A label on every box, printed from the day's orders
Tiffinware prints a label for every box from the day's orders: who it is for, what is in it, their allergies and notes, and which stop it is on the route. Pick your label sheet and print.
Labels are where small mistakes become big ones. A box with the wrong name goes to the wrong door. A box without its allergy note goes to someone who can't eat it. Writing forty labels by hand at 10am is exactly when those mistakes happen.
In Tiffinware the labels come from the same orders as the cook sheet. Every pause, skip and one-day change is already in. Open Box labels for the day, pick your label sheet, and print.
What a label can show
You choose what prints. A tiffin kitchen usually wants the name, the dishes and the stop number. A meal prep company usually wants the dishes, the date and the allergens.
| Who it's for | What's inside | Getting it there |
|---|---|---|
| Customer name | Meal items and quantities | Address and buzzer code |
| Phone number | Their choices (rice, protein) | Delivery area |
| Plan name and menu (Veg, Kids) | Extras they ordered | Stop number and route |
| Box 1 of 2 | Allergies, spice level, no roti | Driver name |
| Date | Standing notes and the day's note | Pickup or delivery |
Your label sheets
Label stock costs money, so the preview is drawn from the same measurements as the file you print. What you see on screen is what lands on the sheet.
- Letter (US/Canada): Avery 5160 (30 per sheet), 5161 (20), 5162 (14), 5163 (10), 5164 (6) and 5168 (4).
- A4: 30 per sheet, Avery L7163 (14) and L7165 (8).
- Thermal rolls: 4×2, 4×3 and 3×4 inches, one label at a time.
- Plain paper or a custom size you measure yourself.
Print straight from the browser, or download a PDF to print later or a Word file to change by hand.
Labels that load the van in order
Print the stop number and driver on each label and the boxes go into the car in route order. The driver is not reading names off lids in a parking lot.
Open the demo and go to Box labels to see a sample day's labels.
What you get
- Labels for every box of the day, built from the cook sheet
- Choose what prints: name, phone, address, buzzer code, area, plan
- Meal items with quantities, choices like rice or protein, and extras
- Allergies, spice level and no-roti printed on the box
- Stop number, driver name and route, so boxes load in order
- Box 3 of 24, and Box 1 of 2 for customers with more than one
- Avery 5160, 5161, 5162, 5163, 5164 and 5168 on Letter paper
- Avery L7163 and L7165 on A4, and 4×2, 4×3 and 3×4 thermal rolls
- Plain paper and any custom size
- Print from the browser, or download a PDF or a Word file
Questions
What should a meal prep label say?
At least the customer's name, the dishes in the box, the date it was made and any allergens. Many kitchens add reheating instructions and a 'best before' date. Check your province's rules: see our guide to food labels for home food businesses in Canada.
Which label sheets does Tiffinware print on?
Avery 5160, 5161, 5162, 5163, 5164 and 5168 on Letter paper, Avery L7163 and L7165 on A4, thermal rolls of 4×2, 4×3 and 3×4 inches, plain paper, or a custom size you enter.
Can I print labels on a thermal label printer?
Yes. Choose a roll size and Tiffinware makes one label per page, which is how thermal printers feed.
Can I edit the labels in Word?
Yes. Download the labels as a Word file to change anything by hand, or as a PDF to print exactly what you see.
Do I need a label maker app as well?
No. The labels come straight from the day's orders, so there is nothing to type. A separate label app means typing every name and dish again.
Guides about this
More features
Customer CRM
Every customer, their plan and what they owe, on one page
Meal plan subscriptions
Meal plans that keep your cook count right
Weekly menu planner
Plan the week's menu once, and everything else follows
Daily cook sheet
Know how many meals to cook before you start
Delivery areas, routes & drivers
Your driver gets stops in the right order
Payments & collections
Know who has paid: cards, e-transfers and cash
Customer ordering page
Your own ordering page for customers
Reports & analytics
See if your kitchen is making money