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Label printers for brands that have to get every panel right

Roll labels and shrink sleeves for bottles, jars, pouches and boxes. What to require, how to keep versions straight, and US printers whose own websites back every claim we list.

What to require from label printers

Material and adhesive for real conditions

Labels that sit in a fridge, get wet, touch oils or wrap a squeezable bottle need the right face stock and adhesive. Tell the printer the container and the conditions, and test samples.

Roll specs for your co-manufacturer’s labeler

Core size, outer roll diameter, unwind direction and gap between labels. Ask your co-manufacturer for their spec sheet and send it with the order; wrong rolls stop a line.

A proof you approve, every time

Approve a dated proof for each version before it prints. The printer prints what you approve, so check the supplement facts, nutrition facts or ingredient list against your formula.

Version numbers on the label

Put a small version code on each label so anyone can tell which artwork is on a unit. It makes it simple to use up old stock and to prove which label went on which batch.

Room for lot and expiry

Leave an uncoated area where your co-manufacturer can print lot and expiry, and confirm their printer works on that label stock and varnish.

Lead times and reprints

A label change can hold up a production run. Ask for the standard lead time from proof to ship, and how fast a rush reprint takes.

Questions to ask before you order

  1. Which material and adhesive do you recommend for my container and conditions?
  2. Can you print to my co-manufacturer’s roll spec: core, diameter, unwind direction?
  3. Do you print digitally, with plates, or both, and what changes the minimum?
  4. Can I combine several SKUs or versions in one order?
  5. How do proofs work, and how long do you keep approved artwork on file?
  6. Can you print a version code or lot number on each label?
  7. What is your lead time from approved proof to shipping, and for a rush?

Label printers

US suppliers whose own websites say they sell this packaging to brands.

27 of 27 suppliers

  • Berlin Packaging

    Draft

    Chicago, IL · also NV, GA

    Packaging distributor that sells stock glass, plastic and metal bottles, jars and closures online, and also handles custom containers, decorating, labels and package design. Serves food, beverage, supplement and personal care brands of all sizes.

    Sells

    • Bottles and jars
    • Closures
    • Labels
    • Cartons and boxes
    • Shipper and mailer boxes

    Materials

    • Glass
    • PET
    • HDPE
    • PP
    • Metal
    • Corrugated
    • Recycled content (PCR)
    • ISO 9001
    • FDA food contact
    • Stock items
    • Custom to your spec
    • Prints your artwork
    • Design help
    • Samples

    Serves: Supplements, Food and beverage, Cosmetics

  • Blue Label Packaging

    Draft

    Lancaster, OH

    Digital printer of custom product labels and shrink sleeves for beverage, food, beauty and supplement brands, with no minimum order. Sends free sample packs; refers design work to a directory of outside designers.

    Sells

    • Labels

    Materials

    • PP
    • Paper
    • Custom to your spec
    • Prints your artwork
    • Samples

    Serves: Supplements, Food and beverage, Cosmetics

    Stated minimum: No minimums

  • Consolidated Label

    Draft

    Sanford, FL

    Florida label printer making custom roll labels, shrink sleeves and printed flexible packaging film for sachets, pouches and stick packs. Runs flexographic and digital presses for small to large orders.

    Sells

    • Pouches and flexible packaging
    • Labels

    Materials

    • PP
    • Laminated film
    • Paper
    • ISO 9001
    • FDA food contact
    • Custom to your spec
    • Prints your artwork
    • Samples

    Serves: Supplements, Food and beverage, Cosmetics

  • Container and Packaging Supply

    Draft

    Boise, ID · also KY, UT

    Employee-owned distributor with an online catalog of stock plastic, glass, PCR and metal bottles and jars plus caps, pumps, sprayers and droppers, shipped from fulfillment centers in Kentucky and Utah. It also decorates containers, prints labels and shrink sleeves, makes custom corrugated boxes and helps with custom molds for small and growing brands.

