Custom Burger Sleeves printed for a UK food business

Food Sleeves

Custom Printed Burger Sleeves

A burger sleeve has one measurement that matters and everybody gets it wrong. It is not the bun size — it is the height and width of the burger once it has been built, sauced and pressed together.

A sleeve cut to a 4in bun will not close around a 4in bun plus a patty, cheese, lettuce and sauce. It ends up either forced on, crushing the build, or ordered again in the right size a month later.

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Cut to your own product, not a stock size
Board, print and finish confirmed in writing
Delivered across the UK on national carriers

Short enquiry

Quote for This Product

Tell us the quantity and any date you are working to. We reply with the board, print and finish, plus the minimum order quantity and lead time.

Design Your Own

Design Your Custom Burger Sleeves

Pick a colour, put your name on it, and see how the idea reads before you ask anyone for a price. It is a sketch rather than a manufacturing proof — the real shape is cut from the product you already serve.

Sleeve colour

Name on the pack

Finish

Show a repeating pattern

A narrow band uses less board than a full wrap and carries the same name. Wrap deeper only where the filling actually runs.

Carry this into the full designer

The full page adds the size, board, print and quantity, then sends the whole specification over in one go. Nothing is committed to at any point.

Grease Is the Specification Decision

Untreated board absorbs fat from a patty within minutes. The base goes translucent, the print dulls, and by the time a delivery order arrives the sleeve looks unpleasant even though the food is fine.

A greaseproof liner or a coated inner face stops that. Which one suits depends on how long the burger sits between the pass and the customer.

The category page sets out how grease resistance is specified across the sleeve range in more detail.

What We Need to Size a Burger Sleeve

Built height	Measured on a finished burger as it leaves the pass
Built width	At the widest point, including anything overhanging
Coverage	Half-height for presentation, full for protection
Board	Greaseproof-lined or coated inner face
Print	Outside; inside available where the wrap is deep
Service mix	What share of orders are delivered rather than eaten in

A photograph of a finished burger next to a ruler answers most of these at once.

Half-Height Against Full Wrap

	Half-height sleeve	Full wrap
Food visible	Yes — the build is the selling point	Mostly hidden
Photographs	Very well	Less so
Holds the burger together	Partly	Considerably better
Delivery	Struggles once the bag moves	Handles transit
Board used	Less	More

Sites doing both eat-in and delivery often run half-height for the counter and a full wrap for couriers.

Ordering, Artwork and Delivery

Getting a Quote

Measure the made-up item as it leaves your pass, at its widest point. We reply with a written specification, the minimum order quantity and the lead time for your job.

Artwork

We send a flat die line so artwork is built on the right shape. Full file requirements are set out in our artwork guidelines.

Turnaround

Lead times depend on the print method, run length and press schedule, so we confirm yours on the quote rather than publishing a single figure.

Delivery in the UK

Orders are dispatched on national carriers to any UK address. Seedelivery information for how dates are given.

Custom Burger Sleeves: Common Questions

Should I size the sleeve to the bun or the finished burger?

The finished burger, measured at the pass. A bun measurement produces a sleeve that is one to two centimetres too small once the build is in, which is the single most common reason a first order gets replaced.

Will a sleeve keep a burger warm?

A little, by cutting draughts, but it is not insulation. If heat retention is the problem, the answer is a lidded container rather than a heavier sleeve.

Can one sleeve cover a single and a double?

Only by sizing for the double, which then looks slack on the single and photographs badly. Most sites end up running two heights from one artwork file.

How do we measure a burger for a sleeve?

Build one exactly as it leaves your pass, then measure its height and its width at the widest point. A photograph beside a ruler answers more than a written description.

Do sleeves work for smash burgers?

Yes, and they suit them well, because a smash patty spreads wider than the bun. Measure the finished item rather than the bun, or the sleeve will be short.

Will a sleeve keep the burger warm?

Barely. It cuts draughts and stops the base cooling against a cold surface, but board does not insulate. A lidded container is the answer if heat retention is the issue.

Can the sleeve carry a burger name?

Yes, and on a multi-burger menu it saves staff opening wrappers to check. On digital printing several names in one run is straightforward.

What board stops grease showing through?

A greaseproof liner or a coated inner face. Board weight alone only delays it, and on a delivery order the delay is shorter than the journey.

Do sleeves suit delivery orders?

A full wrap does. A half-height sleeve looks better on a counter and struggles once a courier bag moves, so sites doing both often run two depths.

Can we print inside the sleeve?

On a deep wrap the inner face shows every time the customer looks down. It adds a press pass, so it is worth deciding before the quote rather than after.

Prefer to Talk It Through?

Sizing questions are usually quicker on the phone, especially if you have the product in front of you.

+44 7458 651107 info@conesleeves.co.uk