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Week of March 23, 1998


Miller High Life Gets New Packaging And Marketing Campaign

The Miller Brewing Company will reacquaint beer drinkers with Miller High Life, its third best selling brand, through new packaging and a national marketing campaign.

"Miller High Life's revitalization focuses on traditional values of simplicity, hard work and common sense, values shared by its drinkers," said Bruce Winterton, Category Brand Director. "Miller High Life's timeless brand and its recharged packaging, advertising and promotions will further strengthen its appeal to Miller High Life loyalists, while attracting a new generation of beer drinkers."

New packaging marks a return to the sleek, tall bottle design and its most memorable images including the "Girl in the Moon," a Miller symbol dating back to the turn of the century, and the statement that says it all about the brand's quality, "The Champagne of Beers."

Later this summer, the brand is launching a baseball promotion in which consumers 21 years and older can win season tickets to their favorite Major League Baseball team. This promotion will be followed by a second promotion later this fall.

Miller High Life's new image will be reinforced at retail both on and off premise. New packaging will be featured on off premise displays and merchandising materials, including posters, signs and case cards. The new 12-ounce bottle will serve as the perfect on-premise sampling opportunity, and will be supported by on-premise merchandising materials, including tap knobs and neon signs.


Hardee's & WSMP Inc. Test Retail Sandwich Line

CKE Restaurants, Inc., parent of Hardee's Food Systems, Inc. and North Carolina based WSMP Inc. are testing a retail sandwich line in supermarkets and convenience stores in Detroit and Phoenix and other retail outlets in select markets west of Mississippi. Sandwiches will be packaged under the Hardee's label.

"This latest agreement provides additional strength to our branded sandwich program, which is a key part of our company's homemeal replacement activities," said David R. Clark, WSMP President and Chief Operating Officer. "We expect this program to create excitement with retailers who will now provide customers a full line of ready to heat and eat sandwiches under one of the nation's best known restaurant brands."

The new product line will include cheeseburgers, chicken and other lunch and dinner sandwiches. Earlier this year, WSMP announced that it had joined forces with three other national restaurant companies to introduce new lines of sandwiches and burritos to be sold in supermarkets and other retail outlets. WSMP has also revealed plans for a complete line of lunch and dinner sandwiches to be distributed nationally under the Checker's Drive In Restaurant and Rally's Hamburger brands. The burritos will be sold under the Green Burrito brand. In all cases, the products will be distributed by WSMP's prepared foods division in Claremont, NC.


Chevron Launches Foodini's Fresh Meal Market

Chevron has launched Foodini's Fresh Meal Market, its new convenience retail offering featuring a variety of high quality, freshly prepared, pre-packaged and made-to-order meals-to-go for breakfast, lunch or dinner.

The first Foodini's, which recently opened in San Ramon, CA, is one of several pilot stores scheduled to open this year in Northern California and the Phoenix area.

"Chevron's mission is to become a leading convenience retailer, not just a purveyor of gasoline," said Dale Walsh, Manager of Retail Development for Chevron Products Co. "We can accomplish this by making our customers' lives easier. Foodini's was created in response to the ever-growing need for quality meals that fit into busy lifestyles."


Nature L Hair Care Line Introduced

J.F. Lazartigue who carved out a niche in the prestigious treatment oriented hair care industry, is introducing a line of high quality, lower-priced products to new customers in mass distribution.

The Nature L line was developed using the latest techniques of extraction to harness nature's most effective ingredients. Each of the seven hair care products contain three active plant or marine extracts which work in synergy to leave hair looking healthy and beautiful. The selection of four shampoos insures that every hair type receives tailor made treatment benefits along with three additional products to condition the hair. Superior quality which has come to be synonymous with the J.F. Lazartigue name has been translated perfectly to the Nature L line.


