Source of nutrition for more than 80 years
Originally manufactured in the Netherlands for export to the UK early in the 20th century (hence its English name) Blue Band was finally launched in its home market in the 1920’s and rapidly become one of the Dutch cornerstone brands.
In Indonesia, it was launched in 1934, as the first Unilever foods brand in this country. Brief history and important years for this brand:
1934: Launched in Indonesian market
1978: Launch 1st TV campaign “Make their day a healthy day”
1987: Launch 2nd TV campaign “Make their dream come true”
1992: Launch Blue Band Special - Refrigerated Margarine (delisted in 1997 - low volume)
1998: Crisis - launched sachet (affordable pack)
2003: Relaunch with new packaging & proposition of “Taste & Nutrition”
2004: Communication on new proposition of “Creating a happy journey of Growing Up”
2005: Drive consumption through increasing relevance in Cooking
2005 : Drive consumption through increasing relevance in cooking during non festive, re-excite Baking during festive
