food?
Food and beverage manufacturers, distributors and service providers are always clamoring for new ways to better differentiate their products in a consumer-driven, health conscious, and safety- and sustainability-focused market.
Since 2016 brought some tasty and creative food and beverage marketing campaigns to the table, we thought we’d share some choice take-aways with you. Here are the top 5 campaigns of 2016.
#1—Gerber: Babies Pose with their Food Look-alikes
Baby food manufacturers have a pretty easy ride when you think about it. Since most human beings with a pulse have a soft spot for the little ones, it only makes sense that major baby food brands would splash their faces all over their commercials and ads. The trick, however, isn’t finding the cutest baby thankfully because that’s just not possible. No, the trick is engaging the audience in a way that’s relevant and digestible (yes, I said it). Gerber does this without fail in their recent ‘Food Look-alikes Cute Campaign’.
#2—Coca Cola: Message in a Bottle
It wouldn’t be a F&B marketing campaign list if Coca Cola wasn’t mentioned. Coca Cola consistently succeeds in content engagement, and their newest holiday campaign, ‘Message in a Bottle’ joins the club. The campaign illustrates all of the possible failed attempts at reaching out to loved ones over the holidays. It then introduces a limited edition bottle cap that allows people to record messages and play them back when twisting the cap to open the bottle.
#3—McDonald’s: Track my Maccas
Another regular on most marketing recognition lists is McDonald’s. And as McDonald’s does, they’ve once again topped the charts in terms of content innovation and delivery with this craftily transparent app. Through the app, users can not only track but can get details on the ingredients in the McDonald’s meal they’re eating at that very moment. By taking food traceability to another level, McDonald’s addresses alot of their consumers’ concerns about identifying the origin of their food from farm to plate.
#4—Intermarché: Inglorious Fruits and Vegetables
This French Supermarket chain truly turned lemons into lemonaid with this inspiring campaign. In their fight against food waste, the chain built a campaign around selling their imperfect fruits at 30% less. The global campaign was a huge success and all parties in the supply chain benefited—consumers got the same quality products at a third of the cost. Less product was wasted worldwide. And Intermarché increased its business by selling a brand new line of products.
#5—Zevia: On Instagram
Content doesn’t always have to be written, spoken, or streamed. Zevia continues to prove this through its clean, health-focused, and breathtaking Instagram page. Shot after shot, Zevia posts perfect displays of promotional art, and their smart soda is the lead character in every scene.
Want help creating your content to use in your blog, emails and marketing campaigns? Contact us today or sign up for our pay-as-you-go marketing support hours and we can start creating your content tomorrow!
{{cta(‘7e8f5377-a9a7-434d-822a-728264a5fa25’)}}
