Custom Cheese Paper for Cheesemongers and Delis

Matching the Wrap to the Cheese

Soft cheeses such as brie and camembert style rounds release more moisture and benefit most from a two-layer coated paper that breathes steadily. Blue cheeses need breathing room too, and many cheesemongers wrap them in their own sheet so the mould does not spread to other wedges in a customer's fridge. Hard and aged cheeses like cheddar and parmesan styles are more forgiving and do well in a single waxed sheet. Goat's cheese logs and washed-rind cheeses have their own quirks, and some shops use a slightly heavier coating for them.

In practice, most counters use one main paper for everything and keep a second for blues or very soft cheeses. Two colours of print, or the same design on two papers, help staff grab the right sheet without thinking. Pastries and pies sold at the same counter use greaseproof paper for pastry counters rather than cheese paper.

Sheet Sizes for a Cheese Counter

Cheese paper is usually supplied in flat sheets because they are quicker to use than a roll and keep the counter tidy. Measure the largest wedge you routinely cut and allow enough paper to fold around it with a good overlap. A small sheet suits 100 to 200 g cuts and tasting pieces, a medium sheet handles most everyday wedges, and a large sheet covers whole small rounds and big family cuts.

If you also sell cheese boards, hampers or gift boxes, a pre-cut square sized to the box makes packing faster. Interleaving sheets for sliced cheese are another option for delis that slice to order.

Online cheese clubs posting wedges need a slightly different approach. Each piece is wrapped individually, then packed with ice packs in an insulated box. A sheet that folds snugly with little excess paper keeps the parcel compact and stops loose ends catching on the ice packs. We can suggest sizes once you tell us your typical wedge weights. Cold meats cut beside the cheese are wrapped in deli paper for cold meats, which can share the same artwork.

Printing Your Name on the Paper

A repeat pattern works best on cheese paper, because the sheet is folded and only part of it shows on the finished parcel. A diagonal repeat of your logo, a simple line drawing of a cow, goat or sheep, or a stripe with your shop name are all popular. One or two colours look classic and keep the ink coverage light, which helps the paper fold smoothly. Print goes on the outer layer only, never the coated face that touches the cheese.

Leave space for a price or product sticker if you label wedges. Many shops print a small blank panel within the repeat for that, so the label sits neatly rather than over the logo. Shops that change artwork rarely often add printed labels for the parcel to carry the variety name.

Cheesemongers, Delis and Dairies

Our cheese paper goes to specialist cheesemongers, delis with a cheese counter, farm dairies selling direct from the farm shop, farmers' market traders and online cheese clubs that post wedges in insulated boxes. Restaurants with a cheese trolley use it to store opened cheeses overnight, and caterers use it to wrap pieces for cheese tables at events. Some artisan makers wrap their own small rounds in printed paper before boxing them for retail. Dairies that also bake sell to the same shops as our round baking paper for bakeries.

Work Out Your Most Common Cut First

Cheese paper is sized by the wedge, so weigh and measure the cut you sell most, usually a 200 to 250 g piece, and let that set your main sheet size. A second, larger sheet for whole small cheeses and a smaller one for tasting pieces usually cover the rest of the counter. Decide the construction next: a single coated sheet for hard cheeses that move quickly, two-layer paper for soft and blue cheeses that need to breathe. Artwork is a repeat pattern or a logo scattered across the sheet, so send a vector file and tell us how dense you want the repeat; we show it at full size on a free proof. The quote comes by email within one working day and minimums are modest, which suits a single shop. Sheets are printed 4 to 7 working days after you approve the proof and arrive flat in boxes on free tracked UK mainland delivery. Faulty print reported within 10 days is reprinted or refunded. Papers for the rest of the deli counter are on our other food wrapping papers page.