Pack copy & artwork, without the chaos
Ziggy is built for teams to do one process well: calculate, collate, check & approve copy and artwork for printed food packaging
— across multiple countries, all in one place.
No monthly fees. No per-seat fees. Just fair, usage-based task pricing,
and your first 10 projects are free.
Built for this, not everything
Whether you're part of the food industry as a retailer, brand owner, manufacturer, distributor, designer, printer, or compliance agency, Ziggy helps you manage complex workflows in one collaborative platform.
It's flexible but built specifically for a repeatable process used by food businesses across the world. We're constantly improving it based on feedback from the multiple teams already using it — we're keen to hear your thoughts.
Key benefits
- Multi-country compliance checking in one workflow
- Compliance data calculator: reusable ingredients and recipes, with calculated data flowing into pack copy collation
- No monthly or per-seat fees — pay only for tasks completed
- Invite people from other businesses easily; they get their own login
- Flexible roles and real-time collaboration
Perfect for
- Retailers
- Brand owners and manufacturers
- International distributors
- Design agencies and freelancers
- Printers
- Compliance agencies
How it flows
Copy, then artwork, then print proof — with clear steps and repeat-until-approved loops so nothing slips through.
Open any step below to read what it does (same detail as in the app).
Copy workflow
Collate Copy
Collate all pack copy in one place: across marketing, compliance, and operations. This is where you bring together everything that will appear on the pack before it's checked and approved.
Check Copy
A checker reviews the collated copy for accuracy, compliance, and consistency. They can mark the copy as accepted or add a request for changes.
Edit Feedback
Once the checker(s) have given feedback on the copy, this step can be used to add detail, clarify comments, or hide instructions that are not applicable/appropriate.
Assess Feedback
An optional extra step to assess the feedback and decide what to do next: send the copy to be updated to address it, or clarify with the checker. This keeps the loop moving toward approval.
Update Copy
Updates are made to the pack copy based on the edited/assessed feedback from the checking team. The updated copy then goes back through Check Copy so nothing slips through.
Repeat till Approved
The check → edit → assess → update cycle repeats until everyone is happy. Ziggy keeps the steps clear so you know exactly where you are in the loop.
Stage Copy
Once copy is approved, it’s staged — to hold the project and make double sure the copy is correct before it moves into the Artwork phase.
Artwork workflow
View Copy
The designer views the approved pack copy for each artwork item and uses it to create the version 1 artwork files. This ensures artwork is built against the correct, signed-off text, image and icons.
Upload Artwork
Upload artwork files, i.e. attach the files that will be checked against the approved copy and any design specs.
Confirm Artwork
Confirm that the uploaded artwork is the correct version and reflects the signed off copy (if applicable). This step ensures the right files are in the system before checking begins.
Check Artwork
A checker reviews the artwork against the approved copy, or against rules and regulations if starting from uploading artwork. There can be multiple checkers for each piece of artwork. And a different check task will be set up for each country within the market.
Approve Review
This is a chance for a lead checker to oversee the checking team doing the artwork reviews. Gives an opportunity to cross check the instructions provided by the checkers and to ensure consistency. They may also do extra checks on composition or claims on the artwork and could add supplementary comments or assumptions.
Edit Feedback
This task is useful so the Coordinator can see feedback coming from all checkers/approver, and possibly from multiple countries. They may have more knowledge of the project so may edit checker instruction, add notes, attach extra screenshots, or mark items as hidden if they should not proceed to the designer.
Assess Feedback
This optional task is in place if there is a person directing projects to the actual designers (Artwork Creators), e.g. an Account Manager at a design agency. They may want to clarify instructions further so that they are completely understandable by the designer. This could include translating text if required, or simply adding extra notes.
View Feedback
This is where the Artwork Creators view the instructions on what needs to change on the artwork. It only reaches them after the previous checking, editing, and assessing steps, so it should be in good order for them to understand what is required.
Upload Adjusted Artwork
Upload revised artwork after making changes and ticking off in app, as each edit is made. Can also add notes about changes made. This task is accessed directly from the page where they viewed the feedback.
Repeat till Approved
The artwork check → edit → assess → view → upload cycle repeats until the artwork is approved. Ziggy tracks the loop so you know when you’re done.
Stage Artwork
Once artwork items are approved, they are staged. This is a chance for a breather before requesting the artwork be signed off. It may also be a time to let related artwork items for the same project catch up so they can be signed off as a group.
Sign Off Artwork
Final sign-off that the artwork is approved. This is the last step before the project moves on to preparing for print proofing.
Print proof workflow
Stage Print Proof
This phase or task allows the Project Manager to decide whether to have print-ready files flow through Ziggy, to upload print proofs for checking, or to skip print proof checking for this artwork item.
Provide Print-ready
The Artwork Creator sends a link to the print-ready files (plus optional low-res PDFs for easier ID) so the print team can prep for printing of the packaging.
Download Print-ready
Printing service provider accesses the link to download the print-ready files to use for printing.
