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Putting Your Product in the Best Light

September 14, 2016 By Doug Danosky

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A good beverage label can make your product pop!

What are your labels saying about your brand’s beverage or food products? Did you know that your food & beverage labels can make the difference between a swift, passing glance and a purchase? We understand the need to stand out in this competitive environment. Considering industry standards and FDA regulations, your label needs might be complex, but T&L Graphic Systems’ food and beverage label solutions are simple.

Food Labels

If it’s edible, you can label it. Think about the thousands upon thousands of food & beverage labels that are on products across the country. Whether you’re promoting or selling a new product or redesigning a current one, consider the benefits of custom food and beverage labels such as sushi labels, soup labels, freezer labels, sauce labels, jam labels, and much more. Not only is an allergy label important for obvious reasons, but using the right words, font, and colors can put your product in front of the others and increase the likelihood of a sale. If you are unsure as to whether you can create a food label for a certain size container like bottles of olive oil, snack bags, popcorn tins, spice jars, or something else, remember that if you can put a sticker on it, you can label it.

Beverage Labels

It’s important to keep moisture and humidity in mind when choosing the right beverage label. From durable white and clear films to semi-gloss papers and upscale textured papers, it’s important to choose a custom label that can make your beverage stand out in the crowd. Depending on your application needs, you might find that cut-and-stack labels or pressure sensitive beverage labels are better suited for your brand, and working with custom label printing services for a juice label, water bottle label, wine label, or beer label can help to promote and sell your product.

Benefits of Custom Labels

Not sure whether you need a product label printing service? Check out the following benefits of custom food and beverage labels:

– Durable, tough labels that can withstand environmental conditions
– Clear labels can emphasize the natural aspects of your food product
– Professionally-designed labels automatically mean higher quality in the eyes of most consumers
– Custom labels with eye-catching designs make your product stand out from the competition
– Incorporate your brand and mission directly onto the packaging

From the freezer to the cooler to the dry grocery section, a custom label manufacturer like T&L Graphic Systems has options for food and beverage labels that are limitless. People want to buy a product that not only looks great but one they can trust as well. When you invest in food & beverage labels, you can create the exact features you want to express through the packaging, and consumers will notice the pride you take with each and every product.

Filed Under: food and beverage label Tagged With: beverage labels, food labels

How to “stick it” to label adhesion problems

March 29, 2016 By Doug Danosky

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Adhesion is one of five big factors that can have a negative impact on label performance. Here are five label applications and the factors that can have a significant impact on label adhesion.

Labels can be successfully applied to nearly any surface: fabrics, film, vinyl, paper, plastics, glass, and more — but without the right adhesive, your label won’t stick. Containers that are exposed to hot or cold conditions during filling, rough and textured surfaces, small diameter and flexible packages can all cause edge peeling or worse.

Food labels

During the packaging process, some foods are injected into their containers at temperatures approaching 130-150° F. Care must be taken to select label stock and an adhesive that can beat the heat without experiencing edge lifting. Other types of food are packaged at low temperatures (25° F or less). An alternate temperature adhesive is recommended to prevent the label from separating from its package.

Flexible containers

Some products, such as motor oil, are packaged in flexible polyethylene containers that are quickly discarded after they are emptied of their contents. For this type of application, the label and adhesive must be able to withstand flexing and be low cost.

Rough and textured surfaces

When you’re specifying labels and adhesives for rough or textured surfaces, remember that only a fraction of the surface area of the label is making contact with the container. This can have a significant impact on the type of adhesive used.

Medical labels

Medical labels must be designed to fit on tight circumference objects, such as test tubes. This requires labels and adhesives with a certain degree of pliability. Also, in some cases, labels must be removable. These unique needs require special adhesives.

Steel drums

Large steel drums usually require big labels that not every label manufacturer can produce. Also, they are often exposed to environmental extremes – both heat and cold – as well as a variety of corrosive liquids that can affect their ability to remain adhered to the drums. There are specific materials designed for use on steel drums. Please contact us to learn more.

How to avoid adhesion problems

Plan your label in advance. Anticipate where it will be attached and what conditions the container is likely to encounter throughout its life cycle. Address these details during the design process to prevent production headaches later. Make sure your label provider clearly understands:

  • Exactly what your labeling application is,
  • What the label will be attached to, and
  • What conditions it must withstand.

How to Create the Perfect LabelNow that you have a better understanding of the ways in which adhesion can affect label life, why not download our new eGuide, How to Create the Perfect Label: The 5 Most Important Questions to Ask, to learn more about the other four factors.

Filed Under: food and beverage label, healthcare label, medical label Tagged With: adhesion, food labels, industrial labels, label adhesion, label peeling, medical labels

Four Key Factors in Modern Food and Beverage Label Design

February 9, 2016 By Doug Danosky

Food and Beverage Label
What kind of Food and Beverage Label can T&L Graphics make for you?

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is responsible for enacting and enforcing regulations regarding the proper labeling of food and drink products sold in the commercial marketplace. Food and beverage label products must be displayed prominently on commercial products and must contain several key pieces of information. [Read more…]

Filed Under: food and beverage label Tagged With: beverage labels, food labels

Shelf-Ready Custom Labels: How to Make Your Product Irresistible

January 14, 2016 By Doug Danosky

Man Reading Eye Catching Product Labels

You could have the hottest product in the world. (…and maybe you do!) However, even if your product is something everyone needs and wants, without the right packaging and labeling, who’s going to pick it up off the shelf or place it in their cart online? Unless you’re catching eyes at first glance, it’s going to be hard to get attention. [Read more…]

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