THE 14TH ANNUAL SHORTY AWARDS

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

Food & Beverage

This category honors the most creative and effective use of digital and social media by food and beverage brands. Campaigns may focus on product launches, special offers and promotions, community engagement, or other strategic objectives. Brands in related sectors, including agriculture and food manufacturing, are also eligible.

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AL Dante Channel
AL Dante Channel is a small family project created entirely at home by two people. My wife Viktoryi…
Agua de Kefir X Nicolandria
Agua de Kefir is an electrolyte-rich beverage made from prickly pear cactus, delivering immediate h…
Bachelor in Paradise x Burger King
Burger King partnered with ABC’s Bachelor in Paradise for a first of its kind custom partnership, l…
Bestsmeller
Since its launch in 2023, Hellmann’s Garlic Aioli has struggled to stay alive. Without any product …
Bobbie x Cardi B: The ‘B’ is for Bobbie
Bobbie set out to challenge one of the most persistent and harmful narratives in parenting: the sti…
Borden Cheese Swatch Book
Walk the cheese aisle: it’s loud. Claims shout at consumers, calling themselves the boldest, the me…
Chris Briney Picks Two: A Panera Love Triangle
In recent years, Panera saw a decline in brand relevance and emotional connection with Gen Z and Mi…
Corporate Social That Actually Sells: Nestlé Sip Check
Corporate social is where brands polish reputations—not ring registers. Sip Check set out to flip t…
Denny's Sticky Kicks
Denny’s didn’t have an awareness problem, brand love was lacking. So, we brought an idea that would…
Domino's 65th Birthday
For years, Trisha Paytas had publicly and enthusiastically documented her love for Domino’s across …
Dr Pepper Blackberry presents: Sounds of Succulence
In 2025, Dr Pepper was introducing the newest flavor to its line-up: Dr Pepper Blackberry. The flav…
Draft Kraft
Fantasy football is one of America’s largest social rituals, with millions of fans investing months…
Dutch Bros - Wanna go Dutch
Dutch Bros Coffee is one of the fastest-growing coffee chains in the country, crossing over 1,000 s…
ESPN x Bud Light & Budweiser - Grilling Live
Grilling season is officially here, and Bud Light and Budweiser have joined forces with ESPN to tak…
Food Network
As the top food media brand, Food Network seeks to be viewers and fans’ best friend in food and is …
Frank’s RedHot x Paris Hilton Big Game Glam Up
For the biggest food moment of the year, we asked a simple question: what happens when the queen of…
G is for Greens: Gotham Greens x Sesame Street
Gotham Greens, one of the fastest-growing fresh produce brands in the country, set out to tackle a …
Heir Richie
In 1953, Ore-Ida shook up the potato category by inventing the iconic snack, Tater Tots. But by 202…
How Casey’s Connected With Gen-Z Through Absurdism & Content Chaos
Casey’s, the beloved Midwest convenience store chain, approached Acadia with a major perception gap…
International Delight & Linqia Build Brand Love with Comic Creators
Laughter strengthens emotional connections to events, people, and brands, making these moments easi…
Jones Soda x Bethesda: Making the In-Game Quest Real
Jones Soda faced a critical challenge: 30 years of craft soda heritage had lost its cultural releva…
KFC "11 Secrets"
KFC invented the fried chicken category, but over time it lost relevance within it. While chicken’s…
Kerrygold Cheese Pockets
Kerrygold tasked us with launching a disruptive, social-first campaign to drive awareness and deman…
Kitchen Confessions
This strategy outlines three interconnected goals. Commercially, it aimed to turn around market sha…
Kraft Mac & Cheese Apple Pie
Kraft Mac & Cheese (KMC) embodies American comfort food. For decades, comfort was its brand persona…
Kraft Singles Mannequin Challenge
Social media trends move quickly, but nostalgia cycles even faster. As audiences increasingly revis…
Launching Hyper Oat through a creative influencer campaign
Minor Figures is the coffee company that makes coffee for coffee lovers.  Known for their unique…
PEEPS® for All Generations
PEEPS® set out to make the 2025 Easter season its best and most successful one yet by dominating th…
Panda Express x Compartés National Comfort Food Day
Panda Express is already the go-to destination for American Chinese comfort food. And chocolate is …
Progresso Soup Drops
When Americans think of soup, one brand comes to mind—and it isn’t Progresso. The ubiquitous red ca…
Snapple Snaps Back
Snapple is a New York original, born in Brooklyn, raised in bodegas, and built on one simple belief…
Tatted Like A Chipotle Bag
In tattoo culture, Friday the 13th is “flash day.” It’s when fans line up for discount, pre-designe…
Velveeta Spinning Boxes
When the viral “spinning food” trend began dominating feeds, audiences were captivated by hypnotic …
Winging It
Super Bowl Sunday is the single biggest chicken wing occasion in America, with 1.47 billion wings c…