Frozen Vegetables Labels
Frozen vegetables go into the same kind of bag as everything else in the aisle, and then a good number of them come out of the freezer and go straight into a microwave. That is a much wider temperature range than most labels are ever asked to cover, which is why a general-purpose label does not survive long on a steam-in-bag.
Why frozen vegetable labels lift at the corners
It is the water more than the cold. Frost forms on the bag in the cabinet, melts into a film the moment somebody picks the pack up, and freezes again when the door shuts. Paper facestock absorbs that film, swells, cockles, and takes the print with it. We use synthetic stock instead: BOPP, polyester or vinyl, none of which absorb anything.
The adhesive does at least as much of the work. Ours is FDA approved and food-grade, it applies down to −20 °F so it will bond to a bag that is already frozen, and it holds to −60 °F in storage. If your line labels before the blast freezer, easier still.
Steam-in-bag and microwaveable packs
The steam bag is the awkward one. The label goes round the whole freezer cycle, then sits in a microwave for four minutes while the bag inflates underneath it and the print faces steam. Tell us up front if that is the job. The facestock has to stretch with the bag rather than crack, and some materials that are perfectly happy at −60 °F are not the ones you want in a microwave. It is a question worth settling before the artwork, not after.
Private label, blends and short runs
Frozen veg is a private-label heavy category. The same pea can leave the same line under four retail brands, which means four artworks, four short runs and a changeover between each. We have no minimums, so a short run gets quoted on what it is rather than pushed up to somebody else's economic order quantity, and lot codes, pack dates and best-before dates print on the same pass.
Custom printed or blank DIY frozen vegetable labels
If the artwork is settled we print it in full colour on our own press in Henderson and ship it ready to apply. If you are coding batches by hand, blank freezer-rated sheet labels through your own printer are the cheaper answer. Free samples first if you want to test a stock in your own cabinet, or a fast quote if you already know what you need. What your pack is legally required to carry is a question for your regulatory adviser rather than for us.
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Popular label formats
Rolls, sheets and die-cut shapes — paper, coated paper, waterproof poly and more.
Need custom frozen vegetables labels?
Tell us your product, size and quantity — we'll recommend the right material and send free samples.