Tabérumo spirulina packaging
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Global Shelf Readiness™ Health Food Japan → West

Making a superfood crave-able

Tabérumo makes raw spirulina, one of the most nutrient-dense foods on earth. The problem was getting Western shoppers to want it.

Client

Tabérumo — producer of raw, single-origin spirulina superfood.

Engagement

Brand Strategy Brand Narrative Identity & Packaging eCommerce UX/UI Photography Social

Sector

Sector

Health Food

Model

Direct-to-Consumer

Market

Japan → West

Headline Result

50%cart abandonment ↓

cart recovery ↑

The Challenge

A remarkable product almost nobody knew.

Only 18% of the surveyed market had heard of spirulina, and just 7.4% had ever tried it. The product itself looked unfamiliar, even off-putting, to a first-time shopper. A 75% abandoned-cart rate showed how many people got close, then walked away.

The brand name was hard to say, only a quarter of people could pronounce it, and the messaging spoke almost exclusively to women aged 40 to 55, even though men made up a third of online sales.

Before & After · The website transformation
Tabérumo — website before and after
The Research

Diagnose before you prescribe.

We devoted the first month entirely to research — no recommendations, no creative, just learning. That's the foundation of Remark GPS™. The findings guided every decision that followed.

75%

abandoned-cart rate — customers arriving but not converting

18%

of the market had ever heard of spirulina at all

of online buyers were men — but every message targeted women 40–55

80%+

couldn't pronounce the original brand name "Tavelmout"

5 new audience segments identified

Endurance Athletes Start-up Families Allergy Sufferers Vegan & Vegetarians Health Enthusiasts
The Approach

Make it understood, then make it wanted.

01 · Find the real audience

Focus groups and data analysis revealed five new audience segments the brand had been ignoring. Endurance athletes had the highest growth potential and became the primary focus — while the strategy was rebuilt to speak to all five, not just one.

02 · Redesign the shelf experience

Research told us the packaging felt "too large" and the product looked "scary." We guided the creation of a new approachable single-serving format and commissioned high-quality food photography that transformed spirulina from something unfamiliar into something crave-able.

03 · Reach people where they watch

A content partnership with Tastemade brought Tabérumo to food-curious audiences who would never have found a supplement brand on their own — showing spirulina as a culinary ingredient in real, beautiful meals.

Behind the Work

The strategy board before the brand came to life.

Every deliverable started here — on a wall covered in competitor analysis, packaging concepts, messaging frameworks, and audience research. The full brand system emerged from this process before a single pixel was touched.

Tabérumo — brand strategy and mockup boards
The Photography

Making spirulina look like something you'd actually want to eat.

Research showed the product looked "scary" or "gross" to first-time shoppers. We commissioned a full set of high-quality food photography to reframe spirulina — not as a health chore, but as a crave-able ingredient in real, delicious meals.

Tabérumo spirulina basil pasta
Tabérumo spirulina veggie dip
Tabérumo spirulina food photography
Tabérumo spirulina food photography
The Video Content

Spirulina the way food lovers think about it.

We produced a library of short-form videos — cocktails, smoothies, salads, desserts — each designed for the scroll. The goal: make spirulina feel familiar, beautiful, and worth adding to your next meal.

The Packaging

From intimidating to approachable.

Consumers told us the original format felt too large and the portion size was confusing. We guided Tabérumo to a new friendly single-serving format — transforming how first-time customers perceived and engaged with the product.

Tabérumo new single-serving packaging design
The Partnership

A million reasons to partner with Tastemade.

By building a brand content relationship with Tastemade, we put Tabérumo in front of food-curious audiences who would never have found a supplement brand on their own — establishing product awareness and credibility at scale.

1M+

video views through the Tastemade content partnership

The Results

Fewer drop-offs, more believers.

50%

Reduction in abandoned-cart rate

Increase in cart recovery

325%

Increase in social media followers

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