After featuring in the Wallace and Gromit film The Curse of the Were Rabbit the sales of which cheese increased by 500%?
"into a cheese tent. Victor gloats about his victory, but Lady Tottington hits him with her giant carrot and he falls into the tent too. Gromit quickly disguises a half-unconscious Victor as the were-rabbit and the mob of townspeople chase him away. Wallace transforms back to his human self and appears dead, but Gromit uses some Stinking Bishop cheese to not only revive him, but also end the curse. Lady Tottington awards Gromit the Golden Carrot and converts the grounds of Tottington Hall into a habitat for Hutch and the other rabbits. In March 2000, it was officially announced that"
"an enormous success. When the 2005 full-length Wallace and Gromit film, """", was released, sales of Wensleydale cheeses increased by 23%. Wensleydale cheese Wensleydale is a style of cheese originally produced in Wensleydale, North Yorkshire, England, but now mostly made in large commercial creameries throughout the UK. The term ""Yorkshire Wensleydale"" can only be used for cheese that is made in Wensleydale. Wensleydale is a cheddar-like cheese with a supple, crumbly, moist texture and resembles a young Caerphilly. The flavour suggests wild honey balanced with fresh acidity. Wensleydale cheese was first made by French Cistercian monks from the Roquefort region,"
"to promote a Harvey Nichols store that opened in Bristol (where Aardman is based) in 2008. The pictures show them, and Lady Tottington from ""The Curse of the Were-Rabbit"", wearing designer clothes and items. They were used to prevent a Wensleydale cheese factory from shutting down because of financial difficulties after a member of staff came up with the idea of using Wallace and Gromit as mascots, as Wensleydale is one of Wallace's favourite cheeses. On 28 March 2009, The Science Museum in London opened an exhibition called ""Wallace & Gromit present a World of Cracking Ideas."" The family-oriented show,"
"partnership split apart, Gromit can be seen as a giant plush toy in the beginning of the film. A DVD for the curse of the were rabbit can also be spotted in the film. British publisher Titan Magazines started producing a monthly Wallace and Gromit comic after the debut of ""Curse of the Were-Rabbit"". The characters still run Anti-Pesto, and both Shaun and Feathers McGraw have appeared in the comic. A comic based on the spin-off series, ""Shaun the Sheep"", is being published, also by Titan Magazines. The first issue was released on 29 March 2007. The two characters appeared"
"However, the popular Wallace and Gromit animated shorts ""A Grand Day Out"", ""The Wrong Trousers"", and ""A Close Shave"" had the main character Wallace, a cheese connoisseur, mention Wensleydale as a particularly favourite cheese. Animator Nick Park chose it solely because it had a good name that would be interesting to animate rather than due to its origins in northern England where the shorts were set. He was also unaware of the financial difficulties that the company was experiencing. The company contacted Aardman Animations about a licence for a special brand of ""Wallace and Gromit Wensleydale"", which proved to be"
"the blue tit), animated by Aardman, the company behind Wallace and Gromit and ""Chicken Run"". In Ireland, these commercials were still airing by the end of 2006, though advertising Lyons Tea (another Unilever brand). This led to PG Tips becoming a major partner with Wallace and Gromit's first film """", launched in October 2005. PG offered Gromit mugs on pack in the supermarket. According to ""The Grocer"" magazine, Unilever reported that during the Gromit mug promotion, PG Tips sales increased 600%. Wallace and Gromit also appeared in an advert with Lady Tottington (another character from the film) around the same"
"one of the cheeses named by John Cleese in the Monty Python sketch ""The Cheese Shop"", which originally appeared in a 1972 episode of ""Monty Python's Flying Circus"". In addition, the shop owner, played by Michael Palin, was named 'Henry Wensleydale', which caused some confusion between the two when the cheese was mentioned. Cleese later voiced the Wensleydale representative in the ""Cheese Roll Call"" sung by Pinky in the cartoon ""Pinky and the Brain"". In the 1990s, sales of Wensleydale cheese had fallen so low that production in the last dairy in Wensleydale itself was at risk of being suspended."