Upload Print Proof
Upload the print proofs — the digital file proofs (usually as PDF) that show how the artwork will look when printed as packaging.
Confirm Print Proof
An optional step where someone at the printing business confirms that the uploaded print proofs are correct and match the version they were provided. This avoids confusion between different proof versions.
Check Print Proof
A checker compares the print proof against the content of the approved artwork. They may also be looking for other technical details such as perforations or sizing. They can agree the proof is correct or send it back with comments on issues identified.
Edit Feedback
When there’s feedback on the print proof, someone associated with the project-owning business may find it useful to edit the checker feedback: add notes, highlight areas, or mark items as resolved.
View Feedback
On the rare occasion that print proofs are rejected this is the step where the Print Proof Creator can see the aspects they need to fix.
Upload Adjusted Print Proof
If changes are needed, upload an adjusted or new print proof. It then goes back through confirm and check until approved.
Repeat till Approved
The print proof check → feedback → edit → fix → upload cycle repeats until the print proof is approved and ready for sign-off. Hopefully not too many cycles!
Sign Off Print Proof
Final sign-off that the print proof is approved. If Epson proofing is enabled, the workflow continues to the Epson proof phase.
Check Epson Proof
The Artwork Creator compares the physical Epson proof against the approved artwork, rating Content, Colours, and Dieline checkpoints. If issues are found, they can reject and come back later.
Sign Off Epson Proof
Final sign-off by the Project Manager that the physical Epson proof matches expectations. This completes the workflow.
Compliance calculator — from ingredients to pack-ready copy
Ziggy includes a built-in compliance data calculator so you maintain formulation and declaration logic in one place, then reuse it across products and markets. It is meant for real recipes and real labels: moisture loss, reconstitution, percentage declarations, and multi-country nuance — without forcing everyone into a single rigid format.
Reusable ingredients
Build a library of ingredient listings you can use again and again. Record each as simple, compound, or additive; capture allergen declarations, warning and advisory statements, and comprehensive nutrition information — one source of truth for everything downstream.
Recipes that behave like products
Formulate from those ingredients with support for moisture loss and reconstitution, and mark which ingredients need % labelling. When a recipe changes, the calculated data updates with it — but you can also override ingredient declarations at the recipe level if preferred.
Linked to projects & pack copy
Connect recipes to projects to set pack sizes and serving sizes. Calculated compliance data can flow through to pack copy collation, so your checkers and approvers are working from the same numbers you intend for the label — before anything is handed to the artwork designer.
Flexible rules & classifications
How declarations are calculated, worded, and formatted is not one-size-fits-all. Behaviour can be altered by country or to reflect customer policies, with room to align to legislative classifications where that matters — so one workflow still respects varying regulatory and brand rules.
Simple, honest pricing
Ziggy charges by the task completed within a project — not by user and not by the month. You only pay for the work that gets done. That makes it predictable and fair for teams of any size.
- Usage-based: Each task type has a set price; you're billed for completed tasks.
- No monthly fees. No per-seat fees.
- First 10 projects free when you sign up — so you can try it with real work.
After signup, full task pricing is in the app and you can use our calculator to estimate costs whenever you like.
What do you get for your Ziggy fee?
Your fee gives you full access to Ziggy for unlimited users and unlimited countries. Create and process projects at your own pace—there's no minimum or maximum; you're in control.
Completed projects stay available to you for three years with no extra charges. You can download your data at any time, so nothing is locked in.
We keep improving the app and we actively use your feedback to shape it. If you need functionality that isn't there yet, we want to hear from you.
Payment & invoicing
We invoice at the end of any month where you have incurred fees. Payment is due by the 20th of the month following.
You can pay by credit card or by bank transfer; we offer a discount for bank transfer to offset credit card fees.
We are considering both a fixed fee up front with credits used over time, and pay‑for‑actual‑usage charged afterwards. We have flexibility on how we structure this and will confirm options as we go.
Who gets invoiced?
The business that creates the project is responsible for all fees associated with that project.
However, if you are setting up projects in Ziggy but need to charge back to a supplier (such as a brand owner) we can send an invoice directly to them if that suits your workflow.
Service providers such as regulatory agents, designers, and printers are not charged as they are not the owners of the projects.
Roles that fit how you work
Business Admin, Project Manager, Copy Calculator, Submitter, Checker, Approver, Coordinator, Artwork Creator, and more — each with clear responsibilities. Assign people to one or many roles, and to one or many countries. Invite external agencies and freelancers with a single login; they see only what they need.
One place to see who has done what, and to keep feedback and approvals in sync.
Get started in four steps
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Create your business account
You become the primary admin and can invite others.
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Build your teams — with as many members as you like
Assign roles and countries; include external checkers and agencies.
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Prep for your first project
Set up markets, teams, brands and product groupings.
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Start the workflow
Press go and let Ziggy guide your team through the phases.
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Ziggy a go?
Sign up and get your first 10 projects free.
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