Fish and Chip Shop Food Wrap Paper, Chip Boxes and Trays

For an Australian fish and chip shop, the core packaging set is greaseproof food wrap paper sheets for wrapping and lining, cardboard chip boxes for loose chips, and open trays or sugarcane trays for plated or eat-in orders. At Packery these are sold by the carton, with greaseproof sheets from $0.03 each, chip boxes from $0.10 each and corrugated open trays from $0.21 each.

Key takeaways

• Wrap and line with greaseproof paper: the newsprint and yellow gingham half sheets (190x150mm) are $0.03 each in a carton of 400.
• Use the large sheets (400x330mm) at $0.14 each for full fish and chip wraps.
• Cardboard chip boxes come in Small, Medium and Large, each in cartons of 1000, from $0.10 to $0.13 each.
• Corrugated open trays and white sugarcane trays suit eat-in, family and combo orders.
• No minimum order, all orders prepaid, and every product page shows the carton price and price per item.

What wrapping paper do fish and chip shops use?

Most shops wrap in greaseproof paper sheets, either in a newsprint print or a yellow gingham print, in a large sheet for full wraps and a smaller sheet for lining. Packery stocks both prints in a half sheet (190x150mm) and a large sheet (400x330mm), plus a standard yellow gingham sheet (190x300mm).

The Greaseproof Paper – Newsprint Large (Carton of 200) is a 400x330mm sheet at $14.90 per carton, or $0.07 each, and it is the size to reach for when you wrap a whole order. The Greaseproof Paper – Yellow Gingham Large (Carton of 200) is the same size and price in yellow gingham, so you can pick the print that matches your shopfront. For more on sheet types, see our greaseproof paper guide for Australian buyers, or browse the full food paper range.

Which sheet should I use as a liner?

For lining trays, baskets and boxes, use the half sheets: they are the smallest and lowest-priced sheet in the range. The Greaseproof Paper – Newsprint Half (Carton of 400) is 190x150mm at $8.90 per carton, or $0.02 each, and the Greaseproof Paper – Yellow Gingham Half (Carton of 400) is the same size and price in yellow.

The standard Greaseproof Paper – Yellow Gingham (Carton of 200) sits between the two at 190x300mm, $5.85 per carton or $0.03 each. It suits longer trays or a single piece of fish where a half sheet is too short. If you want your logo on the paper instead of a stock print, read our post on custom printed greaseproof paper.

What size chip box do I need?

Match the box to your chip portions: small for a single serve, medium for a standard serve and large for sharing. All three are brown cardboard, come in cartons of 1000, and are available with custom printing.

• Serving Container – Chips Box Small (Carton of 1000): 83x130x125mm, $70.71 per carton, $0.07 each.
• Serving Container – Chips Box Medium (Carton of 1000): 83x132x140mm, $93.55 per carton, $0.09 each.
• Serving Container – Chips Box Large (Carton of 1000): 87x133x170mm, $107.09 per carton, $0.11 each.

For a small cardboard tray instead of an upright box, the No.5 Packaging – White Extra Large Tray Cardboard (Carton of 200) is 110x85x80mm in white, at $43.52 per carton or $0.22 each, and is also available with custom printing.

Should I use open trays or compartment trays?

Use open corrugated trays for fish, chips and sides served together, and sugarcane compartment trays when you want to keep items apart. The open trays come in a newsprint finish, which pairs with the newsprint greaseproof sheets.

The Serving Container – Newsprint Open Tray 1 (Carton of 500) is the smallest at 131x91x50mm, $61.95 per carton or $0.12 each, and suits a side of chips or calamari. Open Tray 3 is 180x135x45mm at $0.28 each, and the Serving Container – Newsprint Open Tray 4 (Carton of 250) is 228x152x45mm at $54.85 per carton, or $0.22 each, for a full fish and chips meal.

The white sugarcane trays are made from sugarcane fibre. The Takeaway Container – Square Tray 9" (Carton of 200) is 228.6x228.6x44mm at $55.36 per carton, or $0.28 each. The same tray comes in 3 compartment and 4 compartment versions, and there is a separate Sugarcane Takeaway Container – 4 Compartment Tray (Carton of 300) at 245x160x49.6mm for $0.39 each.

How do the prices compare per item?

The table below lists every item in this set with its size, material, carton quantity, carton price and price per item, as shown on each product page.

Which one should I buy?

Pick by the order type you serve most, then add a liner sheet.

• Classic wrapped takeaway: the Greaseproof Paper – Newsprint Large (Carton of 200) or the yellow gingham large sheet for the wrap, with a half sheet inside if you like a double layer.
• Chips-only orders and kids' serves: the Serving Container – Chips Box Small (Carton of 1000) for single serves and the Serving Container – Chips Box Medium (Carton of 1000) for standard serves.
• Sides such as calamari or potato scallops: the Serving Container – Newsprint Open Tray 1 (Carton of 500), lined with a Greaseproof Paper – Newsprint Half (Carton of 400) sheet.
• Eat-in fish and chips: the Serving Container – Newsprint Open Tray 4 (Carton of 250) with a half or standard sheet as a liner.
• Combo meals with salad or sauces kept apart: the 3 or 4 compartment sugarcane trays, or the Takeaway Container – Square Tray 9" (Carton of 200) when one open space is enough.
• Branded chip boxes: all three chip box sizes and the No.5 white tray are available with your logo through custom printing.

How does ordering work?

There is no minimum order, so you can buy a single carton of liners alongside your chip boxes. Delivery is a flat fee set by your postcode, and free once an order passes a set amount; checkout shows the exact cost, and today's rates are on the shipping page. Delivery takes 3–5 business days to capital cities and 4–6 business days regional. All orders are prepaid online. Damaged or faulty items are replaced or refunded free; unopened stock cartons can be returned within 7 days of delivery (10% restocking fee, return delivery at your cost). To reorder your regular lines in one go, use quick order.

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