Oscar Mayer wants you to give up bacon for World Vegan Day
The Kraft Heinz brand will censor images of bacon and run a social media challenge that promises the winner a lifetime supply

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Oscar Mayer is calling on "bacon enthusiasts" to give up bacon for World Vegan Day—for the opportunity to win a lifetime of wood-smoked bacon.
In a cheeky campaign from Johannes Leonardo, dubbed "BacOff," Oscar Mayer will be removing bacon from its paid media and blurring or removing bacon-related posts, including those up to a year old, from its social media in an effort to stand with vegans for World Vegan Day on Nov. 1.
The Kraft Heinz brand is “rewarding those who make the tough choice to abstain from the irresistible,” said Anne Field, head of North American brand communications for Oscar Mayer, in a statement. The brand cited internal research that more than half of vegans "have abandoned their diet for bacon, making it the ultimate 'gateway meat.'"
Those who pledge to give up bacon for World Vegan Day can enter the chance to win a lifetime supply of the meat by commenting on the brand’s Instagram or Facebook posts, or by retweeting a post on Twitter, tagging two other bacon-enthusiasts and using the hashtags #OscarMayerBacOff and #Sweepstakes.
The campaign comes as sales for meat alternatives, including Beyond Meat, have fallen. Kraft Heinz is also leaning into vegan products with its own products, not under the Oscar Mayer label. Eight months after announcing their joint venture, Kraft Heinz and NotCo are unveiling their first products: animal-free cheese slices and mayonnaise.
Credits
- Date
- Oct 26, 2022
- Client :
- Oscar Mayer
- Agency :
- Johannes Leonardo
- Chief Creative Consultant :
- Matthew Bull
- Vice President Marketing & Head of The Kitchen :
- Jessica Vultaggio
- Head/VP of North America Brand Communications :
- Nina Patel
- Head of North America Brand Communications :
- Anne Field
- Associate Brand Manager :
- Stephanie Vance
- Founder :
- Jan Jacobs
- Founder :
- Leo Premutico
- CCO :
- Julia Neumann
- Group Creative Director :
- Jeph Burton
- Group Creative Director :
- Hunter Hampton
- Copywriter :
- Sam Geloso
- Art Director :
- Jose Contreras
- Head of Strategy :
- Steve Zaroff
- Group Strategy Director :
- Emily Garvey
- Strategy Director :
- Haley Derrah
- Strategist :
- Andrew Grant
- Associate Director of Communications Strategy :
- Casey Donahue
- Sr Communications Strategist :
- Cameren Moncrieff
- Group Account Director :
- Kate Callander
- Account Director :
- Vlad Omazic
- Account Supervisor :
- Jonathan Skewes
- Account Manager :
- Abbye Rhodes
- Head of Production :
- Tina Diep
- Group Executive Producer :
- Brett Fisher
- Sr Producer :
- Sharizma Budden
- Business Affairs Manager :
- Joe Bringuier
- Associate Director Business Affairs :
- Cindy Gines
- Associate Design Director :
- Shaung Wan
- Sr Designer :
- Sarah Fitzgerald
- Motion Graphic Designer :
- Zipeng Zhu
- Sound Editor :
- Glen Navia
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