Sustainable custom coffee bags
Create custom sustainable coffee bags designed bespoke for your roastery, beans and brand. From specialty retail shelves to wholesale supply, find high-performing flexible packaging that preserves roast integrity, vents CO2, and stands out on shelf.
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Format selection
Choose the right coffee bag construction
What should you consider first?
Roast freshness & protection: Freshly roasted coffee outgasses CO2 and requires high oxygen and moisture barrier laminates alongside a one-way degassing valve to prevent bag inflation.
Filling process: Will bags be filled manually by volume, semi-automatically by weight, or run on automated form-fill-seal (FFS) lines?
Retail vs wholesale: Do you need maximum shelf presence with five printable panels for retail, or simple tin-tie closures for wholesale accounts?
Fill volume: Always test dimensions against roasted bean density and roast profile rather than net weight alone.
Format selection by application
Flat-bottom pouches: The default choice for premium specialty coffee. Features a flat, rigid base with five printable panels (front, back, two side gussets, and base) for maximum shelf impact and stability.
Stand-up pouches: The most versatile and cost-effective entry point for standard retail packs. Features a curved bottom gusset that expands when filled.
Quad-seal pouches: Reinforced vertical edge seals provide high vertical stability, making this ideal for 1kg+, 2kg, and larger US/international retail formats.
Side-gusset pouches: The classic format for wholesale roasting and foodservice accounts, designed for tin-tie reclosure or heat sealing.
Why Grounded
Custom sustainable coffee bags engineered for impact
Recycled content that pays for itself
Up to around 70% post-consumer recycled content, GRS certified, across the full 250g to 5kg range in one material family. Cost-competitive against virgin plastic in most market conditions, so you are not choosing between cost and credentials. At 30% and above you clear the UK Plastic Packaging Tax threshold and reduce your EPR exposure.
One printed bag instead of four components
Most roasters we meet assemble a bag from three or four parts: a stock pouch, a printed card, a sticker and a staple, bought from different suppliers. One fully printed custom bag removes all of it. If you label by hand or by applicator, our double-finish technique prints a smooth matte panel inside a rough matte bag, so labels actually stick.
Minimums a growing roaster can actually hit
Productised stand-up pouches from 1,000 units, flat-bottom from 2,500, fully custom from 10,000 units. Minimums apply per order within one bag size rather than per design, so on a digital print run four origins at 250 units each clear a 1,000-unit floor. And because switching supplier means new print plates, speak to us about how we handle the transition.
The valve, included and certified
Freshly roasted coffee needs to breathe, so every pouch we supply includes a one-way degassing valve as standard on all pouch formats, at no surcharge. On our Plantmade range the valve is TÜV Industrial Compost certified to match the laminate, which is what a compostable claim actually requires. A standard valve on a compostable pack invalidates the claim, and few suppliers offer a certified compostable valve to match.
Customer proof
Coffee bags made with Grounded
Frequently asked questions
What material should I use for my coffee bags?
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Wastemade recyclable PCR is our primary recommendation for most roasters. It accommodates the full weight range (250g to 5kg), carries up to around 70% recycled content on custom structures, and offers the most cost-efficient sustainable barrier. Compostable Plantmade structures suit roasters where certified compostable positioning is central to the brand, up to a 1kg fill limit.
Do I need a degassing valve?
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Yes, for freshly roasted coffee. CO2 outgasses heavily after roasting and requires a one-way outlet. Without a valve the pouch will balloon and potentially fail. A degassing valve is included as standard on every coffee pouch Grounded supplies.
What is the minimum order quantity (MOQ)?
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Productised stand-up pouches start from 1,000 units, productised flat-bottom pouches from 2,500 units. Fully custom-dimension runs start from 10,000 units across all print methods and materials.
Can I run multiple SKUs or origins within one MOQ order?
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Yes, on digital print runs. The MOQ is met per order within a single bag size, not per individual design, so four distinct origins at 250 units each clear a 1,000-unit floor. Rotogravure printing requires a separate cylinder setup per artwork and cannot split across designs in the same way.
Is Grounded coffee packaging recyclable?
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Wastemade PCR coffee structures are recyclable via soft-plastics drop-off points where collection infrastructure exists. Flexible coffee packs with high oxygen barriers are not currently kerbside recyclable. Speak to us about the right on-pack claim for your destination market before committing to any recyclability statement.
Can I get compostable coffee bags with a compostable valve?
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Yes, up to a 1kg fill weight. Both industrial compostable (PLA sealant) and home compostable (PBS sealant) structures are available. For a valid compostability claim, both the laminate and degassing valve must be certified. Grounded's Plantmade coffee range features a TÜV Industrial Compost certified valve. Note: the valve carries Industrial certification only. If you are specifying a home compostable structure, speak to us about the current certification position on the valve before making an on-pack claim.
Build a coffee bag for your roastery
Tell us your roast profiles, target pack sizes, filling process, and order volumes. We will help narrow the ideal format, barrier, and sustainable material options.
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