"sponsorship of ""The Lone Ranger"" and ""The Mickey Mouse Club"", as well as the development of a mascot, a puppet character called Champy the Lion, produced by Bil Baird and voiced by Thurl Ravenscroft. Despite these efforts, sales of Wheaties declined dramatically, mainly due to adult consumers' dislike of so-called children's cereals. Children's consumption of Wheaties did in fact increase, but not enough to offset the decline in adult consumption. In 1958, General Mills decided to combat the decline in sales by returning Wheaties to its sporting roots. A three-pronged marketing strategy was devised. The first element was the selection"
"mould. In 2017, Stinking Bishop launched a bid to become the Easter cheese, including a full-scale social media campaign, in-store media for their UK-wide stockists and a competition to win a tour around Hunts Court Farm. Stinking Bishop is an artisanal, handmade cheese and is therefore not produced for supermarkets. It currently has over 130 stockists across the UK, and can be found in artisan food stores and delicatessens, as well as in Harrods and Selfridges. The cheese was brought to international attention in the 2005 animated film """", in which it was used to revive Wallace from the dead."
"weeks in a row. ""The Curse of the Were-Rabbit"" grossed $192.6 million at the box office, of which $56.1 million was from the United States. As of 2019, it is the second-highest-grossing stop-motion animated film of all time. On Rotten Tomatoes, ""Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit"" holds an approval rating of 95% based on 180 reviews, with an average rating of 8.1/10. The website's critical consensus reads, """"The Curse of the Were-Rabbit"" is a subtly touching and wonderfully eccentric adventure featuring Wallace and Gromit."" On Metacritic, the film received a weighted average score of 87 out of"
"United States of America on 7 October 2005, and in British cinemas in the United Kingdom a week later on 14 October 2005. ""The Curse of the Were-Rabbit"" is part of the ""Wallace and Gromit"" series, created by Park. The film follows eccentric inventor Wallace (voiced by Peter Sallis) and his intelligent mute dog Gromit in their latest venture as pest control agents, as they come to the rescue of a village plagued by rabbits before an annual vegetable competition. The film features an expanded cast of characters relative to the previous Wallace and Gromit shorts, with a voice cast"
"back to Vegemite, but did not recover lost market share. In 1925, Walker had established the Kraft Walker Cheese Co. as a joint venture company with J.L. Kraft & Bros to market processed cheese and, following the failure of Parwill, in 1935 he used the success of Kraft Walker Cheese to promote Vegemite. In a two-year campaign to promote sales, Vegemite was given away free with Kraft Walker cheese products (with a coupon redemption) and this was followed by poetry competitions with imported American Pontiac cars being offered as prizes. Sales responded and in 1939 Vegemite was officially endorsed by"
"explained to chef Gordon Ramsay in one episode about poultry and then later in the series about pork and beef. The shop has also appeared on and the Alan Titchmarsh Show. Following the 2013 meat adulteration scandal, sales on pies and minced beef were reported to have increased by 10%. An increase in the sales of rabbit was noted during the previous year which was up some 20% from the year prior to that. As well as Gordon Ramsay, other celebrity chefs have stated that Lidgate's is a favourite. These include Mark Hix of Hix Oyster and Chop House, Fergus"
"Demand for the cheese subsequently rose by 500%, forcing the cheesemaker to hire more people and increase production. Chef Andrew Zimmern, host of the TV show ""Bizarre Foods"" (Travel Channel), tasted Stinking Bishop during a visit to Harrods in London. In the 2011 Channel 4 show ""King Of..."", hosted by Claudia Winkleman, Stinking Bishop was named as the King of Cheese by Winkleman and her two guests; Chris Evans and Sarah Millican. In the ""Monty Python Live (Mostly)"" version of the Cheese Shop sketch, Stinking Bishop is added to the list of cheeses after whose availability John Cleese's character enquires"
"it was aired. ""Nigella's Christmas Kitchen"" won Lawson a second World Food Media Award in 2007. Her influence as a food commentator was also demonstrated in late 2006, when after she had lauded goose fat as being an essential ingredient for Christmas, sales percentages of the product increased significantly in the UK. Waitrose and Tesco both stated that goose fat sales had more than doubled, as well as Asda's goose fat sales increasing by 65% from the previous week. Similarly, after she advised using prunes in a recipe on ""Nigella's Christmas Kitchen"", Waitrose had increased sales of 30% year on"
"ultra-light version with 3% fat. In addition, flavoured versions of the cheese (such as ham, gruyère, garlic, paprika, mushroom, chèvre, bleu, hazelnut, pizza and onion) are also available in various markets worldwide. The Laughing Cow is red and white and jovial, and is almost always depicted wearing earrings that look like the round boxes the cheese comes in. On April 16, 1921, Léon Bel trademarked his brand, called ""La Vache qui rit"", in France. In the trademark, the cow is said to have 'a hilarious expression'. Bel had made the original drawing himself, after seeing a travelling meat wagon during"
