Brand Identity Guidelines · 2024

Made byHand.

The Chutney Labs is an artisanal F&B label rooted in regional Indian recipes. We crafted its identity, jar system, packaging and content world — built to pop on every shelf and live well beyond it.

Branding · Packaging · Retail
The Chutney Labs full logo lockup
Client
The Chutney Labs
Industry
Artisanal F&B
Scope
Brand, Jars, Retail
Year
2024
Deliverables
35+ Assets

About The Labs

An artisanal chutney house obsessed with regional Indian recipes — small-batch, hand-finished, packed with story in every jar.

The Challenge

Make a deeply traditional product feel premium and modern — without losing the warmth that makes it taste like home.

Our Solution

A jar-first identity, an apothecary-leaning visual world, and editorial photography that frames each chutney as a recipe worth keeping.

The Chutney Labs brand overview
Brand Overview

A jar-first brand built on regional roots.

  • Heritage-led — every recipe is sourced from a specific kitchen, a specific region.
  • Apothecary-leaning design: labels read like recipes you'd want to keep, not throw away.
  • Built to scale across SKUs, retail standees and feed-first storytelling.
Logo Concept

An identity that reads like a recipe.

The Chutney Labs basic monogram
The Monogram

A compact 'TCL' lockup that works as a wax seal on jar lids and as a stamp on every social post.

The Full Lockup

An editorial-led full wordmark — used on packaging, in-store and brand films.

The Olive Brown Anchor

A warm, kitchen-rooted core tone — premium without ever feeling cold.

Logo Variations

Built to flex — from jar lid to billboard.

The Chutney Labs horizontal lockup
Colour Palette

Spice tones with a kitchen-rooted anchor.

Spice Orange
#E07A2C
Tamarind
#7A1F2B
Curry Leaf Teal
#1F5F6E
Clay
#C36A2D
Cream
#F3E9DC
Roast
#A8541C
Turmeric
#E8B96A
Roasted Bean
#2A1A0F
Typography

Editorial serif meets clean utility.

Primary · Playfair Display
Playfair
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Secondary · Manrope
Manrope
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Brand Applications

One brand, jar to table to feed.

Chutney Podi
Chutney Podi

Heritage podi presented with apothecary precision — a recipe you'd actually display in the kitchen.

Chutney Powder Range
Chutney Powder Range

A modular pack system that scales across spice profiles and SKUs without losing the family resemblance.

Coconut Chutney
Coconut Chutney

Editorial product photography that lets ingredients tell their own story.

Iyengar Chutney
Iyengar Chutney

Regional recipes anchored in heritage but framed for a contemporary, design-forward audience.

Retail Standee
Retail Standee

Shelf-ready in-store collateral that turns first impressions into first purchases.

Brand Campaign
Brand Campaign

Always-on creative system tying jar, table and feed into one warm, edible world.

The Results

A brand crafted by hand — ready to travel.

The new identity gave The Chutney Labs an unmistakable shelf presence and a story that travels from kitchen to camera with zero translation loss.

Shelf-Ready SKUs
10+
Social Reach Lift
+92%
Packaging Variants
14+
Brand Recall Score
+74%
Concept to Launch
7 wks
Customer Love Score
4.8/5

"Storii bottled our recipes into a brand that customers literally don't want to throw away. Our jars sit on counters, not just in cupboards."

— Founder, The Chutney Labs
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