Pergamino: A vertically integrated coffee business with award-winning packaging
Key takeaways Roaster of the Week is a series that focuses on specialty coffee roasters and their unique stories. This week, we spoke to Pergamino, a Colombian roastery that was recently awarded the Best Packaging prize at the Origin strand of the...
3 best tea packaging design tips
Key takeaways Your tea packaging is more than just a simple container. In many cases, it’s also a silent ambassador for your business. It can communicate quality, heritage, and key tea information to consumers, helping them make quick decisions in...
Dear Green Coffee Roasters: How roasters can expand without compromising their principles
Key takeaways Roaster of the Week is a series that focuses on specialty coffee roasters and their unique stories. This week, we spoke to Dear Green Coffee Roasters, a roastery based in Glasgow, Scotland. Read on to find out how its new, expanded...
Do customers pay more for box coffee packaging?
Key takeaways As specialty coffee roasters navigate high C prices and rising operational costs, your packaging is a more important value proposition than ever. Using box coffee packaging can communicate the quality of your coffee, standing out from...
How to make your hot cocoa packaging stand out
Key takeaways For chocolate companies, hot cocoa packaging is crucial for keeping your powders or flakes secure. Hot cocoa has delicate flavours and is susceptible to moisture and oxygen, so your packaging needs to maintain freshness and preserve...
How should you design branded disposable coffee cups?
Key takeaways For specialty coffee shops, your branded disposable coffee cups serve many purposes. Not only do they need to insulate hot drinks, but they also need to reflect your identity and communicate your values, which shape customer...
How are recycled coffee cups made?
Key takeaways Sustainability and circular design are essential components of specialty coffee – and that goes for more than just roasted coffee bags. One of the most important ways roasters and coffee shops can minimise their single-use waste is...
Pirates of Coffee: Encouraging exploration with coffee treasure boxes
Key takeaways Roaster of the Week is a series that focuses on specialty coffee roasters and their unique stories. This week, we highlight Pirates of Coffee, based in Mississauga, Canada. Read on to learn more about its treasure-inspired branding,...
Matcha tea bags vs powder: How should you package them?
Key takeaways Matcha has fast become one of the most popular drinks on the market, rivalling roasted coffee and tea bags in FMCG settings. No matter whether your format is single-serve matcha tea bags vs powder, it needs to be more than just a...
How LOUMI coffee turns packaging into a ritualistic unboxing experience
Key takeaways Packaging Reimagined Spotlight is a series that highlights the finalists of MTPak Coffee’s Packaging Reimagined Contest. Among this year’s entries was LOUMI coffee, a Ukrainian roaster whose packaging is clean, sophisticated, and...
How unique should you make your coffee packaging boxes?
Key takeaways For all the formats available to specialty roasters, coffee packaging boxes are widely considered the most premium. Instead of just using a bag alone, adding a customised box enhances the consumer experience by adding another layer to...
How Two Chimps Coffee combines playful designs with fully recyclable packaging
Key takeaways Packaging Reimagined Spotlight is a series that highlights the finalists of MTPak Coffee’s Packaging Reimagined Contest. This week, we’re looking at Two Chimps Coffee, a roastery based in Rutland, UK, that’s redefining how...
Sumo Coffee Roasters: Redesigning coffee packaging for a bolder visual identity
Key takeaways Packaging Reimagined Spotlight is a series that highlights the finalists of MTPak Coffee’s Packaging Reimagined Contest. This week, we spoke to Sumo Coffee Roasters, whose recently redesigned packaging highlights the intersection of...