Naija Bowl

Naija Bowl

Translating cultural food into a scalable contemporary brand.

Translating cultural food into a scalable contemporary brand.

Case Study

Case Study

Client

Isede

Program

Zero-to-One Brand Build

Year

2025

Nigerian cuisine carries one of the richest culinary traditions in the world, yet its public representation has often been flattened into stereotypes that obscure its depth, craft, and cultural confidence.

Impacts Delivered

Impacts Delivered

Impacts Delivered

Category Repositioning

Category Repositioning

Category Repositioning

Shifted Nigerian cuisine from stereotype-driven representation to modern cultural authority.

Immediate Brand Legibility

Immediate Brand Legibility

Immediate Brand Legibility

Established a clear, confident identity recognizable across physical and digital touchpoints from day one.

Trust Without Translation

Trust Without Translation

Trust Without Translation

Communicated authenticity through restraint, removing the need for cultural explanation or justification.

Scalable Brand System

Scalable Brand System

Scalable Brand System

Delivered a system capable of expanding across locations, formats, and experiences without dilution.

Delivered a system capable of expanding across locations, formats, and experiences without dilution.

Delivered a system capable of expanding across locations, formats, and experiences without dilution.

Extenstions

Extensions are system-level applications that demonstrate how a core identity adapts, performs, and remains coherent across varied contexts.