Last week’s NPD report on the UK toy industry in 2020 was welcome news at Highlight.
UK toy industry buoyant despite COVID
Client News
Kids’ production company, Paper Owl Films, hires Highlight PR
We’re excited to announce our new client partnership with Paper Owl Films.
Influencer Spotlight: Clean Lean Bakes
We catch up with Instagrammer and food blogger Vicky Coates (@cleanleanbakes), on a typical week as an influencer.
Connecting with consumers during Covid-19
We’ve rounded up some of our clients’ online and socially-distanced initiatives during Covid-19 and lockdown.
Kallo brings Organic Honey Rice & Corn Cakes to the breakfast table
The latest in a line of breakfast innovations from the natural food brand, Kallo’s new low-calorie cakes contain only three ingredients – a simple and healthy choice for breakfast and morning snacking.
Clipper introduces fully recyclable tea bag envelopes
Fairtrade tea brand announces launch of a fully recyclable tea bag envelope and 100% organic string on its string and tag tea bags.
Nuts for coconuts: new on-pack promotion for Mrs Crimble’s
Mrs Crimble’s, the gloriously gluten-free bakery brand owned by Wessanen UK, is partnering with cocoa butter & coconut oil beauty brand Palmer’s this summer.
Forest of Imagination stages festival of creativity with the Holburne Museum
Thousands of Bath residents and visitors enjoyed a magical weekend of creativity when the award-winning arts event returned to the city.
Mrs Crimble’s launches gluten-free Lunchbox Loaf Cakes
Jammy and Double Chocolate Loaf Cakes are great for on-the-go snacking and have been created to help adults looking for a portion packed sweet treat between meals.
Sylvanian Families roadshow wins top prize in retail awards
The largest product launch in the collectible toy brand’s 34 year history is crowned overall winner in the retail-focused Opal Awards.
UK’s first organic low-salt gravy granules hits supermarket shelves
Kallø, the pioneering food brand owned by Wessanen UK, has announced the launch of a new organic gravy that contains the lowest levels of salt in the UK.
Picture perfect rooms at the Abbey Hotel
New arts-inspired bedrooms are the latest in a chapter of exciting change at the Abbey Hotel in Bath.
Wessanen UK earns coveted B Corp certification
Clipper Teas and Whole Earth brand owner moves one step closer to becoming first multinational B Corp food business.
Life of pie: survey reveals Brits’ favourite pie
Pie consumption reaches record high, finds new British Pie Week research from Charlie Bigham’s.
Miffy hops into UK pre-schools
Miffy is set to help over one million UK pre-school children with their daily learning thanks to the launch of educational resources downloadable via the iChild network.
Whole Earth goes Dark Roasted with new spread
Whole Earth, the natural food brand owned by Wessanen UK, is set to launch a unique new nut butter with a rich and intensely roasted flavour.
Half Moon Bay hires Highlight for PR push
Bath-based Half Moon Bay – a market leader in licensed giftware for well-known entertainment brands – has appointed Highlight to manage its national PR in 2019.
Grant Associates designs garden for 2019 Beijing International Horticultural Expo
Grant Associates is to create a permanent exhibition garden on behalf of the International Association of Horticultural Producers (AIPH).
Boutique fitness studio and health café opening at Bath Riverside
Bath’s exclusive personal training specialist, HEALTH, is set to expand in January 2019, with the launch of CLASS, a boutique fitness studio.
Clipper celebrates world’s first plastic-free, non-GM and unbleached tea bag
This latest innovation from Clipper is driven by brand owner Wessanen UK’s wider mission to be connected to nature and minimise its environmental impact.
Charlie Bigham’s launches new vegetarian dishes
Charlie Bigham’s, creator of delicious meals to pop in the oven, has launched a range of dishes to appeal to the growing number of people going meat-free or following a flexitarian diet.
Family history licked: Living DNA solves baby mystery
A woman found abandoned in a blackberry bush as a baby has finally discovered the identify of her biological father after decades of searching, thanks to saliva from a 30-year-old postage stamp analysed by Living DNA.
Wessanen makes major tea factory investment
Wessanen, the natural and organic food company that owns Clipper Teas, has invested £1.25 million in new equipment at its tea factory in Dorset as part of its plans to develop an overall Centre of Tea Excellence.
Glorious new look for gluten-free Mrs Crimble’s
The pioneering brand owned by Wessanen UK has unveiled a striking and contemporary new brand identity: a wooden spoon character, evocative of the brand’s delicious baked treats that are made, not manufactured.
Vegetable-led baby brand Babease hires Highlight
Babease believes the exciting journey of food begins with the very first taste. Highlight’s role is to promote the company’s key differentiator in the marketplace – that Babease creates food for babies, not baby food.
Clipper Teas helps to save Beaminster Youth Club
Clipper, the Fairtrade and organic tea producer owned by Wessanen UK, has pledged £15,000 to support the running of Beaminster’s youth club for the next three years.
Military college launches ‘inspiring’ new campaign
A Government-funded training provider that helps young people to build self-confidence, life skills and physical fitness through military principles has launched a new recruitment campaign: #BEINSPIRED.
Clipper hits right notes with outdoor advertising
Clipper Teas has dedicated record spend to an outdoor advertising campaign that celebrates the superior taste of its black tea range.
No rest for the Wicked: a successful London Toy Fair
Wicked’s Socker Bopper Body Bubble Ball launched at London Toy Fair 2017. We worked non-stop to maximise Press Day and attract huge interest in this fantastically fun new offering.
BEcause extends experiential reach into Ireland
Experiential marketing group BEcause has joined with Dublin-based agency Imagine. The new partnership sees Imagine rebranded as BEcause Ireland.
New Cardiff Sports Academy supports fitness fans
A free education provision for aspiring young fitness and exercise instructors has opened in Cardiff city centre and is now welcoming applications.
Big growth for Welsh training provider MPCT
MPCT, the unique training organisation that champions an ‘active learning’ curriculum for young people, has achieved significant growth since relocating its headquarters to larger premises in Cardiff five years ago.