Ocean Spray debuts Chocolate Covered Cranberry Sauce with Compartes. Ocean Spray and luxury chocolatier Compartés have turned Carolina Gelen's viral recipe into official dark chocolate-covered cranberry sauce rounds. Ocean Spray is turning one of social media's most viral Thanksgiving culinary hacks into an official, luxury holiday confection. The grower-owned cranberry cooperative announced an exclusive, nationwide collaboration with luxury Los Angeles chocolatier Compartés and prominent recipe developer Carolina Gelen to debut official Chocolate Covered Cranberry Sauce. Inspired by Gelen's wildly popular viral recipe that captured millions of views across Instagram and TikTok, the product transforms traditional jellied canned cranberry sauce from a humble holiday side dish into a sophisticated gourmet dessert centerpiece. Bittersweet dark chocolate pairs with tart jellied cranberry center. The handcrafted confection centers on firm, circular disks of classic Ocean Spray jellied cranberry sauce dipped directly into premium Compartés dark chocolate. Each bite delivers an unexpected, layered contrast of temperatures, textures, and flavor profiles. The crisp, bittersweet snap of the rich dark chocolate coating gives way to the smooth, chilled tartness of the signature jellied cranberry center underneath. By pairing the natural fruit acidity of cranberry with deep, roasted cocoa notes, the treat achieves a balanced sweetness that avoids overwhelming the palate. Compartés handcrafts, dips, and finishes each chocolate round at its Los Angeles atelier using small-batch artisanal confectionery techniques. Handcrafted chocolate turkeys feature Whole Berry Cranberry filling. Beyond the chocolate-dipped rounds, the high-profile collaboration also extends into Compartés' signature novelty confectionery collection for the 2026 holiday season. The luxury chocolate brand announced that its handcrafted hollow chocolate turkeys - available in both pure milk chocolate and rich dark chocolate varieties - are filled with Ocean Spray Whole Berry Cranberry Sauce for Thanksgiving spreads. Finished with signature Compartés ribbons, these artisanal chocolate turkeys are designed to function as edible table place settings, decorative tablescapes, and playful post-dinner conversation starters for family gatherings. Limited four pack boxes arrive online for holiday entertaining. Ocean Spray Chocolate Covered Cranberry Sauce is sold exclusively online through the official Compartés website at Compartes.com while seasonal supplies last. The limited-edition release comes packaged in an elegant burgundy four-pack gift box retailing for $24.95. Engineered as an upscale hostess gift or an unexpected after-dinner dessert spread, the collectible box blends Compartés' signature luxury aesthetics with Ocean Spray's iconic American holiday heritage. With viral internet trends increasingly dictating modern product development, the collaboration proves that traditional Thanksgiving pantry staples can successfully evolve into high-end seasonal confections.

Ocean Spray launches 'Craisins' range with promo hoodie. October 19, 2026 11:43 Food brand Ocean Spray has launched a new range of Craisins snack packs alongside a promotional hoodie designed to carry the snacks. The campaign aims to address consumer frustrations with bag-check lines and airline fees while promoting the new dessert-inspired flavours. The announcement: Forget long bag-check queues to enter concerts and sporting events, or wrestling with bags and irritating bag fees at the airport. Ocean Spray Cranberries has come up with a rather more ingenious way to carry your essentials: a bespoke snack stash hoodie, cleverly designed to store its new Ocean Spray(R) Craisins(R) Dried Cranberries dessert-inspired snack packs and pretty much anything else you want to stash while you're out and about. The Craisins(R) Secret Snack Stash Hoodie was created as part of the launch of the new Craisins snack pack range and is designed to help consumers enjoy this new delicious snack - and avoid those painfully slow bag-check lines when entering concerts, festivals and sports arenas as well as airlines that now charge for cabin baggage. Why carry a bag or backpack when you can stash all your belongings in your hoodie instead? The new Craisins single-serve snacks are made with the goodness of dried fruit, and contain no artificial flavours, colours, sweeteners or preservatives. Available in convenient 35-gram pouches, the range offers three nostalgic, dessert-inspired flavours - Cinnamon Churros, Chocolate Orange and Apple Crumble - for an easy, delicious