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From behind-the-scenes supplier to a premium retail brand on the national shelf.

ocean logo

Ocean Legacy had years of expertise as a premium crab supplier to restaurants. Retail consumers had never heard of them.

The transition from B2B foodservice to consumer-facing retail required more than a new logo. It required a brand system that could earn trust on crowded grocery shelves. oak&air built that system from the ground up.

Services

Brand Strategy
Identity
Packaging
Web Design
Marketing

From behind-the-scenes supplier to a premium retail brand on the national shelf.

ocean logo

Ocean Legacy had years of expertise as a premium crab supplier to restaurants. Retail consumers had never heard of them.

The transition from B2B foodservice to consumer-facing retail required more than a new logo. It required a brand system that could earn trust on crowded grocery shelves. oak&air built that system from the ground up.

Services

Brand Strategy
Identity
Packaging
Web Design
Marketing

Date

Apr 2019

Client

Ocean Legacy

Industry

Seafood CPG

Timeline

4 Months

Hand holding an Ocean Legacy Premium Crab Meat Jumbo Lump 8oz container against a clear blue sky
Laptop on a navy blue pedestal displaying the Ocean Legacy website homepage with a deep ocean water background and the brand logo
Ocean Legacy full crab meat product line displayed on a navy blue surface showing four color-coded tubs: Jumbo Lump in yellow, Super Lump in coral, Lump in teal, and Special in purple

The Challenge

Proven product quality, zero consumer brand recognition.

Ocean Legacy's wild-caught crab had earned a reputation in restaurant kitchens. But retail shoppers don't buy from kitchen reputations. They buy from what they see on the shelf. Without a consumer-facing brand system that communicated freshness, trust, and premium quality at a glance, the product was invisible.

Ocean Legacy Microwavable Crab Dip packaging shown in two orientations: Cajun flavor viewed from above and Chesapeake flavor from the side, both with black lids and branded belly bands on a light blue background
Ocean Legacy Premium Crab Cakes retail boxes stacked on a light blue background showing four varieties: Classic, Eastern Shore, Homestyle, and Snow Crab, with cooking instructions visible on the navy side panels
Ocean Legacy fresh shrimp product line displayed on a light blue background showing three round tubs: Shrimp with Cocktail Sauce in red, Shrimp with Mustard Sauce in yellow, and Shrimp Salad Kit in green

The Solution

A retail-ready identity built to compete at the premium level.

We built a complete brand system for the consumer market positioning, visual identity, packaging, and web. The packaging was designed to communicate provenance, quality, and trust in a single shelf moment. Photography and messaging aligned to the premium positioning that the product had always deserved.

Three Ocean Legacy Premium Crab Meat shipping boxes stacked on a light blue background in white and navy colorways, labeled "Product of Sri Lanka" with refrigeration instructions
Ocean Legacy Amazon A+ content tile grid showing product lifestyle imagery and branded ad tiles for the shrimp cocktail, mustard sauce, salad kit, crab dip Chesapeake, and crab meat lines across four rows

The Process

B2B heritage, B2C ambition. One brand system.

The work started with repositioning defining what Ocean Legacy meant to a consumer audience versus a restaurant buyer. From there, identity and packaging were built as a system designed for retail. Web and marketing materials carried the same signal to buyers, brokers, and consumers.

Ocean Legacy All Natural Crab Meat Crab Cake Blend 16oz tub floating against a purple background with a blue and pink gradient lid