Food

Because we know that people eat with their eyes, we elevate the food appeal to create work that feeds customers' appetites and keeps them craving even more.

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Seamless Customer Experience


Omnichannel Expertise


Breakthrough Creative

In the Moment Media

 

Subway:
Seamless Customer Experience

Subway® needed a made-to-order strategy for their consumer purchase journey in 20k+ locations. Whether in line or online, we loaded our Footlong strategy with smart insights, balanced creative, and deep understanding of the modern consumer to refresh the experience and accelerate growth for the brand.

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Bloomin' Brands:
Omnichannel Excellence

Carrabba's is a place to share great food and the joy of being together. Every meal tastes like it came from Nonna's kitchen. Every guest is treated like family. And through key insights, strong strategy, and smart creative, we're showing how Carrabba's is more than just a restaurant—and we're driving traffic and orders along the way.

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BurgerFi:
Breakthrough Creative

Serving up breakthrough creative and a premium value strategy, we delivered a 60% increase in sales and the highest-ever same-day loyalty signups for a brand that was craving to build awareness and unite Burger Lovers everywhere.

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Marco's:
In the Moment Media

With a fresh visual identity, a smart, nimble national media strategy, and a breakthrough creative campaign, we’ve helped Marco’s become America’s Fastest Growing Pizza Chain and on their way to #4 in the pizza category.

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Results

1K+

Marco's Pizza stores nationwide, riding their best-ever year of sales.

 
72%

Land O’ Frost Premium increased purchases 72% over three years while competing against giant brands.

 
4x

Marco’s Pizza media strategy increased same-store sales at 4x the category rate.

 

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What Our Clients Say

MERGE has been a key partner in the acceleration of Marco's to one of the fastest-growing national pizza brands. Their partnership in developing breakthrough creative and strong national media strategy is priceless to our team.

Chris Tussing, Chief Marketing Officer, Marco's Pizza

MERGE is much more than other agencies. They play a key role in building our brand strategies, developing key consumer insights and then building forward-thinking marketing plans that drive our businesses from the shelf into the shopping cart.

Mark Miller, Vice President, Marketing and Innovation, Land O'Frost

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Our Leadership

Nicole Turner | MERGE Managing Director, Consumer & Lifestyle

Nicole Turner

Rick Schreuder EVP, Restaurants Practice Area Leader

Rick Schreuder

EVP, CHIEF CREATIVE OFFICER

Kevin Houlihan

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