Packaging

What we actually stock for this

Updated October 2026

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The shelf, measured Who that shelf is for Who it is not for Why rigid works for storage and not for retail The gasket is the specification Material: HDPE and PET, not glass References

Being plain about this: we stock the bulk container, not the retail bag, and the two solve different problems.

The shelf, measured

Thirty-two containers that qualify for this use, from 950 ml to about 4.7 liters, of which 25 are HDPE and 7 are PET, with 147 closures. Several have gasketed lids and several have no threaded neck at all because they are tubs and pails rather than jars.

Who that shelf is for

A roaster storing rested beans and green coffee, a cafe holding back-of-house stock, a refill counter where customers scoop, and anybody moving product between sites. All of those want volume, a lid that seals, and something that survives being handled daily.

Who it is not for

A roaster packing retail bags for a shelf. That product wants a flexible valve bag with a barrier layer, which is a converted film product rather than a rigid container, and it is not what this catalog holds. Saying so is more useful than implying a range we do not stock.

Why rigid works for storage and not for retail

A rigid container has fixed headspace that stays as the contents go down, so the last of a large canister sits over a lot of air. That is tolerable where turnover is fast, which is exactly what a bulk container is for, and it is the wrong answer for a bag somebody opens twice a week for a month.

The gasket is the specification

For dry goods that absorb moisture and aroma, the lid is doing more work than the body. A gasketed lid that actually closes is the difference between a storage container and a decorative one.

Material: HDPE and PET, not glass

These are carried, stacked, dropped and opened daily at counter height. Glass in that cycle breaks, and unlike the oils property there is no long contact time with a solvent to argue for it. The use decides the material.

References

21 CFR 101, Food Labeling, which carries the general requirements that apply here in the absence of a standard of identity: the statement of identity, net quantity, ingredient list and the name and place of business of the responsible party. law.cornell.edu

Written from federal regulation and from the published physics and chemistry of staling, not from a laboratory. There is no standard of identity for coffee or tea, so most of what governs a product here is the general requirement that labels be truthful and claims be substantiated. Anything here is a starting point for a conversation with your state department of agriculture, not a determination that you comply.