SunChips Switches to Packaging WORSE for the Environment Eick October 14, 2010 Marketing, Snacks 3 Comments "Going Green" is all the rage these days and SunChips thought it would lock down some sweet PR and good press when it unveiled a new 100% biodegradable bag. If you haven't heard, Frito-Lay, makers of...
So Good Blog/News Round-Up 10/14/10 Eick October 14, 2010 News 1 Comment Grubgrade and Slashfood review Taco Bell's XXL Chalupa... ...and AdFreak is not a fan of the new ad featuring NY Yankees. Kraft's new web campaign features a stay-at-home mom turned comedian. Domino's...
White Russian Dippin’ Dots Eick October 13, 2010 Booze, Videos 1 Comment Since its creation in 1987, Dippin' Dots have been dubbed "the ice cream of the future." Which, given that it is 23 years old, means the future is now. Give me my laser gun and let me teleport somewhere...
Who Eats a Footlong for Breakfast? Eick October 8, 2010 Breakfast, Rant, Sandwiches 6 Comments Earlier this year, Subway unveiled a new breakfast menu across more than 25,000 stores featuring 5 different breakfast sandwiches. With the recent addition of the new "Sunrise Subway Melt" the menu now...
So Good Blog/News Round-Up 10/8/10 Eick October 8, 2010 News 2 Comments Fast Food Maven has her top ten fast food stories of the year. USA Today picks the best burger in all 50 states. McDonald's to test a McDonald's with no hamburgers... ...and McDonald's Monopoly is...
McDonald’s Knows Quality JT October 7, 2010 Fast Food, Junk Food 6 Comments What was I thinking? A couple weeks ago, I wrote a post about McDonald’s in which I made a comment about the “quality†of their food. I can now see the error in my ways. I had no...
Dominican Republic Food, Part 1 Eick October 7, 2010 On the Road 3 Comments I began my month long travels on the JetBlue All-You-Can-Jet pass in the Dominican Republic. I was only scheduled to be there for a couple days, and planned on spending the whole time in the capital city...
So Good Hits the Caribbean Eick October 1, 2010 On the Road 2 Comments Three weeks ago I set out on a journey around the Caribbean and Central/South America. Armed with a Jetblue All-You-Can-Jet pass, I had the ability, over the course of a month, to go anywhere JetBlue flies in...
Anti-Theft Lunch Bags Strike Again! JT September 30, 2010 News, Sandwiches 4 Comments New Idea Old Idea A couple years ago, So Good reported on the so-called anti-theft lunch bag that made your freshly-made sandwich look moldy. Apparently, this idea still has legs, as another product...
Oreos: The New Gatorade Cary September 28, 2010 Advertising, Junk Food, YouTube 1 Comment Hop onto a sports related site and leave your ads unblocked. There's probably a 20% chance that you happen upon a new viral ad campaign starring the lesser Manning (Eli), Venus Williams, Apollo Anton Ono...