Close×

Creative agency Squad Ink travelled into exotic territory with its packaging design work for whisky and gin company True North Spirits.

Creative director Matthew Squadrito collaborated with designers Cristie Stevens and Andrew Cunneen to create a premium look for a series of monthly spirits kits.

Each kit includes a pack of five x 50ml spirits, tasting notes, introduction booklet, which come in a custom rigid box using charcoal stock with black deboss gloss foil.

TN1.jpg

True North commissioned Clark Murphy Print for the printing.

The glass bottles have cork stoppers, and the entire kit is environmentally sustainable and 100 per cent recyclable., according to the company.

The internal mould is made of compressed paper pulp and custom-shaped to fit the spirit sample bottles.

TN4.jpg

Each kit features its own custom belly band of a dramatic landscape that ties into the origins of the featured spirits.

The design reflects qualities of exploration and adventure, and invites consumers to discover, explore and share the world's finest spirits as connoisseurs.

True North also offers a 'sensory online platform' for consumers to interact with, called The Flavour Trail.

TN3.jpg

Food & Drink Business

Last week’s Ambitious Australia report is exactly the kind of signal our nation needs. The federal government, industry and innovation minister, Tim Ayres, and everyone who has contributed to this work have put forward a clear and positive vision. It speaks to a more coordinated, better funded, and more purposeful innovation system.

Advanced biomanufacturer, Cauldron Ferm, has raised $19 million in a Series A2 priced round led by Main Sequence Ventures, with participation from Horizons Ventures, SOSV, and NGS Super.

Global consumer goods business, Unilever, has confirmed it is in discussions with McCormick & Co on the sale of its Food business. Both companies have released statements saying while negotiations are ongoing there is no certainty of a deal.