Pakka

Design­ing impact­ful pack­aging for a fair trade snack brand.

Pack­aging Design for an Eth­ic­al Snack Brand. “Happy nuts taste bet­ter.” That’s not just a slogan—it’s a philo­sophy at the heart of Pakka, a Zurich-based Fair Trade and organ­ic pro­du­cer work­ing dir­ectly with farm­ing fam­il­ies in the coun­tries of ori­gin. By ensur­ing stable and above-aver­age incomes, Pakka sup­ports not only bet­ter live­li­hoods but also a more sus­tain­able food sys­tem.

Over the past few years, Pakka’s product range has grown sig­ni­fic­antly. I was brought on to expand their cor­por­ate design in line with the exist­ing brand iden­tity, and to cre­ate new pack­aging designs for each of their nut-based products. Each pack fea­tures a cus­tom-illus­trated Pakka anim­al, adding a play­ful and recog­niz­able visu­al ele­ment to the shelf pres­ence.

Pack­aging design is a dis­cip­line where everything comes togeth­er: visu­al storytelling, clear com­mu­nic­a­tion, reg­u­lat­ory com­pli­ance, and pro­duc­tion con­straints. It’s a challenge—but one I found deeply reward­ing, espe­cially know­ing that the work con­trib­utes to a brand with strong social and eco­lo­gic­al val­ues.