Co-packing: what it is and how it works
Co-packing is the service of weighing and packing finished food products into retail units under a client's brand, with no production line of your own. We pack dry goods: coffee, tea, superfoods and spices, from 300 units.
Co-packing, contract packing, private label and white label
These are names for the same process seen from different angles. Contract packing is often called co-packing, and manufacturing under someone else's brand is called private label or white label. In every variant the product reaches the market under your logo, and we take care of weighing, packing and a compliant label.
What the service includes
- What we pack
- coffee, tea, superfoods, spices (dry goods)
- Packaging
- doypack, sachet, cardboard tube
- Minimum order
- from 300 units
- Label
- compliant with EU food law (ingredients, allergens, nutrition)
How the process works
You tell us what to pack
The product, the fill weight, how many pouches to start with. Got a recipe? We work with yours.
Goods and packaging
You send your own, or we source them for you. We match the doypack to the product.
We pack and label
Weighing, sealing, label applied. We make the label or use yours.
You collect the finished product
For the shelf, the online store or your community. We can also build gift sets from them.
What we pack
Each category has its own page with scope and examples.
When co-packing pays off
When you want to sell a product under your own brand but do not want to buy a packing line, rent a hall or hire people to weigh goods. At 300 units a line of your own does not pay for itself, and outsourcing the packing lets you test the product on the market before investing in production.
Frequently asked questions
What does co-packing mean?
Weighing and packing a finished product into retail units under the client's brand. The client receives a product ready for sale, with no packing line of their own.
How is co-packing different from manufacturing?
Manufacturing creates the product. Co-packing takes a finished product and gives it retail form: weighs it, packs it and labels it.
Is contract packing the same thing?
Yes. Contract packing and co-packing describe the same arrangement: packing to order, under the client's brand.
What is the minimum order?
300 units. That is the threshold at which printing packaging and labels makes economic sense.
Do I have to supply the goods myself?
No. You can send us your goods or we can source them for you. For coffee we work on bases from partner roasteries — we do not roast ourselves.
Who is responsible for the label?
We can prepare a label that meets the regulations (ingredients, allergens, nutrition) or print yours, provided it meets the requirements.
Price your product
Set your product up in the creator. We come back with an individual offer within 3 working days.
Configure your product in the creator