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Coffee packaging
Sustainable coffee packaging for specialty roasters
Barrier-sealed, sustainably certified and shelf-ready. Create custom coffee bags as unique as your brew. Our sustainable coffee packaging gives you the canvas to showcase your brand while preserving freshness from roast to cup.
Up to 70%
Post-consumer recycled content
High-barrier
EVOH & integrated degassing valves
Certified
Home compostable & soft-plastics recyclable formats
Customer stories
Used by leading coffee roasters
From single-origin specialty roasters to multi-region coffee brands, our customers choose Grounded because packaging is part of their brand story, and they need a partner who understands that.
A B Corp roaster reversed course on compostables, switched to a single mono-material PCR pouch, and used packaging as a margin lever during the worst coffee-price crisis in decades.
70% PCR
Post-consumer recycled content in the new pouch.
Up to 40%
Reduction in subscription postage costs.
A Sydney institution moved nearly its entire range onto fully printed, recyclable post-consumer recycled pouches. Sharpening the brand, freeing the dispatch floor, and quietly putting Mecca among the most sustainable roasters in Australia.
70% PCR
Post-consumer recycled content in the new pouch, recyclable through soft-plastics collection.
From 3 hrs to ~1
Stickering per packing run — previously up to three people for three-plus hours, every three days.
Why Grounded
Bespoke packaging engineered for impact
Coffee asks a lot of its packaging: a high oxygen and moisture barrier, a degassing valve for freshly roasted beans, and a resealable zipper that holds up bag after bag.
Freshness & barrier integrity
Packaging that protects your product so it reaches your customer exactly as you intended. Multi-layer barrier and degassing valves that hold flavour from roast date to cup.
Stock-and-serve supply
Packaging held ready and drawn down on demand, so growth never outpaces your supply and cash never sits tied up in inventory.
Standout with substance
Entirely customisable pouches that bring your design ambitions to life with a verified, defensible sustainability story without off-the-shelf limitations.
Packaging
Products and specifications available
Engineered for the unique requirements of coffee, built to match the craftsmanship of your roast. Flat bottom for premium shelf presence, stand-up for versatile retail, side gusset for wholesale and foodservice, with the features that make a pouch perform as well as it looks.
Flat bottom pouch
Recyclable flat bottom pouch
- Carbon reduction
- High barrier to oxygen and moisture
- Fully customisable
- Gravure printing: 10,000 units
- Digital printing: 5,000 units
Compostable flat bottom pouch
- Made from plants
- Certified compostable
- Fully customisable
- Gravure printing: 10,000 units
- Digital printing: 5,000 units
Stand up pouch
Recyclable stand up pouch
- Carbon reduction
- Mono-material recyclable
- Fully customisable
- Gravure printing: 10,000 units
- Digital printing: 5,000 units
Compostable stand up pouch
- Made from plants
- Certified compostable
- Fully customisable
- Gravure printing: 10,000 units
- Digital printing: 5,000 units
Paper recyclable stand up pouch
- FSC Certified recycled paper
- Kerbside recyclable
- Fully customisable
- Gravure printing: 10,000 units
- Digital printing: 5,000 units
Side gusset pouch
Side gusset pouch
- Compostable or recyclable
- Carbon reduction
- Fully customisable
- Gravure printing: 10,000 units
- Digital printing: 10,000 units
Quad seal pouch
Recyclable quad seal pouch
- Carbon reduction
- High barrier to oxygen and moisture
- Fully customisable
- Gravure printing: 10,000 units
- Digital printing: 5,000 units
Compostable quad seal pouch
- Made from plants
- Certified compostable
- Fully customisable
- Gravure printing: 10,000 units
- Digital printing: 5,000 units
Materials, impact & price
Sustainable materials with verified impact
Coffee packaging has two non-negotiables: barrier and freshness. Our materials meet both and give you a credible, verified sustainability story at the same time.
We engineer the materials and structures coffee demands, then work with you to find the right sustainable spec for your roast, your format and the market you sell into. You see the options together: the materials, their impact data and the price per unit, all in one conversation. No hidden trade-offs and no golden ticket, just informed decisions based on evidence.
