What's the food product ''promising'' and how does the ad go about making that promise?

The word "advertising" is derived from the French advertisement, a giving notice or announcement. An advertisement is information that is publicly communicated through mass communication. The business of advertising is an aspect of commerce that is an integrated part of industrialized and affluent societies that can afford to purchase goods. Advertising brings notice to a wide range of consumer products, including food, a major consumer of advertising.

In the United States in the 1990s, food and beverages together formed the most heavily advertised type of product: approximately ...