The Honey Monster is set for a starring role in Sugar Puffs’ first brand extension in its 50-year history. A new sweet honey flavoured crunchy cereal will
tap into the popularity and heritage of the brand’s hairy icon, who was first introduced by Quaker in 1976, with bite-sized multi-grain cereal pieces moulded into the Monster’s initials H and M.
The launch of HMs, which will be supported by in-store marketing and a £500,000 TV ad campaign beginning in mid-June, is expected to grow the Sugar Puffs brand by 20% over the next 12 months.
The new cereal, fortified with eight vitamins and iron, will target the children’s cereals market and will feature a close up visual of the Honey Monster on the box.
Quaker senior brand manager of ready-to-eat cereals Carl Stranger said: “Our research shows that 90% of consumers have unprompted awareness of the Honey Monster, which led us to realise that he was an under-used icon with fantastic product potential.
“We anticipate HMs will become one of the top selling children’s cereals in the UK.”