Custom Takeaway Bags
Block-bottom carriers with handles, sized for a full order.
Specification & quotePrinted Papers & Bags — Printed Paper Bags
Printed Paper Bags for Food Businesses
A paper bag leaves the premises and travels. It goes down the street, onto a train, into an office — which makes it the most mobile piece of branding a food business owns.
The bags here range from a flat sheet folded around a single pastry to block-bottom carriers holding a full takeaway order.
23 products in this range
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Tell us what you serve and roughly how many you need. We reply with a specification, a minimum quantity and a lead time.
Printed Paper Bags We Print
Custom Food Delivery Bags
Sealed bags sized to stand upright in a rider’s backpack.
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Custom Restaurant Paper Bags
Branded carriers designed around how the bag looks when full.
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Custom Kraft Food Bags
Brown paper bags suited to simple, strong printed designs.
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Custom Grocery Bags
Shopping bags built for a mixed load of tins, jars and produce.
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Custom Bread Bags
Breathable bags that keep a crust crisp, sized to your loaf shapes.
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Custom Pastry Bags
Flat grease-resistant bags for fast bakery counter service.
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Custom Doughnut Bags
Grease-resistant bags with a coated face so glaze does not stick.
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Custom Cookie Bags
Counter and retail bags for cookies, with optional window panels.
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Custom Sandwich Bags
Deli and lunch counter bags with space for a filling label.
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Custom Lunch Bags
Bags sized for a complete packed meal, for schools and events.
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Custom Chip Bags
Grease-resistant bags with an open top so chips vent.
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Custom Popcorn Bags
Large-print bags for dry popcorn, with no lining needed.
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Custom Snack Bags
Small bags for single portions of dry or lightly dressed snacks.
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Custom Sweet Bags
Pick-and-mix and sweet shop bags, including translucent options.
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Custom Halloween Treat Bags
Seasonal sweet bags for a fixed date and a short selling window.
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Custom Coffee Bags
Retail bags for beans and grounds, with valve and reseal options.
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Custom Tea Packaging Bags
Retail bags for loose leaf tea, protecting aroma and dry leaf.
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Custom Spice Bags
Small resealable bags with a barrier for herbs and ground spices.
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Custom Flour Bags
Bags built for weight and for powder that escapes any weak seam.
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Custom Meat Packaging Bags
Barrier bags for butchers packing to sell rather than wrapping to order.
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Custom Cheese Packaging Bags
Retail bags balancing breathability against moisture loss.
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Custom Jerky Bags
Barrier bags with reseal for dried meat sold at ambient temperature.
Specification & quoteFlat Bags Against Block-Bottom Bags
| Flat bag | Block-bottom bag | |
|---|---|---|
| Filling | One-handed for a single item | Stands open, so staff can load with both hands |
| Contents | A pastry, a sandwich, a single portion | A multi-item order, containers, drinks |
| Storage | Very compact | Bulkier, though still shipped flat |
| Print area | One clean face, seen when carried | Front, sides and gusset all visible |
| Cost per unit | Lower | Higher, with more material and construction |
Bakeries usually need both — flat for counter sales, block-bottom for the order someone collects on the way home.
Points That Decide Whether a Bag Works
- Handle type, and whether the bag carries weight or is simply held.
- Grease resistance where hot food goes straight in without a container.
- Bottom construction, which is what fails when a bag is overloaded.
- Whether the bag has to stand up unaided while it is packed.
- How the print sits when the bag is full rather than flat on a desk.
Test a sample with your heaviest normal order before committing to a quantity.
Printed Paper Bags: Common Questions
Do paper bags need handles?
Only if the customer carries them any distance or the contents are heavy. A pastry bag with handles adds cost for no benefit, while a full takeaway order without them is genuinely awkward to carry.
Can hot food go straight into a paper bag?
It can with a grease-resistant grade, but steam is still an issue and anything crisp will soften. Chips in particular do better in an open container inside the bag than loose in it.
Flat or block-bottom?
Flat suits a single item and one-handed filling; block-bottom stands open and carries a multi-item order.
How do we choose a size?
Size to the biggest box you use. A bag that fits four orders out of five is still the wrong bag.
Can we print in one colour?
Yes, and one confident colour on kraft tends to look better than several fighting the brown base.
How are bags delivered?
Flat in cases on national carriers. Even block-bottom bags ship flat, so storage is modest relative to formed packaging.
Can we order several bag sizes together?
Yes, and it shares the setup cost between them rather than repeating it on separate jobs.
Where should the print go?
The front face and the gusset, both visible as the bag is carried. The base and back rarely earn the ink.
Do bags need a grease-resistant grade?
Only where hot food goes in without a container. Where everything is boxed first, plain paper is adequate and noticeably cheaper.
How do we stop the base giving way?
Choose a block bottom for anything heavier than a single item, and load a sample with your worst-case order before committing.