Ginsters Set Up a Pastry Toastie Billboard in a Commuter Hotspot
Laura McQuarrie — May 30, 2026 — Marketing
References: creative.salon
Finding that people still default to using their air fryers or ovens to heat the Pastry Toastie product it launched last year, Ginsters set up a Pastry Toastie billboard that showed toasters in action. “Our Pastry Toasties are a genuine, category‑defining innovation shaking up how people heat savoury pastry at home," said Sarah Babb, Marketing Director at Ginsters. "They deliver everything people want from a quick lunch: top‑quality ingredients, incredible flavor, and zero faff. But we know asking people to put pastry in the toaster, something they’ve never done before, means giving them a little reassurance."
With the installation in proximity to the London Underground and the mainline rail terminal, commuters saw the savory toasties pop up in sequence to spell out a message. When a new product asks consumers to rethink a habit they've never questioned, sometimes it's just a matter of showing people they can do things differently, and then the switch becomes obvious.
With the installation in proximity to the London Underground and the mainline rail terminal, commuters saw the savory toasties pop up in sequence to spell out a message. When a new product asks consumers to rethink a habit they've never questioned, sometimes it's just a matter of showing people they can do things differently, and then the switch becomes obvious.
Trend Themes
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Habit-reframing Advertising — Shows how visual demonstrations in public spaces can shift entrenched consumer rituals and open demand for products that require new usage behaviors.
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Appliance-native Food Formats — Positions food items designed specifically for single appliances as a category that can simplify preparation and alter purchase criteria toward compatibility and convenience.
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Commuter-focused Experiential OOH — Uses time-pressed transit audiences as fertile ground for behavior-change messaging that normalizes novel consumption methods through repeat exposure.
Industry Implications
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Food Manufacturing — Reveals opportunities for product design tied to specific home appliances, enabling manufacturers to differentiate on use-case and integration rather than just taste or price.
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Out-of-home Advertising — Highlights the potential for OOH campaigns to function as instructional platforms that reduce adoption friction for unfamiliar products and behaviors.
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Kitchen Appliance Manufacturers — Creates scope for co-branded appliance features and standards that endorse third-party foods and drive sales through certified compatibility and convenience.
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