Frijj
Frijj is a brand of milkshake sold mainly in the United Kingdom. Today it is produced by Müller. It was first launched in 1993 by Dairy Crest. Frijj is sold in five permanent flavours: strawberry, chocolate, banana, fudge brownie and cookie dough.
History
It was developed at the Dairy Crest development centre at the Crudgington creamery in Shropshire in 1991, which opened in 1974.Limited editions
There have also been numerous limited edition flavours. Since July 2003, some have featured characters from The Simpsons, in marketing campaigns. Other limited edition flavours include custard, caramel, raspberry doughnut, Jaffa Cake, banoffee pie, vanilla, white chocolate, chocolate mint, cookies and cream and Irish coffee.A thicker version of Frijj was launched in 1998 called 'Frijj Extreme', available in two flavours – white chocolate and milk chocolate. Since 27 December 2015, Frijj has been produced by Müller Milk & Ingredients following the sale by Dairy Crest of their milk business to Müller.
Sizes
As of 2023, Frijj is sold in 330ml bottles. Originally sold in 500ml bottles this was reduced to 471ml then 400ml. It is also available in 950ml bottle sizes. 330ml bottles for all flavours but 950ml bottles are only available in strawberry, Chocolate fudge brownie and cookie dough flavour currently.Sponsorship and campaigns
Frijj is well known for its high-profile sponsorship campaigns, the most famous of which was the association with television show Big Brother, the sponsorship lasted for one series during 2003. Around the same time, Frijj was the main sponsor of ill-fated dating show Elimidate hosted by ex Atomic Kitten singer Kerry Katona; the sponsorship of the show ceased at the end of its run in 2003.July 2008 marked the introduction of a new advertising campaign for Frijj, the first since 2005. This included a series of five viral videos produced by the advertising agency Grey London, which parodied 1950s horror film The Blob. Further to this, a number of adverts ran on the sides of buses and a limited edition bottle design was produced.
In August 2009, it was revealed that Frijj were going to be the new sponsors of Soccer AM, a weekly football based programme produced by British Sky Broadcasting, after signing a £2 million sponsorship deal. Frijj also sponsor Morden & District Sunday Football League team Epsom Downs FC.
The 2011 "circus" flavours each had their own animal mascot appearing on the packaging; Magnus Monkee, Pablo Pooch, Hugo Meeow, The Great Lazaro and Captain Roary, animals commonly found in traditional circuses, to fit in with that range's theme.