The Galway Kitchen: Hot Pot Ready Meals Packaging Design
The Galway Kitchen’s food range includes global flavours, inspired by much-loved tastes from around the world, made in their kitchen at the heart of Galway.
The Galway Kitchen brand already existed for their popular houmous dips range when they contacted Clare Lynch Creative. They asked if we could create the packaging design for these hot pot ready meals, to work well alongside their existing houmous range, and also the snack pack range and tasty dips range designed by Clare Lynch Creative, which incorporate bright mediterranean patterns alongside clean, minimal typography and imagery, whilst bringing a fresher vibrant look to the packs to ensure a strong and bold standout impact on shelves.
Another brief request was to show the quality and wholesomeness of the meals by including mouth-watering photography taken by @jenniferocooks. Jennifer also took beautiful in-situ shots of the finished products with their packaging on completion, with the ingredients displayed around the tubs. The Galway Kitchen were delighted with the final design outcome of the range altogether and how well it fits with the rest of their brand range. See their testimonial here…
The tasty trio of innovative recipes are inspired by global flavours and made locally in Galway. There is Green Lentil Dahl, Smoked Bacon Mac & Cheese and Japanese-inspired Chicken Katsu Curry. Designed with convenience, great taste and nutrition in mind, these ready meals are a quick and healthy lunch option. The high protein recipes have been developed by their expert team of in-house chefs and are available at Tesco Ireland.
The Galway Kitchen range is available at selected Tesco Ireland stores:
Fusing the raw essence of Irish honey with tantalizing flavours. Blarney Bees Honey are a small, family-run business with two generations of beekeepers. They create traditional and modern Irish honey infusions, using 100% Pure Raw Irish Honey, crafted by their Irish honeybees in Blarney, Cork, in the South of Ireland.
The small-batch production method guarantees a distinctive flavour for each lot while preserving the aroma, texture, and taste of raw Irish blossom honey. The distinctive flavour is a result of golden nectar thoughtfully collected from a variety of trees and flowers that the honeybees forage on. Their honey is raw, unpasteurized, and coarse cold-filtered to maintain the integrity of the enzymes and nutrients.
The result is a perfect balance of sweet and fiery with their Raw Irish Honey infused with habanero chilies and cayenne pepper. Crafted from the nectar of Ireland’s wildflowers, this honey boasts a captivating contrast of raw sweetness and the bold, healthful heat of cayenne pepper, offering a unique and versatile addition to your culinary creations.
The Beech Wood Smoked Raw Irish Honey is a masterpiece of craftsmanship that blends the essence of Ireland’s wildflowers with a subtle smokiness using a cold smoke process. The deep amber honey, rich in antioxidants and natural antibacterial properties, offers a delightful balance of floral sweetness and earthy undertones. It enhances a wide range of dishes and beverages while also delivering a taste of the Irish countryside. Sourced sustainably, this honey is a harmonious union of nature’s best, encapsulated in every jar. Experience a uniquely Irish culinary journey with the Beech Wood Smoked Raw Irish Honey.
Sustainability
Their philosophy is to produce Irish Honeybee Products in the most sustainable way possible, by sourcing organic ingredients for their products that are free from chemicals/perfumes and partner with vendors who are making like-minded sustainability choices, reducing waste, and reusing materials as much as possible. All ingredients are locally sourced, and packaging is made from recycled materials. They also support local non-profit organizations with educational talks on biodiversity and observation hive visits to sites.
Queen Bee Character Brand Identity Concept
Within the honey bee colony, the Queen Bee is an important figure. Therefore, the concept developed features the queen bee as a character with a crown to represent how this honey is the ‘queen of the crop / the queen bee of honey’ as the quality is of the highest standards. Her wings are made up of two hearts, giving her a friendly appearance and representing how the honey is made with love. This creates a strong, distinguished brand symbol, easily associated with honey and their brand. As Blarney Bees are based in Blarney in County Cork, they wanted to communicate its heritage and how it’s an Irish brand – therefore we chose a Celtic style font, but with a modern and fresh take, to avoid looking like a stereotypical / twee old-fashioned Irish brand. We hand-tailored this font, to personalise it for Blarney Bees.
Packaging Design Considerations
For the packaging design, the client wanted to show as much as the product within. Therefore, we featured the logo and flavour descriptions prominently for easy legibility, and then reversed the design as white printed on to the honey background for the sides of the jar to show the honey within. We created an illustrative background featuring a natural environment, a bee hive apiary and a bee trailing a trail which wraps all the way around the jar. This bee trail weaves a small heart within it, indicating how the honey is made with love. This also brings a fun and playful feel to the packaging. Each flavour is differentiated by a different colour, to ensure each flavour is easily recognisable. The font chosen for the flavour description is bold for easy legibility and has a rustic grained texture within it to denote how the honey range is raw and natural.
Blarney Bees have been shortlisted as Finalists for the Irish Quality Food and Drinks Awards 2024 @irishqfa with both of their Raw Irish Honey products and their Beechwood Smoked Raw Irish Honey has won a gold star at the prestigious Great Taste Awards @guildoffinefood.
Blarney Bees Honey is currently available in the below SuperValu stores in Cork and to order online at:
The Galway Kitchen have recently launches these new tasty threesome of dips. The condiments range are delicious as a dip or try them drizzled on some freshly grilled meat or fish for an elevation of flavour like no other.
The Galway Kitchen Ranks No. 2 among Ireland’s Top Prepared Dips and Sauces Brands in 2023*. As with all of their creations, these recipes have been expertly crafted by their team of in-house chefs and are made fresh in Galway with quality ingredients.
