Labelling

One of the most complex process in putting food into the retail market is labeling.  How to tackle the labeling problem?

Label is a broad term, answer these questions BEFORE you spend money with a designer doing packaging.

1. Are you big enough that you need nutrition labels?  
2. How about safe handling instructions?  
3. Cooking instructions?  Are they validated?
4. Are you making a ready to eat (RTE) or a Not Ready to Eat (NRTE)?
5. Any allergens in your product?
6. How are you going to determine your ingredients list?
7. Are you a USDA product, and thus need to go through LSAS?

Once all the regulatory stuff is squared away, only then can you go to town on package design!