Flexible Packaging for
Georgia Food Brands
Printed pouches, nut and snack bags, flat bottom bags and rollstock for Georgia peanut, pecan, candy, coffee and pet food brands, with shipping to your dock in the price.
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What Georgia Grows and Makes
Georgia has 71,659 food manufacturing jobs, sixth among states and about 29% above the national concentration (BLS, 2024).
Half of America’s peanuts
Georgia grew about half of all US peanuts in 2024, 3.21 billion pounds. Roasting nuts and making peanut butter runs at 1.7 times the national rate.
#1 in pecans
Georgia led the country in pecans in 2024, with 102 million of 265 million pounds. Non-chocolate candy runs at nearly twice the national rate.
Snacks and pet food
Snack food runs 44% above the national rate, and pet food jobs grew 10% in a year.
And a surprise for the Peach State: Georgia was only third in peaches in 2024, behind California and South Carolina. Employment figures are the federal 2024 Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages; crops are USDA.
Georgia’s New Cottage Food Law Opens Store Shelves
Since July 1, 2025, House Bill 398 lets Georgia home producers sell to grocery stores and restaurants, online and by mail, with no state license or fee.
What changed
Cottage producers used to sell direct only. Now their products can sit on a store shelf, and the foods allowed are pouch foods: nuts, trail mix, granola, roasted coffee, seasonings, candy and popcorn.
The label must carry a statement, in at least 10-point type, that the product was made at a residence exempt from state inspection and may contain allergens. Online sellers must show it on the web page too. Interstate sales still follow federal rules.
Why it matters for your bag
A shelf changes the standard. A hand-labeled bag works at a market. Next to national brands in a grocery store, a printed pouch is what gets picked up.
Print the statement in the film. The required wording lives on every bag, correct and legible, with no stickers.
Volume follows the shelf. Once a store reorders, 5,000 bags of your best seller goes fast. With no plate fees, each flavor costs you no tooling.
We’re a packaging supplier, not a regulator, and nothing here is legal advice. Confirm the current label wording with the Georgia Department of Agriculture before you print.
Printing the Georgia Grown Logo
The Georgia Department of Agriculture’s state brand. Only members can use the logo.
Priced by size
Membership starts at $100 for businesses under $100,000 in sales, with tiers at $500, $1,000 and $2,500.
Members only
The logo is for members. Join before it goes on your artwork.
Confirm before we engrave
Cylinders are made from your approved artwork. We print the logo Pantone-matched.
What Georgia Humidity Does to Nuts and Snacks
Pecans, peanuts and granola go soft and stale when moisture and heat get in.
Muggy mornings
July humidity at 7am runs 88% to 91% across Georgia’s cities. Savannah’s July dew point averages about 71 °F, Atlanta’s about 68 °F.
Oils go stale in heat
Nuts are high in oil, and heat speeds up the oxidation that makes them taste stale. A good oxygen barrier slows it.
What the bag needs
A metallized or foil laminate keeps nuts and snacks fresh far longer than clear film. A small window keeps product visible.
Is Hawk a Fit for Your Georgia Brand?
Worth talking to us
Where we’re genuinely competitive
- 5,000 or more per design, with better pricing at 10,000 and 25,000
- No plate or cylinder fees on any flavor
- Delivery to your Georgia dock included
- Rotogravure up to nine colors, Pantone-matched
- Stand-up pouches, flat bottom and side gusset bags, and rollstock
Maybe not us
Where someone else will serve you better
- Under 5,000, or first-market quantities
- Bags needed inside 4–6 weeks
- Watching the press run in person
- Co-packing — we make packaging, we don’t fill it
Where your bags are printed: by our partner plants in Asia. Ocean freight, customs and delivery to your Georgia dock are inside the per-bag price, and the 8–10 week date includes transit.
Delivered Anywhere in Georgia
Direct to your plant, warehouse or co-packer, from the mountains to the coast.
Atlanta
The Southeast’s distribution hub, with Golden Peanut and Tree Nuts headquartered in Alpharetta.
