Custom Chip Bags printed for a UK food business

Printed Paper Bags

Custom Printed Chip Bags

A chip bag has to do two contradictory things: hold hot oily chips, and let steam out so they stay crisp.

An open top handles the second; a grease-resistant paper handles the first.

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 Chip Bags

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

On unbleached board every colour prints warmer than it looks here. Two inks chosen for kraft beat four fighting the brown.

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.

Do Not Close the Top

Folding a chip bag closed traps steam and the chips soften within a couple of minutes. It feels tidier and produces a worse product.

Bags for chips are meant to be handed over open, which is worth telling staff explicitly if they are used to closing everything.

Above a modest portion size, boxes and scoops for larger portions hold their shape better than a bag.

What Separates a Good Chip Bag

Grease-resistant paper — chips carry more oil than almost anything.
A base that lets the bag stand while it is being filled.
Enough height that chips do not fall out when it is carried.
A width that takes a scoop or a basket load without spilling.

Weigh a typical portion and send the figure rather than describing it as regular or large.

Ordering, Artwork and Delivery

Getting a Quote

Measure the item, then add enough on each side to fold and tuck. We reply with a written specification, the minimum order quantity and the lead time for your job.

Artwork

One or two colours reproduce most reliably on an absorbent stock. 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 Chip Bags: Common Questions

Should chip bags be folded closed?

No. Closing the top traps steam and softens the chips within minutes. They are designed to be handed over open, which is the opposite of most bags.

Bag or box for chips?

A bag suits smaller portions and costs less. A box holds its shape better under a large portion and stacks on a tray, which a bag does not.

Will the bag stand while being filled?

With a formed base, yes, and that matters when staff fill one-handed from a fryer basket.

What portion size should we quote for?

Weigh a typical serving. Descriptions like regular and large vary far too much between shops to size from.

Do these need grease resistance?

Yes. Chips carry more free oil than almost anything, and an untreated bag goes translucent within a minute.

Can we print full colour?

Yes, though one or two colours suits the price point of a high-volume item bought by the thousand.

Will chips fall out when carried?

Enough height stops it. A shallow bag with a full portion is where spillage happens.

Do these suit a market pitch?

They suit them well. Nothing else in this range lets a walking customer hold chips at a lower cost per portion.

Can we print a chip shop name and address?

Yes, and one strong colour usually reads better than a detailed design on an absorbent grease-resistant stock.

Do these suit a festival pitch?

They do, and a bag is the cheapest chip packaging that still lets a customer walk while eating.

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