December, 2007 | So Good - Part 2
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Entries from December 2007

Kraft Happy Sandwich: Winning Video Features a Sandwich Looking at His Genitals, Spam for Porn

by · December 23rd, 2007 · 9 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 Metairie, [...]

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Tags: Cheese · Marketing · Videos

Yoda Pizza

by · December 23rd, 2007 · 3 Comments

From Bag of Nothing:

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Tags: Bizarre · Pizza

So Good Blog/News Round-Up 12/23

by · 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 [...]

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Tags: News

Cox Sausage

by · December 23rd, 2007 · 2 Comments

Dewey Cox shills for Cox Sausage. Hat tip to AdFreak.

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Tags: Comedy · Movies · Videos · YouTube

This is a Cool Little Ad

by · December 23rd, 2007 · No Comments

Hat tip to Catch Up Lady:

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Tags: Advertising · Condiments

Most Memorable New Products of 2007

by · 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 in [...]

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Tags: Marketing · Pizza · Sandwiches · Snacks · Soft Drinks

Editorial: Get Junk Food Out of Our Schools

by · 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 [...]

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Tags: Candy · Health · Snacks · Soft Drinks

10 Billion Grains of Rice for the World

by · 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 word [...]

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Tags: Web Sites

Fat Head the Next Super Size Me?

by · December 19th, 2007 · 3 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 [...]

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Tags: Fast Food · Movies · YouTube

So Good Blog/News Round-Up 12/19

by · 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 [...]

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Tags: News