Food & Drink
'Tis the season for seasonings, apparently, thanks to Popeye's. Proving its poultry prowess, the renowned fried chicken chain endeared itself more to devotees on Tuesday, instituting an "Emotional Support" tenders meal that not only provides a comedic take on flyers’ frequent reliance on animals to ease their travel stress, but also shows that the company…
With a new year almost upon us, prognosticators are relying on whatever means they have at their disposal to predict how 2019 might unfold. Thanks to prodigious creativity that yielded successful merch campaigns for numerous food-centric businesses, we need no crystal ball or any other device to predict that the coming months will find such…
Midnite Snax, Bethpage, N.Y., announced it is reuniting with Jules Scheck Associates (JSA) starting Jan. 1, 2019. JSA is a prominent manufacturer’s representative and consulting agency to major supplier firms and distributors in the promotional products industry...
It seems that food-centric businesses are not going to stop until each one has contributed to the explosion of customized apparel and other promotional merch, which quite obviously is good news for the promo industry. And we are glad to report that Cinnabon has joined the mix, as the 33-year-old Georgia company launched a merch store that features 12 different items and showcases some creative branding...
We should have seen this one coming. Only six days after wondering (while writing about Dunkin’s faux branded apparel) which eateries would follow the likes of Arby’s, KFC, Wendy’s and others, we should have known that Chili’s, our favorite Tex-Mex chain (sorry to sadden you, Taco Bell) would next join the world of branded goods.…
The recent news cycle has not left us short on laughs, with this story in particular being a neck-tacular example of the power of viral items. Dunkin’ (née Donuts) is looking to draw a few additional chuckles from the masses as they expand their enjoyment of “the most wonderful time of the year.” In conjunction…
People who love ranch really love ranch. For those dedicated Ranchers, Hidden Valley is back with a holiday line of merchandise to celebrate their favorite condiment. Do you want a giant inflatable bottle of dressing in your front yard, rather than the snowmen, snow globes and reindeer your unoriginal neighbors have? Well, say no more...
Trucks. Robots. Pizza. This story has everything that we as Americans in the year 2018 are looking for. Pizza Hut, not often thought of as a trailblazer in the world of technological innovation, has been stretching its abilities far beyond just pizza. Remember those sneakers that could order pizza? That was pretty cool. But now,…
We're not sure why everyone says this is the spookiest time of year. All of our coworkers are in hilarious costumes and we got free candy, so as far as we're concerned it's the happiest, sweetest time of the year. Reese's is not only hopping on that vending machine trend that's huge right now, it's…
Elon Musk. What else can we say about Elon Musk at this point even? The guy is a real-life Tony Stark, minus the weapons sales. (Although he did dabble in flamethrowers.) He's a guy who has the means to pursue every single flight of fancy he chooses. Nothing is off the table. He embodies the…