Custom Fry Bags for Restaurants and Food Service Operators
A great portion of fries deserves packaging that keeps them hot, crispy, and branded right up to the moment they reach the customer. Custom fry bags are a practical, high-impact solution for quick service restaurants, food trucks, concession stands, ghost kitchens, and takeaway-focused food operators. Unlike rigid containers, fry bags are lightweight, stackable, and fast to use in high-volume service environments, while still providing ample surface area for your brand to make an impression.
At Teal Packaging, we produce custom printed fry bags for food businesses of all sizes across the US, Canada, UK, and Australia. Every order ships free to these regions with a standard two-week turnaround from approved artwork. Free design support is included, and our minimum order quantity of 50 units means that even single-location operators can access professionally branded fry bags without warehouse-scale volume commitments. We work with trusted manufacturing partners to ensure every bag is food safe, grease resistant, and print accurate. For related packaging needs, explore our subscription packaging.
For broader food service packaging needs, explore our custom food boxes or browse our custom display boxes for counter and retail food merchandising formats.
Materials for Custom Fry Bags
The materials used in custom fry bags must handle high heat, grease, and the moisture produced by freshly cooked fried food without degrading, soaking through, or affecting the food product inside. Teal Packaging offers food-safe substrates suited to the demands of fries, wedges, onion rings, and similar hot fried foods.
- Grease-resistant coated kraft paper (60-90 gsm): The most common material for fry bags. A natural brown kraft paper with a food-safe grease-resistant coating that prevents oil from soaking through while maintaining the classic takeaway bag aesthetic. Popular with artisan restaurants, burger joints, and food trucks.
- Grease-resistant coated white paper (60-90 gsm): A bright white base paper with grease-resistant treatment. Preferred by food operators who want a clean, modern aesthetic and maximum color impact from full-coverage printed branding.
- Foil-lined paper: A paper-foil laminate that provides excellent heat retention for fries that need to travel further before reaching the customer. The metallic foil layer reflects heat back into the bag, keeping fries warmer for longer during delivery service.
- Biodegradable and compostable kraft bags: PLA-coated or compostable barrier-coated kraft bags are available for food operators in jurisdictions with single-use packaging restrictions or operators with sustainability certification requirements.
All materials are produced with food-safe inks and coatings appropriate for direct food contact use with hot fried food products.
Customization for Fry Bags
Your custom fry bags can be configured to reflect your food brand identity across print, finish, format, and size. Our free design support team handles artwork setup at no additional charge.
- Print: Full CMYK flexographic or digital printing on both kraft and white paper substrates. Single color, two-color, and full multicolor print options are available at different price points.
- Branding elements: Logo, business name, website, social media handles, QR codes linking to your menu or loyalty program, slogans, illustrated characters, and campaign artwork can all be incorporated.
- Bag style: Flat bottom paper bags, pinch bottom open-top bags, side gusset bags, and flat paper pouches are the most common formats for custom fry bags. Each has specific volume and service-speed advantages depending on your operation.
- Ventilation: Micro-perforations or ventilation holes can be added to manage steam and maintain crispness in bags used for high-moisture fried foods such as battered items.
- Grease-window: A small clear or translucent window panel can be added to allow customers to see the product inside the bag before opening.
Common Sizes for Custom Fry Bags
personalized fry bags are produced in sizes matched to your portion servings. Common size reference points include:
- Small fry bag: Approximately 3 x 1.5 x 5.5 inches (width x gusset x height). For single-serve small portions, side orders, and kids meal servings.
- Medium fry bag: Approximately 4.5 x 2 x 7 inches. The standard single-serve size for most quick service portion sizes.
- Large fry bag: Approximately 5.5 x 2.5 x 8.5 inches. For generous single servings, loaded fries, or combo meal portions.
- Extra large or shareable fry bag: Approximately 7 x 3 x 10 inches. For sharable portions, cheese fry servings, or catering and event-scale portions.
- Slim cone bag: Approximately 2.5 x 1.5 x 7 inches tapered. Used for street food, festival, and food truck service formats where a cone-style fry serving is preferred.
All dimensions are fully adjustable. If your service vessels or fryer baskets produce a non-standard portion size, provide your measurements and we will produce the dieline to fit. For additional fast food packaging formats, also explore our custom retail boxes for packaged food retail applications.
Sustainability in Fry Bag Packaging
Single-use food service packaging is a growing area of focus for sustainability regulation and consumer scrutiny. Teal Packaging helps food operators make responsible choices for their custom fry bag programs without compromising food safety or service speed.
- FSC-certified paper: Our kraft and white paper stocks are sourced from FSC-certified supply chains. FSC certification can be printed on your bag to communicate responsible sourcing to consumers.
- Soy-based inks: All printing uses soy-based inks, which are food-contact safe, lower in volatile organic compounds, and deliver vibrant color across high-volume print runs on paper substrates.
- Compostable certified options: PLA-coated compostable fry bags are available for food operators in cities or regions with mandatory composting requirements or those pursuing certified sustainable packaging programs.
- Recyclable paper bags: Standard grease-resistant paper fry bags are recyclable in paper collection streams when not heavily soiled with food residue. We can advise on design choices that maximize recyclability.
How to Order Custom Fry Bags
Teal Packaging makes ordering custom printed fry bags efficient and clear so food operators can move quickly from decision to delivery.
- Step 1 - Quote: Submit your bag size, style, material preference, quantity, and print requirements using our online quote form. We return pricing promptly.
- Step 2 - Design: Submit your restaurant artwork or collaborate with our free design support team to create it. We provide a digital proof for approval before production begins.
- Step 3 - Produce: Production starts from artwork approval. Two-week standard turnaround from the approval date.
- Step 4 - Free shipping: Completed orders ship free to the US, Canada, UK, and Australia.
The 50-unit minimum order is accessible for single-location operators. Volume pricing applies at larger quantities. For operators running multiple sizes, a multi-size quote can be requested to cover your full portion range under one order. Contact our team to discuss ongoing supply arrangements for regular reorder programs.