A high five to plants
Challenge
Humble Warrior was a small brand with a lot going for it.
Plant based, better-for-you drinks with an exciting taste profile, a gentle ethos driven by eastern wellness culture and driven founders with an interesting story to tell. All in a category already going from strength to strength.
One stumbling block was design, where unusual flavours and a zen attitude had manifested as dusty and dull.
How do you help a brand realise a truer vision of themselves?
Solution
We’ve come a long way from hemp-clad hippies stretching in flowery fields. From Sweaty Betty to Lululemon and Yoga with Adrienne – a mindful and healthy lifestyle can be cool, vibrant and unashamedly mainstream.
We sought to express this more up-beat attitude by reimagining, re-drawing and elevating the role of an existing brand symbol – the Abhayamudrā, a hand gesture signifying protection, peace, benevolence, and the dispelling of fear.
Supported by a flexible, playful and colourful identity, Humble Warrior now packs a (kind and loving) punch.
Impact
200% increase in sales
Number 1 brand by rate of sale Waitrose functional drinks category 2023
Secured nationwide listing of 235 Waitrose stores and 140 Zizzi sites
Partners
Client
Humble Warrior
Strategy
Silas Amos
Production
Lisa Stillman
Website
Ed Brooks
Copy
Kuba & Friends
Derek&Eric brought the magic to Humble Warrior. They immediately understood what we wanted to achieve.
Overnight we looked bigger, more established, with real cut-through - and all done without compromising the spirit of the brand. Highly recommend!"
Rosh Amarasekara
Humble Warrior® Founder