How to Print Professional Delivery Labels for Tiffin Packaging — Complete Guide

Operations · 4 min read · 2026-01-18

A professional delivery label on every tiffin does three things: it prevents wrong deliveries, speeds up your driver's route, and makes your business look established and trustworthy.

Yet most tiffin services still use handwritten labels or markers on tape. Let's fix that.

What to Include on Every Label

A good tiffin label should have:

• Your business name — Branding matters, even on a sticker
• Customer name — Large and bold, so drivers can read it quickly
• Delivery address — Building name, apartment number, area
• Meal type — Veg, Non-Veg, or Jain (avoid mix-ups)
• Meal — Breakfast, Lunch, or Dinner
• Roti quantity — Different customers want different amounts
• Rice included — Yes/No
• Date — Today's date, so old tiffins aren't confused
• Special notes — Allergies, extra spice, no onion, etc.

Choosing the Right Label Size

Different packaging needs different labels:

TiffinHub supports 10 different label sizes — choose the one that fits your packaging perfectly.

Printing Options

Option 1: Regular Printer + Sticker Paper

• Buy A4 sticker/label sheets from any stationery store
• Print from TiffinHub, cut and stick
• Cost: ~$0.03-0.05 per label
• Best for: Services with under 50 daily deliveries

Option 2: Thermal Label Printer

• Dedicated label printers (Brother QL, Dymo, Zebra)
• No ink needed — uses heat-sensitive paper
• Cost: $50-130 for the printer, $0.01-0.02 per label
• Best for: 50+ daily deliveries

Option 3: POS Receipt Printer

• Many tiffin services already have these
• Print labels on receipt paper, tape to packaging
• Cost: Minimal if you already have the printer

Bulk Printing with TiffinHub

One of TiffinHub's most popular features is bulk label printing:

• Go to the Delivery Labels page
• Filter by area, meal type, or search for specific customers
• Select your label size
• Click "Print All Labels"
• The system generates one label per meal (combo customers get multiple labels)

For a tiffin service with 80 daily deliveries, this takes under 2 minutes — compared to 30+ minutes of handwriting.

Smart Features

• Combo meal splitting — If a customer has "Lunch + Dinner", two separate labels are printed automatically
• Only active customers — Paused, expired, and unpaid customers are excluded automatically
• Sorted by area — Labels print in delivery route order
• Date auto-filled — Today's date is printed on every label

Individual Label Printing

Need to print just one label? TiffinHub also supports single-customer label printing:

• Open a customer's profile
• Click "Print Label"
• Choose your size and print
• The system also marks the order as "Out for Delivery"

Thermal Printer Setup Tips

If you're using a thermal printer:

• Set your page size to match the label size in TiffinHub
• Use the browser's print dialog to select your thermal printer
• Disable headers/footers in print settings
• Set margins to 0 for edge-to-edge printing
• Test with one label before printing the full batch

The Professional Touch

Small details matter for customer perception:

• Consistent labels = "This is a real business"
• Handwritten scribbles = "This is someone cooking at home"

Even if you ARE cooking at home, professional labels project confidence and quality. Customers trust businesses that look organized.

Cost Comparison

For 80 daily deliveries (2,400 labels/month):

The time savings alone make it worth it. At even $10/hour for your time, handwriting labels costs you $225/month in labor.

Start Printing Professional Labels — Bulk printing included in every TiffinHub plan.