Winning over the toughest critics with playful, plant-based content

Fry's Chicken-Style Nuggets

Industry

FMCG

Services

Client

The Fry Family Food Co

We helped Fry’s drive engagement and boost sales with a creative twist on trusted content parents could rely on.

Children are famously tough – and honest – food critics. When they like something, you know it’s good. That was the idea behind Kids try Fry’s, a playful campaign featuring kids aged four to 10 reacting to Fry’s meat-free meals on camera. The verdict? Surprisingly delicious.

Media24 Advertising & Content Marketing, then known as New Media, had previously worked with The Fry Family Food Co on a high-impact Veganuary campaign. When Fry’s wanted to promote their kid-friendly products in April 2021, they partnered with our Food24 team once again. Food24 is now known as News24 Food.

The opportunity

Fry’s wanted to raise awareness of their rice protein chia nuggets, mini chipolata rolls and plant-based meatballs – products designed with children in mind. They commissioned a campaign that would combine social video with relatable storytelling to show parents just how tasty meat-free meals can be, even for picky eaters.

The solution

Our Food24 team created a light-hearted “blind” taste test video where children eagerly tried Fry’s products and reacted honestly on camera. These charming “influencers” shared their genuine, unfiltered opinions as they tasted familiar meals expertly recreated with Fry’s plant-based alternatives.

To give the campaign depth, we surrounded the video with complementary messaging about the benefits of plant-based eating and accessible, nourishing food choices for families. The content was published across YouTube, Facebook and Instagram, with additional video and ad support.

The results

The campaign reached 8 000 people on Instagram and 44 000 on Facebook, while the videos became the most liked content on Food24’s YouTube channel in 2021. Most importantly, Fry’s reported a 20% increase in sales of their nuggets during the campaign period.

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