Dutch Packaging Design

Again a wonderfull asset for our bookshelf, “packed” with inspiration: THE ART OF PACKAGE DESIGN. A recent assembly of international designers is creating highly outstanding and savvy designs to complement the nature and function of a product. Editor Wendy Xu included the Atelier LaDurance Japanese Denim packaging in the publication that is about innovative packaging designs that functions beyond ‘simply product wrappers’. A creative treasure published by Gingko Press: www.gingkopress.com

Preliminary to the rebranding of Carnaby into Maître Paul Professional, the whole range of Maître Paul’s pie boxes itself were renewed too. For the Dutch, French, English and German consumer market a new bright and yellow packaging design with a friendly festive and yet high-quality look was developed by Stepfive. The new boxes also have a renewed locking system and smaller windows to prevent them from freezing. This succesfull new packaging line includes seventeen flavors in various formats.

Linera meat-products by Zwanenberg Food Group is a brand that stands for health, taste and honesty. For last years Linera rebranding, Stepfive created a complete new range of packaging design with emphasis on all their light products and a clear recognition and block formation in the storeshelf. This rebranding was successfully introduced at the Dutch consumers market.

Health and convenience also becomes more and more important within the Dutch food industry. That’s why Zwanenberg Food Group choose for ‘the other way to snack’ with Pinchitos Tapas Spears: no chips, but a healthy and light meat snack, that only takes one minute in the microwave to prepare. Together with Boom Packaging, Stepfive created a fresh and open packaging design along with the Pinchitos brand identity for this healthy snack in five different flavors.

One of Maître Pauls successful private labels, Carnaby, is rebranded into Maître Paul Professional in the past few months. The Maître Paul Professional brand is aimed at the foodservice and cash & carry market. Their high-quality pies are unique in their kind, but accessible to all foodservice customers. The new packaging design made by Stepfive, reflects the high-quality and craftsmanship of the Dutch Maître Paul bakers and is developed in a range for 16 different products with 16 different labels.

After a successful redesign of Look-O-Look’s Toppermix, the redesign and packaging for the familybags of Look-O-Look is done by Stepfive Communication & Design too.
The Dutch candy producer with ”The most delicious candies in one bag” wanted a fun and diverting familybag, appealing for all family members, young and old. Each different bag has its own colour coding, but all bags have the same window (a laughing mouth shape) and illustrated candies, drawn in comic style.

FFC (Franchise Friendly Concepts) is the largest independent Dutch food franchise organization with several success formulas. One of them: Smulwereld. The new logo created for their rebranding is modern with a healthy look and symbolizes the propositions. Along with this rebranding a complete range of disposables was designed. This rebranding was implemented in all 100 Smulwereld companies in The Netherlands, together with signings and interior adjustments.

The new ice cream ‘Friz’ is developed for FFC (Franchise Friendly Concepts), the largest independent Dutch food franchise organization with several success formulas. The complete brand identity and packaging design is based on the fresh and round Friz logo, attractive to young and old. This organic ice cream with a fresh and funky look comes in five flavours and was successfully introduced within all the FFC formulas.

”The most delicious candies in one bag”. A new design in a tough and streetwise style that also fits to the regular Look-O-Look brand identity. The products: sour strawberry stripes and laces. This packaging design with a clear product communication is appealing for kids and tweens as it shows quite clearly ‘what’s in it for them’. Literally that is.

Delicious and fresh curds on your shopping list every day! A packaging design that makes the difference and takes care of a distinct shop shelf impact with a bright and natural appearance.
The visual at the package shows us the origin of the milk used for the curds: National Park ‘De Weerribben’ in The Netherlands with its characteristic feather reed grass. The coloured shopping list is a powerful way to give all five sort of curds its own unique look.