Philadelphia made a hellish hot cream cheese for Friday 13th
The Kraft Heinz-owned brand has been expanding its flavor portfolio in recent months
Description
It's Friday the 13th, so what better day to introduce a cream cheese that tastes like hell? That's the thinking behind Philadelphia cream cheese's latest ruse, as it unveils a new spicy product with a different take on its signature angelic halo and clouds branding.
In a Canadian campaign via Rethink, it's introducing the orange-colored cream cheese that it claims is "208 times hotter than jalapeños" (we'd love to know how they worked this out.)
Canadian fans will be able to purchase an all-black kit with caution-taped sample of the cream cheese, a waiver that warns against tears and cries for Mommy, and a pair of gloves for safe schmearing on Uber Eats for $6.66. The kits will be made available starting at 3 p.m. in Toronto for a limited time.
The Kraft Heinz brand also released a video in promotion of the spicy cream cheese set against fiery flames. The nearly 50-second clip also includes clips of consumers taste testing the product. While it's only available in Canada at the moment, according to Philadelphia sit has ambitions to bring the hellish new spread to the U.S. soon.
Last month, Philadelphia launched another new product, a plant-based spread free of dairy, lactose and gluten, marking the first time the brand has entered the plant-based category.
“As the brand that has set the cream cheese standard for 150 years, we realized the current options weren’t meeting consumer expectations and there was no trusted leader,” said Robert Scott, president of research & development at Kraft Heinz, in a statement.
This is also not the first time the brand has launched a branded kit. Last Novmeber, Philadelphia made available its Philly Handbag Cheesecake Kit on Amazon. The kit which included step-by-step instructions and cheesecake materials such as cupcake top fondant cutters, was Philadelphia's attempt to join in on the viral "Is it Cake?" trend.
Credits
- Date
- Jan 13, 2023
- Client :
- Philadelphia Cream Cheese
- Agency :
- Rethink
- Global CCO :
- Aaron Starkman
- Global CSO :
- Sean McDonald
- CCO :
- Mike Dubrick
- ECD :
- Xavier Blais
- Creative Director / Head of Art :
- Joel Holtby
- Creative Director/Designer :
- Jake Lim
- Associate Creative Director / Art Director :
- Nick Noh
- Associate Creative Director / Copywriter :
- Jordan Darnbrough
- Strategist :
- Julian Morgan
- Strategist :
- Tanvi Swar
- Strategist :
- Stacy Ross
- Producer :
- Terri Winter
- Producer :
- Kate Spencer
- Producer :
- Todd Harrison
- Producer :
- Shelby Spigelman
- Producer :
- Spencer Houghton
- Producer :
- Narine Artinian
- Editor :
- Stephen Parker
- Photographer :
- Dave Todon
- Digital Artist :
- Mike Halbwachs
- PR :
- Middle Child
- Online :
- The Vanity
- Audio House :
- Vapor Music
- Account Services :
- Jamie Sutherland
- Account Services :
- Joanna Oszczak
- Account Services :
- Monica Ha
- Account Services :
- Amy Greenspoon
- Account Services :
- Kai de Bruyn Kops
- Account Services :
- Malcolm D'Souza
- Account Services :
- Maiuran Sivakumar
- Account Services :
- Nina Erceg-Gogic
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