Epson will exhibit a range of commercial label and receipt printers for food service, hospitality and retail businesses at Food & Hospitality Queensland 2026, held at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre from 12 to 13 October. The company will be on Stand D36, showing devices aimed at operational problems such as mislabeled products, slow receipt printing and unreadable takeaway labels.
According to the company, hospitality businesses depend on throughput, compliance and presentation, all of which rely on printing that works on time, every time. A mislabeled prep container can create a food safety problem, a slow receipt printer can create a queue, and an unreadable takeaway label can mean a remake. Epson said its presence at the show is intended to reduce these points of failure while adding a marketing capability that most venues have not had in house.
Color labels for product presentation and tracking
The ColorWorks CW-C4010 and CW-C6510 are the main products on the stand and represent the shift from black and white thermal labels to full color, on-demand printing, the company said.
The CW-C4010 is a compact color label printer designed for mid-volume work without requiring significant bench space. For a cafe, bakery or catering operation, it makes label production a one-step process. Branded labels, use-by and date-coded packaging, allergen information, product identification and retail-ready goods can be printed on demand rather than ordered in bulk from an external supplier.
The CW-C6510 extends this capability to higher-volume and wider-format work. It is intended for operations that need larger runs, such as a food manufacturer supplying the hospitality trade, a central production kitchen supporting multiple venues, or a business whose labeling needs have outgrown its current equipment.
According to Epson, bulk label runs involve committed stock, minimum order quantities and a lead time that does not respond to a menu change. On-demand color printing, by contrast, allows a limited-time offer, a seasonal product or a new compliance requirement to be live the same day. For venues selling packaged goods, the company said, a professionally printed color label can also raise perceived quality in a way a plain thermal sticker cannot.
Mobile receipt and liner-free label printing
Epson describes the TM-m30III as a next-generation mobile point-of-sale receipt printer. Ordering now takes place at the table, at a food truck window, at a pop-up bar and across festival sites, so the printer needs to be where the transaction happens rather than behind a fixed counter. The company said the TM-m30III supports this with a compact footprint and flexible connectivity, and delivers speed and reliable print quality during peak service. Fewer jams, dropouts and interruptions at the point of sale directly affect queue times and staff stress during the busiest hours of the week, it added.
The TM-L100 is a liner-free label printer built to produce adhesive labels for order tracking, bag tags, cup labels and takeaway order identification. As there is no backing paper to peel, strip or dispose of, liner-free printing reduces consumable waste and speeds up the application of each label in a busy kitchen. This matters at venues where order accuracy and speed of service determine repeat business, according to the company.
At the stand, attendees can print real labels, compare color and thermal output, assess receipt printer performance, and discuss consumable costs, POS integration, food compliance and production volumes with Epson experts. The company noted that Queensland food and hospitality businesses are facing rising wages, volatile supply costs and labor shortages, and said technology that reduces waste, lowers outsourced printing costs, speeds service and enables in-house production of branded packaging is becoming an operational necessity.
