Coca-Cola European Partners (CCEP) has launched its biggest-ever Halloween campaign for Fanta, including exclusively designed packaging, smaller 150ml can multipacks, an advertising and experiential marketing campaign and on-pack codes to unlock special Halloween Snapchat filters.
CCEP says it wants to help retailers make the most of what has become the second biggest seasonal selling event for soft drinks in Great Britain.
The new ghoulish graphics on packs of Fanta have been specially designed by renowned Israeli artist Noma Bar and will run until November 11th 2017, encouraging young adults and gatekeeper mums to stock up for the seasonal occasion. Noma Bar also illustrated Fanta cans for Coca-Cola in 2016.
The packaging will appear in the UK on a range of plain and PMP formats, including 2L and 500ml PET bottles, 330ml and 6x330ml can multipacks, of Fanta Orange, Fanta Orange Zero, Fanta Fruit Twist and Fanta Fruit Twist Zero. The Halloween themed packs will also coincide with the arrival of the 500ml PET Fanta Twist bottle which made its debut in the 2L format earlier this summer.
The brand will also be introducing Halloween themed limited edition 12x150ml mini can multipacks of Fanta Orange Zero and Fanta Fruit Twist Zero. These formats are designed to appeal to consumers who are less frequent buyers of carbonated soft drinks but are looking to stock up on smaller formats for their Halloween festivities.
The Fanta campaign marks CCEP’s biggest ever investment in Halloween, and includes a multi-million pound marketing campaign that will feature themed in-store visuals, point-of-sale material, digital out-of-home advertising and experiential and virtual reality ‘Fright Night’ activity to drive awareness of the brand’s Halloween activities.
Simon Harrison, operational marketing director GB at Coca-Cola European Partners, said: “Halloween is now the fourth biggest retail event in Great Britain and represents a huge opportunity for retailers and brands alike. Our Fanta Halloween campaign is bigger and better than last year and delivers a real point of difference thanks to the unique Noma Bar illustrations which will help retailers build excitement around the occasion, driving sales as consumers stock up for their celebrations.
Coca-Cola European Partners is the world’s largest independent Coca-Cola bottler. CCEP is the sole licensed bottler for products of The Coca-Cola Company (TCCC) in Andorra, Belgium, France, Germany, Great Britain, Iceland, Luxemburg, Monaco, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain and Sweden.
In the UK, CCEP make, sell and deliver Coca-Cola, Diet Coke, Coca-Cola Zero Sugar, Coca-Cola Life, Fanta, Dr Pepper, Sprite, Schweppes, Schweppes Abbey Well, glacéau, Powerade, Oasis, Appletiser and 5 Alive. It also handles Monster, Relentless, and Capri-Sun.
