Castello

Creative Agency: Bulletproof
Project Type: Produced, Commercial Work
Client: Arla Foods
Location: London, UK
Packaging Contents: Cheese

Arla Foods has teamed up with the London office of strategic brand design agency Bulletproof to create a contemporary new packaging design for global cheese brand Castello. Bulletproof was appointed to the project in 2016 without a pitch.

Castello’s commitment to creative cheesemaking with techniques and ingredients from around the world, had led to its ‘Creatively Crafted’ positioning and large portfolio of uniquely flavoured and textured cheeses. But this steady proliferation of products had also created a range with fragmented, disparate designs and varying levels of Castello branding.

For 2017, the ambition was to strengthen the masterbrand and bring greater consistency to the range, as well as making the ‘Creatively Crafted’ positioning more meaningful to a ‘foodie experience seeker’ audience by dialling up the sensorial taste experience of each cheese.

Bulletproof comments: “While the Castello portfolio had grown over the years, the packaging itself had remained the same for some time, so we saw an opportunity to create something bold and unexpected – both for the brand and for the category itself.

“We began by uniting the family with a dynamic sash device that creates a consistent, ownable pack architecture and conveys the quality and authority of the Castello brand.

“Within the sash, the refreshed Castello crest creates a masterbrand presence that’s cleaner and more contemporary, while an updated flavour indicator makes it easier for consumers to navigate the range by strength and taste.

“With taste experience our key benefit, we then created a range of evocative patterns and colourways, each one designed to evoke the sensorial taste experience of the cheese – whether smooth, sharp, creamy or crumbly – with product names styled to complement and further convey the taste profile.

“The finishing touch is new product photography, shot to feel indulgent and flavourful but with a deliberate simplicity that allows the design to shine.”

Lorenza Marzocchi, global senior brand manager for Castello Cheese at Arla Foods, said: “With 125 years of heritage, an expanding portfolio and targets for continued global brand growth, the brief to redesign the Castello range wasn’t an easy one. But as trusted Castello partners for the last five years, Bulletproof were the natural choice to bring our ambitions to life. Their rigorous strategic thinking laid the foundation for an inspired pack design which strengthens our presence in the cheese aisle, unites our varied range and captures our most unique brand asset – the taste experience of our cheeses. We’re excited to see the new packaging in store, another exciting chapter in Castello’s sensational story.”