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Hellmann's · Recipe Receipt

Hellmann's needed to prove mayo isn't just for burgers. So we turned the supermarket receipt into a personal chef. Buy Hellmann's, and the checkout printed a custom recipe from the rest of your cart.

Hellmann's needed to show Brazilians that mayonnaise isn't just for burgers and hot dogs. We were tasked with coming up with an award-worthy idea for the agency's clients.

Ours was the Recipe Receipt. When a shopper bought Hellmann's, smart software at the checkout scanned the rest of their groceries and printed a custom recipe right on the receipt, showing new ways to use mayo in pastas, salads, meats and more.

Overview
The role

Concept, created as creative interns at Ogilvy São Paulo under creative director Claudio Lima. The agency produced and rolled out the idea.

+44%
Rise in Hellmann's sales in a single month, across 100 St Marché supermarkets in São Paulo.

The idea

Turn the receipt into a recipe. Every receipt already lists what you just bought, so we made it list what you could cook, with Hellmann's at the centre of it. No app, no extra step. The idea lived in a piece of paper everyone already takes home.

A shopping cart with groceries and a jar of Hellmann's

The result

Rolled out in 100 St Marché supermarkets in São Paulo, the Recipe Receipt lifted Hellmann's sales by 44% in a single month, and went on to become one of the most awarded campaigns of its year, from Cannes Lions to the One Show.

Awards

Cannes Lions 2012

Gold, Promo · Silver, Direct · Silver, Outdoor · Bronze, Branded Content

Clio Awards 2013

Gold, Direct · Silver, Engagement · Shortlist, Print · Shortlist, Out of Home

The One Show 2013

Silver Pencil · Merit · Merit, Interactive

D&AD 2013

In Book, Digital Advertising · In Book, Direct

LIA — London International Awards 2012

Silver, Digital · Shortlist, Non-Traditional

El Ojo de Iberoamérica 2012

Gold, El Tercer Ojo · Gold & Silver, Directo · Silver, Promo · Bronze, Innovador

CCSP 2013

Silver, Outdoor · Silver, Direct · In-Book, Promo

Wave Festival 2013

Grand Prix, Direct · 2× Gold, Direct · 2× Gold, Promo · Bronze, Outdoor

Credits

Alicia Evergreen

Concept · Creative Intern

Michelle Gilbert

Concept · Creative Intern

Claudio Lima

Creative Director

Ogilvy São Paulo

Agency

Hellmann's

Client

A recipe on every receipt

Ogilvy São Paulo · 2012