    Sells

    • Bottles and jars
    • Closures
    • Labels
    • Shipper and mailer boxes

    Materials

    • Glass
    • PET
    • HDPE
    • PP
    • Metal
    • Corrugated
    • Recycled content (PCR)
    • Stock items
    • Custom to your spec
    • Prints your artwork
    • Design help
    • Samples

    Serves: Supplements, Food and beverage, Cosmetics

    Stated minimum: No minimum quantity (some glass items and accessories sold by full case)

  • Cosmetic Packaging Resources

    Draft

    Ontario, CA

    Online store selling airless bottles and jars, glass dropper bottles, plastic bottles, jars, tubes, pumps and caps for cosmetic and personal care brands. Can also arrange custom cartons, labels and direct printing on containers.

    Sells

    • Bottles and jars
    • Closures
    • Labels
    • Cartons and boxes

    Materials

    • Glass
    • PET
    • Metal
    • Paperboard
    • Stock items
    • Custom to your spec
    • Prints your artwork

    Serves: Cosmetics

    Stated minimum: No minimums other than case quantities

  • Elevate Packaging

    Draft

    Chicago, IL

    Sells compostable stand-up pouches, flat pouches, cello bags, labels and mailers, as stock blanks online or custom printed. Also offers structural and graphic design services.

    Sells

    • Pouches and flexible packaging
    • Labels
    • Cartons and boxes
    • Shipper and mailer boxes

    Materials

    • Laminated film
    • Paper
    • Compostable
    • Stock items
    • Custom to your spec
    • Prints your artwork
    • Design help
    • Samples

    Serves: Food and beverage, Cosmetics

    Stated minimum: Custom printing: 2,000 labels or 10,000 bags

  • Fantastapack

    Draft

    Kent, WA

    Fantastapack digitally prints custom corrugated mailers, shipping boxes and retail boxes, plus folding cartons and labels, ordered online in any quantity. It makes orders in-house in the US.

    Sells

    • Labels
    • Cartons and boxes
    • Shipper and mailer boxes

    Materials

    • Corrugated
    • Custom to your spec
    • Prints your artwork
    • Samples

    Serves: Food and beverage

    Stated minimum: No minimum order

  • Hub Labels

    Draft

    Hagerstown, MD

    Family-owned label printer in Maryland that makes custom pressure-sensitive and linerless labels on digital, hybrid and flexographic presses. Prints supplement, cosmetic, food and beverage labels and sends samples on request.

    Sells

    • Labels

    Materials

    • Paper
    • Custom to your spec
    • Prints your artwork
    • Samples

    Serves: Supplements, Food and beverage, Cosmetics

  • IMPAK Corporation

    Draft

    Los Angeles, CA · also FL

    Flexible packaging maker that sells stand-up pouches, Mylar bags and roll stock from stock and also makes custom-printed pouches and laminations. Ships from warehouses in Los Angeles and Sebastian, Florida, and also sells desiccants and heat sealers.

    Sells

    • Pouches and flexible packaging
    • Labels

    Materials

    • Laminated film
    • Stock items
    • Custom to your spec
    • Prints your artwork
    • Design help
    • Samples

    Serves: Food and beverage

  • Lightning Labels

    Draft

    Denver, CO

    Digital printer of custom roll labels and stickers that also makes custom printed stand-up and lay-flat pouches and custom product boxes. Takes small runs, sends free material samples, and offers paid in-house graphic design.

    Sells

    • Pouches and flexible packaging
    • Labels
    • Cartons and boxes

    Materials

    • PP
    • Laminated film
    • Paper
    • Recycled content (PCR)
    • Custom to your spec
    • Prints your artwork
    • Design help
    • Samples

    Serves: Supplements, Food and beverage, Cosmetics

    Stated minimum: 50 labels for each version of artwork

  • MJS Packaging

    Draft

    Livonia, MI

    Packaging distributor that sells stock glass, plastic and metal containers plus caps, closures, droppers, pumps and sprayers online from its Livonia, Michigan warehouse, with closures sold in any quantity. It also handles custom packaging projects, decoration with labels or direct printing, and pouches, for companies from start-ups up.

