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The EU Just Banned PFAS in Food Packaging. What It Means for Your Coffee Bags

The EU's packaging regulation began applying on 12 August 2026, starting with a PFAS restriction on food-contact packaging. What it means for coffee bags, and what lands in 2028 and 2030.

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The Shrinking Coffee Bag: Why 12 oz Is Losing Ground to 10, 8 and 6

Roasters are moving from 12 oz to 10, 8 and 6 oz bags as green coffee prices climb. What a smaller bag changes for your dieline, fill wei...

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Rotogravure, Explained: The Press, the Cylinders, and the 10,000-Bag Payoff

Rotogravure printing coffee packaging, explained in plain language: the press, the engraved cylinders, the premium look, and the 10,000-b...

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Savor Brands CEO Patrick Lau on Coffee Packaging in Barista Magazine

Savor Brands CEO Patrick Lau is quoted throughout a coffee packaging feature in Barista Magazine. What he told the magazine about shelf a...

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Why the First Custom Coffee Bag Off the Press Matters

The first custom coffee bag off the press is the whole run in miniature. What happens in pre-press, what a press check confirms on that f...

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How to Switch Coffee Bag Suppliers Without Missing an Order

Switching coffee bag suppliers is a planned handoff, not a cold start. Here is how to pin down your current bag's specs, hand over print-...

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Zipper, Tin Tie, or Neither: Choosing a Coffee Bag Closure

A valve is not a closure. What a zipper actually buys you, why a tin tie forgives a bad opening, when heat seal alone is the right call, ...

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The Last Two Inches: Why Coffee Bag Seals Fail

A bad coffee bag seal usually looks perfect. What heat, time and pressure actually do, why contamination and wrinkles cause most failures...

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The Quad Seal V Cut: The Flat Bottom Look for Less

The V in a V cut bag is the bottom, not the top. What the wedge base changes, why QSV and SGV cost less than a box bottom, and which one ...

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The Bag Has a Clock Too: How to Store Coffee Bags Before You Fill Them

Heat, humidity, light and stacking all age an unfilled coffee bag. What each one does, why aluminum waits and compostable does not, and a...

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Stuck With Outdated Coffee Bags? Six Ways to Use Every One

An outdated coffee bag is a surface problem, not waste. Six ways to use up bags with old branding, and how to time a rebrand so the pile ...

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Does Your Coffee Bag Expire? Product Shelf Life vs. Bag Material Life

A coffee bag has two lifespans: the coffee's shelf life and the bag's own material life. Aluminum never expires, but compostable film doe...

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One Brand, Every Roast: Designing a Coffee Bag Product Line That Holds Together

How to design a cohesive, custom-printed coffee bag product line across every roast: lock one brand system, give each roast its own digit...

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