Wastemade
Recyclable PCR laminate
Our most popular coffee choice. Recyclable mono-material that works across your full weight range. Recyclable via #4 stream (LDPE) soft-plastics collection.
Plantmade
Recyclable bio-based laminate
Derived from sugarcane ethanol, our bio-based recyclable laminate offers significant carbon reduction and reduced reliance on fossil fuels.
Plantmade
Compostable laminate
Home or industrially compostable, where composting infrastructure exists. Suitable for products up to 1kg.
Scope
See the full picture with Scope sustainability reporting & footprint calculator
The third-party verified system providing real-time carbon footprint, material circularity and end-of-life data for the optimal outcome. Carbon, recycled content, end-of-life and price per unit for each material, modelled for your format. Decide on the evidence, in one conversation.
Talk to us to see your options, impact, and price →Manufacturing certifications
Every claim, independently verified
The certifications on each material meet globally recognised standards for sustainability, traceability and safety. These are the standards Grounded holds as a business, so the partner behind your packaging stands up to the same scrutiny as the pack.
Compliance
Stay ahead of regulations
Stay ahead of tightening global packaging regulations.
Carbon data and reporting built in, not bolted on.
Meet and exceed Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) obligations with confidence.
Fulfilment
Fulfilment pathways that work for businesses
Choose the fulfilment pathway that works for your business. Whether you need speed, storage or supply-chain integration, we have a model to suit.
Direct delivery
We manufacture, ship and deliver straight to your door — cost-efficient and turnkey. Ideal if you already have storage. Lock in annual volume deals to push unit costs lower.
Storage and drawdown
Your stock, our global warehouses. We hold, manage and release inventory as you need it, smoothing cash flow and freeing up space. Self-serve portal for orders, tracking and billing.
Vendor direct supply
We position your packaging next to your third-party manufacturers. Vendors pull direct through a dedicated portal, or buy from us outright — shrinking lead times and simplifying your supply chain.
Global operations supported by world leading technology
Customer portal
Gain complete visibility and control
A single workspace to manage the entire packaging lifecycle. Monitor inventory, track shipments, manage delivery locations and review order activity in real time, while we partner with you on a leaner, faster, more sustainable supply chain.
Dashboard
Orders & shipments
Products
Impact
Compliance
Analytics
Got coffee packaging questions? Here's the answers.
What are your minimum order quantities for coffee bags?
Digital printing from 6,000 units — the most accessible option for specialty roasters running multiple SKUs. Rotogravure from 10,000 units, with better unit economics at scale.
What sizes of coffee bags are available?
Every coffee bag is made to your exact custom dimensions, there are no fixed size tiers. We can produce packaging for any weight, from 250g retail pouches through to 5kg wholesale formats. We work with you to build to the dimensions your product, fill weight and filling equipment require, validated through pre-production sampling before you commit.
What's the difference between recyclable and compostable coffee bags?
Recyclable coffee bags are mono-material polyethylene, with up to 70% post-consumer recycled content (GRS certified), and can be disposed of via soft-plastics collection. Compostable coffee bags break down in industrial or home composting, requiring your customers to have access to the right composting infrastructure in their market. Compostable packaging has a limited shelf-life of 12 months, and is suitable for up to 1kg fill weights.
What are lead times?
Production typically takes 35–45 days from artwork approval, with delivered lead times of 6–10 weeks depending on destination and freight method. For repeat buyers, our stock-and-serve programme holds finished bags in local warehousing so drawdowns dispatch within 48–72 hours, one all-in unit price covering production, shipping, storage and duties.
Can I receive samples before placing an order?
Yes. Unprinted material and format samples are available on request, and fully printed pre-production sample runs let you test the bag on your own filling line before committing. We recommend sampling for any new format, dimension or material combination.
How does the ordering process work?
From initial enquiry through to delivery: quote and material selection → artwork and proof approval → production → quality control → delivery. Our team guides you through every step.
Ready to elevate your coffee packaging?
Barrier-tested, sustainability-certified and designed to move on shelf. Trusted by specialty roasters and scaling coffee brands across the world.
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