Frozen Food Labels

What every frozen food label has to survive

Water, mostly. There is frost on the way into a freezer and condensation on the way out, and in a retail cabinet that cycle repeats all day. Paper facestock absorbs it, swells and cockles, and the print goes soft. We build on synthetic stock, BOPP, polyester or vinyl, which takes on nothing.

Then the adhesive, which is where most of the failures actually start. Ours is FDA approved and food-grade, it applies down to −20 °F, meaning it will still form a bond on packaging that is already frozen, and it holds to −60 °F once it is on. A standard permanent adhesive needs a warm dry surface and simply never keys on a frozen box. How freezer labels work goes through the whole of it.

Find your frozen food label

Most of what you need is on a more specific page than this one, because the answer really does depend on the pack:

• Frozen Fruit Labels
• Frozen Vegetables Labels
• Meat Labels
• Sausage Labels
• Seafood Labels
• Pizza Labels
• Ice Cream Labels
• Popsicle Labels
• Smoothie Labels
• Cryogenic Labels

Custom printed or blank DIY frozen food labels

If your artwork is settled we print it in full colour on our own press in Henderson and ship it ready to apply, matched to a proof so colour holds between runs. If your copy changes weekly, blank freezer-rated sheet labels through your own printer cost less and give you the flexibility. No minimums either way, so fifty is a normal order, and free samples come first if you want to test a stock on your own pack.

Send us the copy you need on the label and we will set it legibly at the size the pack allows. What your product is legally required to carry is a question for your regulatory adviser rather than for us.