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Koch's Meerrettich Rebranding by Wolkendieb Design Agency Is Granted the Silver A' Design Award in Packaging Design

Wolkendieb Design Agency honored for packaging design by the international grand jury of the 2021 - 2022 A' Design Award & Competition

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COMO, Italy, April 28, 2022 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has announced that Koch's Meerrettich Rebranding by Wolkendieb Design Agency, designed for KOCHS Meerrettich & Feinkost GmbH, has been granted the Silver A' Design Award in the Packaging Design category. The result belongs to the 2021 - 2022 A' Design Award & Competition and was determined through blind peer review by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members, who evaluated anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.

What the Silver A' Design Award Means

The Silver A' Design Award celebrates top-tier designs that embody excellence and innovation. This award acknowledges creations that are not only aesthetically pleasing but also highly functional, reflecting the designer's deep understanding and skill. Silver A' Design Award recipients are recognized for their contribution to raising industry standards and advancing the practice of design. Their work often incorporates original innovations and elicits a strong emotional response, making a notable impact on the improvement of everyday life.

More About Koch's Meerrettich Rebranding

The motto "back to the roots" is currently conquering the food industry. Ancient root vegetables, which include horseradish, are currently very popular. To revive the brand in shelves, Wolkendieb relaunched the Koch's brand identity and packaging portfolio. The logo was modernised to become bolder and more visible. The new design focuses on depicting the unprocessed natural ingredients and the clean recipes without additives or conservatives. Fresh from the field straight to the consumer: directly, simply and lovingly prepared!

About Wolkendieb Design Agency

The Wolkendieb Design Agency is a creative full-service agency based in Aachen with a focus on packaging design, corporate design and conception. During our many years of activity, they have looked after well-known brands and left our fingerprints. The WOLKENdiebe are fresh, lively, courageous... and what counts for them is personality and direct proximity to the customer. There are no unnecessary detours through contacts, communication takes place directly with the designer. They don't want to build skyscrapers or cloud cuckoo homes. They prefer to develop creative ideas with you and implement them professionally.

Award Record

Wolkendieb Design Agency is a winner of 2 A' Design Awards, including this recognition. The awards span the editions from 2020 - 2021 to 2021 - 2022 of the A' Design Award & Competition.

About the A' Packaging Design Award

The A' Packaging Design Award is an international packaging competition that recognizes outstanding packaging designs by talented packaging designers worldwide. The competition is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to packaging designers, graphic designers, branding agencies and product manufacturers from all countries. Entries typically include bottles, boxes, cans, pouches, tubes and cartons. Awarded packaging designs are published at https://dezigners.org/design-category/packaging

About A' Design Award & Competition

A' Design Award & Competition is an international, juried design accolade organized annually since 2008. The competition is open to entries from all countries. The A' Design Award has a philanthropic mission to advance society through good design by recognizing and promoting superior products, projects and services that benefit society, and by creating a global awareness and appreciation for good design practices and principles. Entries are peer reviewed and anonymously evaluated by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members against predetermined criteria such as functionality, ergonomics, engineering, presentation, innovation, usability, sustainability and technology, with score normalization applied to remove biases. Awards are conferred at Platinum, Gold, Silver, Bronze and Iron levels. The A' Design Prize granted to eligible laureates includes the award trophy, the certificate of design excellence, the hardcover yearbook, a lifetime license to use the A' Design Award winner logo, exhibition of awarded works, an invitation to the gala night and award ceremony in Italy, inclusion in the World Design Rankings and Designer Rankings, and public relations and publicity services. Registration, the upload of a work and the preliminary score are free of charge, and Professional and Digital Edition laureates are not contractually obliged to pay further fees to claim the A' Design Prize. Further information is available at https://competition.adesignaward.com

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Fact Sheet

The Work

Project
Koch's Meerrettich Rebranding
Function
Rebranding
Category
Packaging Design
Discipline
Communication Design
Industry
Packaging & Retail, Branding & Advertising and Manufacturing
Colors
Crimson, Teal, Light Gray, Antique White and Forest Green
Images
5
Client
KOCHS Meerrettich & Feinkost GmbH

The Recognition

Laureate
Wolkendieb Design Agency
Country
Germany
Recognition
Silver A' Design Award
Edition
2021 - 2022
Design ID
#140491

Credits

Team
Annika Reuber, Daskia Frohn, Chloe Krey and Margit Jansen

Design Details

Unique Properties
The motto "back to the roots" is currently conquering the food industry. Ancient root vegetables, which include horseradish, are currently very popular. This trend is taken on the successfully relaunched KOCH's products. The new design doesn't focus on depicting the dishes, but rather the unprocessed illustrated ingredients. Fresh from the field - directly, simply and lovingly prepared!
Inspiration
KOCH's is a subsidiary brand of the Develey-Group, one of the strongest international companies for mustards, sauces and dressings. Local production and national sales are particularly driving its popularity. Since the family business was founded more than 100 years ago, KOCH's has been cultivating its own fields, conducting its own plant research on cultivation, storage and gentle processing in the production lines. The task was to reflect this quality and naturalness on the labels.
Research
Before the project started, a market research analysis was conducted to reveal the weaknesses of the brand, and how it should be upgraded. After the brand and product relaunch, a new market research was successfully conducted, and showed how well the rebranding works on the consumers.
Challenge
The challenge was to give KOCH's brand a new look that would appeal to younger and new customers, without losing existing customers. The design had to reflect the naturality and simplicity of each "like-before recipes"
Realization and Technology
The logo was relaunched first. From there, the shape of the labels has been adapted to the new identity. A freshness and quality has been created. All labels are printed on natural uncoated paper.
Operation and Interaction
To match the brand relaunch even more, the recipes were reworked to become even cleaner, without any additives or conservatives.
Project Duration and Location
The project started in March 2021 in Aachen, Germany and finished in July 2021. It is displayed on shelves since November 2021. It was showcased in the 196th issue of the "Creativ Verpacken".
Specifications
Jars with natural paper labels in various sizes are sold in retail. The relaunch also includes a aluminium tube and the entire catering range with large plastic containers. Each recipe has its own illustrations and colour-code. In order to put forward the products top-freshness, a freshness and quality seal has been created. The intensity-level is indicated by a scale.
Keywords
packaging, brand image, rebranding, WOLKENdieb, Develey, KOCHs, horseradish, logo

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