TERRI THOMPSON DESIGN
Client
Ajinomoto
Category
Food & Beverage Packaging
Role
Graphic Design

Four different bowls, one recognizable line.

This is freelance packaging work for Ajinomoto's line of ready-to-eat bowls, done through Truly Creative alongside longtime collaborator Carrie Dufour. The previous packaging varied between products: no shared structure, no consistent photography, no real shelf presence.

Ajinomoto Chicken Fried Rice ready-to-eat bowl packaging
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The Challenge

Every bowl in the line had a different layout, branding, and type treatment, reading as four separate brands instead of one connected line.

Ajinomoto Pot Stickers ready-to-eat bowl packaging
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Ajinomoto Beef Yakisoba ready-to-eat bowl packaging
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The Approach

A universal architecture, panel design, photography style, and typography were applied consistently across every product.

Ajinomoto Mushroom Udon ready-to-eat bowl packaging
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The Outcome

Four once-competing products now read as a single, trustworthy line with increased shelf impact at Costco.

By the Numbers

4 Products → 1 System
A consistent structure across the whole line
Photography, Standardized
One consistent angle and style across every package
Sold at Costco
Ready-to-eat bowls designed for warehouse-club shelf impact

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