Coffee Label Design
Coffee label design starts with the rules: a bag of plain roasted coffee needs a name, net weight and your name and address. It does not need Nutrition Facts, because plain coffee beans have no significant nutrients. Add sugar, cream, syrup or flavor to a ready-to-drink coffee and you need a full label with an ingredient list. We make that part for you.
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What has to be on your coffee label
For a cold brew or coffee drink, all six. For a bag of plain beans, numbers 1, 2 and 6 are what the FDA asks for.
- 1Product name21 CFR 101.3Say what it is: "Whole bean coffee", "Ground coffee" or "Cold brew coffee". Origin and roast are extras.
- 2Net quantity21 CFR 101.7Bags by weight (NET WT 12 OZ (340g)), drinks by volume in fl oz and mL, in the bottom 30% of the front.
- 3Nutrition Facts21 CFR 101.9Not needed for plain beans or ground coffee. Needed for drinks with milk, cream or sugar, unless you are exempt.
- 4Ingredient list21 CFR 101.4Every ingredient, heaviest first. Flavored beans list "natural flavor" or "artificial flavor".
- 5Allergen statementFALCPAMilk in a latte, tree nuts in a hazelnut or almond drink, soy in some creamers.
- 6Name and address21 CFR 101.5Roasted by a partner? Use "Roasted for" or "Distributed by" with your city, state and ZIP.
Things that are different for coffee
Coffee bags, bottles and the label that fits
Bags of plain coffee only need a front label. Drinks need room for Nutrition Facts on the back or side.
| Package | Typical label area | Style that usually fits |
|---|---|---|
| 12 oz stand-up bag | 3 × 4 in | No panel needed (plain coffee)Most common |
| 12 fl oz cold brew can | 6 × 2 in | Wide (tabular) |
| 16 fl oz bottle | 3 × 4.5 in | Standard (vertical) |
| 48 fl oz jug | 3.5 × 5 in | Standard (vertical) |
Start from a cold brew that's already filled in
Swap cream for almond milk, or sugar for maple syrup, and the label, ingredients and allergens update as you type.
| Ingredient | Amount | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| Cold brew coffee✓ USDA match | 11 | cups |
| Heavy cream✓ USDA match | 1/2 | cup |
| Sugar✓ USDA match | 1/2 | cup |
| Vanilla extract✓ USDA match | 1 | tbsp |
Coffee label questions
No, not for plain whole bean or ground coffee. FDA lists coffee beans as exempt because they contain no significant amounts of any required nutrient. That changes if you make a nutrition claim on the bag.
Flavored beans can still round to zero on every nutrient; our free nutrition facts label calculator shows whether yours do. They do need an ingredient list that names the flavor. Coffee drinks with sugar, milk, cream or syrup need a full Nutrition Facts panel unless you qualify for the small business exemption. Do I Need a Nutrition Label? →
Your brand name is fine, but the address line must show how you are connected to the coffee. If someone else roasts and packs it, write "Distributed by" or "Roasted for" followed by your business name, city, state and ZIP.
We make the FDA parts: Nutrition Facts, ingredient list and allergen line, as PDF, SVG or PNG. Your designer or your own template handles the artwork, then drops our files in.
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