Butcher paper is a tough task. It becomes wet, carries heavy cuts, and occasionally ends up in a freezer. A butcher paper supplier sheet that passes the sales sample may rip at the counter on a Saturday morning. There are three simple tests in your own shop that tell you more than any brochure.
How do you test butcher paper before you pick a supplier?
Conduct three tests on a sample sheet: wet test, tear test, and freezer test. Test for cuts, tears, and sticking after wholesale butcher paper for a few hours with a real cut. A supplier that has a paper that does not meet those three requirements is not worth an order.
- Wet test: Place a juicy cut into the cover and allow it to stand for 2 hours
- Tear test: Lift a heavy cut by the paper, and then fold the corners
- Place in the freezer and check the next morning after the freezer has been at a temperature of 0 degrees or below.
Why Choose a Manufacturer for Butcher Paper?
You can ask a butcher paper manufacturer in the USA about the stock weight, finish, and the ink immediately, as the factory is just down the hall. The reseller must ask someone else.
In addition, direct supply eliminates that extra price hike. That adds up for a retail outlet that places orders each month.
What is the advantage of using butcher paper for food?
Meat wrapping paper suppliers are ideal for wrapping fresh meat, poultry, and fish. Typically, the stock is 40 lb or more, and is more resistant to weight and moisture than thin sheets.
Colors aid in organization. There are BBQ restaurants that will use pink or peach paper, while white paper counteracts BBQ meat and kraft paper will go with the rustic style of BBQ suits. Pick the one that your customers are looking for.
Printing adds value. When you place a simple logo on the sheet, it’s a small bit of branding that will go home with the customer.
Enforce boundaries. Butcher paper is not freezer paper (which is coated on one side for freezer use). If your customers are storing meat for long periods, inquire about the product that the supplier will recommend as appropriate.
Who’s using butcher paper in their meat businesses?
Any place where fresh protein is hand-wrapped.
However, there are butcher shops and meat counters too.
- Smoked food establishments like barbecue and smokehouses
- Fishmongers, Seafood markets
- Grocery meat departments
- Farm Shops & Meat Processors
- Catering for the occasion at the table.
What kind of customizations are available?
Sheet size, stock weight, color, print, and packing options are available. Special sizes can be cut for items that are out of the ordinary.
- Sizes: standard or custom cut
- The color of the paper may be white, kraft, or pink.
- Print: 1 colour to full colour (food-safe inks)
- Packing: bundles in a flat pack by case
The Deli Paper is a manufacturer of food grade butcher paper prints in-house, and has a LOW MINIMUM ORDER Quantity. A store can purchase butcher paper and deli paper at the same time.
Request samples of two different sizes, and perform all three tests on both samples. Record the observation of the time it takes for the paper to leak or tear. Test the second batch again later. When both are the same, the supplier is consistent.
FAQs
Q: Butcher paper and freezer paper are the same?
A: No. Freezer paper is coated for a long freezer life.
Q: Which size is the appropriate size for a brisket?
A: More often than not, a bigger sheet, say 24 x 36 inches, will work. Test with yours.
Q: Is it possible to print on paper made from butcher block?
A: Yes, it can be one color to full color.
Q: Is paper food safe?
A: Yes, using FDA-approved stock and inks.
Write the wholesale prices on some butcher paper.
Please provide sheet size and quantity per week, and we will be able to provide a quotation for a case plan. Call 832-900-9245, or email sales@thedelipaper.com. See thedelipaper.com for current deli paper wholesale options.
