Hopscotch Season
North Europe

Essential COMTÉ

Comté
360 campaign Food & Beverage

The Interprofessional Management Comté Cheese Association (CIGC) represents the entire Comté AOP supply chain, from milk producers to sellers.
Its mission is to promote and enhance Comté, the iconic cheese of the Jura mountains, in both French and international markets.

Belgium is the top consumer of Comté AOP after France and represents a highly competitive market.

The campaign’s objective is to strengthen Comté’s brand awareness in Belgium, build consumer loyalty by positioning Comté as an essential everyday cheese for Belgians, and to stimulate purchase behavior, particularly in Flanders, where consumers have historically been less attached to French cheeses.

Our strategy is to associate Comté AOP with the Belgian lifestyle.

Through the campaign, we create attachment to Comté by developing a more local and consumer-focused approach that fosters a lasting emotional connection with the brand.
The campaign emphasizes Comté’s accessibility by integrating it into everyday moments in the lives of Belgians.

Our actions:

  • Creating authentic consumer experiences to engage directly with the public: adding Comté dishes to the Food Market De Vleeshalle and the Kbane restaurant menus during “Comté Weeks,” participating in the Antwerp Proeft consumer festival with Comté tastings
  • Closer communications with consumers: collaborating with ambassadors connected to their communities (Sven Ornelis, Whoogy’s, Greg Cook & Roll), influencers sharing Comté-based recipes, and consumer interviews about their Comté experiences
  • Website redesign
  • Boosting Comté awareness through press efforts, including press launch events, press releases, press trips, and media partnerships to increase visibility
  • Managing the website and social media with more Belgian and authentic content, including contests with monthly prizes of several kilos of Comté
  • Partnering with cheesemongers to enhance visibility and shelf presence of Comté at points of sale
8.2 million
total impressions
2.4 million
readers reached via press
1 280
activation days in cheese shops
110 000
direct contacts created through events

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