Custom Food Basket Liners in Greaseproof Paper

Sizing Liners for Your Baskets

The liner should cover the base of the basket and rise up the sides, with a little overhang at the rim so it can be folded neatly or left to flare. Measure the inside length and width of the base and add twice the depth of the basket wall for each dimension, plus a small margin. Oval baskets take a rectangular sheet trimmed to fit the longest and widest points.

Many venues use more than one basket: a small one for sides, a standard basket for burgers and a large sharing platter. A sheet cut for the largest basket can be folded for smaller ones, but it looks untidy. Two or three liner sizes printed with the same design keep every plate looking deliberate.

If you are unsure, send us a photo of each basket next to a tape measure, or simply post one to us. Baskets bought from catering suppliers often have slightly sloping sides, and a sheet cut for the base alone can look skimpy once it reaches the rim. We would rather size it properly once than have your team folding and tucking every sheet during a busy Friday service. Our guide to measuring for packaging covers sloping sides and overhang.

Designs That Work Under Food

A liner is mostly covered by food, so the design should still make sense when you can only see the edges and corners. All-over patterns are popular for exactly this reason: a repeating logo, a chequerboard in your colours, a hand-drawn illustration of your menu or a map-style pattern all look good whatever part is showing. A large central logo, by contrast, disappears under the first burger.

Some venues use the liner as a menu or newsletter, printing upcoming events, a short story about the kitchen or a game for children around the border. Keep anything important near the edges. Inks are applied to one side, and the printed side normally faces down or up depending on whether food sits directly on the ink; tell us how you plan to use the sheet and we will advise. Upload the pattern through the free proof request and we will show it with the centre covered.

Printing Choices and Colours

Greaseproof paper is thin and slightly translucent, so printing on it looks different from printing on board. Strong colours with good contrast work best. Very pale tints can disappear, and large solid areas can look slightly mottled because the paper absorbs ink unevenly. One or two spot colours are the most common choice and give crisp results at a lower cost than full colour.

Black, red and dark green on white greaseproof are classic diner combinations. White ink is not normally used on brown paper, so for natural sheets choose a dark brand colour that reads clearly against the brown. We will show you the expected look on the free design proof and suggest adjustments if a colour is likely to fade into the paper. The paper and ink options page shows how colours sit on white and brown greaseproof.

Beyond Baskets: Boards, Trays and Takeaway

The same liners work on wooden serving boards, slate platters and enamel trays, where they protect the surface and make cleaning faster. Steakhouses and gastro pubs often use printed liners under sharing boards to add a branded touch without changing their crockery.

For takeaway, a liner placed in the base of a burger box or a fries tray catches grease and keeps the box looking clean. If you also use wrapping paper for burgers, matching the pattern on both creates a consistent look from counter to table to doorstep.

Delivery-only kitchens can get extra value from a liner by folding a printed sheet over the top of the food before the lid closes. It keeps chips warm, catches condensation and gives the customer a flash of your branding before they see the food itself. Lighter sheets for sandwiches and pastries are covered on our printed deli paper page.

Post Us a Basket, or a Photo Beside a Tape

Basket liners go wrong at the rim, so the most useful thing to send is the basket itself, or a photo of it beside a tape measure showing the base and the wall height. We size the sheet to cover the base, climb the sloping sides and leave a small overhang at the rim, and three sizes in one pattern cover sides, mains and sharing platters. Say which foods are saucy, because loaded fries and wings want the heavier greaseproof grade.

Keep the design as a repeat pattern or an edge border so it still reads with a burger on top. Send the basket sizes, paper colour, artwork and weekly covers, and a custom quote comes back by email within one working day, with sheets from £0.25 and minimums quoted per job. Production takes 4–7 working days after approval and the reams arrive by free tracked delivery to UK mainland addresses in 2–3 working days. Misprinted or damaged sheets reported within 10 days are reprinted or refunded. Chips served in cones rather than baskets use the same paper in our printed cone holders for fries.