Packaging Guides for Small Food Brands

For small bakeries and food makers: how to define what you need from packaging, compare formats, test samples and estimate cost per unit. Labeling and food licensing rules depend on where you sell, and we say where you need local or professional advice.

Row of sealed plain granola pouches on a steel table with a bowl of granola and kitchen scale

Product Guides 6 min read

Granola Packaging for a Small Food Business

A selection process for small granola makers: describe the product, set batch size and channel, shortlist pouches, then test sample pouches and check labeling rules for your state.

A packing table with a calculator, notebook, empty pouches and filled bags of granola

Templates & Tools 6 min read

Food Packaging Cost per Unit Calculator

Work out packaging cost per sellable unit from materials, labor, fixed costs and scrap. Includes the formula, a hypothetical example and what the result leaves out.