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Airheads

Airheads

results Summary

Drove 98% U.S. brand awareness and made Airheads the #2 growth brand—now topping 1B units consumed each year.

InsightS
strategy
brand Design
Production
Package Graphics
Point of Sale
The Challenge

Airheads, an iconic candy brand, needed to reinvent its look to stand out in a crowded, colorful candy aisle and connect emotionally with new generations of consumers. Our goal was to unify the brand across product pillars, improve shelf impact, and reinforce brand equities.

The Challenge

Airheads, an iconic candy brand, needed to reinvent its look to stand out in a crowded, colorful candy aisle and connect emotionally with new generations of consumers. Our goal was to unify the brand across product pillars, improve shelf impact, and reinforce brand equities.

Our Approach

We began by developing deep INSIGHTS through consumer immersion and category analysis to uncover opportunities for positioning and differentiation. This informed a clear STRATEGY, defining how the brand could evolve while amplifying its most iconic equity. From there, we brought the vision to life through BRAND DESIGN, elevating the red balloon as a unifying asset and establishing a bold, playful system. We translated this into PACKAGE GRAPHICS with intuitive product navigation, then finalized PRODUCTION files to ensure consistency and scalability across the portfolio. Finally, we designed POINT OF SALE and activation assets—including motion, seasonal LTOs, and e-commerce—to extend the new brand world across every consumer touchpoint.

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The Results

The new packaging system increased shelf impact, unified the brand, and made product navigation intuitive for consumers. Airheads achieved 98% brand awareness in the U.S. and became the #2 growth brand in the non-chocolate candy category, with over 1 billion units consumed annually.

Hand holding a green Airheads candy package with sour watermelon punch flavor on a yellow background.
Smiling person wearing a light blue quilted bucket hat with a red balloon and 'AIRHEADS' patch, and matching jacket sleeves against an orange background.
Box of Airheads candy bars with one grape-flavored bar in front, on a colorful red, orange, and yellow background.
Pattern of Airheads candy wrappers in Pink Lemonade, Raspberry Lemonade, and Tropical Cherry Explosion flavors with smiling red Airheads mascot.
Person wearing colorful rainbow-striped socks surrounded by illustrated fruit icons including orange, strawberry, grapes, watermelon, green apple, cherries, and blueberries on a blue background.
Blue storefront window of Airheads candy store with colorful fruit decals, wooden bench, and potted plants outside.Blue Airheads notebook decorated with fruit and candy-themed stickers on a wooden desk with spiral notebooks, lined paper, a pen, and a pencil.
Large red balloon with a white smiling face design floating among other character balloons in a city parade with tall buildings in the background.Hand with multicolored nails holding a smartphone displaying Air Heads candy logo and text saying tangy & playfully delicious.
Box of Airheads mini bars with assorted flavors, featuring 30 mini bars and a cartoon red balloon character wearing sunglasses.
Teenagers sitting at a table sorting various colorful candy packages in a bright room.
Young woman with blue eyes wearing a bright blue Airheads hoodie with rainbow drawstrings standing against a red background.Pair of white sneakers with rainbow-colored shoelaces on a green background.
Yellow and white striped lemonade stand with Airheads candy boxes, a pile of lemons, and red smiling face balloons.
Before
After
Two Airheads candy packages side by side: Airheads Bites fruit flavor on a blue and red background, and Airheads Xtremes Bites rainbow berry flavor on a green background.Two Airheads candy bags side by side, one blue with Original Fruit bites jelly beans and one green with Xtremes Rainbow Berry sour candy strips.