    Sells

    • Bottles and jars
    • Closures
    • Pouches and flexible packaging
    • Labels

    Materials

    • Glass
    • PET
    • HDPE
    • PP
    • Metal
    • Stock items
    • Custom to your spec
    • Prints your artwork
    • Design help
    • Samples

    Stated minimum: No minimum order (most containers sold by the case)

  • OnlineLabels

    Draft

    Sanford, FL

    Online store for blank sheet and roll labels and stock pre-printed labels, plus custom printed labels with low minimums and free design software. Larger custom jobs such as shrink sleeves and flexible packaging go through its sister printer, Consolidated Label.

    Sells

    • Pouches and flexible packaging
    • Labels

    Materials

    • PP
    • Paper
    • ISO 9001
    • FDA food contact
    • Stock items
    • Custom to your spec
    • Prints your artwork
    • Samples

    Serves: Supplements, Food and beverage, Cosmetics

    Stated minimum: No minimum orders

  • Overnight Labels

    Draft

    Deer Park, NY

    Long Island printer of custom pressure-sensitive labels, shrink sleeves and digitally printed flexible packaging, including formed pouches, bags and sachets. Works with supplement, food and beverage, and beauty brands from start-ups to large companies, and sends free sample kits.

    Sells

    • Pouches and flexible packaging
    • Labels
    • Custom to your spec
    • Prints your artwork
    • Samples

    Serves: Supplements, Food and beverage, Cosmetics

  • Packola

    Draft

    Van Nuys, CA

    Packola makes custom printed mailer boxes, shipping boxes and product boxes, plus pouches and labels, ordered through an online design tool. It has no minimum on boxes and sells single sample boxes.

    Sells

    • Pouches and flexible packaging
    • Labels
    • Cartons and boxes
    • Shipper and mailer boxes

    Materials

    • Paperboard
    • Corrugated
    • Laminated film
    • Paper
    • FDA food contact
    • Custom to your spec
    • Prints your artwork
    • Samples

    Serves: Cosmetics

    Stated minimum: No minimum

  • PakFactory

    Draft

    Facilities in WA, NY, CA, IL

    Custom printed packaging company that makes folding cartons, rigid boxes, corrugated boxes, mailer bags, labels, pouches and tins to your size and artwork. It offers structural and artwork design plus samples and prototypes.

    Sells

    • Pouches and flexible packaging
    • Labels
    • Cartons and boxes
    • Shipper and mailer boxes

    Materials

    • Metal
    • Paperboard
    • Corrugated
    • Paper
    • Compostable
    • Custom to your spec
    • Prints your artwork
    • Design help
    • Samples

    Serves: Supplements, Food and beverage, Cosmetics

  • Pipeline Packaging

    Draft

    Hudson, OH · also GA, TX, SC, LA, MI, MO

    Employee-owned distributor of rigid packaging, including glass and plastic bottles and jars, caps, pumps and sprayers, with an online store, label printing and application, and custom packaging help. Mainly serves industrial and commercial buyers, and also has food and personal care lines.

    Sells

    • Bottles and jars
    • Closures
    • Labels

    Materials

    • Glass
    • PET
    • HDPE
    • Metal
    • ISO 9001
    • Stock items
    • Custom to your spec
    • Prints your artwork
    • Design help
    • Samples

    Serves: Food and beverage, Cosmetics

  • Qosmedix

    Draft

    Ronkonkoma, NY

    Beauty-industry supplier that stocks cosmetic bottles, jars, tubes, airless pumps and caps in a Ronkonkoma, New York facility and sells them online at wholesale. It also customizes packaging with logos through hot stamping, silk screen and offset printing on small and large runs.

