Packaging Solutions for Contract Manufacturers - Labels, Pouches, Blisters Boxes & More

Contract Manufacturers face a unique logistical challenge that brand owners don’t: managing diverse packaging portfolios for a variety of clients and SKUs, while navigating external production timelines and non-negotiable deadlines.

Labels Lab serves as a strategic packaging partner to Contract Manufacturers across the supplement, food, alternative products, nutraceutical and cosmetic sectors. We have designed our account structure around Contract Manufacturers operations - supporting multi-brand portfolios, variable run sizes and the critical need for packaging to arrive before the fill line starts. We understand that in contract manufacturing, you are held accountable for every link in the supply chain.

We make packaging work for Contract Manufacturers because we have built a process around it.

You will be assigned a dedicated packaging consultant to oversee every stage of your project. They will answer technical questions, assist with branding, and make sure you get the highest value at the lowest possible cost with every print run. This consultant will work closely with you and the internal teams to help prevent errors and miscommunications.

Our teams stay in daily contact to align on goals and ensure steady progress. Your dedicated consultant will coordinate with all departments involved in your project, including sales support, prepress, manufacturing and shipping. They will collect any confirmations or answers needed from both your side and ours to help meet your project goals and timelines.

We understand that you and your clients may need support outside the standard 9 to 5 schedule. Your dedicated packaging consultant is available after hours, on weekends, and during most holidays to address any questions or concerns. Your business doesn’t sleep and neither do we. We’re here to support you whenever you need us.

Transparency and honesty are at the core of our business. Our organization has the discipline to hold daily meetings that allow your dedicated consultant to coordinate with the key departments involved in completing your project. These include sales, design, customer service, production, logistics and finance. This structure helps ensure a smooth and effective transition at every stage of the process.

We rely on proven business management systems that support our operations across design, customer management, and financial workflows. In addition, each department holds its own meeting to review your project and make sure everyone clearly understands their goals, tasks, deadlines and what’s necessary to meet those objectives.

All of our dedicated packaging consultants undergo thorough branding training by our creative team. They are equipped to review your artwork and pre-press files, provide guidance and recommend the right packaging that balances visual appeal and cost efficiency to help maximize value in every order.

Our goal is to elevate your product above the competition and position it to appeal to a wider range of target markets. With the right packaging and proper cost analysis, your clients can boost their sales, return for larger orders, and help you grow your business.

Our goal is to help maintain economic costs while giving you the widest possible range of printing flexibility. This approach allows our clients to achieve consistent pricing while maximizing print volume within their budget.

Our dedicated consultants use advanced cost analysis tools to find the best value at the lowest price for every project. By leveraging digital printing, we can offer low minimums per SKU, flexible order sizes and meaningful material cost savings in every production run.

In addition, your consultant will review your current materials and finishes, and suggest alternatives that reduce cost while maintaining top-level quality and strong visual appeal.

There are many ways to reach your packaging goals and some are more cost-effective than others. Once your consultant understands your project, they will guide you toward the most efficient solution. Let them know your objectives so they can help you get the best possible results.

Through years of experience, we’ve learned that having a strong in-house branding team is essential to maintaining control over turnaround time and overall process. Our designers are focused exclusively on packaging design and understand the unique demands of this work.

Your dedicated packaging consultant meets with our design team daily to review progress, ensure creativity stays sharp and hold everyone accountable for deadlines and output quality.

We’ve seen that relying on external designers often leads to complications. It is crucial to have a packaging design professional who understands timing, technical specs and how to stay aligned with your consultant throughout the project. If any delays or issues arise, your consultant will step in and work directly with the design team to keep everything moving forward. These daily design meetings are a key part of our process and a major reason we deliver consistent results.

We know that delivering on time is essential for keeping your machines running on schedule. Shipping can face delays due to various factors, which is why our shipping team keeps your consultant updated in real time. If any complications arise, your consultant will notify you in advance so you can plan ahead and adjust your production or delivery schedule to avoid downtime and losses.

In addition, we have a dedicated shipping team that works closely with your consultant to keep everything on track. You are welcome to reach out to them directly. The shipping team will continue to follow up with you throughout the process to keep you fully informed every step of the way.

We print and ship custom labels and packaging in 3-5 business days. Overnight shipping available for orders in priority.

Our global production network enables bulk label printing, wholesale pouch packaging and short-run orders without compromising quality.

Every client receives a named packaging specialist to manage design, pre-press, production and delivery from start to finish.

We operate HP Indigo WS6000 digital presses, XFLEX OMET X4 narrow-web presses and Heidelberg offset equipment for labels up to 360mm wide.