Bet you didn’t know that sales of booze and mixed drinks were more than beer did you? I know I didn’t. But in an article titled, “Beer closing in on cocktails as drink of choice” MSNBC reports:
“After years of losing people to mixed drinks, industry experts say the beer industry regained some of its [...]
Entries from December 2007
Beer Sales Catching up to Hard Alcohol Sales
December 31st, 2007 · 3 Comments
Can I Add Bacon to my Dessert?
December 29th, 2007 · 2 Comments
Yes, says Never Bashful With Butter, who whips up a batch, and provides a recipe for, Bacon Chocolate Chip Cookies with a maple cinnamon glaze.
Tags: Bacon · Cooking · Desserts
Paris Hilton Unveils Champagne in a Can
December 28th, 2007 · 2 Comments
Yep, that’s right. Champagne. In a can. Paris Hilton was in Berlin 2 weeks ago to promote the European launch of her new canned champagne, called Rich Prosecco. The product will be officially released in the United States in 2008. Call me crazy, but is this actually not the perfect product for Paris [...]
Tags: Advertising · Booze · Marketing · celebrities
Burger King Urges You To Pleasure Yourself
December 27th, 2007 · 1 Comment
If it seems like I write about Burger King’s advertising campaigns a lot, it’s because I do. They clearly do not shy away from the cutting edge advertising tactics that catch the attention of over-saturated bloggers like myself. I give them credit for cutting through the noise, but you have to wonder how far they [...]
Tags: Advertising · Fast Food
Pizza Hut’s “No Debate” Election Ad
December 27th, 2007 · 2 Comments
For their most recent ad, Pizza Hut decided to compile a bunch of clips of the candidates from Presidential debates, including Dennis Kucinich talking about UFO’s and Ron Paul talking about prices coming down. Check it out:
Tags: Advertising · Politics · YouTube
So Good Blog/News Round-Up 12/27
December 27th, 2007 · 1 Comment
Endless Simmer has chosen Anthony Bourdain as Eater of the Year.
YumSugar readers pick The Cheesecake Factory as their favorite chain restaurant.
Washingtonian has an extensive survey of their reader’s favorite restaurants of 2007.
Daily Dish reports on an ultra-premium drinking water that is being sold for $38 a bottle.
Wine and Alcohol has the world’s ten most expensive [...]
That’s a Huge Napkin
December 26th, 2007 · 1 Comment
As part of an ad campaign to promote the release of the new McDonald’s “Big ‘N’ Juicy” burger in Sweden, the advertising agency DDB produced gigantic napkins and napkin dispensers and placed them around Stockholm, Sweden.
Thanks to I Believe in Advertising and the daily (ad) biz.
Tags: Advertising · Burgers · Fast Food · Marketing
The Ketchup Crusade
December 25th, 2007 · 1 Comment
I don’t really get it, and I’m probably not alone since it has only 296 views, but if you are bored and have 2 minutes, check out “The Ketchup Crusade” from Will Drinker, who writes sketches and short videos which he puts online.
Tags: Bizarre · Comedy · Condiments · YouTube
Obnoxious, Leftist, Haters Attack Caesar Salads
December 24th, 2007 · No Comments
I was reading the blog over at Treehugger, which is an environmental site dedicated to promoting sustainability and green solutions, when I stumbled across a post from one of their bloggers titled “Recipe of the Week.” In this case, Kelly, from Toronto, was sharing her personal Caesar Salad recipe. She noted that she [...]
More Obsession with Bacon
December 24th, 2007 · 2 Comments
Check out the “Bacon Scarf” that Heather, over at Bacon Unwrapped got for the winter season:
Hot. I want one.
Tags: Bacon
Kraft Happy Sandwich: Winning Video Features a Sandwich Looking at His Genitals, Spam for Porn
December 23rd, 2007 · 8 Comments
I’ve had a long running interest in the recent Kraft “Happy Sandwich” campaign, particularly their MySpace page and video contest (see the “marketing” section of my archives for all the posts). Well now the Kraft Happy Sandwich campaign video contest has come to an end and Kraft has selected a winner. Chris Gianelloni from [...]
Tags: Cheese · Marketing · Videos
Yoda Pizza
December 23rd, 2007 · 2 Comments
From Bag of Nothing:
So Good Blog/News Round-Up 12/23
December 23rd, 2007 · 1 Comment
Make a donation! Food pantry supplies are running low this year.
Pajamas Media wonders if the L.A. City Council thinks poor people are too dumb to make their own food choices.
Torontoist conducts a fast food salad challenge, and Wendy’s is the clear winner.
Crunch Gear reports on the proposals by San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsome to impose [...]
Cox Sausage
December 23rd, 2007 · 2 Comments
Dewey Cox shills for Cox Sausage. Hat tip to AdFreak.
Tags: Comedy · Movies · Videos · YouTube
This is a Cool Little Ad
December 23rd, 2007 · No Comments
Hat tip to Catch Up Lady:
Tags: Advertising · Condiments
Most Memorable New Products of 2007
December 21st, 2007 · 2 Comments
Launch PR, the blog of Schneider Associates, has released their Sixth Annual Most Memorable New Product Launch Survey. The survey is relatively straight-forward, asking consumers what new product launch of 2007 they were most aware of.
Obviously the reason I’m writing about this is because a food product must have made the list, and [...]
Tags: Marketing · Pizza · Sandwiches · Snacks · Soft Drinks
Editorial: Get Junk Food Out of Our Schools
December 20th, 2007 · 3 Comments
We talk a lot about fast food here at So Good. This is despite the fact that I do not eat fast food on a regular basis. However, it is an extremely competitive industry and I am fascinated by the new food creations these companies come up with, and the strategies they employ when marketing [...]
Tags: Candy · Health · Snacks · Soft Drinks
10 Billion Grains of Rice for the World
December 19th, 2007 · 2 Comments
That’s the cumulative total of free rice that will have been raised by the end of today, thanks to the website FreeRice. The site launched in October, is run by 49 year-old computer programmer John Breen, and is the sister site of poverty.com. They have a word game on the site, and for each [...]
Tags: Web Sites
Fat Head the Next Super Size Me?
December 19th, 2007 · 2 Comments
Today, one of my Google Alerts lead me to a post on a blog called Jimmy Moore’s Livin’ La Vida Low Carb Blog (note: not a fan of the name). He recently posted about a new documentary entitled FatHead.
The documentary stars stand-up comedian and former health writer Tom Naughton. The premise, as described on [...]
Tags: Fast Food · Movies · YouTube
So Good Blog/News Round-Up 12/19
December 19th, 2007 · 1 Comment
Our friends over at Bacon Salt have gone out of their way to donate the taste of bacon to our troops overseas.
Hardees has introduced bacon cheddar fries.
Food Network has given Rachel Ray a new 2-year deal for a brand new show, Rachel’s Vacation, which they hope will help their slumping ratings.
Damn. I missed National [...]








