Food & Drink

We're always thinking about what kind of merch we'd release for the Promo Marketing Podcast. But we took a break from that to bring you this week's collection of five great promotional products. It includes notebooks to keep track of hiking trips, a pair of '90s favorites reentering the branded merchandise game, and more...

For its “In Home Advertising” campaign, PBR will pay folks to really go deep with logo placement. Beyond the immediate eye-catchers like rugs, table cloths and shower curtains, PBR is also giving customers things like label stickers for food in the fridge, toilet paper rolls, or billboards for inside fish tanks...

Over the last 15 years, there has been an enormous boom in the number of breweries in the United States. From 2006 to 2019, the number of breweries went from 1,460 to 8,386. There’s no question: Americans love local breweries, distilleries and wineries. They also search out new ones when they’re on vacation. They love…

At this point, it’s no longer front-page news that a fast food restaurant has created merchandise that goes beyond a T-shirt here or a tote bag there. The streetwear and capsule era of food marketing is here. What does stand out among stories like this is when these products fetch enormous prices, like, say, a $715 pair of bedazzled boots from A&W...

To coincide with the release of its new Country Style Rib Sandwich, Arby’s is releasing a line of sweatpants and sweatshirts that were actually smoked just like the meat and then vacuum sealed so they'll still smell liked smoked meats when you wear them. The limited line is (of course) sold out...

Brendan went to a wedding this weekend and received a lovely can cooler, but he forgot it at the venue before he could chronicle it for the Faves. But worry not, dear reader: Our five favorite promotional products list still features a bunch of good stuff, including T-shirts dyed with onion, Tim Hortons merch and more...

McDonald's is venturing even further into the branded merchandise world by releasing an apparel and accessories collection with retailer BoxLunch. The initial launch includes T-shirts, button-down shirts, hats, sweatshirts, backpacks and more, with all-over prints, retro artwork, sleeve printing and other design features...

We're not quite ready for Halloween, but we can celebrate the changing weather. We can also celebrate some promotional products, whether they're extremely autumnal or not. This week, our collection includes some spooky brewery merchandise, all sorts of public transportation-related gifts and more...

The Sonic Swag Shop, the drive-in restaurant’s e-commerce store, is now full of new T-shirts, can coolers, socks and pins. That’s all plenty exciting for Sonic fans, but one item from the drop has already sold out: a replica of the tumbler that “America’s Got Talent” judges use...

From Labor Day through December, your clients receive catalogs from Harry & David, Mrs. Fields, and all the other giant food gift companies almost daily. As a result of their huge budgets and massive marketing efforts, these mail-order and internet companies sell about 10 times more food gifts to U.S. businesses each year than the…