Custom Papers

Custom Papers turn a disposable wrapper into the last piece of branding a customer touches. Every basket liner, deli sheet, and wrapped sandwich carries your logo directly into the moment someone eats, a placement no ad buys. We print food-safe papers in greaseproof, parchment, glassine, kraft, and wax grades, sized to your portions and certified for direct food contact. Whether you run a single deli counter or supply a national chain, we, as a packaging wholesaler, handle sheet sizing, coating selection, and printing in one production run. Request free samples before committing to a full order.

Which Paper Do You Actually Need?

Most buyers arrive knowing they need printed paper but not which grade. Here’s the short version:

If you’re still unsure, send us your menu and portion sizes. We’ll recommend a grade rather than upselling the heaviest option.

Paper Grades types

1. Greaseproof Paper

Greaseproof stock resists oil through a silicone treatment applied to one or both surfaces, which is what keeps fried food from turning the wrapper transparent and soggy. It’s the default choice for anything leaving a fryer. Uncoated, compostable alternatives are available where a plastic-free specification matters to your brand.

2. Parchment Paper

Parchment is produced by treating base paper in an acid bath, which densifies the fibers and creates natural heat and grease resistance. That’s what allows a rating up to roughly 450°F and makes it oven-safe as well as freezer-safe. Bakeries typically run it as both a baking surface and a wrapper, which consolidates two SKUs into one printed item.

3. Glassine Paper

Glassine gets its glossy, semi-translucent surface from supercalendering — running the sheet through heated, high-pressure rollers until the fibers lie flat. That density is what produces its grease, air, and moisture resistance without any coating. It’s the right pick when you want the product partially visible through the wrap.

4. Kraft Paper

Kraft is made through a sulfate pulping process that preserves fiber length, which is exactly why it tears less easily than bleached alternatives. The unbleached brown finish reads as natural and artisanal, and it prints well with bold, simple artwork. It performs equally well as retail wrap, void fill, and bag stock.

5. Wax Papers: Dry vs. Wet

These are two genuinely different products, and the distinction matters:

• Dry wax paper has wax impregnated into the fiber, leaving no residue on the surface. Use it for hot applications, pizza box liners, hot sandwich wraps, where surface wax would melt.
• Wet wax paper carries wax on the surface for a high-gloss, high-moisture barrier. Use it where the food needs to stay moist, or for freezer wrapping.

Note that wet wax paper is not the same thing as butcher paper, despite the two being frequently confused. Butcher paper is typically an uncoated or lightly treated kraft, chosen specifically because it breathes.

Printing, Coatings, and Finishing

We print using offset, flexographic, digital, screen, and gravure processes, selected based on your run length rather than defaulting to one method. Short runs favor digital; high-volume wholesale runs favor flexo.

Ink: Water-based and soy-based, food-safe, non-toxic. Available in 1-color, 2-color, and full 4-color CMYK, with Pantone matching for brand-critical colors.

Coatings available:

• Aqueous: water-based clear varnish in gloss, matte, satin, or soft-touch. Reduces fingerprint visibility.
• UV: cured under ultraviolet light for a hardened surface. Available as spot UV for selective emphasis.
• Wax: paraffin or beeswax layer for moisture resistance on oily foods.
• PLA, PE, PVOH, and silicone: specified based on your temperature and barrier requirements.

Sizes and Formats

Rolls are available in custom widths with perforated tear lines for counter dispensing. Custom die-cut shapes are produced to your specification when a standard rectangle doesn’t fit your tray or basket.

Where Custom Papers Fit Alongside Your Packaging

Printed paper works hardest when it matches the rest of your setup. Deli and sandwich counters typically pair deli sheets with Custom Sandwich Boxes, while bakeries run parchment alongside Custom Bakery Boxes and Custom Croissant Boxes so the interior wrap and outer box share one design.

Pizzerias use dry wax liners inside Custom Pizza Boxes to control base grease. Dessert counters wrap items in glassine before they go into Custom Dessert Boxes or Custom Cheesecake Boxes, and fried-food operators line Custom Food Boats with greaseproof sheets. For retail and e-commerce, kraft paper works as both wrap and void fill inside Custom Mailer Boxes.

Certifications and Compliance

Our papers are FDA-compliant for direct food contact and are FSC-certified where responsible sourcing is part of your specification. Compostable and recyclable grades are stocked for brands operating under municipal packaging regulations or their own sustainability commitments. We supply documentation on request, not just a claim on a product page.

Specification Summary