Twitter Brands Pore Over Weetabix's Bean Drama

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Eric Lund
Feb 10, 2021 12:00 PM EST

Sure, it is kind of funny to see KFC get in an argument with Wendy's on Twitter, but what's really going on here? Is this even good marketing? As brands like this try to get personal with customers and each other, what kind of post-ironic soap opera is this? This is weird right? Like, it's kind of funny but this is mostly weird?

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    Food - 09:05 M Tweet Weetabix O Weetabix @weetabix Why should bread have all the fun, when there's Weetabix? Serving up @HeinzUK Beanz on bix for breakfast with a twist. #ltHasToBeHeinz #HaveYouHadYourWeetabix THE NATION'S FAVOURITE CEREAL Weetabix 9:38 · 09 Feb 21 · Twitter Web App 23.8K Retweets 50K Quote Tweets 70 SV Likos Tweet your reply
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    Font - Domino's Pizza UK O @Domi. · 19h : Replying to @weetabix and @HeinzUK Us: Pineapple on pizza is the most controversial food ever. Weetabix: Hold my spoon. 187 27 5,395 60.1K Weetabix O @weetabix · 19h We're almost scared to ask what the Weetabix verdict on pineapple on Weetabix may be... 156 t7 590 ♡ 15.6K
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    Font - Nando's O @NandosUK · 19h Replying to @weetabix and @HeinzUK You okay hun? DM's are open if you need to talk 88 27 2,691 45.5K KFC UK & Ireland O @KFC_UKI · 18h EI Let's set aside our differences to KFC prosecute this under the Geneva Convention. O 57 27 1,831 34.6K Nando's O @NandosUK · 18h Let's not get carried away!G O 17 27 364 8,014 KFC UK & Ireland O @KFC_UKI · 18h E Chicken. KFC 24 27 454 10.4K 8 Nando's O @NandosUK · 18h Takes one to know one Colonel. 112 27 478 9,077
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    Font - NHS O NHS @NHSUK Replying to @weetabix and @HeinzUK That tweet should come with a health warning 13:57 · 09 Feb 21 · Twitter Web App 4,202 Retweets 599 Quote Tweets 55.6K Likes @weetabix · 14h Replying to @NHSuk and @HeinzUK Weetabix O Weetabi *no beans were harmed in the making of this breakfast* 45 27 322 8,621
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    Product - Tinder UK O @TinderUk · 16h Replying to @weetabix and @HeinzUK Trust us, this is not a Match ♡ 73 27 1,726 29.7K Weetabix O @weetabix · 16h We'd swipe right... Weetabix 23 27 292 9,719 Heinz O @HeinzUK · 16h HEINZ BE MY VALENTINE ESTP 1869 GIF 9 27 90 2,192
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    Recipe - GCHQ O @GCHQ · 18h Replying to @weetabix and @HeinzUK We found... No intelligence E 9 64 27 1,444 23.8K JakeVivet @JakeVivet · 10h To Oreo Or Not To Oreo That Is The Question 51 27 95 787 Show replies
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    Font - KFC UK & Ireland O @KFC_UKI · 19h Replying to @weetabix and @HeinzUK Alexa how do I delete someone else's KFC tweet O 47 27 1,601 O 31.5K 8 Krispy Kreme UK O @krispyk. · 17h : @KFC_UKI seeing as all rules are out the window... fancy a gravy-filled doughnut? huspy Wreme O 210 27 1,147 O 24.3K Food Network UK O @FoodN. · 17h : food NO. STOP IT. network O 21 27 243 6,280 *
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    Product - @LidIGB O @LidIGB · 21h Replying to @weetabix and @HeinzUK LIDL Babe are u ok? You've hardly touched your Weetabix and beans! 103 27 3,308 48.2K Weetabix O @weetabix · 21h Weetabix Just about to tuck in, babes. Question is spoon or knife and fork? 156 17 467 14.3K 2. · 16h Jay a friend of dorothy This is disgusting, stop trying to remedy this disaster with your s!ty comebacks 9. 27 3 175 Saucy Glenn @SaucyGlenn · 16h F 'ing hell James relax. Someone hasn't had their weetabix 2 27 16 2,
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    Hair - Sainsbury's O @sainsburys · 17h Replying to @weetabix and @HeinzUK Beans have no authority here, no authority AT ALL 91 27 1,392 ♡ 30.4K 8 Heinz O @HeinzUK · 16h HEINZ *Removes Sainsbury's from chat* ESTP 1069 52 27 855 26.6K Adam Hardy @AdxmHxrdy · 1h HE'S PROBABLY THINKING ABOUT OTHER WOMEN WEETABIX. AND BEANS? 27 4 29
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    Food - CitizensAdvice O @CitizensA.. · 19h : Replying to @weetabix and @HeinzUK citizens advice We can't advise anyone to try this... 14 27 673 ♡ 13.2K wagamama uk O : @wagama.. ·14h wagamama Replying to @weetabix and @HeinzUK me: mum can we stop at wagamama? mum: no, we have food at home food at home: THE NATION'S FAVOURITE CEREAL Weetabix 28 27 617 9,286
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    Font - RNLI O @RNLI · 13h Replying to @weetabix and @HeinzUK Our volunteer crews are prepared to brave all sorts of windy conditions. But ロ Lifeboats not this. 50 27 440 11.5K S Andy Norrington @AndyNorrin.. · 3h : Not for Shannon crews. That already has jet propulsion 28 Virgin Australia O @VirginAu. · 12h : Replying to @weetabix and @HeinzUK gin australia And suddenly we're kind of okay with the international borders being closed. 13 27 240 ♡ 6,474
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    Tableware - 09:12 M Tweet Uni of Suffolk O @UniofSuffolk Replying to @weetabix and @HeinzUK Cooking at university... TESSO VeeTee APPLE JUICE IS REWDOG PUNK IPA Lhvolonan BASMATI HEINZ BEANZ CRUM Expectations... Weetin Reality 22:30 · 09 Feb 21 · Twitter for iPhone 36 Retweets 4 Quote Tweets 866 Likes Tweet your reply N2
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    Product - 09:09 M O N 71% Ž Tweet National RailO @nationalrail.. · 18h : Replying to @weetabix and @HeinzUK Due to a @weetabix adding beans to their cereal, all services will be delayed while we figure out what is happening.... O 115 27 2,145 33.1K 8 Specsavers O Did you lose your train of thought? @Specsavers · 13h Specsavers 39 t7 481 14.2K 8 National Rail O @nationalrail. · 13h : PAS I SEE WHAT YOU DID THERE! GIF 27 45 2,524 Kaisha - The Writing Garnet (T... Clearly specsavers didn't e 9h : 4
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    Food - 09:14 M Tweet McVitie's M&Vitie's @McVities Replying to @weetabix and @HeinzUK Hey @weetabix Any views on dunking a Choc Digestive in a cup of beans? [wife giving me that "get a real job" look again •] MEVitie's Tweet your reply
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    Arm - 09:14 M Tweet Wales Air Ambulance Charity O· 12h : Replying to @weetabix and @HeinzUK Evening Twitter. What did we miss?. Oh wow.... Never mind, we'll come back tomorrow. GIF 5 27 101 ♡ 3,313 Ofcom O @Ofcom 10h Replying to @weetabix and @HeinzUK Ofcom Please don't show this on telly. We do not want to put our staff through investigating something so deeply Tweet your reply
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