Customers Prioritise the Waitrose No.1 Range over Everyday Tasks in Tongue-in-Cheek Campaign

Waitrose has unveiled a brand new seasonal campaign to promote its premium, brand-owned No.1 range with a UK nationwide campaign created with Saatchi & Saatchi. 

Waitrose relaunched its No.1 range earlier this year, with a third of products in the range being new or updated. Exciting new products include Wagyu Beef, No.1 Heather Honey Smoked Salmon, and No.1 Salted Caramel Croissant Cups.

The campaign, which launches nationwide across OOH, social media, and print, connects food lovers with the No.1 range by humorously capturing moments when enjoying high-quality, delicious food takes priority - and everything else can wait.

The work brings this idea to life in a series of scenarios, captioned simply by ‘No.1 Always Comes First’. The tongue-in-cheek creative shows a selection of characters lifting the same ‘one-minute please’ gesture in a series of scenarios, from prioritising a decent breakfast before taking the family dog for a walk, to a delicious dinner before giving their partner wardrobe tips.

Nathan Ansell, Waitrose customer director commented, "Our No.1 range is the ultimate brand for food lovers and this tongue-in-cheek campaign highlights what really matters to our customers when it comes to food. They want the very best in quality and taste and have a refined appreciation for excellence.  Saatchi & Saatchi has really showcased that our customers are prioritising what's on their plate, without reason for occasion and we can't wait to see how the new campaign resonates with our customers."

Franki Goodwin, chief creative officer at Saatchi & Saatchi, said, “Shall we just take a moment for the number one? Yes, please. This is a lovely visual idea for the No. 1 range from Waitrose that plays on how the love of really good food makes us put it before everything else - and a raised finger makes a one.”

The seasonal campaign is the first Saatchi & Saatchi has created for Waitrose to promote the No.1 range. Pete Ioulianou and Ollie Agius created the work, which will be live nationwide starting today (2 October). Manning Gottlieb OMD handled media.