No More Waiting: How Little B’s Bubble Tea Eliminated Label Lead Times with Epson ColorWorks
Little B’s Bubble Tea brought label printing in-house with the Epson ColorWorks CW-C4000, eliminating 7–10 day label lead times and giving the team the freedom to print same-day labels whenever products change.
Same-day labels for a fast-moving retail beverage brand
Little B’s Bubble Tea is a South African retail brand offering bubble tea kits and products that let consumers make their own bubble tea at home. With a growing customer base, keeping products fresh, current, and well-labelled is non-negotiable.
About Little B’s Bubble Tea
Little B’s Bubble Tea is a South African retail brand offering bubble tea kits and products that let consumers make their own bubble tea at home.
Over five years of operation, the brand has built a growing customer base around quality, convenience, and fun in-home experiences — which means keeping products fresh, current, and well-labelled is non-negotiable.
7 to 10 days for labels — and a factory that could not wait
Before switching to on-demand label printing, every label change meant a phone call to an external printer, a file submission, and then a wait. Seven to ten business days, every time.
Outdated stock, factory delays, and lost momentum
When product information needed updating, Blanche’s team found themselves holding outdated label stock and watching production schedules slip. For a small retail brand moving quickly, dependency on external suppliers was costing money, time, and momentum.
Lead times caused factory delays
“Lead time, making quick changes to labels, wasted labels with outdated info — 7 to 10 days wait for
labels caused delays at the factory.”
— Blanche Neethling, Owner
Epson ColorWorks CW-C4000: affordable, immediate, in-house
Little B’s selected the Epson ColorWorks CW-C4000 — an ideal fit for their scale of operation. It offered print-on-demand capability with a low cost per label, simple operation, and the ability to produce high-quality full-colour labels instantly.
With no setup fees or minimum quantities, the CW-C4000 gave Little B’s the flexibility to print labels exactly when they were needed.
All in one solution
“Print on demand, low cost per unit, easy to use — all in one solution. Affordable.”
— Blanche Neethling, Owner
Same-day labels. Fewer costs. No more wasted stock.
The change was immediate and significant. All label printing now happens in-house, on demand, as it is needed.
Lead times are gone. Outdated stock is a thing of the past. Blanche’s team now has the freedom to update labels the same day a change is needed.
What changed after switching to Epson ColorWorks CW-C4000
A change that should have happened sooner
“Don’t wait until your current printing company can’t keep up with demand. I should have done this three
years ago — it would have saved money, time, and wastage.”
— Blanche Neethling, Owner, Little B’s Bubble Tea
Retail bubble tea kits and products for home use
Little B’s Bubble Tea offers retail bubble tea kits and products for home use.
For more information, contact Blanche Neethling at info@littlebs.co.za or call 066 137 2924.
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