THE 14TH ANNUAL SHORTY AWARDS

The Shorty Awards honor the best of social media and digital. View this season's finalists!

Campaign

Awareness Campaign Corporate Social Responsibility Campaign Diverse-Owned Businesses Campaign Fundraising Campaign Global Campaign Integrated Campaign Local Campaign Multi-Platform Campaign Multicultural Campaign On a Shoestring Campaign Pro Bono Campaign Social Movement Campaign

Content & Design

Audio & Music Brand Voice NEW! Branded Content Branded Series Documentary Short Email & Newsletter NEW! Feature Film Gamification NEW! Images Interactive Content Long Form Video Medium Length Video NEW! Micro-site or Blog Podcast Research Reports Short Form Video Video Series

Cause

Animal Rights & Welfare Arts & Culture Conservation & Preservation Disability Awareness Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Emergency Relief Environment & Sustainability Fight Poverty Gender Equality Human Rights Immigration & Refugees Learning & Development LGBTQ+ Mental Health Multi-Cause Initiative Other Causes NEW! Public Health Public Safety Racial Equality Responsible Consumption & Production Responsible Technology NEW! Social Justice Youth & Family

Industry

Automotive Business to Business Consumer Brands Education Entertainment Fashion & Beauty Financial Services Food & Beverage Government & Politics Healthcare & Pharma Hospitality & Travel Lifestyle & Wellness News & Media Non-Profit Other Industry NEW! Retail & E-Commerce Sports Technology

Partnerships

Brand Partnership NEW! Corporate-Community Influencer, Creator & Celebrity Nonprofit Partnership Other Partnerships NEW!

Platforms & Technology

Extended Reality Gaming Generative AI Instagram LinkedIn Other Platforms TikTok YouTube

Special Project

Special Project

Strategy & Engagement

Call to Action Community Engagement Contest or Challenges Data & Insights Earned Media Event & Experiential Guerrilla Marketing Integration with Traditional Media NEW! Paid Media PSA Single Post Storytelling Use of Viral Content NEW! User Generated Content

From the 13th Annual Shorty Awards Best in Food and Beverage

This awards honors the best use of social media and digital in a marketing campaign by a food and beverage brand. Campaign objectives may include the launch of a new beverage, the opening of a restaurant, the promotion of a sustainable food brand and more.

See previous winners and honorees here.

If applicable, please see our category for Wine, Beer & Spirits.

Winner

Food & Beverage
winner
FRENCH'S MUSTARD BEER
French's Mustard has been a part of summer since 1904. But in 2020, grilling season looked a little…

Finalists

Food & Beverage
finalist
gold honor
Famous Orders
Our Marketing Objective was to drive penetration by bringing new, younger, customers to the brand. …
Food & Beverage
finalist
silver honor
Bomb Pop is Not One Thing
Tweens (aged 9 – 14) are the most diverse, multi-faceted, culturally agile, and relentlessly creati…
Food & Beverage
finalist
silver honor
New Jingle for a New Era
The events of summer 2020 sparked a nationwide reckoning on racial injustice, exposing deep-seeded …
Food & Beverage
finalist
bronze honor
audience honor
Pockets 4 Bits: Gamer Snacks Level Up
Hot PocketsⓇ is a 40-year-old brand with wide recognition. During those four decades, the brand has…
Food & Beverage
finalist
The Virtual National Forest
For the Black Forest® brand, the forest is a huge part of who we are. It’s in our name and at the r…

Nominees

Food & Beverage
#Thomas140
In 2020, Thomas’ commemorated 140 years since their very first Nooks & Crannies English Muffin. Aft…
Food & Beverage
Beyond The Box
When we learned that 54.3+ million Americans, including 18 million children, were expected to exper…
Food & Beverage
Brew the Love Together
As COVID hit, people whittled down their visits to local cafés and started depending more and more …
Food & Beverage
BudXMiami
Transform Budweiser’s experiential platform - BudX - at Super Bowl 54 into a truly global moment th…
Food & Beverage
Choose Your Alternate F’reality (#FrealAF)
Our challenge was to increase brand awareness, highlight a new packaging refresh and new, healthier…
Food & Beverage
Inspiring Happy Hearts
Honey Nut Cheerios is on a mission to inspire happy hearts. With more than 100 million Americans ha…
Food & Beverage
Kellogg’s® Special K Blursday Go-Away Kit
Create boundary-breaking earned media coverage and social buzz around the full range of feel-good f…
Food & Beverage
NotCo NotMilk™
NotCo, a cutting-edge food-tech company, came to us to promote the launch of their new plant-based …
Food & Beverage
Rollin With Juju
The Pepsi “Made for Football Watching” campaign brings audiences the Fall sports action amidst an a…
Food & Beverage
S.Pellegrino Presents: "Our Food, Our Stories" with Kristen Kish
The holiday season is a key moment for S.Pellegrino, which has long held a place on consumers’ holi…
Food & Beverage
SpongeBob SquarePants Where's Gary? Getaway Sweepstakes
It’s imperative to develop fresh content for both the large and engaged fanbase as well as our reta…
Food & Beverage
The King of the 2020 VMAs
Program Objectives: Leverage VMA cultural relevance to generate Burger King brand love Expe…
Food & Beverage
Why They Made The Mini: "Shirt Pockets"
Launch new half-sized KIND bars, KIND Minis, to establish occasions when half a bar is enough to sa…
Food & Beverage
Wienerschnitzel Instagram Rebranding
Since 1961, fun has always been the foundation at Wienerschnitzel. Yet, our fans may have forgotten…
Food & Beverage
Wild Turkey Guided Tasting Experience
Whiskey has always been more than a spirit: it’s an iconic American tradition. And in the last five…
Food & Beverage
ampm's National Horchata Day
The Horchata from ampm has long been one of their most beloved beverages. ampm wanted to raise even…