Pizza Hut Debuts Sicilian Pizza

Pizza Hut, Inc. is offering The Sicilian Pizza, a new flavor-packed pizza that combines basil, oregano and garlic baked right into a thicker 8 inch by 12 inch rectangular crust. It features a cheese herb seasoning and sauce.

"This pizza is definitely not for the faint of heart or the week-kneed and that's why our advertising asks, "Can you handle it?'," said Randy Gier, Chief Marketing Officer of Pizza Hut, Inc. "The Sicilian Pizza is for those who crave extreme flavor and intense experiences and want to satisfy their craving to indulge."

The Sicilian Pizza will be supported by television, radio and print advertising as well as in-store promotional materials, created by TLPartnership of Dallas, TX.


Snapple Introduces WhipperSnapple & Snappple 100% Juice Line Debuts

Snapple Beverage Corp. is introducing WhipperSnapple, a proprietary blend of fruit juices and purees, a hint of dairy and other all natural ingredients, whipped together into six uniquely-smooth and creamy beverages. Packed in a new, proprietary swirl-shaped, 10-ounce bottle, Whipper Snapple makes a bold statement on shelf with vivid and inviting colors and mouthwatering fruit graphics.

"This is the kind of innovation that originally made Snapple a great brand," said Michael Sands, Vice President of Marketing for Snapple. "It's the first shelf-stable beverage to contain dairy blended with fruit juices and purees utilizing unprecedented technology."

WhipperSnapple is available in four flavors: Orange Dream, Peach Mango, Strawberry Banana and Pineapple Orange. There are also two herbally enhanced "Power Smoothies" in the WhipperSnapple line. Berry is infused with ginseng, echinacea and bee pollen, while Citrus offers gingko biloba, spirulina and wheatgrass. With less than one gram of fat per serving and no cholesterol, WhipperSnapple can serve as a meal replacement, nutritious snack, afternoon "pick-me-up," or a treat.

Triarc Beverage Group is supporting the WhipperSnapple launch with a national television, radio and print advertising campaign as well as heavy in-store merchandising including table tents, static clings, shelf talkers, window decals, ceiling danglers and a consumer sampling program.

Triarc has also introduced Snapple Farms 100% juice line. Packaging graphics feature a "Farmer Snapple" character designed by The Coleman Group, a marketing design consulting firm headquartered in NYC.

"Snapple Farms, one of our first packaging initiatives after acquiring the Snapple brand line, gave us an opportunity to reinforce Snapple's uniquely innovative, youthful, energetic image," said Karen Smith, Snapple Packaging Manager. "We wanted Snapple Farms to be perceived as lighthearted, almost quirky with a look that speaks of the natural down-hominess of the product."

Five 100% juice flavors comprise the single serve Snapple Farms line: Dixie Peach, Apple, Cranberry Apple, Orange Grove and Pink Grapefruit, all of which are distributed in 12 fluid ounce bottles.


Ledan Announces Staff Additions

Ledan, Inc., Mineola, NY, announced that the following executives have joined the company in recent weeks because of continued client growth. The announcement was made by Paul D. Dewsnap, Chief Operating Officer. Greg Tuthill Has been named Vice President, Creative. He was previously a designer at P.O.P. Displays. Arthur Seder was named vice President, Production. He was previously Plant Manager at P.O.P. Displays. Spicer Kahkoo has been named Sr. Project Coordinator. He was production Manager at Dauman Displays; and Steven Hofheimer has been named Creative Director. He was Art Director at Markson, Rosenthal & Company. Ledan is a leading designer and manufacturer of store environments and point of purchase fixtures.


Gage Marketing Names C. Hansen Grannan, Production Manager

Gage Marketing Group, Minneapolis, MN, has named Carla Hansen-Grannan as Production Manager. Ms. Hansen-Grannan joins the company's rapidly expanding creative department.

Gage Marketing Group is a diversified marketing agency with divisions in promotional marketing, direct marketing, technology marketing, in-store marketing, etc.


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