Big Food Goes Organic

As consumer demand for organic food products continues to skyrocket, we’ve witnessed the natural food movement evolve and flourish. The chief factor that has set natural and organic brands apart from conventional food throughout the years are properly articulated, authentic stories told through design. Big Food, despite its dirty past, has every intention of catching up with consumer trends and demands. But in the process, they’ve forgotten what they stand for - their attention is now focused on winning back sales. They’ve turned organic into a commoditized tool, a wand to be waved at anything in their sleepy portfolios. They know clean-eating is here to stay, and there’s no going back. Enter a new lineup of organic options in conventional, big name categories. Many of the products overtly scream the organic aspect through bold, front of package messaging. It’s only further asserted through the use of traditionally natural design elements like product photography, wood grain patterns, and the ever present green leaf theme.

While it may come easy to villainize these efforts, the reality is that this is actually a win overall. For the industry, it’s a health(ier) step forward. It’s validation, acknowledgement and respect of the hard work put in by the generations before us. But there is no denying that Good Food pioneered the movement. Those fledgling natural companies stood for the awakening consciousness of food as faith. And they are the ones who will continue to urge the movement into new realms, while the big brands will continually be forced to follow suit.