our company
The bread and butter began its journey as a strategic brand consulting agency in the heart of London in 2004, and has been providing strategy-driven market insights and integrated branding ever since.

In 2009, we opened our Seoul office, and more recently expanded our global impact by moving our headquarters to New York in 2021. We leverage this global network to connect our clients with the best potential business opportunities, partners and markets, irrespective of where they are in the world.
our service
Here at the bread and butter we work with brands at all stages of their journey, from nurturing the very first seed of an brand idea to suppor ting industry-leading conglomerates in revitalizing their brands. As such, we offer a broad range of services, including:

  • global trend reports
    We provide bespoke quarterly reports covering consumer lifestyle insigh ts and industry trends, also providing a strategic toolkit for in tegrating learnings in to business practices.
  • brand strategy, naming, design and marketing
    We support businesses of all sizes in developing sustainable brand strategies, from crafting a brand portfolio, including a brand name, brand message, brand story conten ts, brand design, package design, to positioning and marketing the brand in the most effective way possible.
  • retail consulting
    We offer retail brands comprehensive suppor t in developing effective retail strategies, crafting concept store layouts and design, and m apping the customer journey to ensure optimal customer satisfaction and reten tion.
our purpose: sustainable branding
Just as the bread and butter is foundational to everyday life, we believe branding is foundational to good business. From this stems our hallmark sustainable branding, which consistently generates strong, lasting results for our clients.

As the significance of environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) increases, companies have invested billions of dollars into developing ‘sustainable' products, rather than examining how those products are branded and marketed. To us, sustainable branding shifts the focus to developing products or services that leave a lasting positive impact on customers and that ensure sustainable corporate growth.

Accordingly, our sustainable branding doesn’t just offer generic retail and business brand solutions, but also looks more broadly at how a brand can support its business’ long-term success, providing clients with strategic insights that guide them towards more sustainable brand management and development.

The bread and butter is not your average brand consulting agency: our strategic approach gives clients a competitive edge over their peers and has earned us a peerless reputation as brand consultants. This has been recognized by Kyoto Global Design Awards and Fast Company Magazine, both of which have awarded us prizes for our brand design.
our purpose: B the Change
As an impact-driven business, we are driven, above all else, to generate positive social change. Not only do we do this by helping businesses to develop more sustainable brand strategies, but also by giving back to both local and global communities.

Through pro bono projects, we donate our time and services to nonprofit organizations, charities, crowd-funding projects and small start-ups. Additionally, we donate 10% of our net profits to worthy causes each year. We believe strongly in corporate transparency, which is why we publish a full breakdown of this work in our annual impact reports.

The excellent work done by the bread and butter has been recognized on an international level: we’ve been a certified B-Corporation since 2018 and rank in the top 5% of all 6,200 B-Corps in workers’ welfare. This demonstrates our strong commitment to supporting not only broader social change, but also our own employee wellbeing.

Being part of the B-Corp umbrella has provided us with an invaluable opportunity to work with other like-minded companies to drive positive social change. To see a full breakdown of our B-Corp score and learn more about the B-Corp foundation, check out our page on the B-Corp website.
our legacy
Each year, we publish annual reports tracking both our social impact and our corporate growth. This level of transparency ensures accountability, and allows both the public and us to chart our progress and map the past, present and future of our brand.

If you have any questions about our 2024 reports or broader feedback on the direction or aims of our business, feel free to get in touch!

  • the bread and butter. new york
    31 Hudson Yards, 11th Floor,
    New York, NY10001, USA
  • the bread and butter. seoul
    4fl, Juan Building, 49gil 17, Seocho-daero,
    Seocho-gu, SEOUL 06596, South Korea (T.+82-2-537-3790)
  • the bread and butter. london
    3fl, 45 Albemarle Street, Mayfair,
    London W1S 4JL, UK
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