Birds Eye selects Elvis to oversee UK brand campaigns.

Birds Eye has recently elevated its partnership with Elvis, entrusting the agency to spearhead campaigns for its UK brands. This appointment builds upon a five-year relationship, during which Elvis served as Birds Eye’s below-the-line agency, handling tasks such as digital and social marketing. This decision aligns with a broader reorganization within Nomad Foods, Birds Eye’s parent company, aimed at restructuring its agency collaborations. As part of this reorganization, PR agency Cirkle will now manage social media tasks in addition to its PR duties, aiming to enhance integration between PR and social strategies across all brands.

Nomad Foods has clarified that this new arrangement with Elvis will not affect its ongoing relationship with McCann London, which continues to hold pan-European responsibilities for the Birds Eye Iglo Findus portfolio. Kate Narbrough, Brand Director at Nomad Foods, highlighted that while Elvis will focus on local UK campaigns, McCann London will maintain its role in broader, pan-European initiatives.

Elvis is set to collaborate closely with other agencies working with Nomad Foods on various brands, including Goodfella’s Pizza and Aunt Bessie’s. This expanded role comes after Nomad Foods’ varied agency engagements in recent years, including notable campaigns created by McCann London, such as a lockdown-related “life hacks” campaign in 2020 and a playful billboard takeover from KFC in 2022.

Neale Horrigan, Executive Creative Director at Elvis, expressed enthusiasm about the agency’s enhanced role, emphasizing its commitment to delivering creative and strategic excellence for Birds Eye’s UK brands, in line with the company’s new business strategy.