Custom printed greaseproof sheets are flat, grease-holding food papers cut to a set size in millimetres and printed with your own mark. They fold around a sandwich, roll round a baguette or sit under a pasty without butter staining through.
From £0.25 a sheet. Written quote in one working day and a free design proof; the exact number depends on size, ink count and quantity.
From £0.25 a sheet. Exact price on the written quote.
| Base sheet | Unbleached kraft or bleached white greaseproof |
|---|---|
| Typical weight | About 35–45 gsm; heavier grades on request |
| Grease hold | Standard; high hold-out grade for very oily fillings |
| Heat | Dry heat to about 200°C (typical); fine under a hot cabinet |
| 1–4 food-safe colours, Pantone solid-coated matches | |
| Packing | Flat sheets, wrapped in 500s, cartons of 1,000 |
A custom printed greaseproof sheet is a dense, tightly beaten paper, kraft or white, printed with your logo in soy or water-based ink. It keeps butter, oil and dressing on the inside of a wrap. You pick the size, the weight, the stock and the colour count, and a proof lands in your inbox before anything runs.
| Format | Typical size | Typical use |
|---|---|---|
| Sheet | 250 × 375 mm | Chip shop and sandwich wrap |
| Sheet | 300 × 300 mm | Burger and pastry wrap |
| Sheet | 350 × 450 mm | Sub roll and tray liner |
| Sheet | 450 × 700 mm | Full-size tray liner |
The four sizes above are the usual picks; any other size is a custom cut, so ask on the quote. Full sheet and roll size chart.
Pick one of this paper's photos, drop your logo on it and send the mock along with your quote request.
Upload a logo and it appears on this sheet
Sandwich shops are the biggest buyers of these sheets, and it is easy to see why. A cheese and pickle on granary gets folded into a pocket, the logo faces out, and the paper goes in the bag.
The first photo shows a kraft sheet with a dark one-colour monogram repeated across it. The baguette rolls up inside, the last turn tucks under, and nothing needs taping.
Bakeries use the same sheet under a sausage roll on the counter. Delis lay one on the scales before the ham goes on. Cafés slide a slice of cake onto a sheet before it goes in a box.
The second photo is the white version, folded into a simple pocket around half a sandwich. That fold is the one most UK counters use all day.
Greaseproof paper holds grease because the fibre is beaten until it is almost glassy. Fat sits on the surface rather than wicking through, so a buttered bap leaves no shadow on the outside.
Steam behaves differently. A warm panini wrapped tight will give off vapour, and the sheet lets it out slowly. The bread stays firmer than it would sealed in foil.
A crease holds once pressed. That matters on a baguette, where the paper rolls three times and the last turn has to stay put on its own.
Dry heat is fine. Typical grades take about 200°C in an oven, so a sheet under a pasty in a hot cabinet is no problem. Keep it off the griddle edge.
Measure the thing you wrap, then allow enough paper to fold twice. For a sandwich half, that works out at roughly three times the width of the bread.
| Typical size | What it wraps or lines |
|---|---|
| 250 × 375 mm | Sandwich halves, croissants, scale sheets for cheese and sliced meat |
| 300 × 300 mm (12 in square) | Full rounds, bagels, wraps folded into a pocket |
| 350 × 450 mm | Baguettes, filled rolls, lining a slate or board |
| 450 × 700 mm | Large loaves, cake boxes, platters for buffets |
Those four are the usual picks from the catalogue. Anything else is a custom cut, and a sheet cut to your tray saves someone trimming with scissors every morning. Check the sheet and roll size chart before you measure.
Buyers mix these two up all the time. Baking parchment has a silicone coat, so it releases a sponge from a tin and survives the oven for an hour.
Greaseproof has no coating. It holds fat, folds crisply and prints beautifully, which is why it wins on the counter. It is the wrong choice for lining a cake tin.
If your sheet never sees an oven, greaseproof is the cheaper and better-looking paper. Our guide to greaseproof paper against wax paper covers the third option as well.
Kraft greaseproof is unbleached and brown. It hides a faint grease mark better than white and suits a bakery or deli that wants a rustic feel. White greaseproof gives a cleaner surface for a second or third colour.
Weight is really about stiffness. A light sheet drapes round a croissant but tears on a busy counter. A heavier sheet stands up as a liner and folds with a sharp edge.
