Custom Sleeves

French Fry Sleeves

Made-to-order french Fry Sleeves in uncoated kraft board, printed to your artwork and cut to your dimensions.

Minimum order
100 units
Production
3–5 business days
Construction
sleeve
Delivery
US, UK, Canada, Australia

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Name, email, phone and what you are packing and the volumes you run. Attach artwork if you have it. We reply with a specification and a written price, usually within one business day.

The more detail you give, the more accurate the quote.

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    What french fry sleeves have to cope with

    French Fry Sleeves hold a portion of hot fries eaten while walking, gripped in one hand. That is the starting point for the specification, because the rim and the grip point carry all the load here. Contents weight is irrelevant to the specification.

    In service they are used for street food and event concessions where fries are eaten immediately, standing.

    Where french fry sleeves are actually used

    French Fry Sleeves are specified for street food and event concessions where fries are eaten immediately, standing. The rim and the grip point carry all the load here. Contents weight is irrelevant to the specification.

    • Street food and event concessions where fries are eaten immediately, standing
    • Food service branding
    • Retail product banding
    • Gift presentation

    The substrate for french fry sleeves

    Greaseproof-lined board heavy enough to resist a hand squeeze, which is heavier than the contents suggest.

    The options we would consider for this format are below; the rim and the grip point carry all the load here. Contents weight is irrelevant to the specification.

    • Uncoated kraft board
    • C1S paperboard
    • Corrugated E-flute
    • Greaseproof paper
    • Recycled board

    Printing french fry sleeves

    Held at chest height and seen close up. This is one of the better small print surfaces in food service.

    Offset lithography, Flexography, Digital press are all available for this format. Run length usually decides which is cheapest: digital removes the plate cost on short quantities, offset and flexo overtake it at volume.

    Finishing french fry sleeves

    Held at chest height and seen close up. This is one of the better small print surfaces in food service.

    Each finish below is a separate pass on the press or the finishing line, which is why they are quoted individually rather than bundled.

    • Matte lamination
    • Uncoated natural
    • Spot UV
    • Foil stamping
    • Emboss

    Sizing french fry sleeves

    Sized by portion volume, from a small side to a large sharing scoop.

    Send the contents rather than a box size. Board weight is chosen for the contents, which are almost weightless, rather than for the grip.

    What moves the price

    Four things drive a quote more than anything else: the quantity, the print route, the board grade and the number of finishing passes. Dimensions matter too, but usually through how efficiently the shape nests on the press sheet.

    Prices start from $0.30 per piece for large-volume orders. If a cheaper route exists we say so at quoting rather than after the invoice.

    Holding french fry sleeves before service

    The sleeve collapses when gripped, because fries weigh nothing and all the stress is the hand.

    Paperboard also absorbs moisture from the air until it equalises with its surroundings. If stock sits more than about six weeks in unconditioned space, a moisture-resistant coating is worth its small premium.

    What we need from your files

    Measure the circumference of the filled product, not the empty one, and add 10 mm for the glue lap.

    Supply a print-ready PDF or vector file with fonts outlined and images at 300 dpi. Our prepress team checks every file before a proof is issued. The check that catches most files is type sitting too close to a crease, which is easier to move at layout than at proof.

    How an order runs

    Start with dimensions and quantity. If you already run something similar, a physical sample tells us more in a minute than a specification does in a page.

    You approve the quote, we send the dieline, prepress proofs it, and production follows. The proof stage is where changes are still free.

    Checking it before you commit

    Ask for an unprinted sample if the question is fit, or a printed prototype if the question is colour. They answer different things.

    Sample costs are normally credited against the production order.

    Reference

    French Fry Sleeves at a specification level

    ProductFrench Fry Sleeves
    CategoryCustom Sleeves
    ConstructionWrapped band, glued or flat-supplied
    FitSized to filled product circumference
    Ships asFlat, banded bundles
    MaterialsUncoated kraft board, C1S paperboard, Corrugated E-flute, Greaseproof paper
    PrintingOffset lithography, Flexography, Digital press
    FinishesMatte lamination, Uncoated natural, Spot UV, Foil stamping, Emboss
    Minimum orderMinimum order is 100 units on any format, and unit cost falls sharply as the quantity rises.
    Lead time3 to 5 business days after artwork approval
    ShippingAcross the US, UK, Canada and Australia

    Specification builder

    Specify French Fry Sleeves in under a minute

    Set what you know, leave the rest. Everything here travels with your request, so nothing gets retyped.

