Custom Coffee Packaging & Bags
At Colorful Packaging, we’re here to help you sell more coffee. With complete customization of shape, size, and design, we offer innovative options like recyclable and compostable bags, plus the marketing power of digital printing. Our solutions enable small and medium roasters to compete with the big brands.
Save Money & Sell More Coffee
At Colorful Packaging, we specialize in creating custom packaging that’s an essential part of your business. Our packaging ensures your coffee stays in optimal condition, reaching consumers in perfect form. Whether it’s food and beverages, cosmetics, or even promotional products, our flexible, durable, and barrier packaging protects against moisture, air, and harmful factors like daylight or UV radiation. This helps extend shelf life and preserve product quality.
Welcome to Colorful Packaging — your go-to source for custom coffee packaging. We offer competitive prices, more options than our competitors, and full customization.
Just like a diner judges their meal by presentation, your customers decide on their coffee by how it looks first. Make sure your packaging catches their eye!
Guide to Choosing Your Brand's Perfect Coffee Packaging Solution
Just like there’s a wide range of coffee beans, roasting styles, and forms coffee is sold in, there’s also a variety of packaging options available in the ever-evolving world of coffee sales. Coffee packaging choices include:
Material Options: From shelf-life-extending to eco-friendly packaging.
Configurations: Square Bottom, Stand-Up Pouches, Filter-Pack Tubing.
Features: Degassing valves, tin-ties, EZ-zippers.
Most customers come to Colorful Packaging with a clear idea of the configuration, size, and features they need, often based on factors like storage conditions, shipping, and whether the coffee is intended for retail or industrial customers. Many also seek our help in selecting the right printing options and determining the quantities they can afford for custom coffee bags.
If you already know the configuration you need, here are some general suggestions and an overview of available coffee packaging options. Not sure what to look for in a coffee bag? Give us a call to discuss your brand and packaging needs — we’re here to help!
Custom Printed Coffee Bag Configurations
Are you planning to hand-fill your coffee bags, or are you considering automation with packaging tools? If you’ll be hand-filling, we generally recommend choosing a configuration with more space at the top to make scooping the coffee easier.
While hand-packing can help reduce machinery costs, it does come with limitations. It significantly lowers your fulfillment speed, accuracy, and ability to scale production. On the other hand, most modern coffee packaging machines are versatile and can work with a variety of bag styles and sizes, making automation a good option for higher efficiency and consistency.
Square Bottom Coffee Bag
Known by many names—box bottom, square bottom, 8-seal—this configuration is the premium choice for coffee packaging. The box bottom coffee bag is an elegant and sophisticated format that has stood the test of time. It stands independently, providing five sides for marketing and branding, and can be paired with a tin-tie or pull-tab zipper. This gusseted bag style is particularly popular due to the extra space it offers for impactful branding and a premium presentation.
Side Gusseted Coffee Bag
Side gusseted coffee bags are a classic choice, commonly used by mass-produced coffee brands. This configuration creates a traditional brick shape when the top is folded down. Slightly more affordable than flat-bottom bags, it works well with tin-tie closures. The gusseted sides provide extra room for coffee and display nicely on shelves, just like our other stand-up coffee pouches.
Stand-Up Coffee Pouches
Stand-up coffee pouches are a “new school” design and a more cost-effective option compared to other configurations. They stand independently, offering a familiar shape that consumers recognize. With a convenient pull-tab zipper, these pouches are easy to fill and allow customers to maintain freshness. While once less common, their affordability and practical features have made them increasingly popular.
Coffee Packaging Re-Closure Options
With a variety of re-closable zipper options, Colorful Packaging ensures your coffee is packaged with the right closure to maintain its freshness. Quality re-closable zippers help keep your coffee fresh throughout consumption, and can be used independently or in combination for extra security. Our bags are perfect for ground coffee, whole beans, roasted coffee, or green coffee. Whether you’re a coffee shop, roaster, or a company of any size, we’ve got you covered.
Contact us today to learn how we can support your packaging needs. With flexible lead times, we keep you in control every step of the way.