The three variations of dips are:
Garlic & Herb Aioli
Basil Pesto Aioli
Chimichurri
This trio of delicious dips are a convenient and tasty way to elevate any meal or snack – your new fridge essential!
The Galway Kitchen brand already existed for their popular houmous dips range when they contacted Clare Lynch Creative. They asked if we could create the packaging design for these aioli dips packs to work well alongside their existing houmous range, and also the snack pack range designed by Clare Lynch Creative, which incorporate bright mediterranean patterns alongside clean, minimal typography and imagery, whilst bringing a fresher vibrant look to the packs to ensure a strong and bold standout impact on shelves. They loved the final design outcome of the range altogether. See their testimonial here…
The Galway Kitchen’s food range includes global flavours, inspired by much-loved tastes from around the world, made in their kitchen at the heart of Galway.
The new Classic Houmous Snack Pack by @thegalwaykitchen has recently launched! Each pack includes a tub of The Galway Kitchen’s signature Classic Houmous, created with a creamy blend of chickpeas and tahini with a hint of lemon, Organic and Reduced Fat along with a serving of mini, Italian breadsticks, specially developed for scooping and giving that perfect, light crunch. These flavour-packed treats are great for a healthy lunch snack!
The Galway Kitchen brand already existed for their popular houmous dips range when they contacted Clare Lynch Creative. They asked if we could create the packaging design for these snack packs to work well alongside their existing range, incorporating bright mediterranean patterns alongside clean, minimal typography and imagery, whilst bringing a fresher vibrant look to the packs to ensure a strong and bold standout impact on shelves. They were very happy with the result. See their testimonial here…
The Galway Kitchen’s food range includes global flavours, inspired by much-loved tastes from around the world, made in their kitchen at the heart of Galway.
The Galway Kitchen range is available at selected Tesco Ireland stores:
We are loving how well the brand packaging design of the Katie’s Kombucha range translated from the original glass bottles to these lovely slim cans. They are now available in both the bottles and cans in three tasty flavours.
A little about kombucha for those of you unfamiliar with it…
Kombucha is a great alternative to sugary drinks. It contains elements that offer nutritional and digestive support, strengthen the immune system, and assist in removing impurities from the blood and organs. Poor dietary choices and chronic stress are the root causes of many modern diseases. Both diet and stress can trigger physiological imbalances and degradation, particularly in the immune system. Kombucha contains prebiotics which are beneficial for gut health (great immune booster).
✔️ Maintains a health pH ✔️ It’s antioxidants help fight disease ✔️ Contains beneficial probiotics ✔️ Encourages good microbes to grow in the gut ✔️ It’s acetic acid helps fight bad bacteria ✔️ Helps your skin glow
Katie’s Kombucha supports local and buys delicious raspberries from a raspberry farmer in Wicklow.
The Packaging Design of these beautiful Easter Eggs are a lovely addition to the Tara Gartlan Chocolate range designed by Clare Lynch Creative.
These Easter Eggs are handmade in Carrickmacross, Co. Monaghan, Ireland by Michelin star pastry chef, Tara Gartlan. They embody her dedication to creating unique and special delights, to be savoured and enjoyed.
Each egg is meticulously hand painted and filled with hidden truffles, showcasing Tara’s commitment to quality & artistry. Using only the finest Valrhona chocolate, Tara invites you to indulge in a moment of pure decadence.
You can choose from the Hazelnut Rocher Egg with delicious Hazelnut Rochers tucked away inside a milk chocolate & hazelnut praline egg or the Passionfruit caramel Egg. If you really can’t decide, just have both! Everything is gluten free, as signature to all of the Tara Gartlan Chocolate range. The beauty is you wouldn’t know as the taste is amazing.
They can be ordered several months in advance of Easter each year via the website www.taragartlan.com
Introducing the Brand Packaging Design for Tara Gartlan Chocolate – luxury handmade chocolate bonbons, created by Michelin star pastry chef Tara Gartlan.
Each chocolate collection is like a work of art – every chocolate is meticulously handmade with beautiful designs, which lead to us creating the tagline ‘The Art of Chocolate’, highlighting the word ‘Art’ tucked within Tara Gartlan’s name. Cocoa butter is used artfully for decoration and all recipes are expertly crafted by Tara Gartlan. They look almost too good to eat! But once you do, you’ll be reaching for another one.
We took the initials ‘TG’ from Tara Gartlan’s name and created a strong graphic symbol with it, taking cues from the flowing nature of chocolate and incorporating droplets, like with chocolate dripping. There is a subtle ‘c’ within the base of the ‘G’ for the word ‘chocolate’ and also for ‘coeliac’, as these chocolates are coeliac-friendly.
The beautiful boxes exude quality, the gold-detailed curvy lines take cues from the free-flowing way that chocolate is poured and the natural flowing lines in nature, as many of the ingredients are grown locally, guaranteeing the most fragrant flavours.
They are made with Valrhona chocolate and filled with beautifully seasonal ingredients. They are Gluten Free but the secret is – you wouldn’t know! Sometimes gluten free is perceived to be less tasty but I gave them to people to try and only told them after and they were shocked!
JJ O’Toole Ltd did a beautiful job on printing the packaging at a very premium standard – and are also a pleasure to deal with. All chocolate collections are available on www.taragartlan.com
Brand Guidelines & Assets
A colour palette with many possibilities, the Tara Gartlan Chocolate brand identity is sophisticated, elegant, premium, Irish and a true reflection of the high quality and standard of our chocolates and service.