Article: Kraft aims high for dinner line. (advertisement for its boxed Macaroni and Cheese, Kraft Foods)(Brief Article)

Mac & Cheese to get 25% boost in `icon' effort

Kraft Foods is sweetening the $25 million ad pot for its boxed Macaroni & Cheese by an estimated 25% in an effort to make it into an "icon brand."

The marketer will start a new cinema ad campaign in May, and use print and radio advertising for the brand for the first time. TV exposure also will be increased.

"Macaroni & Cheese has a history and a meaning to consumers," said Carl Johnson, president of Kraft's New Meals division. But "there's so much more we can do to capitalize on it."

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