PACKAGING
THE REAL FREE
SPIRIT OF AFRICA

As appetites and attitudes change, so popular brands need to reinvent themselves to stay relevant. Amarula is the world leader in premium cream liqueurs and one of SA’s best-known export brands. The brand maintains this position by adapting to meet the times. The recent re-positioning around freedom required a fresh visual identity without losing any heritage.

PACKAGING THE REAL FREE SPIRIT OF AFRICA

As appetites and attitudes change, so popular brands need to reinvent themselves to stay relevant. Amarula is the world leader in premium cream liqueurs and one of SA’s best-known export brands. The brand maintains this position by adapting to meet the times. The recent re-positioning around freedom required a fresh visual identity without losing any heritage.

We took a collaborative approach – working closely with the brand team on strategy, concept development, design and roll-out – to create a new pack that builds on the brand’s distinctive assets. Our London and Cape Town design studios worked closely together, evolving the bottle and label shape to subtly reflect the silhouette of an elephant’s head, whilst hero-ing the three key visual elements: marula fruit, elephant, and bottleneck tassel.  


We modernised the logo, adding pattern and colour inspired by the local landscape and communities. All adding up to a confidentand proud design where each bottle is a piece of our natural heritage, made to be savoured on a global stage.

* 41.1% increase in Value, (core 750ml SKU) for the 12 rolling months post launch into SA market in Nov ’21. Source: NielsenIQ

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