Roastar vs ePac Flexible Packaging: Which Coffee Packaging Supplier Is Right for You?

Roastar MOQs vary by product type and customization level. In Design Lab, bags and pouches are available in quantities as low as 25, with tin cans starting at just one. Most full-custom product MOQs range from 500–1,000 and can be broken down into multiple design quantities of 100. This flexibility can help coffee brands launch new products, test seasonal offerings, and reduce inventory risk. See our minimums.

We support both growing coffee brands and established national companies. Whether you need 25 digitally printed custom coffee bags or 10,000+, our production capabilities are designed to scale with your business.

If you need minimums lower than our standard products, check out Roastar Design Lab™. Minimums start at a single tin can, paper tin tie bag, or paper mailer; 25 gusset bags or stand up pouches; and 100 flat bottom bags or coffee bag labels.

Roastar allows multiple artwork files per MOQ on most custom-printed products. For example, an order of 1,000 stand up pouches can be broken down into as many as 10 designs. There is a $15 charge for each design after the first. This is useful for brands that offer multiple product types, such as coffee blends, in a single package style.

Whether you need 500 digitally printed custom coffee bags or 10,000+, Roastar's production capabilities are designed to scale with your business.

Roastar offers up-front pricing that's available immediately after you make selections on your chosen product—no personal information required. Each quote includes the tolerance range and price breaks based on order quantity.

Roastar provides fully transparent estimated delivery times for every product and size. Depending on the product and current production schedule, custom-printed coffee packaging can arrive at your business in as little as two calendar weeks from the time an order is placed. Unlike some competitors, we don’t charge extra for our industry leading delivery times.

Roastar has a faster turnaround than ePac and regularly updates its estimated delivery times. Turnaround times will vary by product type and time of year. If you're in a time crunch, our customer service team will do their best to get your packaging to you when you need it.

Roastar offers a wide range of standard sizes and materials, plus custom sizes for flat pouch and stand up pouch orders of 5,000 or more. Our production process allows for low minimum order quantities (MOQ) and gives coffee brands the ability to print multiple artwork files across a single MOQ.

Roastar's packaging is manufactured and stored in Wausau, Wisconsin. Our 5-star customer service team (just see our Trustpilot reviews) is also based entirely in Wisconsin, providing direct access to packaging experts who can assist with artwork, ordering, and production questions. Contact our team or chat at Roastar.com.

Roastar is a family-run company founded in 2011 by Will Reif, who remains President. After noticing how difficult it was for coffee roasters to order packaging, Will and team printed the first digitally printed coffee bag and debuted an online ordering process that made it easy to get quality packaging in just weeks instead of relying on overseas companies. Roastar continues to evolve beyond bags and pouches, adding new product and services designed to help specialty coffee roasters and cafes save time and expand their brands and sales channels.

Roastar lives and breathes specialty coffee, serving coffee companies ranging from small one-person operations to nationwide brands. We actively participate in industry events like Coffee Fest and Roast Summit, build partnerships throughout the specialty coffee community, and continually expand our industry knowledge so we can better understand the packaging needs of coffee roasters at every stage of growth.

In addition to coffee, Roastar serves customers across many other industries, including tea, pet food and treats, food and snacks, vitamins and supplements, and more.

Roastar offers a wide range of packaging options, including bags, rollstock, tin cans, tubes, mailers, labels, stickers, and more. This makes it easier to source multiple packaging formats from one supplier as your product lineup grows.

Roastar offers a broader mix of sustainability-focused packaging options, including store drop-off recyclable, industrially compostable, and curbside recyclable materials. We partner with nationally recognized and Midwest-based organizations to validate and certify our sustainability claims, and we clearly communicate how each material should be disposed of, what certifications apply, and where limitations exist. This gives customers more sustainable packaging choices with clearer supporting information. We offer free downloadable disposal logos to add to your design to easily communicate to your customers how to dispose of the packaging.

Roastar is an ideal packaging partner for brands that manage multiple custom products, use multiple designs across a single product line, need flexible order quantities, and value easy ordering with short production times. This flexibility supports established brands managing multiple sales channels, seasonal launches, limited releases, growing product lines, and ongoing packaging needs.