Custom Freezer Paper for Food Businesses and Butcher Shops
Custom freezer paper is an essential tool for butcher shops, meat processors, fishmongers, meal prep services, and food retailers who want to brand their wrapping while protecting product quality in cold and frozen storage. Unlike plain butcher paper, custom printed freezer paper carries your logo, brand colors, and contact information on a substrate designed to withstand moisture, grease, and temperature extremes without tearing or transferring ink to the food surface.
At Teal Packaging, we work with trusted manufacturing partners to produce custom freezer paper rolls and sheets for food businesses of all sizes across the US, Canada, UK, and Australia.
Every order ships free to these regions and includes free design support to get your artwork print-ready.
Our standard turnaround is two weeks from approved artwork, and our minimum order quantity of 50 units makes branded freezer paper practical for growing independent food businesses as well as established multi-location operations.
For additional food packaging formats, explore our custom food boxes range or browse our custom kraft boxes for sustainable dry food packaging options.
Materials and Construction for Freezer Paper
Custom freezer paper is a composite substrate designed specifically for the demands of cold chain and frozen food applications. Understanding the material options helps you select the right product for your use case.
- PE-coated freezer paper (standard): A kraft or white paper base coated on one side with a polyethylene (PE) layer. The PE coating creates a moisture and grease barrier that prevents soaking and protects the paper's structural integrity during freezing and thawing cycles. The uncoated side accepts printed branding and remains writable with markers.
- White base freezer paper (60-90 gsm): A bright white base paper with PE coating, ideal for food businesses that want a clean, clinical aesthetic with full-color branding. Accepts flexographic and digital printing with good color fidelity.
- Natural kraft base freezer paper (60-90 gsm): A brown kraft base paper with PE coating, popular with artisan butchers, farm-to-table meat producers, and farmers market vendors who want an organic, traditional aesthetic consistent with handcrafted product positioning.
- Heavy-duty freezer paper (90-120 gsm): A heavier base weight for wrapping larger cuts of meat, whole fish, or products that will be stored for extended periods. Provides additional puncture resistance and tear strength.
All Teal Packaging freezer paper products use food-safe materials and coatings appropriate for direct food contact applications. Soy-based inks are used in printing where ink contacts the paper surface.
Customization Options
Your custom freezer paper can be printed with a full range of branding and information elements to represent your business professionally at every point of sale and delivery.
- Print method: Flexographic printing for roll formats at high volume, or digital printing for shorter runs with more complex artwork. Full CMYK color printing is available on white base papers. Spot color printing is standard for kraft base.
- Artwork elements: Business name, logo, website, phone number, social media handles, QR codes, patterns, and brand imagery can all be incorporated into the design.
- Roll formats: Available in standard roll widths including 12 inch, 18 inch, 24 inch, and 30 inch. Custom roll widths are available for operations with specific wrapping requirements.
- Sheet formats: Pre-cut sheets in standard sizes are available for operations that prefer sheet dispensing over roll cutting. Custom sheet dimensions are available.
- One-sided or two-sided printing: Most freezer paper applications use single-sided printing on the non-coated side. Two-sided printing is available where the product is displayed with the paper folded.
Common Sizes and Formats
Custom freezer paper is available in a range of roll widths and sheet sizes to suit different wrapping applications. Common formats include:
- 12 inch roll: Standard for wrapping small cuts, individual portions, and fish fillets. Common in deli counter and meal prep service settings.
- 18 inch roll: The most versatile width for general butcher shop use. Accommodates most standard meat cuts including steaks, chops, and roasts.
- 24 inch roll: Suited to large roasts, whole chickens, and wide flat cuts such as brisket and pork belly.
- 30 inch roll: Used for wrapping large primal cuts, whole fish, and bulk portions in processing environments.
- Pre-cut sheets: Available in 12 x 16 inches, 18 x 24 inches, and fully custom dimensions for operations using sheet dispensers or packaging stations.
All roll and sheet dimensions are fully customizable. If your wrapping workflow requires a non-standard size, contact our team with your measurements and we will confirm what can be produced within your required timeline.
Sustainability and Food Safety
Teal Packaging is committed to responsible production for food service and retail customers.
Our custom freezer paper is produced with sustainability and safety as parallel priorities.
- FSC-certified paper base: Our kraft and white paper base stocks are sourced from FSC-certified supply chains, ensuring responsible forest management and traceable chain of custody.
- Soy-based inks: All printed designs use soy-based inks, which are food packaging safe, produce lower VOC emissions during printing, and deliver consistent color quality.
- Food-contact compliant coatings: PE coatings used on our freezer paper substrates meet applicable food contact material standards for use with raw and cooked meat, poultry, and seafood.
- Recyclability notes: PE-coated papers are not recyclable in standard paper streams due to the plastic coating layer. However, some specialist plastic film recycling programs accept them. We can discuss alternative compostable barrier coating options for brands with specific sustainability certification requirements.
How to Order Custom Freezer Paper
Ordering custom printed freezer paper from Teal Packaging is a clear, guided process from initial inquiry through to free delivery.
- Step 1 - Quote: Submit your preferred roll width or sheet size, base paper type, quantity, and print requirements using our online quote form. We return pricing promptly.
- Step 2 - Design: Submit your artwork or work with our free design support team. We produce a digital proof for your approval before production begins.
- Step 3 - Produce: Production begins once artwork is approved. Standard two-week turnaround applies from the approval date.
- Step 4 - Free shipping: Completed orders ship free to the US, Canada, UK, and Australia.
Our 50-unit minimum order is structured around roll quantities and sheet pack quantities appropriate for food business purchasing cycles. Contact our team to discuss volume pricing for weekly or monthly reorder programs. For complementary branded food packaging, also browse our custom retail boxes for packaged food product display options.
