kill all ‘junk food’ ads before 9pm
Since Boris Johnson came down with COVID, he suddenly realised being overweight is a bad thing – and not just for himself. Brits happen to be the most obese people in Europe. Johnson’s fix: kill ‘junk food’ advertising before 9PM. Even though he dislikes a ‘nanny state’ with a strict government, he’s certainly happy to […]
top 6 of fine dining pick-ups in amsterdam
The partial shutdown forced them to resort to other means of getting their delicious meals to their guests. It resulted in fine dining pick-up and delivery. Chuck Studios Amsterdam made a top six of their favorite restaurants, who now turned into pick-up experiences. ChouxThis trendy restaurant works with surprising ingredients, creative preparations and intense flavours. […]
food marketing midst COVID-19: old questions in a new world
It was just three weeks ago. We just launched campaigns for Heinz and l’Or, we were preparing 4 projects for McDonald’s as well as Spanish ice cream, German fast food and beer, Dutch salads and fried chicken, Columbian whiskey, Egyptian cream and international meat alternatives. The team was as exhausted as it was excited to […]
redrum, the amsterdam offices keep transforming
After a hectic remodel of our Amsterdam office, we ended up with two new conference rooms. Thus began the joyous activity of naming these rooms. Don’t forget, these are rooms of war. Disputes are settled, contracts signed and deals celebrated with a glass of bubbly. You can always opt for dividing the conference rooms in […]
join tonight’s charity dinner; Live-Eet (Live-Eat)
help out the Dutch Food banks and donate Tonight at 18.00 hours every self-quarantining Dutch person can join an online, nationwide charity dinner for the benefit of the Dutch Food Banks. Because of shortages at the groceries and lots of volunteers who are in the high-risk category, the Food Banks aren’t able to support families […]
making food famous amidst covid-19 crisis. what can we still do?
Our strategic and creative teams are connected and ready to go, so there are many things that we can still do. We would love to join in on conversations about communication strategies relevant to this moment in time. shooting – we exchange people for time With the right preparation and a skeleton crew of 3 […]
New McDonald’s campaign for McDelivery – Skip the dishes
Another nice concept from the industry leader. From agencies all over the world McDonald’s has impressed us by creating visually simple, but clever ads that often have a humorous undertone. For example, the TBWA Belgium campaign ‘McMystakes’ recruiting students, shows how a clever idea can be conveyed in a simple image. Whereas, the Valentine’s Day campaign ‘I’m […]
Quorn promises it will not mess up your meal
Quorn, the OG of meat replacers, launches a new campaign in the UK Quorn, the OG of meat replacers, launches a new campaign in the UK. Marketing director @Alex Glen says the messaging of Quorn’s brand stories changes angle from health benefits to environmental awareness. Around me, I hear 12-year-olds refuse to fly to holiday destinations with their […]
Could there ever be a moldy mac?
Burger King goes against every rule in the marketing playbook Everyone who thinks himself a bit of an advertising expert has shared a thought on Burger King’s Moldy Whopper campaign. There are roughly two camps. There are the ones who admire creative excellence as much as CMO Machado’s balls – pardon the visual cue. These people are […]
global Top 15 of Food and Tabletop directors
Someone made a global Top 15 of Food and Tabletop directors and dedicated a website to our craft. Isn’t that nice? And what is nice too – our founder Olaf van Gerwen was featured, amongst many other talented individuals. For some reason, quite a few of them are Dutch. The big question that remians is….who […]
the oscar for best food goes to…
Some of the most memorable moments in cinematic history revolve around food. The Godfather’s tomato sauce recipe, Pulp Fiction’s Big Kahuna burger with Sprite or The spaghetti date in Lady and the Tramp. This year Chuck Studios hands out the Academy Award for Best Food Scene 2020. Last week we put our five nominees forward […]
chuck studios cooks up pro bono spot for manna room
Los Angeles County is home to nearly 2 million people living with food insecurity and 60,000 homeless, many unsure of where their next meal will come from. Combating this are organizations like the Manna Room, a local nonprofit that serves daily hot meals to the hungry and distributes unclaimed food from Trader Joe’s and Whole […]
