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Plackers

HEINZ
Penalty Packets

results Summary

Turning an iconic brand into part of the world's biggest sporting moment.

InsightS
strategy
Concept Development
Package Design
Prototyping
Production Support

For the FIFA World Cup, we transformed HEINZ ketchup and mustard packets into soccer's most recognizable symbols, creating a simple packaging idea that connected with fans at exactly the right cultural moment.

The Challenge

Give HEINZ an ownable way into one of the world's biggest cultural moments. The idea needed to solve a real consumer frustration, feel instantly recognizable, and get to market fast enough to meet the moment.

For the FIFA World Cup, we transformed HEINZ ketchup and mustard packets into soccer's most recognizable symbols, creating a simple packaging idea that connected with fans at exactly the right cultural moment.

The Challenge

Give HEINZ an ownable way into one of the world's biggest cultural moments. The idea needed to solve a real consumer frustration, feel instantly recognizable, and get to market fast enough to meet the moment.

Our Approach

One packet is never enough. A red or yellow card is instantly understood. We connected the two, transforming HEINZ ketchup and mustard packets into soccer's iconic penalty cards. Simple, useful and unmistakably HEINZ.

FROM IDEA TO REALITY
Working closely with Kraft Heinz and The Kitchen, we rapidly prototyped, refined and engineered the idea for production, moving from concept to finished packaging in just 21 days.

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The Results

500 limited-edition packs. One cultural moment. One unmistakably HEINZ idea.

Penalty Packets launched in time for the World Cup quarterfinals, turning an everyday piece of packaging into a highly shareable brand experience. The activation generated more than 100 million media impressions, demonstrating how iconic brands can use packaging to participate in cultural moments at exactly the right time.

Ten packets of Plackers dental floss picks in various colors and types arranged in two rows on an orange background.
Ten packets of Plackers dental floss picks in various colors and types arranged in two rows on an orange background.
Smiling woman with curly hair and black glasses on a teal background with text 'Feeling floss-some!'
Three smartphones display Instagram posts from plackersdental featuring colorful dental floss ads and the brand logo on an orange background.