Chocolatier HD iOS App Free

The iOS apps Chocolatier and Chocolatier HD are free this weekend - usually 250 yen or 3 dollars. The game includes recipes, ingredient sourcing and building a chocolate empire. I have just tried it a little, but seems interesting and certainly worth the price this weekend.

http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/chocolatier-decadence-by-design/id415915527?mt=8

BBC - More or Less with Ben Goldacre‏

This week on one of my favorite programs BBC's More or Less, one of my favorite commentators, Ben Goldacre, comments on publication bias and why it is a problem.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01hxtmp

Nisshin Oillio 20 Year Canola Campaign

Nisshin Oillio is celebrating the 29th anniversary of their canola oil sales with a Quo card giveaway. The cards have photos of Kazuya Ninomiya (二宮和也), who appears in their commercials, on the special Quo cards. Entry is via special codes on the back of product labels.

http://www.nisshin-oillio.com/canola-20th/

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Sapporo Barley & Hop Campaign‏

Sapporo Beer conducted a promotion to promote its new happoshu category beer (Mugi to Hop). The giveaway was same product.

http://www.sapporobeer.jp/sapporo_enq/0048/index.html

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Lotteria 40th Anniversary Contest‏

Lotteria is holding a Facebook contest to celebrate their 40th Anniversary where people vote on their favorite Lotteria special burgers over the years and the winning item will be brought back for a limited time.

http://lotteria.jp/40th/election.html

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Sapporo Bacardi Campaign

Bacardi goes through Sapporo Beer in Japan. Sapporo held a campaign to promote Bacardi in which the prize is product plus a book on office manners. Hard to imagine a book on manners to be considered a valuable prize outside Japan.

http://www.sapporobeer.jp/hppla/campaign/bacardi/index.html

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Meiji Galbo Ball Voting‏

To promote Meiji Galbo Balls and Chips (light, aerated, crunchy chocolate snacks), Meiji is conducting a poll where people can vote for their favorite shapes (balls, chips, cubes) and flavors (chocolate, strawberry, almond) of the product. Voting results can be viewed in real time and 50 participants will receive limited edition Quo cards with pictures of Haruma Miura (三浦春馬) and Riesa Naka (仲里衣紗), the "talento" who promote the product line.

http://www.meiji.co.jp/sweets/chocolate/galbo/

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Ohayo 20th Anniversary Pudding Campaign‏

Ohayo is giving away bread makers and special Peter Rabbit pillows to promote the 20th anniversary of its pudding line.

http://www.ohayo-milk.co.jp/info/20th.html

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Lotteria Salty Scallion Chicken Burger

Lotteria is featuring a salty scallion or leek chicken burger. Coupons can be sent to internet enabled cell phones (pretty much all cell phones in Japan, not just smart phones).

http://lotteria.jp/topics/2012/topics05100001.html

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Nissin UFO Yakisoba Noodle Campaign

Nissin is giving away kettles for boiling water and hot sandwich makers to promote its UFO yakisoba instant noodles. Entry is by postcard.

http://www.nissinfoods.co.jp/product/camp/data.html?camp_id=357

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