Plant-based nuggets from Fry Family Foods has been awarded Best Marketing Campaign in the World Food Innovation Awards. Fry’s, a global plant-based food brand that is part of LIVEKINDLY Collective, developed the innovative collaboration with Aardman and Netflix to launch their new special edition plant-based nuggets in celebration of the long-awaited Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget movie.
LIVEKINDLY Collective’s mission is to make plant-based living the new norm for the good of people, the planet and animals. This Veganuary LIVEKINDLY Collective’s Kind Heroes inspire people to go vegan for a month and raise awareness of the impact our diet might have on climate change.
Today, 4th of October, Swedes celebrate Cinnamon Bun Day, and on this day alone more than 8 million cinnamon buns are sold in Sweden! “Swedish Cinnamon Bun Day is starting to become a tradition in London as well,” says Monika Agorelius, from CloseUp PR. "Our client TotallySwedish will sell copious amounts of cinnamon buns today!"
CloseUp PR and sister company CloseUp Productions have been chosen by VisitSweden to work as PR and Marketing Consultants on 'The Bridge Experience' campaign. VisitSweden is running the campaign alongside Tourism in Skåne and Malmö Tourism, to entice fans of the Nordic Noir genre to visit southern Sweden, the home of popular thriller dramas 'Wallander' and 'The Bridge'.
TotallyTween, a safe, fresh and innovative online platform for the exciting and influential market of 2.5 million Tween girls, aged 8 – 12, launches in the UK on 27th March 2015. Designed in collaboration with Tweens, it’s the “go-to” source for information, opinion and sharing on fashion, trends, style, beauty, entertainment, film, music, books, TV, social, cooking, health and fitness.
CloseUp Productions are proud to have contributed to the new documentary "Nordic Noir: The Documentary – The Rise of Scandi-Drama", which will broadcast on Swedish SVT2 on Friday 3 October at 8pm. "Nordic Noir: The Documentary – The Rise of Scandi-Drama" examines the popular fascination of Nordic crime fiction, TV drama and feature films. The documentary is directed by Lars Hogéus.
CloseUp PR sponsors LattjoPOP. LattjoPOP is a new way for self employed parents to network, socialise and promote their brand. It is a pop-up store, children's crèche and business hub for parents and businesses targeting families. LattjoPOP is situated on 544 Streatham High Road (SW16) Lattjo is launching on the 21st of June with a Swedish Midsummer themed party for families and kids.
British-born crime writer Quentin Bates, acclaimed for his series of Iceland-set Nordic noir crime novels featuring small town police officer and single mother, Gunnhildur Gísladóttir, sees the publication of his latest thrilling installment, Cold Steal on 1st May 2014 via C&R Crime exclusively on Kindle.
AVEQIA, the only Swedish Active Cooking venue in the City of London has launched the Smörgåsbord at AVEQIA in 2 St Bride Street, London EC4 with the assistance of award-winning Swedish Chef Roland Persson, as ‘Guest Chef’. “There’s a growing trend for Swedish food in London and I’m proud that AVEQIA serves only the highest quality", says David Berggren, Founder and CEO of AVEQIA.
Upcycling, buying local and artisans are trending and the Windsor Emporium, a showcase for creative talent in Berkshire is bang on the zeitgeist. First launched in 2010 and the brainchild of Windsor businesswoman and busy mother Jackie Couzens, Sunday 2nd March sees her gather 40 passionate and skilled artists, artisans and craftspeople at the Harte & Garter Hotel opposite Windsor Castle.
TotallySwedish is one of the leading retailers for Swedish groceries in the UK. They stock more than 800 different Swedish grocery products as well as a range of fine deli products, gift and design items, and more. This weekend the store on London's Crawford Street will be visited by a Swedish chef who will be offering samples of Husmansbord awarded deli products including Swedish Christmas ham.
Having earned lead performances in productions such as The Phantom of the Opera, Beauty and the Beast and Les Misérables, professional soprano singer Mia Karlsson has also created the charming and innovative Advent Calendar app, Swedish Christmas. Each day in the run up to Christmas, users can open a new 'window' and experience a different example of Swedish songs and traditions.
Nothing beats a good homemade cake whether it’s for a birthday party, coffee break or dessert. Cook & Bake Gluten Free is a new interactive cookbook with gorgeous classic cake recipes all baked without gluten, created by Swedish baking gurus Maria Blohm and Jessica Frej. Published as an app for iPad and iPhone, it's available in Swedish and English, with measurements in both metric and imperial.
Lisa's a stylish new contemporary Swedish restaurant and vibrant bar has arrived in London’s uber fashionable Notting Hill, where rustic food is delivered with modern simplicity. Inspired by Swedish founder, Lisa’s Wallén’s childhood memories, the menu offers a unique culinary experience coloured by Sweden’s four distinct seasons of the year.
Bageriet brings a touch of Scandinavian style to London’s Covent Garden as the traditional Swedish bakery opens at 24 Rose Street. Award winning Swedish bakers Daniel Karlsson and Sven-Gunnar Appelgren aim to bring quality and originality to their newly launched operation as Daniel explains: “We want to provide the best fresh bread, pastries and traditional Swedish open sandwiches in London."
On June 6th Jackdaw4 will be celebrating the death of the band and perversely, the official commercial release day for their majestic new album ‘Dissecticide’, at London’s Borderline.
CELIA lager is delighted to have won ‘Best Gluten Free Beer’ at the prestigious 2013 FreeFrom Food Awards, presented by Antony Worrall Thompson. The judges verdict states: "Very clear, not much head but tastes great. Pleasant feel in the mouth, lovely sweet taste after a few mouthfuls, refreshing, clears palate. Lager drinkers will like this." http://www.celialager.co.uk
Freedom Deli, one of the UK’s most exciting and fastest growing free-from food producers, is celebrating a further accolade for its range of chilled and frozen gluten-free and wheat-free ready meals, pastries and filled paninis, following last night’s Free From Food Awards 2013 in London where Freedom Deli received the top award in the Ready Meals category for its Ham & Cheese Gluten-Free Panini.
Worcester based vocalist Givvi Flynn is releasing her debut album through fan-funding website, PledgeMusic.com. The album is currently being recorded in Worcester with Givvi's long-standing music partners, multi instrumentalists and producers Jay Clark and Eli Cameron, from the band threads. The album also features an exclusive song written by Ginger Wildheart.
London-based Swedish ex-pat Mia Karlsson has devised a truly charming and innovative new Advent Calendar app for smart phones, Swedish Christmas (1 app. 24 windows - text in Swedish and English). Features include traditional Swedish Christmas songs and videos displaying festive traditions such as candle-making, dancing games, baking saffron buns and a Lucia procession.