snacks that feed your feel good.

OLLYS

BRAND STORY, BRAND POSITIONING, VISUAL IDENTITY, PACKAGING, DIGITAL PLATFORMS, BRAND WORLD, USER RESEARCH

A person in a purple jacket is leaning back with their mouth open as another person, wearing a purple jacket, holds a bag of Lays chips and is pouring some into their mouth. The background shows a wall with purple, blue, and pink packets of Lays chips hanging.

FROM MARKET STALL TO INTERNATIONAL SNACKING SENSATION.

We’ve been with Olly’s since the beginning. Since the days when Olly himself was flogging his first olives in plastic pots on food markets. He came to us to help his brand grow.

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We stepped in to support with strategic thinking and top-notch design. And we’ve been together ever since, creating healthy snacks you’ll love, that love your body back.

Woman with red hair and blue nail polish tasting a sour cream and onion flavored snack from a bright green bag labeled Olly's against a pink background.
Hands holding multiple blue packages of salted original flavored potato chips.

It’s more than a snack. It’s a way of life.

A pink tray holding three bags of Olly's pretzel thins in different flavors: sour cream & onion, multi-seed sesame, and salted original. A gloved hand is holding the tray.

THE STRATEGY

Before creating a brand narrative for Olly’s, we took a good hard look at the snacking sector, observing trends and forecasting changes in behaviour, so we had a clear idea of the brand’s direction of travel. Right from the start, it was important to Olly that his brand had the potential to be scaled up if things took off. Whilst the brand launched with olives, we left room for growth into other types of snacks… and it’s a good job we did!

One of Olly’s (many) defining successes has been the brand’s ubiquitous messaging. The tone of voice is down to earth and pun-tastically relatable. Teamed with a strong social conscience, the brand’s authenticity has helped it’s following to grow. As the brand branched into other snacks, we evolved the design and upped the attention-grabbing messaging across their pretzel ranges.

Close-up of a person's legs and feet wearing colorful socks and red and blue roller skates, holding a bag of Olly's multi-seed sesame pretzel thins on a purple background.

The results? Originally launched as Olly’s Olives, Olly’s has diversified into a range of healthy snacks. As an internationally successful business with an annual turnover of over £4 million, you’ll find Olly’s everywhere, whether you’re doing the weekly shop in Sainsbury’s or flying high with Ryanair.

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IF IT MADE SENSE TO US WE JUST DID IT. THANKFULLY EXECUTING THOSE IDEAS IS EFFORTLESS WITH BUXTON

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Several bags of Julie's salted original pretzel thins on a purple surface, with one person holding one pretzel in front of their face.
A man in a pink Adidas jacket holding a bag of Olly's potato chips, with many more chip bags displayed on a wall behind him.
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