Your packaging and labeling says a lot about your company and your products. The choices you make about packaging can be overwhelming. Will you use all natural packaging? How many cookies will come in each pack? What size boxes will you need for your mini-cakes or super-size cupcakes? And the questions surrounding labeling are equally as daunting. Do you need to list all of your ingredients on the label? What happens if you use a cake mix; what goes on the label then? What’s the deal with weight; should that go on the label?
Baked Goods: Shelf Life & Packaging
Baked goods often make up a proportion of street and fresh market foods since they offer convenience and provide an inexpensive source of energy. As a home-based baker it is important to know how long your baked goods will stay fresh. Read More>> 
Purchasing Bakery Boxes
Cake boxes come in many different sizes. Are you looking for a 6-inch cake box, an 8-inch cake box or a 13 5/8 x 9 7/8 x 1/8 inches quarter sheet cake box? It is always best to locate a vendor in your community, however there are times when that is not possible; so when purchasing cake boxes online, remember online retailers will charge over the list price to include shipping fees. Read More>>
Product Packaging
Making a Health Claim
A number of home-based bakers are committed to making healthy products that meet specific dietary requirements. One question that comes up is how to document a particular health claim on a food label. Read More>>
- Labeling Your Products
- Food Testing & Label Requirements
- Selling At Your Local Farmer’s Market: Labels
- Private Labels
Shipping Cakes
Shipping a homemade cake made with icing, completely decorated can be the ultimate gift for that special family member or friend. The fresh homemade taste, preservative-free cake, will not stand up to being shipped unless it is frozen solid and even then much care must be taken in properly packaging the cake and securing any decorative parts. Read More>>
