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Craft Producers Looking to Stand Out with Label Premiumization

As craft producers explore label premiumization strategies like tactile and smart features, OEMs should be ready to successfully accommodate such changes.

Craft producers can use unique visual or tactile features to help draw customers in and communicate a feeling of luxury.
Craft producers can use unique visual or tactile features to help draw customers in and communicate a feeling of luxury.
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Craft producers are hoping to stand out on the shelf with label premiumization strategies, putting pressure on OEMs and suppliers to accommodate these material and design changes.

That’s according to PMMI Business Intelligence’s “2024 Craft Beer and Spirits: Success Through Packaging” report, where 23% of surveyed craft producers say they are looking to purchase labeling, decorating, and coding equipment.

Commonly the first point of consumer interaction for a product, craft labels are an essential part of creating a premium aesthetic to entice customers. Premium label features can be broken down into three primary strategies to consider: visual features, tactile features, and smart features.

Label premiumization through visual features

The visual aesthetics of a label are essential to establish a premium identity for craft products. Features such as high gloss finishes, metallic flourishes with ink and foil, and clean lines with sharp colors communicate a feeling of luxury and exclusivity to consumers looking to treat themselves.

OEMs and suppliers not only need to include these capabilities in their machine offerings; they also need to take extra care that these features will not be marred by machine handling and secondary packaging operations.

Many of these premium label features were previously associated with high-end spirits in larger-format glass bottles, but the desire for luxury across SKUs has pushed this trend down into all formats, including cans.

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