The Co-operative Food unveils new ‘loved by us’ range with packaging cooked up by Coley Porter Bell

Vicky Bullen, CEO of Coley Porter Bell, said: “The Co-operative has a fantastic reputation for honesty and straight dealing. In many ways The Co-operative’s values are perfect for the times. It is the least corporate of the supermarkets. It serves its members. It is transparent, fair and has a reputation for integrity.

“But perhaps its previous designs were a little too regimented. Our design problem was how to make integrity relevant to taste. The new designs show that you can be honest and straightforward but still communicate taste first and foremost while injecting a coherent personality into products ranging from health foods to ready meals.”

The design uses photography, and has the ability to be modified to allow individual benefits and properties of each product.

Marjorie Murphy, own-brand strategy manager, The Co-operative Food, said: “We wanted to demonstrate our love and passion for food. The name Loved by Us was

as a result of customer research which was undertaken to ensure that the packaging clearly communicated the great quality of the new range, in addition to the integrity associated with The Co-operative’s own-brand products.

“We are confident that customers will be impressed by our Loved by Us products, as they all come with the guarantee that they have been developed with care and pride, by experts who are passionate about creating tasty and delicious everyday foods.

“The packaging design is bold, contemporary and naturally vibrant - in keeping with our modern co-operative business and our aim of attracting a younger target audience to our stores.”

The roll out of the new-look range, consisting of more than 2,500 products, will start with food-to-go products, followed by ready meals, pies and pizzas.