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Pocky Day has grown into an informal annual tradition since its introduction in 1999, with stores across Japan offering special edition flavors and creative packaging to mark the occasion on Nov. 11.
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 11, 2024
Pocky Day: Â鶹´«Ã½ sweetest occasion
Since 1999, Nov. 11 has marked Pocky Day, the date being a nod to the stick-like shape of the beloved treat.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / KONBINI WATCH
Jun 24, 2017
Colorful Shower Pocky: Lemon cream flavor just in time for summer
Pocky has a few approaches to summer 2017. The first is a campaign where the time-honored snack comes in limited-edition wrappers featuring 27 different designs, which can also activate various augmented reality features on a special smartphone app. Sounds complicated! Glico, which makes Pocky, is urging...
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / KONBINI WATCH
May 13, 2016
Pocky goes for the gold with Brazilian Orange-flavored snacks
Let the race for clever marketing tie-ins with the 2016 Rio Olympics begin! Pocky¡¯s newest limited-edition variety, celebrates one of Brazil¡¯s biggest crops by merging citrus flavor and chocolate. Brazilian Orange (?162) initially tastes a bit off-putting, the chocolate coating on the outside relies...
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / KONBINI WATCH
Mar 11, 2016
Pocky finds a romantic partner in ¡®teagurt¡¯
The current cross-band promotion between Glico and Kirin puts the spotlight on romance. By placing a bottle of the latter¡¯s ¡°teagurt¡± beverage next to a package of the former¡¯s new Lemon-flavored Pocky, you can make two illustrated figures smooch.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / KONBINI WATCH
Jan 29, 2016
Pocky gets stuck into a new blueberry flavor
Glico has released numerous variations of its famous Pocky snack, though the special blueberry-flavored edition (?162) on convenience store shelves now is one of the more simple efforts it has produced.
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