TERRI THOMPSON DESIGN
Lee Kum Kee gold nameplate logo surrounded by onion, chili, garlic, and orange
Client
Lee Kum Kee
Category
Food & Beverage Packaging
Role
Graphic Design

Packaging built to make flavor the whole pitch.

This is freelance packaging work for Lee Kum Kee, done through Truly Creative alongside longtime collaborator Carrie Dufour, across a soy sauce lineup and a line of grill marinades.

Lee Kum Kee Lemon Pepper grill marinade packet
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Lee Kum Kee Serrano Chili Lime grill marinade packet
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Lee Kum Kee Hot Onion and Garlic grill marinade packet
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The Challenge

As a brand with multiple products, every item needs to be a part of the same family, whether it's an established line like the soy sauces or something new like the marinades.

Lee Kum Kee Lemon Pepper, Serrano Chili Lime, and Hot Onion and Garlic grill marinade packets side by side
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The Approach

Both lines built on Lee Kum Kee's existing logo and identity. The marinades paired bold, rough-edged type with overhead ingredient photography that looks like it's sitting right on the grill. The soy sauces used a color-coded system, each with its own color and supporting food photography.

Lee Kum Kee Supreme and Sweet Japanese soy sauce bottles
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Lee Kum Kee Premium Chinese and Double Fermented soy sauce bottles
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The Outcome

Both lines read as clearly part of the Lee Kum Kee family, while each did its own job at shelf: the marinades sell grill-ready flavor, and the soy sauces let shoppers pick the right one by pairing at a glance.

Lee Kum Kee full soy sauce lineup of five bottles
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By the Numbers

5 Flavors → 5 Colors
A soy sauce system built to shop by pairing
3 Marinades, 1 Aesthetic
Type and photography built for the grill
One Brand, Two Executions
Built on Lee Kum Kee's identity, adapted for grill and pantry alike

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