SunRice brings cultures together in Chinese New Year campaign

Mumbrella, 5 February 2019

SunRice has launched a new campaign which attempts to bring different cultures together over rice.

The ad, which has been created for Chinese New Year, features a new migrant family hosting their neighbours for dinner. The long silence is broken with the SunRice is brought out.

Throughout the ad people are seen eating the rice in different ways, including with tomato sauce.

The ad was created by Identity Communications.

Andrew Jeffrey, head of marketing at SunRice, said in a statement: “Chinese New Year is the biggest cultural occasion for the community, and we wanted to be there to celebrate this special occasion with them.

“As a proud Australian brand, we want to show our Asian consumers that we understand the aspirations of modern Asian-Australian families. Our Asian family is proud of their heritage, but they are also eager to be part of the Australian community.”

Thang Ngo, managing director at Identity Communications, added: “here are around one million Chinese speakers in Australia, making this audience highly attractive for brands. Just using red and gold colours or number 8’s in creative doesn’t cut-through anymore.

“It’s not new, doesn’t stand out and doesn’t demonstrate an understanding beyond cultural clichés. Brands need to demonstrate more sophistication and deeper understanding if they want to build an authentic connection with this valuable audience.”

The campaign is rolling out on SBS TV and Chinese and Vietnamese channels including Pay TV, digital, print and online.

Credits

Client: SunRice