"and reduction of real cheese. This change was not immediately made public to the consumer. Cheez Whiz was mentioned by actor Layne Britton in ""The Blues Brothers"" film starring Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi, though the product actually shown was a can of Nabisco Snack Mate. Cheez Whiz Cheez Whiz is a processed cheese sauce or spread sold by Kraft Foods. It was developed by a team led by food scientist Edwin Traisman (1915–2007). While many sources give its national debut as 1953, it was advertised by Kraft and retailers in several states in late 1952. Orange in color, it"
"product purchased, and the popularity of the spread grew steadily after this promotion. The success of the product was assured during the Second World War when Vegemite, due to its high vitamin B content, was chosen to be included in Australian soldier ration packs and the English product Marmite was pulled from the market. Walker began a partnership with American businessman James L. Kraft to manufacture processed cheese in 1925, and by 1930 was chairman of Kraft Walker Cheese Co, a separate company from Fred Walker & Co but managed by the same staff. He was also successful at attracting"
"roasted cheese led to the dish of Welsh rarebit, or Welsh rabbit, seasoned melted cheese poured over toasted bread. The cheese would need to be a harder one, such as cheddar or similar. Referred to as Welsh rabbit as early as 1725, the name is not similar to the Welsh term ""caws pobi"". Welsh folk rarely ate rabbit due to the cost and as land owners would not allow rabbit hunting, so the term is more likely a slur on the Welsh. The name evolved from rabbit to rarebit, possibly to remove the slur from Welsh cuisine or due to"
"Wallace has had three love interests. The first was Wendolene Ramsbottom, which ended quickly when Wendolene told Wallace that cheese gives her a rash. The second was Lady Tottington in ""The Curse of the Were-Rabbit"", whom Wallace fondly calls ""Totty"". In ""A Matter of Loaf and Death"", Wallace becomes engaged to Piella Bakewell, but this ended when she turned out to be a murderess who hated bakers, and was eaten by crocodiles upon trying to escape justice. In ""Musical Marvels"", after the montage of his three love interests, he refers to them as ""the ones that got away"". Gromit is"
"the sheep on foot to market in England, would often barter sheep for a hard cheese, usually Cheddar cheese, in order to make their 'caws pobi' or welsh rabbit. During the twentieth century there was a renaissance in cheese making in Ceredigion. Ty'n Grug is a farm-based cheese producer and is considered to be the 'uncle' of organic cheeses in Wales. It makes cheese from cow, goat and ewe milk and varieties include Teifi, Penbryn and Felin Gernos (from cows' milk), Merlin (from goats' milk) and Acorn (from ewes' milk). The proprietor, Dougall Campbell, was born in Sydney and moved"
"Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit is a 2005 British stop-motion animated comedy film produced by Aardman Animations in partnership with DreamWorks Animation. United International Pictures distributed the film in the United Kingdom, and it was the last DreamWorks Animation film to be distributed by DreamWorks Pictures in the United States. It was directed by Nick Park and Steve Box as the second feature-length film by Aardman after ""Chicken Run"" (2000). The movie was released in Sydney, Australia on 4 September 2005, before being released in cinemas early in the"
"the aroma and flavor of the cheese. In 2010, Swiss Valley Farms, an Iowa cooperative of over 640 dairy farm families, purchased Faribault Dairy, renamed it the Caves of Faribault, and Mr. Jirik became Vice President of Blue Cheese Operations. The plant now processes about 180,000 pounds of milk a week, yielding approximately 20,000 pounds of cheese. At the end of the last ice age, retreating glaciers exposed thick layers of sandstone, known as Saint Peter Sandstone and found predominately in Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, and northern Missouri. Glacial rivers cut through the sandstone and created high bluffs, like those found"
"proposed as the State Microbe because of its crucial contribution to the cheese industry in Wisconsin. Wisconsin is the largest cheese producer in the United States, producing 3.1 billion pounds of cheese, 26% of all cheese in the US, in more than 600 varieties (2017 data). ""Lactococcus lactis"" is vital for manufacturing cheeses such as Cheddar, Colby, cottage cheese, cream cheese, Camembert, Roquefort, and Brie, as well as other dairy products like cultured butter, buttermilk, sour cream, and kefir. It may also be used for vegetable fermentations such as cucumber pickles and sauerkraut. In January 2013, House Bill 293 was"
"Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit: The Movie Novelization"" by Penny Worms (), was also produced. It was the last DreamWorks Animation movie to be released on VHS. It was re released on DVD on 13 May 2014, as part of a triple film set, along with DreamWorks Animation's ""Chicken Run"" and ""Flushed Away"". ""Wallace & Gromit"" opened in 3,645 cinemas and had an opening weekend gross of $16 million, putting it at number one for that weekend. During its second weekend it came in at number two, just $200,000 behind ""The Fog"". It remained number one worldwide for three"
"the cover of his 1996 ""Ironman"" album. His 2008 compilation album was also called ""The Wallabee Champ"". In the cult TV series, ""Breaking Bad"", lead character Walter White (played by Bryan Cranston) morphs from a bland high school chemistry teacher into an all-powerful drug kingpin with trademark pork pie hat, black sunglasses and goatee, but he still wears Wallabees, just about the only shoe he wears from the beginning of the five-season series until its completion. The Shoe Museum was established in 1950 by Laurence Barber at 40 High Street near the Clark's headquarters in Street, Somerset. Today the museum"
"comic strips in the 2010 ""Wallace and Gromit Annual"". This was the first time Wallace and Gromit were produced in widescreen. To speed up the task of bringing cheese home from the shop, Wallace deploys a remote-controlled trolley equipped with a camera and accessories to retrieve/carry items. Though it successfully picks up the largest wheel of Edam in the shop Wallace frequently patronises, the weight causes one wheel to fall off. Gromit guides it to grab a loaf of French bread, which it uses as a crutch to limp home. The other wheel comes off at the front door, stopping"
"starkly different from their ancestors. As one example, Kellogg's Sugar Smacks, created in 1953, had 56% sugar by weight. Different mascots were introduced, such as the Rice Krispies elves and later pop icons like Tony the Tiger and the Trix Rabbit. In the 1920s, national advertising in magazines and radio broadcasts played a key role in the emergence of the fourth big cereal manufacturer, General Mills. In 1921, James Ford Bell, president of a Minneapolis wheat milling firm, began experimenting with rolled wheat flakes. After tempering, steaming, cracking wheat, and processing it with syrup, sugar, and salt, it was prepared"
"protein concentrates. Kraft complied with the FDA order by changing the label to the current Pasteurized Prepared Cheese Product. One of the more famous ad campaigns involved the claim that each ¾ ounce slice contained ""five ounces of milk"", which makes them taste better than imitation cheese slices made mostly with vegetable oil and water and hardly any milk. The campaign was lambasted for its implications that each slice contained the same amount of calcium as a five-ounce glass of milk and also more calcium than imitation cheese slices, which eventually led to a ruling by the Federal Trade Commission"
"the laughing cow appearing inside the earrings. It has long been popular in the United Kingdom and Canada as a children's snack. The cheese has also been a constant, but hardly popular, product in the United States for a number of years. However, demand for the triangular wedges has increased significantly recently, since the light version of the product was suggested as a viable menu item to followers of the South Beach Diet. The question asked by the French, """"Pourquoi La Vache Qui Rit rit?"""" (""Why is The Laughing Cow laughing?"") has become synonymous with the product. Groupe Bel announced"
"landslides. If a rabbit was seen in a quarry, the workers would pack up and go home for the day, until the safety of the area had been assured. Local fishermen too would refuse to go to sea if the word was mentioned. Even today older Portland residents are 'offended' (sometimes for the benefit of tourists) by the mention of rabbits; this superstition came to national attention in October 2005 when a special batch of advertisement posters were made for the Wallace and Gromit film, """". Out of respect for local beliefs the adverts omitted the word 'rabbit' and replaced"
"poised to fall into the mincing machine. Shaun pushes Preston into the machine, crushing him. Gromit is exonerated and Wallace rebuilds Preston as a harmless remote controlled dog. When Wendolene visits, Wallace is dismayed to learn she is allergic to cheese. After ""A Close Shave"", Wallace and Gromit's next major outing was in a set of ten 2½ minute shorts called ""Cracking Contraptions"", each showing one of Wallace's inventions, usually with disastrous results. These appeared on the internet, and were also released as a limited edition Region 2 DVD, later on the ""Curse of the Were-Rabbit"" DVD. The sequel to"
"to slide. The cooler craze of the mid-eighties was celebrated with an Ad campaign by Chiat Day ""The Chairman""(Kailo Messier) featuring beach life scenes. Bartles & Jaymes, the second entrant into the wine cooler marketplace quickly came and took market share. Their ad campaign featured two actors playing the fictitious Frank Bartles and Ed Jaymes ""Bartles and Jaymes"" saying ""thank you for trying our product"". Overall wine-cooler sales dropped 98 percent in 1987 from 1976. California Cooler volume had dropped to 5 million cases, less than one-third of what Seagram's and Gallo each were moving. On 30 March 2007, Majestic"