quantumbeancoffee
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Hello Forum,
Our coffee company Quantum Bean Coffee is on the verge of expanding to internet sales and with that comes the FDA inspection as well as bag and label approval. The process is becoming quite cumbersome. We are, at this point, between ordering custom made bags from Roastar and ordering a nice label printer (Primera LX900) to handle our labels.
Im looking for anyone who has experience with either of these options. Im leaning right now toward buying the really nice label printer as it gives us great flexibility as we add new coffees to our menu, or make changes in tasting notes or roast degree.
The obvious downside is the cost of the label printer and putting your faith into a few thousand dollar machine. Anyone know roasters who are using these Primera label printers? Are they worth the $$$
What about Roaster? Anyone have any experience working with this company?
If we end up going with the Custom bags printed by Roaster- it seems like you would need a designer just to layout your bags. I was hoping to pick a color and throw up our logo along with the necessary information for the FDA label approval (net weight, address, etc.) but after a few hours of playing with it, it seems we would need a graphic designer just to get something to work with. After a few hours I just want to throw the towel in and purchase the label printer and go that route. Not that its going to be that much easier in terms of design but I feel like I could design a few simple labels fairly easy compared to a Coffee Bag.
Any recommendations at this point are greatly appreciated!
Thanks!
QBC
Our coffee company Quantum Bean Coffee is on the verge of expanding to internet sales and with that comes the FDA inspection as well as bag and label approval. The process is becoming quite cumbersome. We are, at this point, between ordering custom made bags from Roastar and ordering a nice label printer (Primera LX900) to handle our labels.
Im looking for anyone who has experience with either of these options. Im leaning right now toward buying the really nice label printer as it gives us great flexibility as we add new coffees to our menu, or make changes in tasting notes or roast degree.
The obvious downside is the cost of the label printer and putting your faith into a few thousand dollar machine. Anyone know roasters who are using these Primera label printers? Are they worth the $$$
What about Roaster? Anyone have any experience working with this company?
If we end up going with the Custom bags printed by Roaster- it seems like you would need a designer just to layout your bags. I was hoping to pick a color and throw up our logo along with the necessary information for the FDA label approval (net weight, address, etc.) but after a few hours of playing with it, it seems we would need a graphic designer just to get something to work with. After a few hours I just want to throw the towel in and purchase the label printer and go that route. Not that its going to be that much easier in terms of design but I feel like I could design a few simple labels fairly easy compared to a Coffee Bag.
Any recommendations at this point are greatly appreciated!
Thanks!
QBC