Custom Food Label Printing · Farmingdale, NY
Food packaging is one of our most popular specialties. Everything from pouches for basic nuts to highly embellished labels for expensive organic snacks is produced and shipped from our facility on a regular basis, and custom food labels are where most of it starts.
Food packaging can present more challenges than some other markets. Two of them account for most of the trouble, and neither is a design problem.
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Meat labels are the hardest case in the category. The label goes onto a wet surface, sometimes a chilled one, and then has to stay there through a freezer and a retail case without lifting at a corner. Our many years of experience have shown us there is a solution for whichever obstacle you are facing, and we provide them for dozens of meat packers. The answer is almost always in the adhesive and the face stock rather than in anything visible, which is why the specification conversation has to happen before the artwork is signed off.
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The list of requirements for food packaging can be quite lengthy, from FDA regulated font sizes to the information required on the label and the claims a company can and cannot make. On top of that you will want to call out any special certifications bestowed upon your product, including Non-GMO, Kosher or Gluten-Free Certified. All of that is mandatory or near mandatory real estate, and it is fixed before the brand gets any. Design the label around what has to be there rather than fitting the requirements in afterwards.
Everything below runs at 24 Baiting Place Road. Requirements change, so confirm current labeling rules with your own regulatory advisor.
| Spec | What we run |
|---|---|
| Labels | Die cut labels in a large range of shapes and sizes, and peel and reseal labels to cover or complement a container. |
| Multi panel | Full color multi panel labels, ideal for showcasing recipes or extra nutritional information. |
| Shrink sleeves | Sleeves for plastic or glass bottles and jars, plus shrink sleeve safety seals and neck bands. |
| Hang tags | Hang tags for bottlenecks. |
| Pouches | Flexible packaging pouches with an interior zipper, and clear pouches to showcase a product. |
| Roll stock | Printed roll stock for individually wrapped cookies or bars. |
| Laminations | Velvet soft touch, gritty sandpaper, leather and linen among the specialty laminations. Soft touch is also available for pouches, and spot UV works on pouches too. |
| Runs | Multiple SKUs printed in a combination run on the digital press for a total cost saving. |
Specialty food covers basic commodities and limited release items in the same breath. What the package has to survive changes completely between them.
A label applied to a wet tray at the packing line and then taken to freezer temperature is being asked to do two contradictory things: grab immediately on a damp surface, then stay grabbed while the substrate contracts in the cold. This is a well understood problem with a material answer, and it is the single most common reason a food label fails in the field. It is also the reason meat packers tend to consolidate their label buying, because once the specification is right there is no reason to re-solve it per SKU. We provide solutions for dozens of meat packers already, and our years in the category mean there is an answer for whichever obstacle you are facing.
Specially crafted, niche products need unique packaging to shine on the shelf. Specialty laminations add a dimension with an indulgent feel, and the touch and feel of a lamination gives consumers a tangible experience they will not soon forget. Some of the sensory perceptions available through these unusual laminations include velvet soft touch, gritty sandpaper, leather and linen. We have one of the largest offerings in the industry and are expanding on a frequent basis. Ask for a sample before you commit, because the touch and feel is the entire argument for these and it does not photograph.
Soft touch lamination on pouches is currently trending as the most popular way to package everything from snacks to nuts to frozen food items. Spot UV on a pouch makes branding or call outs pop. For individually wrapped cookies or bars, printed roll stock is the format, since it arrives as a flat printed roll and gets formed, filled and sealed on your own line. Soft touch lamination and spot UV are both available on pouches here, so a snack line can get the shelf presence of a premium label on a flexible package.
Trust the experts here to serve not only as a vendor but a partner to guide you through the nuances of food packaging. Our team expertise in the field is what customers say is most valuable.
We are currently in the process of obtaining our SQF certification and will be fully certified in 2026.
Many meat packers use our digital press to print multiple SKUs in a combination run for a total cost saving. Any brand with a wide range can do the same.
We are always innovating and expanding on our product repertoire. Bring us something that does not exist yet and we would love to give it a try.
That is exactly the problem we solve most often in this category. Labeling meat presents a specific set of challenges, from being applied to a wet surface to needing to stick in a freezer, and our years of experience mean there is a solution for whichever obstacle you are facing.
K. Sidrane is currently in the process of obtaining our SQF certification and will be fully certified in 2026.
A full color multi panel label. It is ideal for showcasing recipes or extra nutritional information, and it is a one of a kind option in this category. Ask for a sample and a team member will connect with you.
Velvet soft touch, gritty sandpaper, leather and linen are among the unusual laminations we carry, and we have one of the largest offerings in the industry with more added frequently. Soft touch is also available on pouches, which is currently the most popular way to package snacks, nuts and frozen items.
Yes. Many meat packers already use our digital press to print multiple SKUs in a combination run for a total cost saving, and it works the same way for any brand with a range of products at the same label size.
Printed roll stock. It arrives as a flat printed roll and gets formed, filled and sealed at your own facility, which is the standard approach for single serve and sample sized items.
Food labels, pouches and roll stock printed and converted on our own presses at 24 Baiting Place Road in Farmingdale, New York.
Product, container, storage conditions and SKU count gets you a price.