snack on-the-go. The bespoke streetwear hoodie, specially designed for Ocean Spray, includes an easy-to-access pocket for the new Craisins snack packs, plus multiple hidden pockets for personal items like a phone, charger, wallet, earbuds, iPad, lip balm, passport and even travel-size toiletries and a change of socks if you're planning an overnight stay. Ocean Spray has partnered with popular radio duo, Will and Woody, for the range's national launch, with a campaign running across the KIIS network in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane and Adelaide, Gold96 in Perth and select regional stations from October 19. Listeners will have the chance to participate in a new segment on the show, Australia's Easiest Quiz, answering the question: "Where do you stash your snacks?" to win a daily $1,000 cash prize. When a caller answers where they stash their snacks, one of the boys puts on the Secret Snack Stash Hoodie to test whether whatever the caller mentioned would fit inside it along with the new Craisins snacks. The top caller across the two-week campaign will win a Craisins Secret Snack Stash Hoodie and a case of the new Craisins snack packs. The campaign will be supported by social media from the Will and Woody team, 15 and 30 second radio ads, as well as an influencer campaign, featuring 50 micro-influencers, via Social Soup. Will and Woody said: "We're stoked to be teaming up with Ocean Spray. We're big fans of working with brands that fit naturally into our lives, and let's be honest, cranberries are a pretty great place to start! We're looking forward to having some fun with this one and bringing the partnership to life for our listeners." The new range comes as Ocean Spray Craisins Dried Cranberries continue to see strong growth across Australia and New Zealand, with sales value up +13.2% and volume up +12% year-on-year*. The growth reflects rising demand for good-for-you, affordable snacking options, as consumers continue to prioritize health and wellness. The new Craisins Dried Cranberries dessert-inspired snack pack range builds on this momentum, adding convenience for busy lifestyles via single-serve, on-the-go packs. Elissa Booth, Ocean Spray ANZ General Manager, said: "The Craisins Secret Snack Stash Hoodie continues our commitment to unconventional but consumer-relevant marketing in 2026. It taps into the growing trend of brand merch, as well as the growing everyday frustration around venue bag restrictions and long bag search lines, additional airline fees for carry-on luggage, and the broader challenge of carrying everything you need when travelling, attending events and navigating everyday life. "What if we created something that made it easy to take your Craisins snacks - and a bunch of other stuff - with you? Designing the custom Craisins Secret Snack Stash Hoodie was a great opportunity to take the traditional concept of branded merchandise with genuine utility. "This streetwear activation taps into the growing trend of food brands creating exclusive merchandise as a fresh and unexpected way to market their products, especially to younger consumers. We wanted to explore our own limited-edition branded piece to make the new Craisins snack packs easier to take with you, but it was essential to us to take it one step further by adding real, insight-driven functionality. The hoodie gives consumers a practical way to stash their Craisins Cinnamon Churros, Chocolate Orange, and Apple Crumble flavoured snack packs and their personal gear, when they're on the go enjoying concerts, festivals, sports events and short trips." The hoodie activation is designed to drive awareness of Ocean Spray's Craisins Dried Cranberries, which contain natural antioxidants and are a source of fibre⸆. The new Craisins snack packs build on the existing portfolio, adding indulgent dessert-inspired flavours, and convenience via single-serve, on-the-go packs, making it easier for consumers to enjoy Craisins wherever the day takes them. Samantha D'Silva, Ocean Spray Innovation Manager, said: "We know there is strong demand for convenient, all-day snacking, particularly among consumers looking for options that are both delicious and better for them. More than one in two Gen Z consumers are actively seeking nutrient-rich snacking options^, presenting a prime opportunity to connect with people looking for convenient, better-for-you choices. "We're proud to be continuing to build on the strong fruit-based credentials of Craisins. This campaign gives us a unique opportunity to reinforce Craisins' value, while bringing the new dessert-inspired snack pack range to life