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Custom Pillow Boxes in Seattle
Seattle enquiries are coffee-shaped. Drip bags, sample sets, subscription boxes and the tasting formats roasters use to introduce a new origin — all of it working to conventions that are quite specific to specialty coffee and quite unlike general food packaging.
The technical detail that catches most roasters is coding. A roast date is applied after the box is made, and a laminated panel will not reliably accept it. Leave an uncoated window in the design and the problem never arises.
Quote for delivery to Seattle
Production and transit quoted as one date, so you can plan around it rather than around a production time.
Designing a tasting set
- A divided interior with a defined position per origin
- The inside face printed with each origin named in place
- A common single-sachet box design across the whole range
- An outer band carrying the set name and the roast date
- Enough room for tasting notes without crowding the origin
Put the money in the inner, not the box
Coffee stales through oxygen exposure and paperboard is not a barrier to it. The sealed sachet or valve bag does that work; the box is presentation and protection.
Understanding that is liberating. It means the box can be an uncoated kraft carton with a single-color print, which is both what most roasters want aesthetically and the cheapest thing we make.
Suited to the local trade
Styles that come up most in Seattle
Chosen from what we are actually asked for here rather than from a generic list. Each page covers the specification, not just the product.
Coffee Sachet Pillow Boxes
Drip-bag and sample formats with the origin and roast detail up front.
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Tea Pillow Boxes
Aroma-aware packs for bags, sachets and loose-leaf samples.
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Kraft Pillow Boxes
Natural brown kraft board with a visible fiber texture, printed one or two colors.
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Granola Bar Pillow Boxes
Single and multi-pack formats with the nutrition panel planned in from the start.
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Eco Friendly Pillow Boxes
A paper-only specification: recycled-content board, no laminate, no plastic window.
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Long Pillow Boxes
Narrow and elongated — for products longer than they are wide.
View optionsSupplying Seattle: common questions
Where does the roast date go?
On an uncoated or coatable panel, sized generously enough that a slightly misaligned code still lands inside it. A laminate resists most inline coders.
Should I spend more on the box for freshness?
No. The sealed inner is the barrier; the box is not. Money spent on a heavier coated board in the hope of extending freshness is money in the wrong place.
How should a tasting set be arranged?
A divided interior with each origin in a named position. A box of identical unlabeled sachets is confusing rather than premium.
What information should lead the design?
Origin, then process, then roast level. Specialty buyers scan in that order, and a pack leading with the brand makes them work harder.
Do you have a Seattle facility?
No. We supply Seattle roasters and ship to Seattle addresses; we do not operate premises in the city.
Can Seattle roasters use one sachet box design across every origin?
Yes. A common single-sachet box design across the whole range keeps costs down, with each origin named on the inside face or on an outer band. Seattle roasters add origins without new boxes.
What goes on the outer band of a Seattle coffee tasting set?
The set name and the roast date. The band can change while the boxes underneath stay the same, so a Seattle roaster can reuse one box run across several tasting sets.
How much room should tasting notes take on Seattle coffee boxes?
Enough room for tasting notes without crowding the origin. On a Seattle tasting set the origin is what buyers read first, so the notes sit beneath it rather than competing with it.
Why is uncoated kraft the usual choice for Seattle coffee boxes?
The sealed sachet does the freshness work, so the box can be uncoated kraft with a single-color print. That is what most Seattle roasters want aesthetically, and it is the cheapest thing we make.
Which pillow boxes suit Seattle drip bag and subscription programs?
Coffee sachet, tea, kraft, granola bar, eco friendly and long pillow boxes come up on Seattle briefs. See our coffee sachet pillow boxes for drip bags.
Next step
Send us a brief from Seattle
Send the product, the quantity and the date you need it on a shelf. We come back with a written quote, a specification and an honest view of anything in the brief that will not work.