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Free food label maker for UK bakeries. Print one draft today.
Add your bake and checked supplier wording, then print on your thermal or A4 sheet printer using a preset or your own rectangular dimensions. Nothing is uploaded; use the full PPDS format only where your packing and sales method requires it.
- Free one-off draft
- Preset or custom label sizes
- Pro saves reusable recipes
Designed first around recurring bakery products; available to any small food business that needs checked ingredient labels.
Invented example, not a ready-to-use label. Verify your own recipe, supplier wording and shelf life.
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Build your label draft
Use the wording from your recipe and supplier packaging. This tool formats what you enter; it does not identify allergens, check recipes or certify compliance. Check whether the food is PPDS using our labelling guide and the FSA guidance before using a draft on a pack.
Example: turn one bake into a checked label draft
Suppose a bakery sells a raspberry and almond blondie. Start with the actual recipe and each supplier pack: butter, white chocolate, flour and almonds may have compound ingredients or allergens that need to be copied accurately. Enter the ingredients in their recipe weight order, including the white chocolate's sub-ingredients. In “Allergen words to emphasise”, use the exact words in your list, such as milk, soya, wheat, eggs and almonds only after you confirm them on those packs. Leave “May contain” empty unless a risk assessment supports a warning. Preview the result, check every occurrence and the label fit, then print one draft at 100% for a physical check.
This illustrative example is not a recipe or a certified label. Check your own suppliers, quantities and shelf life. This free draft stays in this browser tab and is not imported into Pro. If you make this product repeatedly, start a 7-day Pro trial to enter checked supplier ingredients and build a reusable recipe.
From recipe to printed label in three steps
- Build your ingredient library. Save each supplier ingredient once, with its allergens checked from the packaging.
- Build and duplicate recipes. Pick ingredients in weight order, then copy a base bake for the raspberry, chocolate or seasonal version instead of starting again.
- Print. Select products, choose your thermal roll or Avery sheet, review the generated wording and fit, then print at 100%. After a supplier change, update the saved ingredient and review every affected output before printing again.
The same checked ingredient records can produce a connected allergen matrix in Pro. If you only need a one-off menu sheet, use the free manual matrix builder.
Honest comparisons
vs. handwriting labels
Legal if legible — but slow, smudge-prone, and one recipe tweak means rewriting the batch. Fine for two products; painful for twelve.
vs. enterprise software
Choose software around the work you need to do. AllergenKit offers self-serve saved menus and ingredient-based recipe labels for £9/month after a 7-day trial. Check other providers directly if you need nutrition analysis or wider operations software.
vs. label-company apps
Check printer and stock compatibility before choosing a labelling service. AllergenKit supports common thermal sizes, custom rectangular rolls and standard Avery-compatible sheets. Test your chosen size at 100% scale.
Common questions
What does a UK food label legally need to show?
For PPDS food: the name of the food and a full ingredients list in descending weight order, with regulated allergens emphasised each time they appear. Wider food-labelling rules can require other particulars depending on the product. See our PPDS labelling guide and the official guidance linked above.
Do I need a special label printer?
No. Use an installed thermal printer with matching roll stock, or an inkjet or laser printer with Avery-compatible L7165 or L7163 A4 sheets.
Does it work for home baking businesses?
Yes — recurring boxed cakes and bakes are the workflow AllergenKit is designed around first. A food is PPDS only when it meets the rules for where, when and how it is packed and sold, so check the current guidance rather than assuming every boxed bake needs the same label. New to selling from home? Start with our home food business rules guide.
Who's responsible for the label being right?
You are — AllergenKit formats the data you supply into a label layout, but the ingredient facts and final check must come from your recipes, supplier labels and current official guidance. We never guess allergens for you.
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Choosing a reusable label workflow? See our AllergenKit and Planglow comparison, including the pricing and printer questions to check.