Gen-X, Millennial Parents Opps: Chuck E. Cheese expands frozen pizza distribution (Score 50)

Sales lead: Contact this company's DMs to help it promote the new licensing agreement. 

  • Chuck E. Cheese (CEC) has expanded its licensing deal to offer its frozen pizzas at more retailers.
  • CEC's frozen pizzas are now available at Walmart, Winn-Dixie, Giant Food, and Hannaford. 
  • The pizzas have previously only been available at Kroger and other select grocers. 
  • This follows the CMO hire we told you about in April

Target demographic: Gen-X & millennial parents

The company will likely:

  • Continue seeking new retail partnerships
  • Increase promotional activity for its frozen pizzas
  • Build out its agency roster (recent CMO hire)

Broadcast insights (TV ad creative spend, effectiveness, impressions, and performance)

  • YTD spend: CEC spent close to $5m on national TV ads YTD, a slight (9%) decrease from $5.5m spent in this channel during the same time period of 2022. 
  • 2021-2022 spend: Full-year spend jumped 81% from $3.6m in 2021 to $6.5m in 2022. 
  • Ad programming: It placed ads during programming such as PAW Patrol, SpongeBob SquarePants, The Loud House, The Amazing World of Gumball, and Peppa Pig

Digital and social insights (digital ad spend, effectiveness, impressions, and performance)

  • YTD spend: CEC spent approximately $4.4m on digital display ads YTD, down 33% from the $6.6m spent in this channel during the same time period of 2022. 
  • YTD data: 595.8m impressions via Facebook (66%), YouTube (18%), and Instagram (15%). 
  • 2021-2022 spend: Full-year spend increased by 14% from $7.9m in 2021 to $9m in 2022. 
  • Ad location: It placed 100% of these ads directly onto sites such as facebook.com, youtube.com, and instagram.com. 

Additional channel insights  

  • Vivvix: CEC also invests in OOH, radio, and local broadcast. 

Agency analysis:

  • Opportunity: We have not seen any agency changes since the CMO hire, so keep reaching out to pitch your services. 
  • Current roster:

Insight Sources: Broadcast insights estimated by iSpot; digital spend insights estimated by Pathmatics; additional channel insights estimated by Vivvix.