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The companies debut a one- to two-minute scripted series on Albertsons channels. New episodes will run weekly through August.
ForbesProcter & Gamble and Albertsons Companies will launch the short-form series Rico’s Tacos on June 23 across Albertsons YouTube, social channels and in-store screens. Forbes reported that the one- to two-minute episodes follow a widowed father, his teenage daughter and her abuela as they build a family taco business near Venice Beach. New episodes are scheduled weekly through the end of August.
Albertsons Media Collective, the retailer’s media arm, co-developed the project with P&G. P&G previously produced the short-form drama The Golden Pear Affair through P&G Studios. The company also created branded entertainment in 1930s radio soap operas.
Albertsons Companies stated it plans to scale similar programming across additional series and brands.
Chevron and Microsoft agreed to a 20-year contract supplying natural-gas power to a planned data-center campus near Pecos, Texas. The Project Kilby plant is slated to reach 2.67 gigawatts by the late 2020s.
cnbc.comLucid Group said Monday it will reduce its U.S. workforce by about 18 percent and eliminate the chief operating officer position. The moves are expected to deliver $158 million in annual savings.
insidermonkey.comAt least three supertankers moved Iranian oil after the U.S. ended its naval blockade. The U.S. and Iran are discussing a peace framework while Chinese EV exports reached records amid earlier disruptions.