Packaging built for coffee and tea brands
A results partner for specialty coffee and tea brands competing in retail and DTC. Flat bottom pouches in the 250g and 1kg specialty coffee standards, stand-up formats for premium tea, and rollstock for single-serve. Free sample pack. From single-origin launch to retail listing.
What coffee and tea brands need
Everything specialty coffee and tea brands compete on, engineered into the format. Degassing valves for freshness, high-barrier laminates to slow ageing, space for origin and roast dates, and premium finishes for craft positioning. Packaging compliance built in so your launch doesn't wait on it.
Four routes to market
Pick the path that fits your stage and positioning.
Plain stock on standard size
Test the format before you commit to custom print. Plain unprinted pouches on our standard tooled sizes. £250 minimum. Sample bags, trial roasts, R&D batches, and retail mock-ups.
Custom print on standard tooling
Your artwork on our standard tooled sizes. £1,000 minimum. Five stand-up and four flat bottom standards. Gloss, matte, soft-touch, or spot varnish. Retail-ready in 15-40 working days depending on format.
Custom print on custom size
For coffee and tea brands competing on craft positioning and shelf differentiation. Bespoke dimensions, fitments, and substrates. £1,750 minimum. Full flexibility on size and structure.
Rollstock at scale
For sachets, stick packs, trial sizes, and bulk pillow or quad bags via VFFS production. Custom print only. £1,000 minimum. Fastest in the range at 10-15 working days UK or EU.
Ready for retail
Recyclable substrates, food contact certification, and audit-certified supply. Built for UK specialty coffee and tea retail.
Recyclable mono-material substrates. Retail-ready.
Mono-material PE structures across flat bottom and stand-up pouches, mono-material PP for rollstock. Substrates accommodate OPRL labelling for member brands, general recycling marks, or your own brand symbols.
Food contact
EC 1935/2004 and UK retained law. Oxygen and aroma barriers across all formats. Foil-lined options for the longest shelf life on roasted coffee.
BRCGS certified
Available where your retail customers demand it. 14-allergen declaration space built into the standard range. Relevant for flavoured coffees, chai blends, and multi-ingredient SKUs.
Lead times from artwork approval
Working days from artwork approval. Production across UK, EU, and Asia to match your timeline and scale.
Built into every format
Three capabilities engineered into the formats specialty coffee and tea brands compete on.
Degassing valves built into every flat bottom format
The freshness lock specialty coffee depends on. CO2 release without oxygen ingress, standard across every flat bottom format we run.
Pocket zip closures for daily reopening
Pocket zip closures across the standard flat bottom range. Built to handle repeated opening without degradation, brew after brew.
Barrier laminates across the coffee range
Protects single-origin and specialty roasts from the moment they're packed. High oxygen barrier and foil-lined options for the longest shelf life across the coffee range.
Questions
Everything you need to know about coffee and tea packaging formats, lead times, and ordering.
Yes. 250g retail and 1kg professional flat bottom pouches are the global specialty coffee standards. Both come with degassing valves and are available as plain stock (£250 minimum) or custom print (£1,000 minimum)
Standard flat bottom pouches use pocket zip closures across the range. They handle repeated open and close without tension loss, plus accommodate degassing valves for freshly roasted coffee.
Flat bottom pouches run 25-40 working days from EU or Asia, plus shipping. Stand-up pouches for loose-leaf tea run 15-20 working days UK and EU, 20-25 working days Asia, plus shipping. Rollstock for single-serve sachets runs 10-15 working days UK and EU, plus shipping.
Yes. Request plain stock pricing and we'll send samples of the nine standard SKUs at no postage charge. Samples typically arrive within 2-3 working days. Use them for R&D, single-origin testing, or sampling campaigns.
Format, substrate, print specification, lead time, and total cost. We'll also confirm the substrate options and food contact certification relevant to your retail channels.
Yes. Mono-material PE substrates for flat bottom and stand-up pouches, mono-material PP for rollstock. Substrates accommodate OPRL labelling for member brands, general recycling marks, or your own brand symbols. Suited to UK EPR and recyclable-stream requirements. We handle the pouch. Your regulatory team handles the content.
No. Pods, capsules, and aseptic ready-to-drink are different processes. They need rigid or aseptic specialists, not flexible packaging. We focus on dry coffee and tea formats: beans, ground, loose-leaf, and tea bags. Flat bottom pouches and stand-up pouches deliver the freshness and shelf presence specialty brands need.
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