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Krispy Kreme caught posting embarrassing racial slur

By Rajiv MenonAustralia
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Doughnut chain Krispy Kreme is facing a potential fallout after its advertisement campaign for the Australia and New Zealand market was caught containing an offensive racial slur.

The campaign features four short videos showing that Krispy Kreme doughnuts can be used to celebrate sports events, birthday parties, movie nights, and special milestones.

In one of the videos, the doughnuts replace the letter ‘o’ in the word ‘congrats’, turning it into ‘coongrats’ and then ‘cooongrats’.

Creative agency Abel made the campaign in collaboration with Limehouse Production. Abel was appointed to be in charge of Krispy Kreme ANZ’s local creative in May.

The advertisement has rolled out across social, digital, OOH and in-store media. The video with the word ‘congrats’ has been removed from YouTube, while the other three videos in the campaign are still available on the platform.

Ad Standards told Mumbrella the body has not received any complaints about the campaign.

Questions & Answers

Q.

Which specific part of the Krispy Kreme advertisement campaign caused the issue?

A.

The controversy arose from one of the campaign videos where doughnuts replaced the letter ‘o’ in ‘congrats’, changing the word to ‘coongrats’ and then ‘cooongrats’.

Q.

Who was responsible for creating this advertisement campaign for Krispy Kreme ANZ?

A.

The advertisement campaign was created by the creative agency Abel, in collaboration with Limehouse Production. Abel was appointed to handle Krispy Kreme ANZ's local creative work in May.

Q.

Has the advertising standards body received any complaints regarding the Krispy Kreme campaign?

A.

Ad Standards informed Mumbrella that they have not received any official complaints concerning the Krispy Kreme campaign at the time the article was published.

Q.

On which platforms did the controversial advertisement campaign roll out?

A.

The advertisement campaign rolled out across various platforms. These included social media, digital channels, out-of-home (OOH) advertising, and in-store media.

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