In the Lab

Future, Owned

In the Lab

Future, Owned

Redefining the power of private brands with a cohesive, future-ready portfolio.

As the market for private brands rapidly expanded, maintaining leadership meant staying ahead of cultural and behavioral shifts. Over two years, insight, foresight, and design were unified into a single portfolio system that connected consumer lifestyles, values, and expectations to commercial opportunity. Cross-functional collaboration translated these insights into brand architectures, innovation platforms, and design systems flexible enough to scale across categories while maintaining coherence at the portfolio level.

The work transformed private brand strategy, launching some of the most successful and beloved brands in retail, outperforming national competitors in trust and appeal, and establishing a repeatable model for cultural foresight and innovation alignment.

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In the Lab

Core Workstreams

Portfolio Strategy

Category Strategy

Cultural Foresight

Consumer Insights

Brand Architecture

Design Strategy

Innovation Pipeline

Snooze A.M. Eatery

Destination Delight

Brewers Association

Craft Revolution

Snooze A.M. Eatery

Destination Delight

Brewers Association

Craft Revolution

Snooze A.M. Eatery

Destination Delight

Brewers Association

Craft Revolution

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© 2025 Sterling-Rice Group. All rights reserved.

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© 2025 Sterling-Rice Group. All rights reserved.

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Then let's get in touch.

© 2025 Sterling-Rice Group. All rights reserved.

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