New Opportunities to Partner with Food & Drink for FY2025-26!







 


Now in its fourth decade, Food & Drink continues to be a trusted source for inspired entertaining and product discovery; offering readers an insider’s view of the best new products, seasonal recipes, product education, pairings, and creative hosting how-to’s.Food & Drink remains a much-loved source of inspiration for LCBO customers, where your products can come together with our engaging content. With a print & digital audience of over 2.95 million readers and over 114,000 Instagram followers, Food & Drink offers a strategic opportunity to present your products to an ultra-targeted and engaged audience.

Your Print & Digital Media Partner
We have flexible advertising options to build awareness and purchase intent for your product or brand, including:

     Run of Press Advertising
     Showcase your product or brand to an engaged audience in our print and digital editions

     Advertorial, Custom & Integrated Content
     We can help you create engaging, custom quality content to strategically present your products
     in a unique context.
 

NEW Digital Packages!

Extend the reach and impact of in-magazine advertising with one of our new digital packages:




Curated Recipe Collection:
A collection of Food & Drink recipes, linked thematically/seasonally to your brand and promoted via social media, myLCBO email and LCBO.com.





New Product Showcase:
Perfect for maximizing impact when launching a new brand or product through placement on LCBO.com and social media.

 

 

Digital Edition Sponsorship:
Amplify your brand with logo placement on the cover of Food & Drink’s digital edition, driving to your supplied advertising with preferred positioning inside the issue.Also includes promotion via social media, myLCBO email and LCBO.com.






Perfect Pairings Series:
A social content series running over a period, built around seasonally appropriate product and food matching solutions.





Digital Content Extensions:
Enhance Food & Drink editorial content with sponsored digital and video extensions, integrated with your product.

Publishing Schedule for 2025:
 

NEW! Travel 2025 (Period 13): Ad closing Jan. 3; in stores Mar. 5

We’re excited to release our first-ever themed issue dedicated to travel. We’re profiling trending destinations and up-and-coming hot spots—as well as favourite travel memories from some of our editors and contributors. 

Spring 2025 issue (Period 2): Ad closing Feb. 28; in stores Apr. 30

Heading into the warmer months, we turn our attention to the hottest food and drink trends worthy of our readers' attention; plus cocktails and recipes perfectly suited to the season.

Summer 2025 issue (Period 4): Ad closing Apr. 25; in stores June 25

Packed with ideas that celebrate the dog days of summer. Think: Grilling and chilling, laid back entertaining, easy recipes, summer staples and twists on seasonal classics.

Autumn 2025 issue (Period 7): Ad closing July 11; in stores Sept. 10

An ode to all things local. Highly seasonal ingredients, classic flavours, local products and recipes that celebrate the harvest. It's everything we crave when that first chill is in the air.

Holiday 2025 issue (Period 9): Ad closing Sept. 5; in stores Nov. 5

Our largest, most popular issue of the year goes all-out celebrating diverse occasions, with an emphasis on gifting and holiday entertaining.
 

How can we help? Contact our ad sales team at Beaches Media Services to discuss the right advertising solution for you.

Kirby Miller / C: 416 723-3923 / E: kirby@beachesmediaservices.com