Custom Bread Bags

Paper Choices and How They Feel

Brown kraft paper is the classic bakery choice. It is strong, has a slightly textured surface and gives a warm, honest look that suits sourdough and farm-shop bread, the same paper as our kraft grocery bags. White kraft offers the same strength with a cleaner background, which makes bright brand colours look sharper.

Some bakeries prefer a lightly grease-resistant paper for enriched breads, focaccia and anything brushed with oil, so marks do not show through the print. A food-contact grade paper is available on request for any bag that touches bread directly, and we will confirm which papers suit your products when we send the quote.

Paper weight matters more than most bakers expect. A thin paper is fine for a couple of rolls, but a dense rye or a large sourdough can weigh close to a kilo, and a flimsy bag will tear at the gusset when a customer lifts it by the top. We suggest a heavier paper for large loaves and a lighter one for pastry bags, which keeps the cost sensible across the range.

Window Panels: When to Show the Bread

A clear window lets customers see exactly what they are buying. It works brilliantly for seeded loaves, fruit breads and anything with a beautiful scored top, because the bread itself is the advertisement, just as it is in a bakery box with a window. Windows also help when bread is pre-bagged for a farm shop shelf, where nobody is there to describe it.

The trade-off is breathability. A film window traps more moisture than plain paper, so crusty loaves can soften faster. For those, a smaller window or a perforated film strip is a good compromise. We can place the window to frame the top of the loaf rather than the side, which tends to show off scoring and seeds best.

Printing Custom Bread Bags With Your Name

Bread bags travel a long way from your shop. They sit on kitchen worktops, get reused for sandwiches and end up at picnics, so the print is working for you long after the sale, as does a printed tag on the fold. A simple, confident logo in one or two colours often looks better on kraft than a busy full colour design, and it keeps the cost down for the large quantities bakeries get through.

Think about what else is useful on the bag. A web address, opening hours, a line about pre-ordering for weekends or a reminder to keep the bread in its paper all earn their place. Leave a small clear area if you want to add a product sticker with the bread name or allergen details.

Keep in mind that ink on uncoated kraft spreads slightly, so very fine lines and small text can fill in. Bold shapes and text at a comfortable size print crisply. If your logo has delicate detail, we may suggest a slightly simplified version for the bags, and you will see the result on the proof before anything is printed.

Sizing Bags for Your Bake

Measure your largest loaf in each shape and add some slack: around 20 mm on width and depth, and enough length that the top folds over once or twice. Baguettes vary hugely between bakeries, so measure yours rather than assuming a standard size, and read the measuring guide for custom packaging if you are unsure where to allow slack. A bag that is too short leaves the end of the baguette poking out, which customers notice straight away.

If your loaves change through the week, for example larger sourdoughs on Saturday, size the bag for the largest and accept a little extra fold on smaller days. It is simpler than stocking two nearly identical bags.

For market stalls and pop-ups, think about how bags are stored. A stack of flat bags in a crate is easy to grab, while gusseted bags can be pre-opened on a busy Saturday so the queue moves faster. Small habits like this make a real difference when two people are serving a long line.

Bag a Loaf From Today's Bake Before You Confirm the Sizes

Bread bag sizes look right on paper and wrong at the counter, so test them physically. Take a plain bag close to the size you have in mind, put in the largest loaf of that shape from today's bake and fold the top over twice. If the fold is less than a hand's width, the bag is too short; if the loaf slides around, the gusset is too wide. Repeat with the longest baguette. Then decide which breads get a window, since a crusty loaf softens faster behind film, and whether a blank panel for an allergen sticker beats printed ingredients that change weekly.

Send the bag styles, the measured sizes, the paper and the print, and a custom quote arrives by email within one working day, minimums quoted per job so a new bakery can start with one bag. A free design proof shows the artwork on each bag. Production takes 4 to 7 working days after approval and free tracked delivery usually reaches UK mainland addresses in 2 to 3 working days; because bags go in volume, reorder when you open the last carton. Bakeries that gift-wrap often pair the bags with luxury paper carrier bags for hampers.