Between the time the delivery order is placed in a bag and the time it arrives at the customer’s door, a meal can take anywhere from 10 minutes to an hour, and the bag is the last barrier between a hot meal and a soggy one on a kitchen counter. Printed paper bags aren’t just useful to keep food together in that period. They go through a customer’s front door, are placed on a kitchen counter while they’re being unboxed, and are frequently thrown away after they have been photographed for social media. On a repeat delivery order company, that isn’t insignificant.
Printed Paper Bags, What Are They?
Branded Delivery Bags are kraft or white paper bags, typically flat-bottomed to keep them stable, that are usually printed with a restaurant’s logo or branding and are used to transport takeout and delivery orders. Unlike a grocery-style bag, which is prone to tipping and falling over, flat-bottom paper bags will stand up by themselves, an important consideration for delivery drivers who are juggling several orders. There are also some that are designed to be extra heavy-duty and fit for takeout purposes, rated for grease and weight, and some are made as a custom retail merchandise bag to be sold with the food itself.
How Delivery-Based Businesses Value Custom Printing?
The food is in a plain brown bag. A flat bottom paper bag one does so and reminds the customer who they ordered from every time they see it on the counter before the meal is even unpacked. The bag is one of the few tangible brand experiences in the order for delivery service businesses as opposed to dine-in businesses, where it is seen a lot more often. On the practical side, a heavy-duty bag that will not tear when grease or weight is applied to it reduces the orders that get spilled and the refunds that follow, and wholesale purchase of the bags from the manufacturer will reduce the per-bag cost significantly at delivery volume.
What are some of the things you should look for?
Weight is as important as size, most heavy-duty takeout bags are made of paper that is thick enough to withstand grease, and some are lined or coated with rubber for wet food such as fried foods. If it is a flat-bottom construction, it is best to reinforce the base seam because this seam is the first place to give way under weight. Handle options range from twisted paper handles for a more upscale look to die-cut handles for quick and inexpensive large production runs. Writing should be done with food-safe ink that won’t seep through the paper onto the surface it’s on; and any bag containing hot or greasy food should declare its conformance to food-contact safety standards.
What do you have to look for when selecting the right bag?
When ordering a bag, consider the volume of the order, not the smallest product, as too small a bag will be ripped open and food will spill when being transported. Match handle type to how the bag is carried, twisted handle for dine-in pick-up and die-cut handle for high-volume delivery where it is more important to get the bag to its destination within a certain time frame. The most popular error is going with the cheapest bag weight and experiencing tears and refunds that cost more than the heavier stock.
Why Choose The Deli Paper?
The Deli Paper does not mix and match Custom Merchandise Bags, they are printed and manufactured directly with a consistent weight, and the food-safety checks are performed for every production run. Both flat bottom and heavy-duty options are available, and low MOQ orders are available for smaller restaurants, with fast shipping from production in the USA.
FAQs
Q: What kind of bag is best for hot food delivery?
A: Heavy-duty flat bottom bags are most durable for hot, greasy orders.
Q: Are these bags able to be utilized as retail merchandise bags?
A: Yes, printed stock can sometimes be used for both food orders and retail add-ons.
Q: Twisted or Die-cut handles, which is better?
A: Die-cut handles are quicker and cheaper for a high volume of deliveries, whilst twisted handles are more premium for a pickup order.
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Looking for food service bags that will last a delivery day? Contact the sales team at sales@thedelipaper.com r call us at 832-900-9245 to receive a quote for size, weight, and print design.
