Market Stall Food Labelling · UK

Food labelling software for market stall sellers

FoodCore generates Natasha's Law compliant labels for your market stall products — print at home before market day. Full ingredients list, allergens in bold, ready to attach. From £55/mo.

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Market stall food sellers are often surprised to learn that Natasha's Law applies to them. If you sell pre-packed food at a farmers market, craft market, or food market — food that is packed before the customer picks it up — you are legally required to label every product with a full ingredients list and all 14 major allergens highlighted in bold. This applies whether you're selling cakes, jams, chutneys, pies, or any other pre-packed food product.

The practical challenge for market stall sellers is that labelling needs to happen before market day. You're packing products the evening before, or early on the morning of the market. The last thing you want is to be reformatting a Word document at 6am because you changed a recipe. Most market sellers end up with a folder of label templates that gradually drift out of date as recipes evolve.

FoodCore solves this by generating labels directly from your recipe data. Build your recipes in FoodCore, and labels are generated automatically — full ingredients list in legal order, allergens highlighted in bold. Change a recipe and the label updates automatically. On market day eve, you open FoodCore, print your labels, and pack your products. No reformatting, no manual allergen checking, no risk of selling a product with an outdated label.

FoodCore also handles recipe costing, so you know exactly what each product costs to make and can price your stall competitively. Shopping lists help you plan your ingredient orders before each market. And allergen information is always accurate and up to date — essential when customers at your stall ask about allergens.

What FoodCore does for market stall sellers

Labels, costs, and shopping lists — ready before market day.

Generate labels from recipes

FoodCore generates compliant PPDS labels directly from your recipes — full ingredients list in descending order by weight, all 14 allergens highlighted in bold. Print at home before market day.

Recipe costing

FoodCore calculates the cost per portion of every recipe based on your ingredient prices. Know exactly what each product costs to make and price your stall accordingly.

Shopping lists for market day

FoodCore generates a shopping list from your planned production — aggregated by supplier, with quantities calculated from your recipes. Know exactly what to buy before you start baking.

Allergen information on demand

When a customer at your stall asks about allergens, you have accurate, up-to-date information immediately. FoodCore tracks all 14 allergens across your entire product range.

Labels update when recipes change

Change an ingredient and the label updates automatically. You're never at risk of selling a product with a label that no longer matches what's in it.

Works on any device

FoodCore is a web application that works on any device — desktop, tablet, or mobile. Print labels from your laptop at home before market day.

Who is this for?

FoodCore is built for small UK food businesses — not enterprise kitchens with IT teams.

Farmers market sellers

Selling homemade food at a farmers market means your products need compliant labels. FoodCore generates them from your recipes — print the night before.

Craft market food sellers

Craft markets increasingly attract food sellers. If you sell pre-packed food, Natasha's Law applies. FoodCore makes compliance straightforward.

Regular market traders

If you trade at multiple markets each week, FoodCore's shopping list feature helps you plan ingredient orders efficiently across your full production schedule.

Occasional market sellers

Even if you only sell at a few markets a year, Natasha's Law still applies. FoodCore's 7-day free trial lets you set up your recipes and labels before your first market.

FoodCore vs Manual methods

Why small food businesses switch from manual methods to FoodCore.

Feature Manual methods FoodCore
Label generation ✗ Word/Canva template, manual allergen bolding ✓ Generated from recipe, allergens auto-detected
Updates when recipe changes ✗ Find file, edit, reformat, reprint ✓ Label updates automatically
Allergen accuracy ✗ Depends on manual checking ✓ Automatic from ingredient data
Recipe costing ✗ Manual calculation ✓ Automatic, updates with prices
Shopping lists ✗ Manual calculation ✓ Auto-generated from production plan
Time to prepare labels for market day ✗ 1–2 hours ✓ 15–20 minutes

Common questions

Do I need labels if I sell at a farmers market?

Yes, if you sell pre-packed for direct sale (PPDS) food — food that is packed before the customer picks it up. Natasha's Law requires a full ingredients list with allergens highlighted in bold on every PPDS product. This applies to market stall sellers.

What if I change a recipe between markets?

In FoodCore, change the recipe and the label updates automatically. Print new labels before your next market. You're never at risk of selling a product with an outdated label.

Can I print labels at home before the market?

Yes. FoodCore generates print-ready labels formatted for standard label paper. Print from your laptop or desktop at home — no specialist equipment required.

Is FoodCore worth it for a small market stall?

If you sell pre-packed food at markets, you need compliant labels regardless of the size of your operation. FoodCore at £55/month also gives you recipe costing, shopping lists, and allergen management — tools that help you run your stall more efficiently and profitably. There's a 7-day free trial so you can try it before committing.

What if a customer asks about allergens at my stall?

FoodCore tracks all 14 major allergens across your entire product range. You can check allergen information for any product instantly — useful when customers ask at your stall. The allergen summary shows which allergens are present and which ingredients they come from.

Related features & guides

Food labelling software →Natasha's Law software →Home bakery software →Food label maker →UK labelling requirements guide →

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