    • 100-unit minimum
    • 3–5 day production
    • Free dieline
    • No obligation
    Approximation only — proportions, colour family and finish character. Not a colour proof, and the panel shown is a placeholder, not your artwork.
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      Prices start from $0.30 per piece for large-volume orders. Final pricing depends on size, material, printing, finishes, and quantity.

      What you get

      What you get with this format

      Sized to the contents

      Sized by portion volume, from a small side to a large sharing scoop.

      What goes wrong in service

      The sleeve collapses when gripped, because fries weigh nothing and all the stress is the hand.

      What it is specified for

      Specified for street food and event concessions where fries are eaten immediately, standing.

      What decides the job

      The rim and the grip point carry all the load here. Contents weight is irrelevant to the specification.

      This format sits in our custom sleeves range, alongside 23 other made-to-order formats.

      Answers

      French Fry Sleeves: service and food safety

      Specification, minimums and lead times for french fry sleeves.

      How exactly can you match our brand colour?

      On offset and flexo we hold the ink formulation, which gives a tight match run to run. Digital has a wider tolerance. If exact consistency across repeat runs matters more than short-run economics, we will quote the litho route.

      Are these food-contact compliant?

      We specify food-contact compliant boards and inks where the pack touches food directly. Tell us whether contact is direct or through a liner for french fry sleeves, because it changes which stocks are available to you.

      How do you stop grease showing through?

      A grease-resistant coating or a greaseproof liner. Untreated board will always strike through eventually with hot, oily food — that is a property of the material rather than a quality fault, and it is inexpensive to design out.

      What is the minimum order for french fry sleeves?

      A flat 100 units on any format. Most sleeves in this range are quoted from 100 units upward because unit cost falls sharply above that, but the minimum exists so you can validate a structure first.

      How long do french fry sleeves take to produce?

      3 to 5 business days after artwork approval, plus freight. Sleeve runs with applied finishes can take longer because each finish is a separate pass, and we confirm a firm date in writing with the quote.

      What do french fry sleeves cost?

      Prices start from $0.30 per piece for large-volume orders. For this format the biggest levers are quantity, print route, board grade and how many finishing passes are involved. We quote each element separately so you can see where the money is going. Finishing passes are the lever buyers most often underestimate: each one is a separate run through the line.

      Can I see a sample first?

      Yes. We can send a plain unprinted sample so you can check the fit and structure, or a printed prototype for colour and finish. Sample costs are normally credited against the production order. Worth running a few through your actual line rather than checking them by hand: fill speed and hot contents find fit problems that a desk check does not.

      Can you match packaging we already use?

      Send the current specification or a physical sample and we will quote to match it rather than proposing an alternative you would then have to re-approve internally. Tell us the coating on the pack you are matching too. Grease and moisture resistance are not visible in a sample and they change which stocks we can quote.

      Where do you deliver?

      All 50 US states, the United Kingdom, Canada and Australia, on the same timeline everywhere: 3 to 5 business days of production after artwork approval, then 5 to 7 business days in transit. Every run is made to order and shipped directly to your address rather than pulled from stock, so you receive current production rather than whatever has been sitting in a warehouse. Freight is costed separately by weight, volume and destination. If stock is going into a kitchen or a service counter rather than a warehouse, tell us — case sizes that a single person can lift and store matter more there than pallet efficiency.

      Can I order french fry sleeves in a custom size?

      Every run is cut to your dimensions — there are no stock sizes here. Send the product measurements rather than a box size and we will build the sleeve around them, then send a dieline template you can design onto.

      What happens after I approve the quote?

      We issue a dieline template sized to your product, prepress checks your artwork against it, and a proof comes back for sign-off. Nothing runs until you approve that proof, and sleeves then take 3 to 5 business days.

      Can you hold the specification for repeat orders?

      Yes. Once a first run is approved we hold the board, structure, dimensions, print method and finishes against your account, so a reorder references the same specification exactly rather than being re-derived. That includes the ink formulation, which is what keeps a brand colour consistent between runs rather than drifting a shade each time.

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      Send the fill size and the volumes you run. We reply with a full specification and a written price, usually within one business day.