What we already run
Private label is not a new service we are advertising into. Three of our own lines are packed and labelled here: bulk intake is checked in, repacked into sealed retail units, and labelled with product name, weight, barcode and best-before at the point of packing.
Own label, live
Aja Kinch
1 kg cracked grain, barcoded, best-before applied at packing.
Own label, live
Hasharo Seed
1 kg whole seed under the same livery.
Own label, live
Gesho
1 kg powder and 250 g stick, both own-labelled.
Available to you
Your brand
Same line, your artwork, from the minimums below.
Lines available for private label
Anything we pack as a powder, flour or dry grain can carry your label. Ceremony ware and tableware are bought finished, so those carry the maker's mark rather than ours or yours.
- Spices & blends — berbere, mekelesha, senafich
- Flours & powders — shiro, hilbet, bula, abish (both grades), beso, aja
- Grains & seeds — aja kinch, hasharo
- Gesho — powder, stick and leaf
- Incense — etan and karfa, repacked to your weight
Pack formats
- Retail: 250 g, 500 g and 1 kg sealed units — the standard is 1 kg
- Food service: 5 kg and 10 kg
- Bulk: 25 kg sacks for repackers
Canadian labels are where importers get caught. A consumer pack sold in Canada needs
English and French, a Nutrition Facts table, the full ingredient list, an allergen
declaration and country of origin. We check artwork against this before production — not after
a pallet has been printed.
Artwork specification
| Requirement | Detail |
|---|---|
| Languages | English and French, equal prominence, for the Canadian market |
| Nutrition Facts | Canadian format table, per stated serving |
| Ingredients | Descending order by weight, both languages |
| Allergens | Contains statement — mustard, sesame and gluten are the live ones in this range |
| Country of origin | Product of Ethiopia, or Packed in Canada, as applicable to the line |
| Barcode | Your GS1 prefix, or we can apply ours |
| Best before | Applied at packing, format YY/MM/DD |
| File format | Print-ready PDF, 300 dpi, 3 mm bleed, outlined fonts |
Minimums and lead time
| Stage | Minimum / time | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| First run, per SKU | 500 units | 1 kg format. Lower on request for a trial, at a higher unit rate. |
| Repeat run, per SKU | 250 units | Once artwork is signed off and plates exist. |
| Artwork proof | 5–7 days | From receipt of a print-ready file. |
| Label production | 10–14 days | Runs in parallel with stock allocation. |
| Packing | 7–10 days | After labels land and stock is confirmed. |
| Total, first order | 4–6 weeks | Assuming origin stock is already in the warehouse. |
How it runs
- Brief — lines, formats, volumes and the market they are going to.
- Specification — we return pack specs, net weights and the label content you must carry.
- Artwork — you supply print-ready files; we check them against Canadian requirements.
- Proof — a physical labelled unit for sign-off before the run.
- Production — packed, coded and palletised to the configuration on your quotation.
What we need from you
- Lines and annual volume estimate, so we can price the run properly
- Destination market — it decides the labelling rules
- Your GS1 barcode prefix, if you have one
- Print-ready artwork, or a brief if you want us to point you at a designer
Send a private label brief
Lines, formats, volumes and destination — quotation back within two business days.