BrandOpus have redesigned the packaging for Barefoot SOS, launching into stores now. BrandOpus were appointed to redesign the 12 product range for Barefoot Botanicals, which was founded in 1997 by homeopathic practitioners Jonathan Stallick and Hilery Dorrian. With the natural products sector becoming crowded, BrandOpus were briefed to sharpen the message create a pack design that demonstrates the efficacy and reflects of the quality of the product, shifting consumer perceptions of Barefoot SOS from niche beauty brand, to skincare range with a wider audience reach.

Martell is set to launch the first expression of its ‘Millésimes Collection,’ exclusively to travel retail on November 23, 2011 within the Martell Experience Boutiques at Hong Kong and Kuala Lumpur International Airports. Carefully selected by Martell’s Cellar Master Benoit Fil, from the House’s oldest cellar built in 1833, the Chais de la Coquille, the Millésime 1968 is a rare single eau-de-vie from the Grande Champagne growth area, a land known for its powerful and structured eaux-de-vie.

Unilever is making significant investment in its brands in Russia, with a major revamp of its Baltimor ketchup range. Russia is the second biggest ketchup market in the world—consumption per head is six times bigger than the world average and double the consumption of the USA—and Unilever leads the market with its two ketchup brands, Baltimor and Calvé.  The brand overhaul has been carried out by the Dutch (Hilversum, NL) and UK offices of brand development agency Anthem Worldwide, part of Schawk, Inc.