Retail formats
Glass bottles and jars for premium olive oil, olives, spreads and honey. PET where breakage risk on the last mile outweighs perceived value.
Tin for extended shelf life and light-sensitive oils. We align format with the retailer's category conventions and the buyer's price positioning, not with what the producer happens to run today.
Foodservice and bulk
3L and 5L tins for olive oil, 10L pails for olives and antipasti, food-grade bag-in-box, IBCs for industrial customers. Correct closures, tamper evidence and portion-friendly formats for kitchens where speed and yield decide the reorder.
Materials and sustainability
Recyclable glass and mono-material plastics where the destination market rewards them. FSC-certified secondary packaging on request.
We flag where sustainability claims need substantiation for EU Green Claims or UK CMA scrutiny before they reach print.
Cold-chain and protective packaging
For yoghurt, feta and fresh dairy: insulated packaging, temperature loggers and pallet configurations designed for the specific lane. For fragile glass: reinforced corrugated, dividers and stretch-wrap patterns that survive multi-modal transport.
Labels and compliance at the packaging stage
Language sets, allergen boxes, nutrition panels, batch and best-before positioning, barcodes and country-specific marks are decided when the packaging is decided, not afterwards. Retrofitting labels onto the wrong pack costs weeks.
Buyer questions we answer
Which format sells at your price point in your market? What is the true landed cost per unit across formats? Where does the producer's line cap out? Which changes need artwork rework and which do not?
Common mistakes to avoid
Choosing packaging on aesthetics alone and discovering breakage rates in month two. Under-specifying secondary packaging and losing units on pallet transfer.
Committing to a format the producer can only run in short campaigns, then missing peak-season windows.
How theGreex works
We map the format decision against your channel, your logistics and the producer's real capability, then lock the specification before the first production run. If the right format needs a different producer, we say so.