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Mix Up Midweek with Pork 2023: Results
We continue to protect long-term consumer attitudes towards fresh primary pork with our consumer marketing campaigns.
23 January – 24 February
In 2023, the Mix Up Midweek campaign ran from 23 January until 24 February, withthe aim of inspiring people to cook with pork by showcasing tasty, affordable and healthy pork recipes.
Lean and healthier pork cuts, such as medallions, fillet, loin steak and 5%-mince, were the focus of the campaign.
People saw the campaign on TV, online, in supermarket aisles and across social media, highlighting the health benefits of pork and inspiring them with delicious recipes.
Targeting Gen Z
With a new social media focus on the younger Gen Z (18–25-year-olds) audience, our goal was to ensure that pork is a regular choice in their baskets, as they are becoming an increasingly important target audience in maintaining long term demand for pork.
We partnered with MOB Kitchen, the leading food media platform for Gen Z, to create three new recipe videos to inspire young people to cook healthy, delicious pork meals whilst educating about the nutritional benefits of eating pork, eg vitamin B12 and protein.
We also partnered with two popular TikTok influencers to create engaging videos to encourage Gen Z to think of pork as a healthy source of protein and nutrient packed alternative to chicken.
Results
The key campaign messages were successful, with more than three quarters of the Gen Z audience agreeing that pork provides nine vitamins and minerals as well as offering good value.
Post-campaign there was a 10% uplift in MOB followers using pork to create dishes (MOB Survey).

TV and social Media
The campaign reached 27 million adults across all channels which included ITV, Channel 4 and Sky.
It also generated 68m impressions across social media.
Retailer activity
Eight major supermarkets advertised the Mix up Midweek campaign through online banners, in-store branding and on-pack stickers, which featured a QR code linking to healthy recipes.
One of the largest supermarkets reported a 33.4% uplift in pork medallion sales because of the instore campaign branding*.
In post-campaign research, eight out of ten consumers agreed pork can form part of a nutritious meal and the campaign successfully conveyed pork is a quick meal to cook at home.
This illustrates that our pork marketing campaign was successful at positively shifting perceptions of pork.
For more information about our campaigns, follow our social channels below and visit the Mix Up Midweek 2023 page to find out more about the campaign activity.

Support the campaign
Follow us on our AHDB Pork and consumer-facing social media channels and keep an eye out for #mixupmidweek, #LovePork and #mixupmidweekwithpork for lots more content and to join in the conversation:
*Tesco barker Dunnhumby evaluation