Food Packaging and Ingredients Labels
You don't need to be a large corporation to reap the benefits of food stickers. We work with various businesses, including specialist artisan producers, farmers, and tea and coffee suppliers, to produce high-quality, custom food and beverage labels. Businesses of all sizes can see an influx of customers due to professional packaging and increased brand loyalty, as food stickers provide detailed information about their products and ethical values.
Whether it’s to check a food's nutritional value, best before date, or ingredients list, food label stickers are a staple in our weekly shops...even if we don't know it! Increase the trust between you and your customers with a custom food sticker and stand out on the shelves.
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Creating your food label stickers
With the help of the latest digital printing technology, it's never been easier to create quality food label stickers for a very competitive price. Our food and beverage labels are printed in-house in the UK, meaning we can offer food labelling stickers of an unrivalled standard from a minimum order quantity of just 25 stickers.
We can print food labelling stickers with variable data incorporated within your designs. You can include unique barcodes, ingredients, serving suggestions or QR codes on stickers that link to recipe inspiration, encouraging your customers to buy your product. Simply pop over to our online chat and ask our helpful team for assistance with placing your order!
It's vital that you ensure all of the information required by law is included on your food and beverage labels.
Food sticker uses
Food stickers are the unsung hero of the food packaging industry. Whether you require stickers for jars, bottles or boxes, we'll have the size, shape and material for you.
Use food stickers to their full potential. Capitalise on the versatility of these stickers and incorporate new and innovative ideas to spark interest with potential customers. For example, include a QR code that links to a page on your website with a recipe that incorporates that particular product and a shopping list of all other ingredients they will need.
Besides incorporating new marketing techniques, it's also vital that you include the relevant ingredients, allergens, and nutritional information on your labels. A wrap-around label is popular for food and beverage label stickers as it provides room for your branding and space for your legally required information.
We offer a multiple design service, perfect for displaying different flavours across your food stickers product range. Differentiate your design between your flavours by using varying printed colours so they stand out to your customers. You could include a red background and image of a chilli for your chilli flavour or a yellow background and image of a vanilla pod for your vanilla flavour.
Food labels for small businesses
Don't be put off by the idea of ordering large label quantities; we have a minimum order quantity of 25 custom food safe stickers, perfect for small businesses.
We work with a range of small businesses to create their ideal food label stickers, one type being jam makers. Getting the perfect food stickers for jam jars can be a tricky task. However, with our custom shape and size capabilities, our customers will never need to compromise between a food sticker that fits its purpose and affordability.
You can also use our small minimum order quantity of 25 food stickers to try a material or design before committing to a larger order. Not sure if our brown kraft paper will give the look you require? No problem!
Food sticker materials
The material you choose for your food label stickers will largely depend on how durable you need them to be! If durability isn't leading your decision, our paper labels are our most cost-effective and eco-friendly option and are available in a range of finishes. Why not try out our brown kraft paper, perfect for food stickers, for artisan producers and jar labels?
Waterproof stickers are achievable by selecting one of our vinyl materials. Our vinyl materials are available in white, clear and metallic finishes, so there will be an option for you. Ideal for adding personality and professionalism to your products.
Usually, food stickers for freezers require a specialist adhesive and material, which we don't offer. If you need food stickers that will last in extreme conditions, we recommend you request some free samples to test before placing an order.
Adhesives and finishes for food label stickers
Depending on the material you choose, our food label stickers are available with a removable, permanent, or extra-permanent adhesive. A removable adhesive is recommended if you need to remove your labels without leaving any sticky residue. However, this is a low-tack adhesive and not advised for more demanding uses.
Our permanent adhesive is our most popular adhesive choice, and we can see why! Suitable for the vast majority of uses, our permanent adhesive is excellent for food stickers that need to sit pretty on the shelves without peeling off.
Our extra-permanent adhesive is our high-tack option and is recommended for low energy surfaces such as plastics. Choose this adhesive if you need your labels to stay stuck. Please be aware that this adhesive can still be removed from certain hard surfaces.
Our metallic vinyl materials are often overlooked in the food and beverage industry. Take advantage of their premium silver or gold finish and use them to showcase an award your wine or beer has won, or to promote special offers!
Food labelling requirements
Food labelling stickers must display certain information by law. Research this area to ensure your food labelling requirements comply before printing and sticking them to your products.
Your food label stickers should include the following:
- The name of the food
- Best before or Use-by date
- A list of ingredients
- Warnings and allergens
- Net quantity information
- The country or place of origin
- Instructions for use or cooking
- Storage conditions
It is your responsibility to ensure that everything legally required on your label is included in the print-ready artwork supplied to us. If you are using our in-house design service, you must supply us with the necessary information so that we can create the artwork as needed. A good place to start is with the Food Standards Agency Requirements.
Food labels FAQs
What are the rules for food labels in the UK?
In the UK, food labels have to be clearly legible, permanently stuck on or integrated into the packaging, not designed to mislead, and straightforward to see and easy to understand. You can find more information on the Government website.
What needs to be put on food labels?
Food labels in the UK must clearly show several pieces of information such as name, description, net amount, contact details, ingredients, best before or use-by date. Some products need additional information, such as country of origin and storage conditions.
What can be put on the nutritional information panel on food labels?
The nutritional information panel of most prepackaged food includes specific data, some of which are mandatory and some of which are voluntary. This data includes the amounts of fat, saturates, carbohydrates, sugars, protein, salt, and energy values in calories. It's always advisable to research what is required for your products.
How big do food labels need to be?
The regulations require the labels and information such as the expiration date, nutritional information, and other mandatory information to be clear and easily read. Therefore, the size of the label should accommodate this while bearing in mind the size of the product itself.