Savannah & the Coast
Byrd Cookie Company since 1924, River Street Sweets, Savannah Bee, and a port that moved 5.69 million container units in 2025.
The Peanut Belt
Southwest Georgia: Sylvester calls itself the Peanut Capital of the World, Sunnyland Farms is in Albany, and Flowers Foods in Thomasville.
Vidalia Country
Vidalia onions can only come from 20 South Georgia counties, under a federal marketing order.
Middle Georgia
Pecan orchards around Fort Valley, and the Georgia National Fair in Perry.
North Georgia
Apple country around Ellijay, home of the Georgia Apple Festival.
Companies named on this page are examples of what Georgia makes. They are not Hawk customers, and naming them does not suggest they are.
Order Dates for Georgia’s Selling Seasons
Lead time is 8 to 10 weeks from approved artwork. Count back from the day you need bags.
| Season | When | Approve artwork by |
|---|---|---|
| Georgia National Fair, Perry | October | Late July |
| Georgia Peanut Festival, Sylvester | Mid-October | Early August |
| Georgia Apple Festival, Ellijay | October weekends | Late July |
| Holiday pecans, candy and gift bags | November – December | Early August for retail shelves |
The Georgia National Fair drew a record 612,706 visitors in 2025. Dates change, so confirm with the organizer before counting back.
Ordering from Georgia, Step by Step
Four steps, and we’ll tell you at step one if we’re the wrong supplier.
Step 1
Tell us the product
What you’re packing, the fill weight, the format and roughly how many. For a snack, how oily it is and how long it needs to stay crisp.
Step 2
Quote and samples
Pricing at several quantity levels, shipping to Georgia included, no plate fees, and free sample bags to fill and run on your sealer.
Step 3
Dieline and proof
A dieline for your designer, then a proof. Bring your Georgia Grown artwork to this step if you’re using the logo.
Step 4
Printed and delivered
Rotogravure, up to nine colors, then freight, customs and the truck to your dock — all inside the quoted price.
How Much Do Printed Bags Cost?
Price per bag depends on style, size, material, colors and features like zippers. Shipping to Georgia is included and there are no plate fees.
No plate fees adds up fast on a nut or candy line: six flavors is six sets of cylinders, at roughly $150 per color, at a converter who bills for tooling.
Questions from Georgia Food Makers
Minimums, cottage food, Georgia Grown, plates and where the bags come from.
Want to talk it through?
Tell us what you’re packing and how it’s filled, and we’ll recommend a structure and send samples.
Do you have a location in Georgia?
No. We’re a California company based in Sunnyvale, and our bags are printed by partner plants in Asia. We deliver to any address in Georgia with freight included in the per-bag price.
What is your minimum order?
5,000 bags per design. Each flavor and each size is its own design, so a three-flavor pecan launch is 15,000 bags. Pricing improves at 10,000 and 25,000.
Can Georgia cottage food producers sell to stores now?
Yes. Since July 1, 2025, House Bill 398 lets cottage producers sell to grocery stores and restaurants, online and by mail, with no state license. Labels need a statement that the product was made at a residence exempt from state inspection. Confirm current rules with the Georgia Department of Agriculture; this isn’t legal advice.
Can you print the Georgia Grown logo on my bags?
Yes, once you’re a member; only members can use it. Membership starts at $100 for businesses under $100,000 in sales. Send approved logo artwork before we engrave, and we’ll print it Pantone-matched.
Do you charge plate or cylinder fees?
No. Converters who bill for cylinders commonly charge around $150 per color, so a nine-color design can carry over $1,300 of tooling before a bag is printed. Ours is inside the per-bag price, on every flavor.
Are the bags made in the USA?
No. They are printed by our partner plants in Asia. Ocean freight, customs and delivery to your Georgia dock are inside the per-bag price, and the 8 to 10 week lead time already includes transit.
Let’s Price Your Georgia Bags
Tell us your product, fill weight and quantity, or just that you’re not sure yet. We’ll come back with recommendations and pricing at several quantity levels.