    Sells

    • Bottles and jars
    • Closures
    • Labels

    Materials

    • Glass
    • Metal
    • Recycled content (PCR)
    • ISO 9001
    • Stock items
    • Custom to your spec
    • Prints your artwork
    • Samples

    Serves: Cosmetics

  • Refine Packaging

    Draft

    Deerfield Beach, FL

    Custom printed box supplier for retail and e-commerce brands. It makes folding-carton product boxes, mailer and corrugated boxes, rigid boxes and stickers and labels to your size and artwork, with free in-house design help and sample boxes.

    Sells

    • Labels
    • Cartons and boxes
    • Shipper and mailer boxes

    Materials

    • Paperboard
    • Corrugated
    • Paper
    • Custom to your spec
    • Prints your artwork
    • Design help
    • Samples

    Serves: Food and beverage, Cosmetics

    Stated minimum: Minimum orders start at 100 boxes

  • Resource Label Group

    Draft

    Franklin, TN · also CA, UT, MN, NC, NY, IL, TX

    Network of label plants across the U.S. and Canada that prints custom pressure-sensitive labels and shrink sleeves, plus flexible packaging such as pouches, sachets and stick packs, and folding cartons. Offers in-house label, packaging and structural carton design.

    Sells

    • Pouches and flexible packaging
    • Labels
    • Cartons and boxes

    Materials

    • Paperboard
    • Laminated film
    • Paper
    • Recycled content (PCR)
    • SQF
    • ISO 9001
    • Custom to your spec
    • Prints your artwork
    • Design help

    Serves: Supplements, Food and beverage, Cosmetics

  • Roastar

    Draft

    Wausau, WI

    Digitally prints custom stand-up pouches, gusset and flat-bottom bags, tin cans, labels and paper mailers in the US, ordered online. Also sells stock blank bags, tins and shipping cartons for small food, coffee, supplement and beauty brands.

    Sells

    • Bottles and jars
    • Pouches and flexible packaging
    • Labels
    • Shipper and mailer boxes

    Materials

    • Metal
    • Corrugated
    • Laminated film
    • Paper
    • FDA food contact
    • Stock items
    • Custom to your spec
    • Prints your artwork
    • Design help
    • Samples

    Serves: Supplements, Food and beverage, Cosmetics

    Stated minimum: Custom printed stand-up pouches: 1,000 per order (100 per design)

  • SKS Bottle & Packaging

    Draft

    Saratoga Springs, NY

    Online supplier of stock glass, plastic and metal bottles, jars, tins and caps, sold by the case with no order minimum, plus custom labels, silkscreening and custom plastic molds. Serves small businesses as well as larger companies.

    Sells

    • Bottles and jars
    • Closures
    • Labels

    Materials

    • Glass
    • PET
    • HDPE
    • PP
    • Metal
    • Recycled content (PCR)
    • Stock items
    • Custom to your spec
    • Prints your artwork
    • Design help
    • Samples

    Serves: Supplements, Food and beverage, Cosmetics

    Stated minimum: No quantity or dollar minimum

  • StandUpPouches.net

    Draft

    Independence, OH

    Sells stock and custom printed stand-up pouches, flat pouches, spouted pouches and roll stock, with sourcing help for bottles, closures and shrink sleeves. A division of ABC Packaging Direct, started to serve small businesses.

    Sells

    • Bottles and jars
    • Closures
    • Pouches and flexible packaging
    • Labels

    Materials

    • Glass
    • Laminated film
    • Paper
    • Compostable
    • ISO 9001
    • Stock items
    • Custom to your spec
    • Prints your artwork
    • Samples

    Serves: Supplements, Food and beverage

    Stated minimum: Custom printed pouches: usually 2,500 (traditional print), as low as 500 (digital)

  • Sticker Mule

    Draft

    Facilities in NY

    Online printer of custom roll and sheet labels, stand-up pouches, poly and bubble mailers and packaging tape, ordered in small quantities with free online proofs. Sells low-cost sample packs of its labels and packaging.