Torn between two weights? Go heavier for anything that leaves the shop in a bag. The guide to choosing a greaseproof paper weight explains the trade-offs.
One colour on kraft is the safest print going. Black, deep brown or a dark red sits on the brown fibre and reads from the other side of the shop. The sample in the first photo is exactly that: one ink, one mark, repeated.
Two colours on kraft look muddy unless one is very dark. Save pastels and pale tints for white stock, where they print clean.
Three and four colour work prints well on white greaseproof, and we match solids to Pantone solid-coated swatches. Expect a small shift on kraft, because the brown base tints every ink laid over it.
Every ink is soy or water-based and dries matte. It will not rub off onto a warm roll. There is more detail in the guide to printing on greaseproof paper.
A repeat tiles your logo across the whole sheet at a fixed spacing. However the sheet gets folded, some part of the mark shows. That is why repeats are the usual choice for wraps that get rolled or bunched.
A single logo suits a sheet that lies flat: a scale sheet, a board liner, a cake base. Place it off-centre and it stays visible once the food is on.
Send artwork as a vector file with text converted to outlines. Keep lines above 0.5 mm, drop any gradient, and leave 10 mm clear at every edge where the cut can wander. You can sketch a layout in Design Your Greaseproof Paper and attach it to the quote.
Sheets arrive flat in wrapped stacks of 500, two to a carton. Keep a stack beside the prep board, interleaved with nothing, and pull from the top.
A tabletop dispenser box with a slot in the lid stops staff fanning the whole stack with wet hands. Most 300 × 300 mm sheets fit a standard deli dispenser without trimming.
Store the cartons somewhere dry. Greaseproof picks up moisture from the air and goes limp if it sits in a damp back room for a month.
The common mistake is ordering too small. A 250 mm sheet looks fine round a thin sandwich and leaves a doorstep wedge half exposed. Wrap one in plain paper first and measure what you used.
The next is a pale logo on kraft. A soft sage green that looks lovely on screen vanishes into brown paper. Pick a darker tint or move to white stock.
Thin text is the third. Anything under about 6 point fills in on uncoated paper. Thicken it or drop the strapline.
Last, people forget the fold. If your logo sits dead centre and the sheet folds in quarters, the mark lands on the crease. A repeat solves this without any thought.
Start with a quote for printed greaseproof sheets and mention if you need samples; we add them to the quote.
The questions UK buyers ask before a first order. Type a word to filter the cards, or open one for the full answer.
Yes. Typical grades take dry heat to about 200°C, so a heated display or warming shelf is fine.
Yes. Typical grades take dry heat to about 200°C, so a heated display or warming shelf is fine. Keep sheets away from an open flame and the edge of a flat griddle.
It will, provided the ink is dark. Black, deep brown and dark red read well on kraft, while pale tints sink into the brown fibre and look washed out.
The minimum is 1,000 sheets of one size and one design. Most sandwich shops get through that in a few weeks, and the quote shows the price per sheet at each quantity.
250 × 375 mm is the usual pick for a half on standard bread.
250 × 375 mm is the usual pick for a half on standard bread. If you sell doorstep slices or filled ciabatta, step up to 300 × 300 mm so the fold closes properly.
They do. The paper is beaten dense enough that fat stays on the inside face, so a buttered roll leaves no shadow on the outer bag or box.
Not for baking. Greaseproof has no silicone release layer, so a sponge will stick.
Not for baking. Greaseproof has no silicone release layer, so a sponge will stick. Use baking parchment in the tin and greaseproof under the cake once it is out.
Allow one working day for the quote, a day or two for proofing, then 4–6 working days in production.
Allow one working day for the quote, a day or two for proofing, then 4–6 working days in production. Our delivery page for UK mainland orders explains the final 2–3 days.
No. The inks are soy or water-based and dry fully into the fibre before packing, so a warm sausage roll or toasted sandwich picks up nothing.
A repeat, in almost every case. Sandwich paper gets folded and turned, and a repeat keeps part of the mark visible from every angle.
Yes. Any size outside the four typical cuts is a custom cut; send the inside measurement of the tray in mm and we quote it.
Close relatives. Chip shop paper is usually a heavier, plainer greaseproof sold in bulk; our printed sheets are cut smaller and carry your logo, but they hold grease the same way.
A vector PDF, AI or EPS with text outlined is ideal. A high-resolution PNG works for a simple one-colour mark, and we flag anything that will fill in before the proof.
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