Picked for packaging, retail, and food and drink work, checked against official award archives.
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The best brand design agency for packaging and consumer goods is Jones Knowles Ritchie: it unified Coca-Cola's identity across 200 markets, and 8 of the 16 case studies on its Work page are food, drink, restaurant or retail brands 16 1. Landor is the pick for packaging programs run across many markets, with a Pentawards Gold in 2026 5.
Pick Best for global consumer brands
Coca-Cola, Burger King and KFC on its Work page, and 5th in D&AD's 2026 design agency ranking 1 2.
Price No prices or minimum budget published; new business goes to [email protected] 3 4.
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Pick Best for multi-market packaging programs
A 2026 Pentawards Gold and a 2026 Transform Awards North America Gold for Kotex packaging 5 6.
Price No published prices or minimum budget; the contact page lists an email address for each of 30 offices7.
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Pick Best for DTC product brands
20 of its 62 case studies are tagged Packaging Design, and its industrial design team designed Corkcicle's cooler line 8 9.
Price No published prices or minimum budget; projects start with an inquiry form that asks your business stage and project scope 10.
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Pick Best for private-label systems
Designed the packaging and shelf system for Target's up&up, a line of over 2,000 SKUs 11.
Price No prices or minimum budget published; projects start by email to [email protected] 12.
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Pick Best for food and hospitality brands
The José Andrés Group rebrand covered packaging, type design and sound design 13.
Price No published prices; the contact form asks for your estimated budget and launch date 14, and its Clutch profile lists a $50,000+ minimum project size 15.
| Agency | Owner | Published minimum | Notable work |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jones Knowles Ritchie | Independent of agency groups; private equity firm Breakwater Management announced a majority investment on 10 September 202617 | Not published3 | Coca-Cola, Walmart 18, Burger King 19, KFC 20, Uber 21, Mozilla 2216 |
| Landor | Group-owned: part of WPP23 | Not published7 | A&O Shearman 24, Volkswagen 25, Syensqo 26, Pearson 27, Kotex packaging 6, Sapporo's first canned beer (1959) 2826 |
| Red Antler | Independent and privately held; part of Red Antler Group 29 3031 | Not published10 | Allbirds, Casper 32, Hinge 33, Ramp 34, AllTrails 35, Archer 3637 |
| COLLINS | Independent (D&AD 2023 Independent Agency table)38 | Not published12 | Spotify, Twitch, Mailchimp, Dropbox, Arcane39 |
| Mucho | Independent: listed in D&AD's Independent Agency rankings for 2023 and 2024, and led by its founding partners 40; shareholders not published41 | $50,000+ minimum (Clutch profile)15 | Visa, CD PROJEKT RED 42, MACBA 43, José Andrés Group 13, Puig Women's America's Cup 44, Alianza 4546 |
Jones Knowles Ritchie for global consumer brands: Coca-Cola, Burger King and KFC are on its Work page 1, and its Burger King rebrand won D&AD Graphite and Wood Pencils in 2021 47. Landor won Gold for Kotex packaging at Transform Awards North America 2026 6.
JKR designs it. Print, packaging production, photography and film come from outside suppliers, according to its modern slavery statement 48.
See the full ranking: Best brand design agency in 2026: 14 agencies ranked