Custom Coffee Labels
Charleston Coffee Roasters
Charlestone, SC
Custom Coffee Labels
We print custom coffee labels for roasters across the U.S., for kraft bags, foil-lined pouches, and tins. Roasted beans give off oil that works through the bag, and a degassing valve puts a hard edge under the label. We match the adhesive to your bag and lay out the label around the valve, so the label stays flat and stuck down.
There are no minimums, which makes short runs for rotating single-origin coffees practical. You’ll get a quote within one business day.
Custom Coffee Label Options
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Why Blue Label
Fast Production
We pride ourselves on speedy production and shipping times, producing your printed labels in 5 business days or less*.
Quotes in 24 Hours
Blue Label Packaging sets the bar for responsive service, providing customized quotes for custom label printing jobs in less than 24 hours.
Label Expertise
Our label experts are involved in every step of the process, from helping you choose the perfect coffee label materials to monitoring your custom label projects through all steps of the production process.
No Minimum Order Quantities
Because we work with businesses of every size, we require no minimum order quantity. Get the exact number of labels you need.
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Ordering Process
Coffee Label Specifications
- Minimum order: No minimums. Order the exact number of labels you need.
- Containers: Kraft bags, foil-lined pouches, stand-up and resealable pouches, tins, jars, pods
- Materials: Paper (natural feel), smooth matte stocks
- Finishes: Matte, hot foil stamping
- Print: Digital, on HP Indigo presses. Full color plus white ink, matching up to 97% of the color spectrum.
- Roll setup: Unwind direction, core size, and label gap set to match your applicator or co-packer’s line.
- Turnaround: Quotes in under 24 hours. Most labels print in 5 business days or less after artwork approval.
- Degassing valves and zippers: Labels laid out around the valve, zipper track, and gusset so they stay flat and do not lift.
- Bean oils: Adhesive matched to your bag, so oil from darker roasts does not loosen the label over time.
Frequently Asked Questions
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No. Each coffee can be its own design in whatever quantity you need, so 100 labels for a micro-lot and 1,000 for your house blend can go on the same order. Coffees that share a label size, shape, material, and finish can usually run together, so the total across those designs counts toward your price break. Change any of those on one coffee, and that design is less likely to share the break. Keeping one label format and changing only the artwork is the easiest way to get it. A rotating lineup also won’t leave you with a stack of labels for a coffee that’s sold out.
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On a 12 oz stand-up pouch, the label has to fit between the bottom gusset and the zipper track, clear of the degassing valve. Bags vary a lot by style, so measure the flat area of your own bag. On a side-gusset or flat-bottom bag, the front panel gets narrower once the bag is filled and squared off. Measure a filled bag rather than an empty one, and send us the bag if you can. We’ll lay the label out around the valve and seams.
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Not for plain coffee. FDA rules exempt foods with insignificant amounts of all nutrients, and whole or ground coffee beans are one of the examples the rule names. Adding sweeteners or creamer, or making a nutrition claim on the label, brings the panel requirement back. Ready-to-drink coffee with milk or sugar needs a Nutrition Facts panel. Every bag still needs the product name, net weight, and your business name and address.
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Labels suit small runs, shrink sleeves suit mid-size runs, and printed cans suit large orders of each flavor.
- Labels on blank cans work for test batches and small releases. You can apply them by hand or with a can labeler.
- Shrink sleeves cover the can top to bottom and handle cold, wet cans well.
- Printed cans carry the design right on the aluminum, with no label at all, and need larger orders per design. They print in 10 business days after artwork approval, compared with 5 for labels and shrink sleeves.
Many cold brew brands start with labels or sleeves and move a flavor to printed cans once it proves itself. We print all three, so we can help you plan that switch.
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Not directly over it, no. The valve sits proud of the bag surface, so a label laid across it will tent and eventually lift at the edges.
The fix is layout rather than material. We position the label so the valve sits outside the label footprint, or we size the label to sit above or beside it. Send us the bag you are using, including the valve position, and we’ll lay the label out around it. If you have not chosen a bag yet, it is worth deciding that before the label design locks.
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They can, especially on darker roasts and especially over time. Oil migrates through kraft and paper bags and reaches the adhesive from underneath, which is the failure mode most roasters do not see coming until a few weeks in.
Two things prevent it. A foil or poly-lined bag stops the oil migrating in the first place. Where the bag is unlined, we spec an adhesive rated for oily surfaces rather than a general-purpose one. Tell us which bag you are running and we’ll match the adhesive to it.
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Yes, and it is one of the more common formats we print for. The thing to watch is the zipper track. It creates a raised ridge and a flex point, so a label crossing it will crease when the pouch is opened and closed.
We keep the label below the track, or size it to sit on the flat panel. Stand-up pouches also have a gusset at the base that behaves the same way, so the usable flat area is smaller than the bag looks.
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We don’t design labels in house, but we can point you to people who do. Our directory of Blue Label Approved designers lists designers who know how labels print, and our gallery of past label designs is there for ideas. If your design started in Canva or an AI image tool, a designer can rebuild it into a print-ready file. We check every file against our artwork checklist before printing and let you know if anything needs fixing.
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Our preferred file formats are Adobe Illustrator or High-Resolution PDF. You can view our complete artwork file standards checklist here.
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Yes. Before we print your coffee labels, we email you a digital proof to approve. Check it for spelling, positioning, size, and every required detail, since what you approve is what we print. A screen can’t show exactly how a color or material will look in hand, so if that matters for your launch, you can order a printed proof for an extra fee:
- Press proof: your design printed on the material you picked, with the laminate or varnish. It isn’t die cut and won’t include foil, embossing, or other embellishments, but the die line is printed on it so you can trim it to size.
- Sample print: a small production run on your material and finish, die cut and with every embellishment. Because it’s finished like the real thing, it needs the same tooling as your full order.
To compare materials before you design, order our free sample pack.
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Our printers are capable of matching up to 97% of the full color spectrum, allowing us to achieve precise color reproduction for your coffee labels. We use advanced CMYK printing to produce an extensive gamut of colors. For designs requiring an expanded range, we also print using WOVG ink sets which add white, orange, violet and green.
Our top-of-the-line color management program and processes ensure we hit the correct hues, tints and shades. We color calibrate and profile all of our presses so your unique color palettes and gradations print true to your vision.
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We offer shipping through several vendors like UPS, Fedex, and USPS. Ground, Next-Day, 2-Day, 3-Day, and custom freight options.
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Our broad range of label material types, printing capabilities, and finish offerings allows us to print the perfect custom product label to match your needs. Combine that with industry best customer service, and you get a long-term partner for your custom label printing.
*standard labels are printed within 5 days after artwork approval