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MOST FOOD BRANDS LIVE BETWEEN TWO FORCES

CULTURE & COMMERCE

when food brands lean too far to one side.


Either rich in flavour, weak in strategy -
or efficient in operations, empty in feeling.

WE WORK IN THE MIDDLE

TASTE & STRUCTURE

EMOTION & SCALE

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Sugar

70-30%

Salt

SOMETIMES IT IS

30-70%

SOMETIMES IT IS

BUT WE HELP YOU MAKE IT

50-50

THOUGHTFUL
GROWTH

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For food brands, sustainability isn’t only about materials or processes.

It’s about building systems that

can endure.

We focus on clarity over excess, design over rework, and strategy over short-term fixes. By helping brands make better decisions early, we support growth that is efficient, responsible, and sustainable over time.

We help food businesses turn flavour into feeling, and culture into brands that can grow.

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WHO ARE 
WE?

Rooted in India’s food culture and

guided by research.
We work across strategy, design,

and experience, to build brands that feel

familiar and scale with confidence.

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HOW WE SEE THE FOOD INDUSTRY

₹20,000 cr

India’s food industry is entering a decisive phase, reshaping how food brands are discovered and chosen.

healthy snacks opportunity

11 - 13%

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growth in value-added dairy

₹2-4.6Lac cr

quick-commerce by 2030

₹45+ lakh cr

food processing market by 2028

“GROWTH IS NOT THE CHALLENGE,
TRANSLATION IS!”

What’s missing is the ability to turn flavour into feeling and culture into abrand system that works on shelf, on screen, and at scale.

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In India, food is never just food.

It’s memory, tradition, and celebration.

Brands that understand this don’t just grow - they last!

Great products exist. Efficient operations exist.

WHAT WE
DO?

Brand Strategy

Consumer Research

We work with food brands across stages and categories ; from local bakeries to national FMCG businesses.

Identity & Packaging

Framework & Toolkits

Data & Insights

Experience Design

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WHY
BALANCE MATTERS

Short-term success can come from a good recipe.

Long-term loyalty doesn’t.
Sustainable food brands are built on feelings, trust, and shared values- not just taste.

Balance connects culture with strategy, design with performance, and storytelling with scale.
Without it, growth is fragile.
With it, brands last.

Discover Your Balance

  • PRECISE


    POSITIONING

    We create your positioning with absolute precision because

    your customers have a lot of choice and yet they choose you!

    By understanding your category,consumer behaviour,

    and competitive space, we build a clear positioning that guides

    every decision,from product to packaging to communication.

  • DISTINCT

    IDENTITY

    We translate your brand’s strategy into visual and

    experiential systems for on shelf and on screen!

    We design brand identities and packaging that feel familiar,

    trustworthy, and consistent - across shelf,

    screen, and physical touchpoints.

  • RETAIL


    READY

    We design packaging that performs in
    real buying environments!

    By aligning your brand clarity with quick-commerce behaviour, we optimise how your products are seen, compared, and chosen - online and offline.

  • BEHAVIOUR


    DECODE

    We ground brand decisions in real consumer understanding
    by using real data & insights!

    Through focused research and brand audits, we uncover what’s working, what’s missing,

    and where the opportunity lies.

  • STRATEGY


    SPRINTS

    We help founders and teams align quickly
    & also provide you with frameworks & toolkits!

    Through short, focused engagements,

    we bring clarity on brand direction, product storytelling,

    and growth priorities.


THE QUESTION ISN'T TASTE, IT'S

BALANCE
 

PROOF IN PUDDING

Jiya Runwal has been an important part of the Nilons team bringing in large contributions and being a huge value addition in terms of offline marketing, sampling, as well as digital strategy. Her clear strengths as a strategist and a creative thinker really reflected in her performance here at Nilons.

Mr. Dipak Sanghavi
Managing Director and CEO 
Nilons Enterprises Pvt Ltd

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Jiya is a talented creative professional with an impressive grasp of brand marketing & digital strategy. Her contributions to Nilon’s and multiple brands across diverse industries at The Backbenchers Digital have been thoughtful, impactful and result-oriented. She blends creativity with strong strategy insight exceptionally well.

Ramesh Gururaj
AGM, Marketing
Nilon's Enterprises Pvt Ltd

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Jiya has done an exceptional job at Nilons & The Backbenchers Digital. Her creative ideation and strategic initiative towards onground sampling for SMT stores as well as digital marketing for us. She is and will be a huge contributor to us.

Sanskhar Sanghavi
Founder, The Backbenchers Digital

Formerly associated with Nilon’s

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Too much salt becomes rigid.


Too much sugar becomes hollow.

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Every brand has its own recipe.

Let’s discover yours together!

Connect With Us Today

+91 90677 11811
runwaljiya@gmail.com

 

 

 

 


Jiya Runwal,
Founder

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