Trend cluster
Category

Down Home
Dairy

Dairy packaging takes on a rustic look to instill trust in consumers.

Heritage Cheddar PackagingSingle-Serve Milk BottlesArtisanal Yogurt PotsSymbolic Dairy Product Packaging

Trend

What is the Down Home Dairy trend?

Down Home Dairy: Helping to combat and neutralize fears around the consumption of dairy products, brands in this industry are adopting artisan, heritage-inspired packaging designs. Whether approached through whimsical motifs or the use of more natural materials, this approach seeks to communicate a less processed feel that's aligned with changing consumer concerns around animal products.

Trend themes

Themes within the Down Home Dairy trend

Three behaviours holding the trend together
01

Heritage-Inspired Packaging Designs

Dairy brands are adopting artisan, heritage-inspired packaging designs to communicate a less processed feel that's aligned with changing consumer concerns around animal products.

02

Symbolic Dairy Product Packaging

Dairy product brands use color-based product variation labeling approach to display variety, allowing consumers to recall their preferred color and the variation of the product they desire.

03

Glass Packaging

Brands are turning to glass for packaging as a premium, sustainable material that provides a better taste experience and eco-friendliness.

Industry implications

What the Down Home Dairy trend means for industry

Where the trend changes the playbook
For

Packaging Industry

Packaging industries can explore new heritage-inspired designs and symbolic branding for dairy products in keeping with consumer concerns around animal products.

For

Dairy Industry

Dairy industry can offer premium and vivid packaging updates with colors and glass formats for a convenient and sustainable on-the-go drinking experience.

For

Food Industry

Food industry can use symbolic packaging to communicate better with their consumers and convey trust while exploring glass packaging for a premium and sustainable material aesthetic.

Workshop question

How can your brand create a greater sense of trust and transparency with your consumers? How might you adapt your packaging or messaging techniques?

Trend signals

Trend signals for Down Home Dairy

Trend score 3.2 out of 10, from popularity 30%, activity 58%, freshness 8%.

Popularity30%
Activity58%
Freshness8%
Audience
50%Men
50%Women
  • Gen Alpha (not a primary audience)
  • Gen Z
  • Millennial
  • Gen X
  • Boomer (not a primary audience)
Market
North America
Europe