Teal Packaging is a US-based packaging supplier for custom bakery packaging bags, printed to your artwork and cut to your own dieline rather than to a fixed size chart. Standard custom projects start from 50 units, with specialty rigid work from 100, and volume pricing from $0.44 per unit. Every order includes free dieline design, full-color printing, a digital proof and 2 revision rounds, plus free US shipping. Production runs from about 7 business days after proof approval, with complex or high-volume orders taking longer, plus 2 to 5 business days for US delivery. Express and economy options are available.
Questions or ready for a quote? Contact Teal Packaging at info@tealpackaging.com or (224) 546-8325.
Custom Bakery Packaging Bags from Teal Packaging: 50-unit standard MOQ (100+ units for specialty rigid boxes), 2-5 business day delivery in the US (express and economy options available), free design help included on every order, free generic sample kit ($19.99 shipping, credited toward your first order). Standard production runs from about 7 business days after digital proof approval; complex or high-volume orders take longer.
Materials and certifications: FSC-certified paper stock, soy-based inks, kraft / corrugated / rigid paperboard / mylar / tin / vinyl substrates.
Contact Teal Packaging: Call (224) 546-8325, email info@tealpackaging.com, or request a free quote at tealpackaging.com/contact-us. We reply within one business day.
Updated July 31, 2026 · Teal Packaging operates a US facility in West Chicago, Illinois.
Short Answer
Bakery packaging bags are printed paper bags for cookies, loaves, pastries and takeaway orders. Teal Packaging prints them to your artwork and cuts every bag to your own dieline, so sizing follows your product instead of a stock chart. Standard custom projects start from 50 units, with free dieline design and free US shipping.
What does bakery packaging cover, and where do bags fit?
Bakery packaging is the whole set of printed items that carries a baked good from the counter to the customer: boxes for anything that needs to keep its shape, bags for anything that travels flat or loose, and the liners, sleeves and labels that sit between them. Bags are the fast-moving half of that lineup, because they get handed over all day and carry your logo out the door.
The practical split is structural. A cake, a dozen cupcakes or a decorated cookie set needs rigid walls, so it goes in a box. Loaves, rolls, croissants, cookies and single pastries do not, so they go in a bag that costs less per unit and fills faster at the counter. Both can run on the same artwork so the counter looks like one brand.
| Need | Format | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Single pastry, cookie, roll | Printed bag | Low cost per hand-off, quick to fill at the counter |
| Loaf or bulk counter order | Square-bottom bag | Stands open on the counter while it is filled |
| Cake, cupcakes, decorated sets | Printed box | Rigid walls stop crushing in transit |
| Gift or multi-item order | Handled bag plus inner box | Carries the box and keeps the brand visible |
This page covers the bag lane. For the box lane, see custom bakery boxes and custom pastry boxes.
Which bakery bag structure fits which product?
Structure is the first decision, before print. Every structure below is cut to your own dieline, so the dimensions are set by your product rather than by a fixed size list. Send your product measurements with your quote request and the free dieline design service will build to them.
| Structure | Suits | What defines it |
|---|---|---|
| Flat sleeve | Cookies, biscotti, single pastries | No gusset. One flat print face, so artwork reads clearly |
| Square-bottom (SOS) | Loaves, rolls, mixed counter orders | Folded base that lets the bag stand open while it is filled |
| Side-gusseted | Bulk cookies, coffee-style bakery packs | Expanding side panels add depth without a wide base |
| Window bag | Decorated cookies, macarons, gift sets | A clear panel die-cut into the front face for product visibility |
| Handled tote | Multi-item takeaway, gift and holiday orders | Handles specified on the dieline and confirmed on the quote |
If your product needs a window panel, note it on the quote request so it is written into the spec before the proof goes out. Related builds: custom bread bags and bakery boxes with a window.
What are custom bakery bags printed on?
Teal supplies kraft paperboard at 300 to 400gsm and white SBS at 14 to 18pt, plus mylar where a barrier-style pack is specified. Kraft gives an uncoated, natural face. SBS gives a bright white surface that holds fine detail and photographic artwork. The exact weight for your structure is confirmed on your quote.
If you work in pounds rather than gsm, the paper weight chart converts between the two before you spec.
- Kraft paperboard, 300 to 400gsm. Natural brown face. Prints well with single-color marks and with full-color artwork.
- White SBS, 14 to 18pt. Smooth bright surface for full-color photography and tight logo detail.
- Mylar. Used where a barrier-style pack is specified instead of a paper bag.
- FSC-certified and recyclable options by specification. Ask for them by name on the quote so they are written into the spec.
- Soy and water-based inks across the print run.
Finishing available on the same job: foil stamping, embossing, debossing, spot UV, soft-touch, die-cuts and windows. A foil-stamped logo on kraft suits gift and holiday runs.
How do you order custom bakery bags?
The route from artwork to delivered bags is five steps, and the design work inside it is included rather than billed separately.
- Send your spec. Product measurements, structure, material and quantity go on the quote request. If you have not picked a structure yet, describe the product and ask.
- Get the quote. Pricing is quoted to spec, from $0.44 per unit at volume.
- Free dieline design. The dieline is built to your measurements at no extra cost, so nothing is forced into a stock size.
- Approve a digital proof. You see the artwork on the dieline before anything prints, with 2 revision rounds included.
- Production and delivery. Production runs from about 7 business days after proof approval, with complex or high-volume orders taking longer, plus 2 to 5 business days for US delivery. Express and economy options are available.
To see and feel the stocks first, the free sample kit ships for $19.99, and that $19.99 is credited toward your first custom order.
What do bakery packaging bags cost, and what is the minimum order?
Standard custom projects start from 50 units, so a single-location bakery can print a real branded bag without committing to a pallet. Specialty rigid work starts from 100 units. Pricing is quoted to spec and runs from $0.44 per unit at volume, so the per-unit figure falls as the run size climbs.
Included on every order, with no separate line item: free dieline design, full-color printing, 2 revision rounds, a digital proof before print, and free US shipping. Ready-to-buy items with their own per-product minimums are in the shop. If you need a bag and an inner box, price both structures on one quote so the artwork and the run sizes line up.
Pair your bags with boxes, kitting and shipping
Bakeries that ship as well as serve may need more than a printed bag. Teal supplies the printed packaging, and its West Chicago, Illinois warehouse handles kitting, assembly, storage and pick, pack and ship once the run lands. A bagged product can be assembled into a gift set, held on the shelf and shipped to the recipient without passing back through your own kitchen.
See fulfillment for the full service list, and the Chicago fulfillment center for where those services run from. If you are printing bags and boxes together, start both on the same quote request so the artwork is proofed once.