Tin Tie
Classic tin tie closures remain a popular choice for coffee packaging. Tin ties can be paired with easy-peel interior liners, or the pouch can be lightly heat-sealed and secured with adhesive tape. After opening, the pouch stays closed by simply rolling down the top and pinching the sides shut. This traditional style is a great way to lock in your coffee’s natural flavors and keep it fresh.
Pull Tab / EZ-Pull
Pull tab closures are a favorite for their ease of use and ability to maintain freshness longer than tin ties. They’re ideal for flat bottom and stand-up coffee bags, and are especially popular with smaller roasters. With pull tabs, you won’t have to worry about tin ties falling off or the hassle of applying them. This closure style offers both convenience and durability, making it a great choice for fresh coffee packaging.
De-Gassing Valve
The one-way de-gassing valve is an essential feature for coffee packaging. It can be placed high or low on the pouch depending on your preference. If you’re packaging a specific type of coffee, like ground or whole beans, we can apply valves tailored to your needs. Alternatively, we offer multi-use valves if you’re packaging both styles. This one-way valve allows gases to escape while preventing oxygen from entering, preserving the freshness and flavor of your coffee.
Eco-Friendly Coffee Bag Material Options
Colorful Packaging also stands out with its eco-friendly custom packaging solutions, offering recyclable and compostable options. No more endless searching for packaging that’s right for your brand and the planet. We provide high-quality printed flexible packaging solutions for coffee roasters of all sizes. With these eco-friendly options, you can command higher prices, enhance brand recognition, extend the shelf life of your products, and help protect the planet.
CareCompost is our compostable film for coffee bags. We offer a variety of compostable film options, allowing you to choose the one that best suits your needs.
CareRecycle recyclable and PCR materials are gaining in popularity as an alternative to more expensive compostable options.
Printing for Your Coffee Bags
At Colorful Packaging, we offer digital printing with custom sizing, allowing you to create unique packaging that truly represents your brand. Unlike our competitors, we don’t limit you to a few set sizes or configurations for your custom coffee bags. With digital printing, you can print multiple variations of your coffee packaging, giving even your less popular roasts their own distinct design and imagery.
For customers ready to print more than 5,000 units, we also offer plate printing options. Plate printing results in a lower per-unit cost, though it may come with higher setup fees. Custom printing your coffee bags enhances your brand image and creates a great first impression when customers browse the coffee aisle. With both digital and plate printing, you have more “real estate” for branding, as you’re not restricted to small labels. Plus, custom printed bags save your employees time by eliminating the need to label individual bags.
Coffee Packaging FAQs
Q: Do you offer wholesale pricing?
Yes, with Colorful Packaging, you can save even more with our everyday wholesale pricing on coffee packaging. Production quantity orders start at 5,000 bags, but we also offer smaller orders for prototyping and test runs.
Q: Do you offer custom-sized coffee packaging?
Looking for a custom-sized bag? We've got you covered! We offer custom-sized pouches and bags to fit your exact needs. You can even use your own artwork and designs to make your packaging stand out.
Q: What is the minimum order quantity for printed coffee bags?
For small digital orders, we can produce as few as a couple hundred bags. This is ideal for testing and prototyping. If you're a roaster selling on an ongoing basis, production quantity orders start at 5,000 bags.
Q: What is the standard lead time for custom printed coffee bags?
While industry standards can sometimes reach ten-week lead times, Colorful Packaging offers the best turnaround times. Our lead time for custom coffee bags is as fast as 15 working days with digital printing. Since we make everything to order, the more time we have to plan, the more savings we can pass on to you!
Q: Are your coffee bags smell-proof?
Yes, all of our coffee bags are smell-proof, from stock bags to custom options. We ensure that our bags feature smell-proof protection, especially for coffee packaging, to preserve freshness and prevent odor leakage.
Q: Can I use biodegradable coffee packaging?
Absolutely! While biodegradable and compostable materials have become increasingly popular, they don’t offer the same barrier protection as traditional materials. Biodegradable packaging is a great eco-friendly option, but for the best protection against moisture, UV rays, and other environmental factors, we recommend considering our more durable materials.