Bumble Bee Seafoods recognized for package design

Seafood brand Bumble Bee Seafoods has revealed new brand identity and packaging design, announced as the winner of Chief Marketer's 2023 Pro Award for Best Package Design.

Created by PKG Brand Design, the new brand logo connects directly to the Bumble Bee company heritage. The original Bumble Bee Cannery sat on Pier 39, one of the most dangerous capes on the mouth of the Columbia River, near Astoria, Oregon, where many ships were lost. A lighthouse was built to guide those ships in safely, lighting the way forward, like the Bumble Bee brand does for the category.

Dana Kowal, brand marketing director at Bumble Bee, said: ‘Recognizing the nature of an aging category, Bumble Bee Seafoods has worked to stand out against a literal sea of sameness with a focus on appealing to the next generation. Our new pouch design, complete with modern recipes that jump off the page and QR links to recipes, helped to improve purchase intent in consumer testing. Once they give us a try, they quickly see that our flavored tuna pouches are the best tasting out there.’

The new brand identity and package design can be found on grocery store shelves now, including the three most recent flavor additions to the growing line of Bumble Bee Wild-Caught Tuna Pouches - Applewood Smoke, Teriyaki, and Mediterranean Herbs & Spices. This packaging also includes new callouts to highlight key health and convenience benefits like protein and no draining required.

Kevin Keating, president of PKG Brand Design, added: ‘When we looked at the old packaging and how it was staged on shelves at the grocery store, we felt it could be more eye-catching. Trays and pricing strips on the shelves often hid part of the pouch packaging which obscured important key messages. Changing the font and other design elements of the word mark, putting white letters on a red background, and adding a red shelf caddie for the pouches really made Bumble Bee stand out against their competitors.’