Custom Foodsafe Paper for Professional Food Businesses
Custom foodsafe paper is a fundamental component of any food business that wraps, lines, or presents food products with paper-based materials. The term "foodsafe" refers to paper that has been manufactured, coated, and printed using materials approved for direct or indirect food contact, ensuring that no harmful substances migrate from the packaging into the food product during handling, storage, or service. At Teal Packaging, we supply custom foodsafe paper printed with your brand identity to food businesses across the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, and Australia, with a minimum order of 50 units, free delivery, and complimentary design support included on every order.
The distinction between standard paper and foodsafe paper is not merely regulatory; it is a genuine quality and safety differentiator that your customers increasingly understand and expect. Greasy wrapping paper that bleeds color into a sandwich, tissue paper that transfers fragrance into a pastry, or printed deli sheets that leave ink residues on cheese are all failure modes that custom foodsafe paper eliminates by design. When you serve food wrapped in certified food-contact paper, you communicate care for your customer's wellbeing that builds trust and loyalty far beyond what the paper itself costs.
Materials and Paper Specifications
Our manufacturing partners produce custom foodsafe paper across a range of substrate weights and grades to suit diverse food applications:
- 35-45gsm Greaseproof Paper: Dense, calendered construction inherently resistant to oil and fat migration. No additional coating required. Suitable for wrapping cooked meats, pastries, sandwiches, and cheese. Semi-translucent, with a clean and traditional appearance.
- 50gsm Natural Kraft Foodsafe Paper: Unbleached kraft fiber with food-safe PE or silicone release coating. Warm brown natural aesthetic. Widely used for butcher-style wrapping, burger wrap, artisan bread bags, and farmer's market presentation.
- 60gsm Bleached White Foodsafe Paper: Virgin fiber, bright white surface with food-safe coating. High smoothness for clean print reproduction. Ideal for premium deli wrapping, pastry tissue, and confectionery paper.
- 80gsm Coated Foodsafe Paper: Heavier weight for applications requiring structural support beyond basic wrapping. Used for food-grade tray liners, catering sheet pads, and commercial kitchen flat wrap systems.
FSC-certified fiber is available across all substrate options. Soy-based inks are used for all printed custom foodsafe paper products, maintaining food contact compliance and environmental performance simultaneously.
Customization Options
Branded custom foodsafe paper is a cost-effective, high-frequency brand touchpoint that travels with your food into your customer's environment. Customization options available from Teal Packaging include:
- Logo and repeat pattern printing: Single-color or multi-color flexographic or digital printing of brand logos, illustrated patterns, and typographic designs directly on the paper surface.
- Full-bleed print: Edge-to-edge color coverage for maximum visual impact, popular with bakeries and food brands pursuing a strongly branded wrap aesthetic.
- Custom sheet dimensions: Any standard cut size from small deli squares to large flat wrap sheets. Custom dimensions available on request.
- Roll format: Available for commercial food service operations using dispenser systems or automated wrapping equipment. Specify roll width and core size.
- Natural kraft or white base: Select the base paper color to complement your brand palette. Kraft provides a warm, artisan aesthetic while white provides a clean, clinical feel suited to bakeries and delis with a premium positioning.
- Perforated tear pads: Stacked sheet pads with perforated tear-off for deli and counter service environments where speed of access matters.
Standard Sheet Sizes in Inches
Standard sheet sizes for your packaging commonly used in food businesses include:
- 10 x 10 inches - individual sandwich wrap, burger sheet, or deli portion paper
- 12 x 12 inches - standard bakery lining sheet and pastry wrap square
- 14 x 14 inches - larger deli wrap and medium tray liner size
- 16 x 24 inches - full counter service flat wrap and standard tray liner
- 18 x 24 inches - large butcher wrap and catering service sheet
- Custom sizes available for roll-fed commercial equipment and non-standard food service formats
Standard cut dimensions incur no tooling fee. Roll formats are priced by width and quantity. Custom cut sizes outside standard dimensions are quoted individually based on tooling and production requirements.
Sustainability Commitments
Sustainability starts at the fiber source for your packaging from Teal Packaging. FSC-certified paper stock guarantees that every fiber originates from forests managed under standards that protect biodiversity, worker rights, and ecological function. Soy-based inks are free from petroleum-derived volatile organic compounds and are fully compatible with standard paper recycling systems.
For food businesses targeting waste-reduction or compostable packaging programs, we offer uncoated greaseproof paper and kraft options that meet home and industrial composting standards without requiring specialist collection. Silicone-release coatings used in baking and high-release applications are food-safe and do not significantly impair recyclability in standard paper streams. Bio-based PE coatings derived from sugarcane are available as a renewable alternative to fossil-derived PE moisture barriers for brands with renewable material sourcing commitments.
Pair your made-to-order foodsafe paper with our custom food boxes for a fully integrated and branded food packaging system, or explore our retail boxes for complementary shelf-ready packaging and our display boxes for counter and point-of-sale food presentation.
How to Order
Ordering custom foodsafe paper from Teal Packaging follows a simple and transparent four-step process:
- Step 1 - Quote: Submit your paper grade, sheet size or roll specification, print design brief, and quantity.
Our team responds with a full itemized quote within one business day.
- Step 2 - Design review: Upload existing artwork or engage our free design support team. A digital proof is issued for your approval before any paper goes to print.
- Step 3 - Production: Once artwork is approved and payment confirmed, production begins. Standard lead time is approximately two weeks from the approval date.
- Step 4 - Delivery: Free shipping is included on every Teal order, with delivery details confirmed during quoting. Full tracking details provided on dispatch.
Minimum order starts at 50 units. Volume pricing is available for commercial quantities with significant per-unit cost reductions for high-frequency food service operations. Also explore our custom gift boxes for food gifting packaging and our kraft boxes for complementary natural-aesthetic packaging formats.
