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Packaging for cafés

The morning line is at the door. The cup system has to keep up.

One slow lid or one confusing cup size becomes a hundred small delays before lunch.

See Where We'd Start
An unbranded café packaging program with hot cups, a cold cup, bags and napkins

What customers usually ask

Start with the busiest part of your day.

You are opening the café at 7 a.m. Cups are sticking in the stack. Two lids look almost identical. Sleeves are across the counter. We would make the busiest drinks first, watch the team work, and build the smallest cup, lid, sleeve and bag system that handles the menu well.

  • Which lid takes too much force during the rush?
  • Are similar cup sizes creating mistakes?
  • Does every hot drink need a sleeve?
  • Where will all the cases fit between deliveries?

If this were our project

These are the pieces we would put on the table first.

The right mix depends on your workflow, the product and the moment it reaches the customer.

Hot and cold cups

Lids, sleeves and carriers

Bakery and takeaway food packaging

Paper bags and napkins

Questions we would ask before recommending anything

  • Which drinks are hottest, coldest and messiest?
  • How long do customers carry them?
  • What does the barista reach for first?
  • Can every location use the same confirmed cup and lid codes?

What we might compare with you

  • Paper-based beverage formats
  • Paperboard bakery and food cartons
  • Paper bags and accessory formats

What customers usually ask

The questions that usually come next.

Yes. Artwork can be coordinated across formats while adapting to each structure and printable area.

Bring us the real request

Turn the open questions into a packaging brief.

Bring your menu and the cup, lid or sleeve that is slowing the counter. We will make the real drinks and work from there.