25 May 2007
Mars has taken out full-page ads in national newspapers that feature its UK managing director, Fiona Dawson, apologising for using animal products in its food. After more than 6,000 complaints from customers, Mars has vowed to change its manufacturing process so that brands such as Mars and Snickers...
21 May 2007
| by Alex Donohue
LONDON - Mars UK has apologised to consumers in the wake of its decision to introduce animal by-products as ingredients in its Mars and Snickers bars, but has stopped short of making other items in its confectionery range, including Twix and Bounty, suitable for vegetarians.
20 Aug 2004
| by Staff,
NEW YORK - Miller Brewing has been forced apologise for a series of special-edition beer cans that commemorated the past 50 years of rock'n'roll but failed to include any African-American artists.
07 Jun 2002
When sorry seems to be the hardest word, a cheque for $10m can help.
That is what McDonald's found this week, as it issued an apology to Hindus, vegetarians and others for failing to tell them that its fries were not strictly vegetarian. As well as making the $10m payment, which will go to Hindu ...
11 Jul 1997
Sorry it took so long proclaims the strapline on the posters for
the new Flyte bar from Mars...Sorry it took so long proclaims the strapline on the posters for
the new Flyte bar from Mars ...
them for so
long. What on earth do they mean by Sorry it took so long ? What a load
of crap ...
revolutionary low-fat chocolate bar for
susceptible women to buy.
Sorry it took so long? You liars ...
04 Jul 1997
| by EMMA HALL
He s a South African on a two-year secondment to Woking, and he
won t be sorry to leave our so...He s a South African on a two-year secondment to Woking, and he
won t be sorry to leave our so-called summer to get back to a real
summer when he returns to his homeland in August.
Not that Rob Abel, the sales and marketing director of Appletise,
dislikes the UK. He has travelled all over ...
01 Dec 1995
| by STEVE HENRY
The Macallan. I m sorry. I can t take this stuff seriously. This brand
used to have small, witty...The Macallan. I m sorry. I can t take this stuff seriously. This brand
used to have small, witty ads in Private Eye -- in effect they had their
own distinctive tone of voice. Now... they haven t.
Vladivar. A fairly abrupt change in tone here, too. Presumably they ran
out of bloody puns ...
01 Sep 2000
| by ANDREW CRACKNELL, is the executive crea
I m fed up with apologising. Sorry, but there it is. Apologising to
every malcontent for being...I m fed up with apologising. Sorry, but there it is. Apologising to
every malcontent for being male, English, middle class, middle-aged,
white, from London, for working in advertising, even for insisting on
pronouncing my Ts. I m walking around with a large target on my arse
saying: It s all my ...
04 Jul 1996
| by WINSTON FLETCHER
-fashioned, above-the-line advertising and is dashing
into modern, trendy database marketing. Oops, I m sorry. I ll...Good morning, you lot. Here is the news. Food biggie Heinz is slashing
its boring, old-fashioned, above-the-line advertising and is dashing
into modern, trendy database marketing. Oops, I m sorry. I ll read that
again. Morning all. Big foodie Heinz is slashing its modern, trendy
database ...
02 May 2003
of these is remarkable and original, so sorry if this feels a bit bleak.