The Energon Pub

News Credits: 1082 · by **Tigertrack** » Fri Oct 10, 2008 2:03 pm

The TRANSFORMERS brand looks to get itself tied into two foods that are a staple of many modern children's diets...Milk and M&M's! Okay, M&M's is more of a treat than a regular part of a diet, but still eaten by many kids around the world.

Milk is important for strong teeth and bones (like the commercials tell us), and it looks like Transformers characters are going to help sell milk, and milk will try to help sell Transformers brand to children when they drink it in the cafeteria. The New York Times reports that TRANSFORMERS brand characters will be lending their likenesses to milk cartons in a cafeterias near you.

And if that's not enough, THE NATIONAL CONVENIENCE STORE CONVENTION featured new products for taste testing. At the M&M's booth, there was an advertisement of a new M&M's flavor to be produced and sold to help promote TRANSFORMERS: REVENGE OF THE FALLEN! The flavor is supposed to be strawberry/peanut butter, but apparently there were no samples of it, just an advertisement.

Looks like the hit that was the first Transformers movie, has spawned more cross promotional options for the second upcoming release. Expect more news on new promotions as the movie release gets closer.

News Credits: 1 · by **Cheetron** » Fri Oct 10, 2008 2:13 pm

It would have been cool to see Transformers on my milk cartons at school. But it's been awhile since I was in school. lol.

But I like the idea.

News Credits: 8 · by **NuclearConvoy** » Fri Oct 10, 2008 2:16 pm

Strawberry/Peanut Butter sounds yummy. Like a good PB#J sammich covered in chocolate and candy coating. Mmmmmmmmmmmmmm.

News Credits: 2 · by **[JRX]** » Fri Oct 10, 2008 2:19 pm

I'm a bit distracted by that "Purple Stuff" video! :shock:

...pretty sure I'll be having nightmares for a week!

by **Mirage22** » Fri Oct 10, 2008 3:07 pm

Strawberry and Peanut Butter? That sounds disgusting! Yeah, that flavor is really gonna promote ROTF.

News Credits: 1 · by **Mega Zarak** » Fri Oct 10, 2008 4:12 pm

[JRX] wrote:I'm a bit distracted by that "Purple Stuff" video!
...pretty sure I'll be having nightmares for a week!

Or that sausage gravy machine...:sick: Thats just not right

by **darth_primal** » Fri Oct 10, 2008 6:09 pm

At my school they only have Bulkhead and he looks like he's having a seizure!

by **Auto Bot** » Sat Oct 11, 2008 4:06 am

I hope they make sure there's no melamine in it.

Autobots can drink melamine. Human should not.

I'd probably buy them just for the sake of seeing a TF logo on the packaging.

by **goldsparkles** » Sat Oct 18, 2008 9:28 pm

the m&m's sound cool but then again i'm not big on them at all i still haven't seen any tf milk cartons yet all we have is football but it depends on if they mean plasic bottle shape or paper carton shape. :-?

News Credits: 1 · by **Autoclot** » Sun Oct 19, 2008 6:28 am

Got Energon?

by **Auto Bot** » Tue Oct 21, 2008 6:19 am

Some of the M&M's will be repainted green. (Thanks to Hasbro)

Those will be substitutes for Energon.

News Credits: 1 · by **Autoclot** » Tue Oct 21, 2008 1:00 pm

Auto Bot wrote:Some of the M&M's will be repainted green. (Thanks to Hasbro)

Those will be substitutes for Energon.

Hmm... they could redye unsold stock with bot / con logos instead of the "m" printed on them and sell them as store exclusives. Yummy.

News Credits: 19 · by ***Soundwave*** » Tue Oct 21, 2008 4:10 pm

MY SCHOOL HAS THESE!
Sitting at Lunch, my friend comes over after buying, sits down, says: "What are we 5?!?! Transformers?"

It was normal milk, not chocolate/strawberry. Was blue and purple instead of the usuual yellow and white package.

It has Bulkhead on the side, I took a pic w/my phone.

Will post a.s.a.p.

by **goldsparkles** » Tue Oct 21, 2008 6:31 pm

I took a pic w/my phone.

lucky u get to use cellphones at school

News Credits: 19 · by ***Soundwave*** » Wed Oct 22, 2008 4:56 pm

goldsparkles wrote:
I took a pic w/my phone.

lucky u get to use cellphones at school

Nope, we can't.

by **Auto Bot** » Fri Oct 24, 2008 5:38 am

*Soundwave* wrote:
goldsparkles wrote:
I took a pic w/my phone.

lucky u get to use cellphones at school

Nope, we can't.

So you use the cellphone "illegally"? The picture may be "illegal" too.

I haven't seen the goodies yet. I'm looking around grocery stores to see if i can find them.

by **goldsparkles** » Sat Oct 25, 2008 9:01 pm

So you use the cellphone "illegally"? The picture may be "illegal" too.

well it is legal it's just the districts choice.

by **goldsparkles** » Fri Oct 31, 2008 8:11 pm

ok i will admit this has nothing to do with the topic but when i was passing out candy since my mom woulnd let me go trick or treating the last kid to come to our door was dressed up as animated optimus prime!!

he was so cute. and he was only about 5 or 6