Product Ventures

Insightful Package & Product Design Innovation
55 Walls Drive, Fairfield, Connecticut 06824, United States
https://www.productventures.com

Product Ventures Overview

Number of Employees
Under 49
Minimal Budget
$25,000 - $50,000
Average Hourly Rate
$185/hr
Year Founded
1994
Product Ventures is a design and brand strategy firm specializing in product and packaging innovation. Our unique approach offers holistic design, with 360-degree consideration for every challenge.

We are pioneers of the consumer-informed business actionable process. Our approach transforms ideas into purposeful, meaningful, and memorable design solutions.

Our cohesive team of experts spans a range of disciplines including industrial design, graphic design, consumer research, mechanical engineering, packaging engineering and prototyping.

We have decades of experience, unparalleled facilities and a strong dedication to providing our clients' needs. Our expertise and dedication have empowered us to shape some of the world's best-known brands.

Services:
  • Brand Strategy
  • Industrial Design
  • Graphic Design
  • Engineering
  • Consumer Insights
  • Technology Scouting
  • Prototyping
  • Commercialization

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  • Consumer Goods
  • Food and Beverage
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Product Ventures Portfolio

Product Ventures - Dial Body Wash
Package Design
Dial Body Wash
Product Ventures - Gorilla Glue
Package Design
Gorilla Glue
Product Ventures - Planters
Package Design
Planters
Product Ventures - Cambio Roasters Biodegradable Package
Package Design
Cambio Roasters Biodegradable Package
Product Ventures - Schick Intuition Sensitive Care Razor
Product Design
Schick Intuition Sensitive Care Razor
Product Ventures - Sir Kensington's
Package Design
Sir Kensington's
Product Ventures - Armor All
Package Design
Armor All
Product Ventures - JAXJOX InteractiveStudio(TM)
Product Design
JAXJOX InteractiveStudio(TM)
Product Ventures - Blue Buffalo Tastefuls
Package Design
Blue Buffalo Tastefuls
Product Ventures - Nestlé Waters Sparkling
Package Design
Nestlé Waters Sparkling
Product Ventures - Oui French Style Yogurt
Package Design
Oui French Style Yogurt
Product Ventures - International Delight
Package Design
International Delight
Product Ventures - Doritos Crunch Nuts & Mix Packaging
Package Design
Doritos Crunch Nuts & Mix Packaging
Product Ventures - 75th Anniversary of Pearl Harbor, Mighty American Ale
Brand Design
75th Anniversary of Pearl Harbor, Mighty American Ale
Product Ventures - SunnyD
Package Design
SunnyD
Product Ventures - Juicy Juice
Brand Design
Juicy Juice

Product Ventures Reviews


Reviews from Google Maps and DesignRush are available on this profile.
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I did a focus group that was run by product ventures (at Sago research in Philadelphia). Experience was great. Got my Money on time. "
Dylan's Review Sourced from Google
Nice clean place. "
John Corello's Review Sourced from Google
Product Ventures is a unique design agency because their in-house consumer research lab informs the design process. Their research team is phenomenal and the insights they uncovered informed the package design process to ensure the success of Plenity as a new-to-market product. Product Ventures understood our needs as a client and proved the value of their holistic approach to design. "
Project Name: Package Design
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Package Design
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Cambio realizes that our coffee not only needs to taste amazing and have a real value for our customers, but the packaging also needs to be a blockbuster innovation in and of itself. The Product Ventures team embraced our dream of building the coolest K-Cup® brand in the country and they delivered in spades! Fortunately, both the customers and retailers love it. "
Project Name: Product Design
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Product Design
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As a brand, we always strive to push the boundaries on design, challenging the conventional. We are so happy with our new packaging and can’t wait see it come to life in store. "
Project Name: Package Design
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Package Design
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Our new packaging allows us to truly stand out with a unique ‘shell’ that is just as premium and satisfying as the Planters Dry Roasted Peanuts housed within. "
Project Name: Package Design
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Package Design
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Never received any emails or updates on a survey I took for them "
Cristina Gonzalez's Review Sourced from Google
Very friendly staff and they follow COVID19 restrictions. Go for it! "
Miriame Dorelien's Review Sourced from Google

Product Ventures Team Bios

Founder & CEO
Peter Clarke
Founder & CEO
CEO Peter Clarke founded Product Ventures to help the world’s leading companies shape their best known brands with breakthrough design. Peter has been dedicated to creating valued products and packaging which improve peoples' lives.
Chief Industrial Designer
James McCay
Chief Industrial Designer
James has a diverse background in product and packaging design, having earned both IDEA and Good Design Awards, as well as numerous other awards and patents. James has contributed to dozens of packaging programs holding patents across categories.
Creative Director, Branding
Ashley Rutter
Creative Director, Branding
Ashley Rutter's multi-disciplinary background in packaging, advertising and digital communications brings a unique perspective to her designs. She is an award-winning graphic designer who has created packaging graphics for a broad range of clients in food and beverage, personal care, and more.
Head of Mechanical Engineering
Trond Erik Tollefsen
Head of Mechanical Engineering
Trond is the Head of Mechanical Engineering in PV's London office. With his background in mechanical engineering and material science, Trond ensures that design criteria are met throughout concept development, prototyping, and manufacturing.
Head of Account Services
Sarah Palomba
Head of Account Services
Sarah has over ten years of experience in the CPG industry, having worked with many Fortune 500 companies, including Kraft Heinz, Procter & Gamble, and Abbott Laboratories. She works with Product Ventures’ interdisciplinary leadership team to ensure project execution meets client objectives.
Vice President industrial design
Stuart Leslie
Vice President industrial design
Stuart leads the industrial design department at Product Ventures and has been innovating for the world’s biggest brands for over 35 years. Stuart brings an eye for breakthrough innovations, an acumen for maximizing client profitability through design.
Vice President Consumer Insights
Joanna Patterson
Vice President Consumer Insights
Joanna leads the Consumer Insights team at Product Ventures. With 30+ years of CPG expertise, Joannas experience ranges across both the agency and client side. As a VP at Kantar and GfK, Joanna led strategic research initiatives at companies including P&G, Unilever, Mondelez and Reckitt (RB).
Client Director
Laura Chequer
Client Director
Laura brings with her over 20 years in CPG marketing. She has worked both on the client side, helping build blue-chip brands like Pepsi, Starbucks, Gatorade and Lipton, and on the agency side, running cross-functional teams in support of Fortune 500 clients like PepsiCo, Nestlé Waters and Unilever.

Product Ventures Clients

The Kraft Heinz Company
Anheuser-Busch
Nestle
Frito-Lay
PepsiCo
Gorilla Glue
Henkel
JAXJOX
Cambio Roasters
Harvest Hill Beverage Company
General Mills
CocaCola
Duracell
McCormick
Church & Dwight

Product Ventures Awards

American Society on Aging
Ameristar Awards
Dupont Gold Award
Dupont Diamond Award
Good Design Award
IDEA Award
Medical Design Excellence
Pentaward
Red Dot Award
Spark Award
Teacher’s Choice Award
Dow Packaging Innovation Award