PepsiCo-owned Frito-Lay has kicked off the biggest campaign in the brand’s history by introducing Flavor Kitchen in the very heart of the Big Apple—on Time Square. In course of this week-long event that is slated to last from April 11 until April 15, Frito-Lay will let consumers see what’s cooking in its Flavor Kitchen located in the headquarters in Plano, Texas. Padma Lakshmi, an award-winning TV host, cookbook author and just a terrific cook, will join Frito-Lay executive chef Stephen Kalil and Laura Macintosh, host of the brand’s own “Flavor Kitchen” web series to let the consumers in behind-the-scenes area of snack manufacturing and guide them «from seed to shelf».

To continue a series of recycling-oriented projects, which include the famous 111 Navy Chair and the recently presented ‘Give It Back’ racks, Coca-Cola collaborated with a range of apparel designers on creating a collection of T-shirts, made of recycled PET bottles, as part of the Coca-Cola rPET Program. For the line, launched just in time for the Earth Month, the company and Base Control, the Japanese casual wear brand, teamed up with Stussy, BEAMS, XLARGE, SILAS, JOURNAL STANDARD, LUKER by NEIGHBORHOOD, Beauty & Youth and BASESTATION, as www.hypebeast.com reports.

MINI has officially announced the launch of its marketing campaign for MINI Countryman. Perhaps, for the first time in the history of automotive industry, a brand-new car gets  so close to a prospective customer. The campaign entitled MINI Countryman Wanderlust provides current MINI-owners and fans a plethora of opportunities for an ongoing relationship with the brand and its community through a number of entertainment events ranging from parties to concerts.

Yesterday, April 07, Facebook unveiled a new behind-the-scenes data server technology to the plethora of IT industry insiders at their headquarters in Palo Alto. According to mashable.com, at the press event dedicated to the launch of the project, executives from DreamWorks, VMWare, Fidelity, Delta, Dell, Apple and AMD got together to see the newest initiative by Facebook. Finally, Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook’s CEO, has introduced a new ‘technological initiative’ by the brand entitled Opencompute Project.

A Swiss luxury watchmaker Tissot continues to leverage augmented reality to surprise more customers with excellent design, high quality and amazing technology. This time, the brand has partnered with Harrods store in attracting customers with interactive displays installed in Brompton Road shop windows that allow passers-by to try any watch of their choice from Tissot Ladies and T-Touch collections just by raising their hand to see a vision of the new watch on their wrist.

Fanta has unveiled a digital campaign targeting teenagers from mainland China between the age of 12 and 19. With the new online app published at www.Fanta.com.cn the brand intends to provide fun and entertainment and keep the students learning while playing an online game. This local campaign is a part of global ‘Less Serious’ marketing platform and was developed by Ogilvy & Mather Group Shanghai.