in a fun, unexpected and highly shareable way." Elise Hedley-Dale, Media Words Media Director, said: "Everyone has a snack hiding spot, and Will and Woody are the perfect pair to bring this sneaky campaign to life with their cheek and lighthearted humour. Using audio for this campaign will put Ocean Spray Craisins front and centre for our audience." Nick Brown, The Reactor Founder and Executive Creative Director, said: "This campaign really started from the product - three, new on-the-go snacks that are so good you want to take them everywhere. The Craisins Secret Snack Stash Hoodie brings a bit of fun and irreverence to the everyday problem of carrying your essentials. It takes something as simple as a snack pouch and turns it into a piece of streetwear that's practical, unexpected and unmistakably Ocean Spray." The Craisins Secret Snack Stash Hoodie activation is part of Ocean Spray's Drink Different/Snack Different brand campaign, developed with long-time partners, creative agency The Reactor, and media strategy consultancy Media Words. The Ocean Spray Craisins Dried Cranberries range of dessert-inspired snack packs is now available in Woolworths, independent grocers and select convenience stores nationally. Sources: *Nielsen Scan Data, Australia Grocery Channel, 52 weeks ending 8 Sept 2026. ^Snacks in Australia, Innova Market Insights, Oct-25; Euromonitor International Staple Foods, 2026; Euromonitor International Voice of the Consumer: Lifestyles Survey, Feb-25 ⸆Craisins(R) Cinnamon Churros and Apple Crumble are a source of fibre. See www.oceanspray.com.au website for full product nutritional information. Have your say. Or comment anonymously Your comment will be marked as unverified

Ocean Spray launches Craisins Secret Snack Stash Hoodie via The Reactor, Media Words and Social Soup. October 19 2026, 10:06 am BY Ricki Green No Comments Forget long bag-check queues to enter concerts and sporting events, or wrestling with bags and irritating bag fees at the airport. Ocean Spray Cranberries has come up with a rather more ingenious way to carry your essentials: a bespoke snack stash hoodie, cleverly designed to store its new Ocean Spray Craisins Dried Cranberries dessert-inspired snack packs and pretty much anything else you want to stash while you're out and about. The activation was developed with creative agency The Reactor and media strategy consultancy Media Words, with an influencer campaign via Social Soup. The Craisins Secret Snack Stash Hoodie was created as part of the launch of the new Craisins snack pack range and is designed to help consumers enjoy this new delicious snack - and avoid those painfully slow bag-check lines when entering concerts, festivals and sports arenas as well as airlines that now charge for cabin baggage. Why carry a bag or backpack when you can stash all your belongings in your hoodie instead? The new Craisins single-serve snacks are made with the goodness of dried fruit, and contain no artificial flavours, colours, sweeteners or preservatives. Available in convenient 35-gram pouches, the range offers three nostalgic, dessert-inspired flavours - Cinnamon Churros, Chocolate Orange and Apple Crumble - for an easy, delicious snack on-the-go. The bespoke streetwear hoodie, specially designed for Ocean Spray, includes an easy-to-access pocket for the new Craisins snack packs, plus multiple hidden pockets for personal items like a phone, charger, wallet, earbuds, iPad, lip balm, passport and even travel-size toiletries and a change of socks if you're planning an overnight stay. Ocean Spray has partnered with popular radio duo, Will and Woody, for the range's national launch, with a campaign running across the KIIS network in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane and Adelaide, Gold96 in Perth and select regional stations from October 19. Listeners will have the chance to participate in a new segment on the show, Australia's Easiest Quiz, answering the question: "Where do you stash your snacks?" to win a daily $1,000 cash prize. When a caller answers where they stash their snacks, one of the boys puts on the Secret Snack Stash Hoodie to test whether whatever the caller mentioned would fit inside it along with the new Craisins snacks. The top caller across the two-week campaign will win a Craisins Secret Snack Stash Hoodie and a case of the new Craisins snack packs. The campaign will be supported by social media from the Will and Woody team, 15 and 30 second radio ads, as well as an influencer campaign, featuring 50 micro-influencers, via Social Soup. Says Will and Woody: "We're stoked to be teaming up with Ocean