White Paper Bags.

Ink prints true on white, so brand colours reproduce accurately instead of shifting darker and warmer as they do on brown. Pastels become possible, and so does photography, which kraft rules out almost entirely. That accuracy is the whole reason to specify white.

The downside is that white shows the dirt and scuffs brown absorbs, so it works best where bags stay boxed until they are handed over.

White-top kraft is a brown kraft sheet with a bleached layer on the outer face. The outside gives you a bright surface for colour, and the brown fibre underneath keeps the strength of unbleached kraft. The inside of the bag stays brown.

We treat it as the practical middle option. It suits heavier handled bags, where fully bleached kraft, being slightly weaker than brown, would otherwise need a heavier sheet.

Art paper is a coated sheet that we print offset and laminate before it is made into a bag, so it ends up stiff and almost card-like. Fashion and beauty shops use this tier because the print is sharper and the surface feels finished in the hand. Cotton cord handles and a reinforced top fold are the usual pairing.

Bleached white kraft is the everyday option, printed flexo and made on the machine at much higher volume.

Flexo covers volume runs, and offset on laminated art paper is the route for fashion-grade bags. On either one, a centred logotype on a clean white field is the classic layout and still one of the strongest. Tone-on-tone printing, such as pale grey ink with a matte and gloss contrast, gives a quieter premium effect.

Spot UV, foil stamping and matte or gloss lamination are all available, and CMYK photography reproduces well here in a way it never does on kraft.

Yes, and it is the main drawback of the format. Fingerprints, rub marks from stacking and stockroom dust all show on a bleached face, where brown kraft would hide them. Lamination helps, since matte or gloss film resists rubbing and can be wiped clean.

For café and pharmacy counters we'd keep the bags in their cartons until use, and pick a food-contact grade wherever the bag holds food directly.

White is available across our full range, from about 5 x 3 x 8 inches up to 13 x 7 x 17 inches. Sizes read width by gusset by height. That span covers flat merchandise bags, SOS bags that stand open on a counter, and handled carriers.

Recycled white with post-consumer content is offered in every construction too. It prints very slightly warmer than virgin bleached stock, which matters if your brand colour is a pale neutral.

A first run of white bags can be as small as 500 pieces. That applies across the constructions, so a café can order 500 flat bags and a boutique 500 handled carriers. Larger programmes go up to 100,000 bags per order.

Where exact brand colour matters, we'd approve a printed sample before the full run is booked.

Standard turnaround is 7 to 10 business days once your artwork is approved. If a store opening or event date is fixed, rush production takes 5 to 7 business days. A colour sample can be printed and made up in 5 to 7 business days, and the cost of that sample is credited back when the full order goes ahead.

Shipping covers the whole of the USA.