cluck norris

ass kickin' chicken

small talk: cluck norris opened 23 ghost kitchen locations, and needed a brand identity as kick-ass as their name. our target? hungry gen z dudes.


i built their brand voice from scratch, making sure every headline hit like a karate chop. please don’t show this to my grandma.


role: senior copywriter

art director: mike wilson

agency: ron foth advertising

we cooked up a logo, tagline and brand mascot…

whipped up a website…

seasoned with spicy packaging…

tossed in tasty out-of-home…

and mixed in the mother of all merch.

behind the scenes:


part of our due diligence was to actually sample the food. i’ve been a pescatarian for many years, so i had some fries and raised a fork in solidarity.