Spray. We're big fans of working with brands that fit naturally into our lives, and let's be honest, cranberries are a pretty great place to start! We're looking forward to having some fun with this one and bringing the partnership to life for our listeners." The new range comes as Ocean Spray Craisins Dried Cranberries continue to see strong growth across Australia and New Zealand, with sales value up +13.2% and volume up +12% year-on-year*. The growth reflects rising demand for good-for-you, affordable snacking options, as consumers continue to prioritize health and wellness. The new Craisins Dried Cranberries dessert-inspired snack pack range builds on this momentum, adding convenience for busy lifestyles via single-serve, on-the-go packs. Says Elissa Booth, General Manager, Ocean Spray ANZ: "The Craisins Secret Snack Stash Hoodie continues our commitment to unconventional but consumer-relevant marketing in 2026. It taps into the growing trend of brand merch, as well as the growing everyday frustration around venue bag restrictions and long bag search lines, additional airline fees for carry-on luggage, and the broader challenge of carrying everything you need when travelling, attending events and navigating everyday life. "What if we created something that made it easy to take your Craisins snacks - and a bunch of other stuff - with you? Designing the custom Craisins Secret Snack Stash Hoodie was a great opportunity to take the traditional concept of branded merchandise with genuine utility. "This streetwear activation taps into the growing trend of food brands creating exclusive merchandise as a fresh and unexpected way to market their products, especially to younger consumers. We wanted to explore our own limited-edition branded piece to make the new Craisins snack packs easier to take with you, but it was essential to us to take it one step further by adding real, insight-driven functionality. The hoodie gives consumers a practical way to stash their Craisins Cinnamon Churros, Chocolate Orange, and Apple Crumble flavoured snack packs and their personal gear, when they're on the go enjoying concerts, festivals, sports events and short trips." The hoodie activation is designed to drive awareness of Ocean Spray's Craisins Dried Cranberries, which contain natural antioxidants and are a source of fibre⸆. The new Craisins snack packs build on the existing portfolio, adding indulgent dessert-inspired flavours, and convenience via single-serve, on-the-go packs, making it easier for consumers to enjoy Craisins wherever the day takes them. Says Samantha D'Silva, Innovation Manager, Ocean Spray: "We know there is strong demand for convenient, all-day snacking, particularly among consumers looking for options that are both delicious and better for them. More than one in two Gen Z consumers are actively seeking nutrient-rich snacking options^, presenting a prime opportunity to connect with people looking for convenient, better-for-you choices. "We're proud to be continuing to build on the strong fruit-based credentials of Craisins. This campaign gives us a unique opportunity to reinforce Craisins' value, while bringing the new dessert-inspired snack pack range to life in a fun, unexpected and highly shareable way." Says Elise Hedley-Dale, Media Director, Media Words: "Everyone has a snack hiding spot, and Will and Woody are the perfect pair to bring this sneaky campaign to life with their cheek and lighthearted humour. Using audio for this campaign will put Ocean Spray Craisins front and centre for our audience." Says Nick Brown, Founder and Executive Creative Director, The Reactor: "This campaign really started from the product - three, new on-the-go snacks that are so good you want to take them everywhere. The Craisins Secret Snack Stash Hoodie brings a bit of fun and irreverence to the everyday problem of carrying your essentials. It takes something as simple as a snack pouch and turns it into a piece of streetwear that's practical, unexpected and unmistakably Ocean Spray." The Craisins Secret Snack Stash Hoodie activation is part of Ocean Spray's Drink Different/Snack Different brand campaign, developed with long-time partners, creative agency The Reactor, and media strategy consultancy Media Words. The Ocean Spray Craisins Dried Cranberries range of dessert-inspired snack packs is now available in Woolworths, independent grocers and select convenience stores nationally. #More creative news #no paywalls #no annual membership fees. Subscribe to Portfolio & Reel for current listings of Australian and NZ ad agency and production company leadership and key personnel