Beverages

Heineken Throwing Ultimate 'Blok' Party

Tailors offers for convenience, other retail channels
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- Heineken and Heineken Light have unveiled a summer retail program that invites consumers to host a Heineken "Blok" Party. The program will run June through August in retail outlets throughout the country. Beginning in June, consumers can enter to win through text or online, one of two grand prizes, a Heineken "Blok" Party, that includes live entertainment, catering and interactive leisure sports to be held in his or her neighborhood (pending special constraints and ability to procure permits) on or near Labor Day.

In addition, the company will offer 12 [image-nocss] secondary prizes, including outdoor entertainment systems, music systems, Beertenders as well as music downloads.

Each off-premise channel of trade will also have specific offers to engage shoppers:

Liquor Channel: Mass displays with display enhancers create an in-store destination and inspire consumers to stock up for summer entertaining at home.

Grocery Channel: Cross merchandising offers on party essentials and party tips for creating a "Blok" Party experience are available to encourage consumers to buy Heineken.

C-Store Channel: Cross merchandising offers for on-the-go convenience store shoppers.

Breege Murphy, channel manager for Heineken USA Inc., said, "The Heineken 'Blok' Party program...offers our retail partners a unique new way to generate excitement among consumers through engaging displays and in-store merchandising materials that will help drive purchase of Heineken and Heineken Light. Through a wide range of elements including a consumer sweepstakes for the ultimate 'Blok' Party and cross merchandising offers, the program inspires consumers to make the most of every celebration by choosing the ultimate imported beer brand--Heineken."

White Plains, N.Y.-based Heineken USA is a subsidiary of Heineken International BV. Brands imported into the U.S. include Heineken Lager; Heineken Premium Light; Amstel Light, a leading imported light beer brand; Newcastle Brown Ale, the leading imported ale in the United States; and Buckler nonalcoholic brew. Heineken USA is also the exclusive USA importer for the Tecate, Tecate Light, Dos Equis, Sol, Carta Blanca and Bohemia brands from FEMSA Cerveza of Mexico.

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