Food & Drink

Remember Warheads candies? They were, to put it simply, awesome. They had everything a kid wanted: bright colors, a very extreme name and the properties to create a playground challenge. Anyway, one of our favorite promotional products this week is Warheads-related. Check it out!...

Kool-Aid is trying to become the official beverage of back-to-school fashion by introducing a branded line of sneakers and apparel in a partnership with Puma. Some of the designs incorporate the Kool-Aid Man wearing Puma sneakers, and the line also includes tie-dye shirts that reference various Kool-Aid flavors...

We all have a person in our lives who can (and has) eaten a whole box of Cheez-It crackers in one sitting. (If you’re reading this, it’s me. I’m the person in your life who can and has eaten a whole box of Cheez-It crackers in one sitting.) To appeal to even more people like…

Getting a kitten is fun, but it’s a lot of work. Suddenly the whole house is a toy. While we try to keep our new cat away from the smartphone charger, check out our fave five promotional products of the week, including a Guy Fieri beach towel and a "Superbad" snow globe that Seth Rogen still owns...

Like the other meals before hers, Saweetie’s McDonald's meal includes branded packaging, like sauce packets. But the actual merchandise isn’t available to everyone (at least not yet). Fans can enter a sweepstakes to win two limited edition Brandon Blackwood bags, and McDonald's employees will wear special uniforms...

Reese's Puffs just released three boxes that include an augmented reality tie-in to turn the backs of the boxes into synthesizers and drum machines. General Mills is also releasing a real-life branded synthesizer, and introduced a "teens only" promo for Cinnamon Toast Crunch...

Supplier Le Tour de Spice has added Adrienne Barker, MAS, to its sales team. Barker will service promotional products distributors in the Southeast Market region. She has over 35 years in the industry as a distributor, earning her MAS in 2010, and received her lifetime certification in 2020...

PlayStation gamers in Australia were excited to possibly get their hands on a fully McDonald's-branded PS5 controller as part of a giveaway. But, in an extremely weird turn of events, Sony said the controllers don't actually exist, and that McDonald’s never even approached Sony about the idea...

Wendy's created a "Rick and Morty" co-branding event by transforming a California restaurant into “Morty’s,” complete with signage, food packaging, employee uniforms, giant inflatable characters and an immersive drive-thru experience. It drew crowds that sat in the drive-thru line for as long as seven hours...

Right now, there’s a wave of fast food and chain restaurants reinforcing their branded merchandise output. Within that, there are a few trends that we’ve seen almost across the board—things like apparel choices, design elements and semi-ironic products. On one hand, it’s great that restaurants are turning toward promotional marketing as a revenue stream and…