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From Grain to Brand: The Rivalea Rebrand

Rivalea Australia

YEAR

2009 – 2011

CLIENT

Rivalea (formerly QAF Meats) 

INDUSTRY

Agribusiness / Food Production / Retail 

SERVICES

Brand strategy, naming, internal comms, signage, change management, websites, video content, product photography, media relations

Succulent Murray Valley Pork roast stuffed and glazed, served with roasted vine cherry tomatoes on a white platter

The challenge

QAF Meats was a vertically integrated agribusiness—but the brand didn’t reflect its transformation. The name and identity still spoke to its past as a commodity pork producer, not its future as a customer-focused food company. 

The company had grown rapidly, processing pork for Metcash and Woolworths, exporting to Singapore and Japan, running its own mills and farms, and managing thousands of hectares of grain and stockfeed. 

What they needed was a bold, future-ready brand to match. 

Team collaborating virtually through online communication platforms with business icons and lightbulb idea symbol

Discovery 

We worked closely with Managing Director Paul Pattison and Marketing lead Mark McKenzie to define the shift. This wasn’t just a cosmetic change—it was a full repositioning from inside out. 

We anchored the strategy in what made the business strong: 

  • Total quality control (from paddock to plate) 
  • Customer insights and research-led innovation 
  • Integrated operations that could scale 

The name Rivalea was born—reflecting both geography (Riverina) and a new era of value, quality, and care. 

Design

We moved fast—delivering the rebrand in just 9 weeks: 

  • New name and brand story 
  • Staff engagement and internal launch tools 
  • Comms strategy and messaging guides 
  • Business cards, stationery, email signatures 
  • Road and building signage
  • Speeches, media releases, launch PR 

And we didn’t stop there.

Rivalea employee in protective clothing holding a Murray Valley Pork box in a food processing facility
Forklift operator moving Murray Valley Pork boxes inside Rivalea food processing facility

Over the next 12 months, we: 

  • Built new websites and brand content 
  • Created food shoots for Murray Valley Pork 
  • Delivered tools and templates to help staff tell the story 

Rolled out campaign-ready assets across digital and print 

Mark McKenzie with a Rivalea team member inspecting crops under pivot irrigation on a rural farm in regional Australia

Delivery

This was change comms at its most complex—and most human. 

From farmers to front office, we equipped every corner of the business to live the new brand.

And with Mark McKenzie as our on-the-ground champion, we made sure nothing got lost in translation. 

We shaped a system that scaled. And a story that stuck. 

Results

  • Rivalea launched with impact—rallying staff and customers around a bold new vision 
  • The rebrand gave sales teams confidence, clarity, and credibility 
  • Murray Valley Pork emerged as a premium retail brand 
  • Media and PR coverage was widespread, including national agri-press 
  • Internal alignment was high—because every team understood the why 
  • The whole project was delivered on time and on brand in under 9 weeks 

This was more than a rename. It was a rallying cry for the future. 

Brand is just the tip of it.

If you’re navigating a major shift—new name, new direction, or just a business growing faster than your message can keep up—we help make the whole thing land. 

From internal alignment to external rollout, from signage to speeches, we partner with your team to get it done—strategically, quickly, and without losing your people along the way.

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