    Sells

    • Pouches and flexible packaging
    • Labels
    • Shipper and mailer boxes

    Materials

    • PP
    • Paper
    • FDA food contact
    • Custom to your spec
    • Prints your artwork
    • Samples

    Serves: Supplements, Food and beverage, Cosmetics

  • The BoxMaker

    Draft

    Kent, WA · also OR, AR

    Pacific Northwest box maker that makes custom corrugated shipping and mailer boxes, digitally printed labels and retail displays, and also sells off-the-shelf packaging supplies. It offers in-house structural design and prototypes to businesses of all sizes.

    Sells

    • Labels
    • Cartons and boxes
    • Shipper and mailer boxes

    Materials

    • Corrugated
    • Paper
    • Recycled content (PCR)
    • Stock items
    • Custom to your spec
    • Prints your artwork
    • Design help
    • Samples
  • The Cary Company

    Draft

    Addison, IL · also IN, NC, CA, PA, UT, TX

    Distributor of stock plastic, glass and metal containers, caps, pumps and sprayers, plus corrugated shipping boxes, sold online from warehouses across the US. It also offers label printing, screen printing, an in-house design team and custom blow-molded bottles.

    Sells

    • Bottles and jars
    • Closures
    • Labels
    • Shipper and mailer boxes

    Materials

    • Glass
    • PET
    • HDPE
    • PP
    • Metal
    • Corrugated
    • Paper
    • Recycled content (PCR)
    • Stock items
    • Custom to your spec
    • Prints your artwork
    • Design help
    • Samples

    Serves: Supplements, Food and beverage, Cosmetics

  • The Label Printers

    Draft

    Aurora, IL

    Illinois maker of custom pressure-sensitive labels, including multilayer, booklet and tamper-evident labels, printed digitally or flexographically. Works with food, beverage, cosmetic and supplement brands as well as industrial customers.

    Sells

    • Labels

    Materials

    • PP
    • Paper
    • ISO 9001
    • Custom to your spec
    • Prints your artwork
    • Design help

    Serves: Supplements, Food and beverage, Cosmetics

  • UPrinting

    Draft

    Van Nuys, CA

    Online printer that sells custom-printed folding cartons, product boxes, corrugated mailer boxes, labels and pouches with no minimum. Single-box samples can be ordered before a larger run.

    Sells

    • Pouches and flexible packaging
    • Labels
    • Cartons and boxes
    • Shipper and mailer boxes

    Materials

    • Paperboard
    • Corrugated
    • Laminated film
    • Paper
    • FDA food contact
    • Stock items
    • Custom to your spec
    • Prints your artwork
    • Samples

    Serves: Supplements, Food and beverage, Cosmetics

    Stated minimum: No minimum quantity

Listings are in alphabetical order and no supplier pays to appear. Each claim is checked against the supplier’s own website on the date shown. Minimums appear only when the supplier states one. Confirm specs, certificates and lead times with the supplier before you order.

Frequently asked questions

Who is responsible for what the label says?

You are. The printer prints the approved proof. Supplement facts (21 CFR 101.36), nutrition facts (21 CFR 101.9) and cosmetic ingredient lists (21 CFR 701.3) have their own rules; check them with your regulatory advisor before you approve.

Digital or flexo printing?

Digital needs no plates, so short runs and many SKUs cost less to set up. Flexo needs plates but costs less per label at high volume. Many printers do both and will suggest one based on your quantities.

How do I keep label versions straight?

Give every artwork version a code that prints on the label, keep the approved proof, and track each version as its own item in inventory. Then you can tell which batches carry which version, and use up old stock before switching.

Sell packaging to product brands?

If you supply bottles, closures, pouches, labels, cartons or shipping boxes, request a free listing. No paid placement.

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