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The Baby Carrots Campaign Aims to Help Kids Eat Healthier

— September 1, 2010 — Lifestyle
In an effort to make carrots as coveted as a bag of barbecue chips, the Baby Carrots Campaign will be repackaging baby carrots in the form of junk food.

Crispin Porter + Bogusky, a high-profile ad agency is dishing out $25 million to drive up carrot sales with this campaign. Featuring a variety of online ads, an iPhone app, along with this junk food-packaged item being served in vending machines, this campaign hopes to promote healthy eating for the younger population.

Trend Themes

  1. Junk Food Packaging — Opportunity for companies to repackage healthy foods in the form of junk food to appeal to young consumers.
  2. Healthy Eating Campaigns — Potential for ad agencies to invest in campaigns promoting healthy eating habits to aid public health initiatives.
  3. Mobile Apps for Healthy Eating — The development of mobile apps that encourage healthier food choices can help aid in the fight against childhood obesity.

Industry Implications

  1. Food and Beverage — Innovative companies within the food and beverage industry can reposition their products to meet the needs of health-conscious consumers.
  2. Advertising — Product packaging and advertising agencies can capitalize on the opportunity to promote healthier food choices to a younger audience.
  3. Health and Fitness — Tech companies can create mobile applications and wearable devices to help promote healthy eating habits and thus creating disruption in the health and fitness space.
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