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ClientGerawa Rice
Year2024
SectorFMCG · Agriculture
PracticeCreative Design
DeliverablesIdentity · Packaging · Out-of-home

Premium rice,
premium presence.

A rebrand and outdoor campaign for one of Northern Nigeria's most-recognized parboiled rice producers — built to read clearly at 60 km/h, hold up against in-store competition, and respect what the brand had already earned.

Gerawa Rice Mills billboard, Kano
01 — The brief

Where the project started.

Gerawa Rice has spent two decades earning its place as a household name in Northern Nigeria. But as distribution expanded south and the category grew more crowded, the existing packaging started doing less of the work — competing on shelf with newer entrants on louder design.

We were asked for a refresh, not a reinvention. Keep what customers already trusted. Sharpen everything else.

02 — The approach

How we worked through it.

We rebuilt the wordmark with the same proportions and color story but tightened the drawing — better terminals, better spacing, and a logotype that holds up at billboard scale without losing its character at 50ml on a sachet.

The campaign system pairs editorial photography with one declarative line — "Premium Rice, Premium Quality" — set in a confident grotesk that doesn't compete with the product. Outdoor sites lead. Print, retail, and social fall in behind.

“
The new system finally feels like the brand customers already think we are.
— Brand lead, Gerawa Rice · 2024
03 — The outcome

What changed after launch.

The new system rolled out across packaging, retail signage, and a coordinated outdoor campaign in three states. Distribution expanded from twelve states to twenty-three within a year. Aided brand recall lifted thirty-eight points in a 600-respondent survey.

Results

Measured.

Brand recall
+38%

Aided recall measured against the previous packaging in a 600-respondent survey across three states.

Distribution
12→23

States carrying Gerawa Rice within twelve months of the new system going live.

Repeat purchase
+22%

Lift in repeat-purchase rate among customers introduced to the brand through the new campaign.

04 — The details

Studio facts.

Services
Creative Design · Brand Strategy
Timeline
8 weeks
Year
2024
Team
Studio of one + production printer

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