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Custom Burger Sleeves
A printed band that wraps the middle of a burger, holds the stack together on the way to the table, and keeps grease off your customer’s hand. Cut to your build for smash joints, trucks and ghost kitchens.
- 500 piece minimum
- Sized to your burger
- 6–7 day turnaround
- Free digital proof
From $0.50 per sleeveVolume pricing from 500 units · final price on your quote
500
Minimum per design
Volume pricing from 1,000
6–7 days
Standard production
After you approve the proof
Free
Dieline and proof
Built around your item
Worldwide
Tracked shipping
Quoted with the job
In short
Burger sleeves are printed paper bands that wrap around the middle of a burger to hold the stack together, absorb grease and carry your branding. The Cone Sleeves prints them on food-safe white SBS, kraft or recycled board, cut to the height and diameter of your build, from 500 pieces per design with a free digital proof and 6–7 business day production.
Why shops order burger sleeves from us
Holds a double
The band is cut to the height of your finished burger, so a two-patty stack with sauce and pickles stays square instead of sliding apart.
Grease stays out of the hand
Board takes the run-off from the patty and melted cheese, which is the difference between a clean napkin and a customer wiping their palms.
One-hand service
Staff slide the sleeve on after the wrap or straight onto the bun, so a burger leaves the pass in one motion during a rush.
Branding at eye level
The band sits at the front of every photograph a customer takes, which is why smash-burger shops treat it as menu-board space.
Fits a delivery bag
A banded burger travels upright in a bag without a clamshell, saving space on multi-order runs from a ghost kitchen.
Short runs welcome
Five hundred pieces covers a limited-run burger, a festival weekend or a single truck without committing to a pallet.
Printed work
Burger Sleeves we have printed
Every run below started as somebody's artwork on plain board. Yours is quoted the same way, whatever the shape.
Specifications
Everything this order includes
These are the options we quote against. If you need something outside them, ask — most custom sizes and finishes are possible, and the quote will say so plainly.
| Fits | Sliders, single smash, quarter-pound, double stacks and brioche-bun builds |
|---|---|
| Band width | Cut to sit at mid-stack height so the top bun stays clear of the bite |
| Board | White SBS cardstock, natural kraft or recycled board |
| Grease handling | Uncoated board absorbs; gloss or matte lamination resists soak-through |
| Printing | Full-color CMYK, single-color logo or Pantone spot colors |
| Minimum order | 500 pieces per design |
| Turnaround | 6–7 business days after proof approval; 3–4 day rush on request |
| Artwork | PDF, AI or EPS at 300 dpi with 3 mm bleed — dieline setup is free |
What makes a burger sleeve hold a tall stack
Two numbers decide whether a burger band works: the circumference of the finished burger and the height of the band. Get the circumference wrong and the seam pops on the first squeeze. Get the height wrong and the sleeve either covers the bite line or sits so low it does nothing.
The rule we work to is that the band should cover roughly the middle third of the stack — high enough to trap the patty, cheese and sauce layer, low enough that the top bun crown is clear. On a double, that is a taller band than most stock sleeves carry, which is why doubles blow out of generic packaging.
Tell us the bun you buy, the patty count and whether the burger is pressed or built tall, and we cut the dieline to that. If you are not sure, send a photo of the finished burger with a ruler beside it. Our guide to measuring for a printed sleeve uses cones as the example, but the method is the same for a burger.
Which board survives a juicy patty?
Grease behaves differently on each stock, and that is the real decision here — not the color.
- Uncoated kraft — absorbs. The band darkens where the patty sits, which some shops like because it reads as honest and handmade, and others hate because the logo goes patchy by the time the burger is eaten.
- Laminated white SBS — resists. Gloss or matte lamination puts a barrier between the grease and the print, so artwork stays crisp through a whole meal. This is the pick for anything with a photograph or a light background color.
- Recycled board — sits between the two. Fine for a single patty; on a heavy double, ask for lamination or accept the darkening.
Board weight matters as much as the coating. Too light and the band buckles when a customer grips it; too heavy and it will not curl tight around the bun. We print burger bands on stocks chosen for that balance, and we will proof the same artwork on two boards free of charge so you can hold both.
Sleeve, tray, or both?
A sleeve and a tray solve different problems, and plenty of kitchens order both.
The sleeve is for the burger in a hand. It holds the build, catches grease and travels — to a table, to a car, to a park bench. It costs less per cover than any boxed option and takes almost no storage space because it ships flat.
A tray is for the burger on a surface. If you serve with fries, rings or a pickle spear, the burger needs somewhere to sit that is not the customer’s lap, and a printed burger tray keeps the meal together on a counter or a tray rack. Trays also carry more print area, so the two work well as a matched set: logo on the band, full artwork on the tray.
Where a clamshell wins is heat retention on long delivery routes. Where it loses is cost, storage and the fact that nobody photographs a closed box.
Artwork, proofing and reordering
A burger band is a narrow canvas, usually 40 to 70 mm tall, wrapped so that only one face is visible at a time. Designs that work put the logo dead center on the front panel and let everything else — handle, website, allergen note, QR code — run on the panels either side of the seam.
Send a PDF, AI or EPS at 300 dpi with 3 mm bleed and we check color build, safe margins and how the artwork lands across the curve before anything goes to press. If all you have is a logo, our team lays the band out for you at no cost.
You get a free digital proof showing the flat dieline and a mock-up on the burger, and nothing prints until you approve it. Production runs 6–7 business days after that, with a 3–4 day rush available. We keep approved files on record, so a repeat run skips straight to print — worth knowing if you read our notes on bulk ordering, lead times and minimums before your first order.
Where these are used
- Smash burger shops
- Diners and burger bars
- Food trucks and trailers
- Ghost kitchens and delivery brands
- Stadium and arena concessions
- Pub kitchens serving to table
- Festival and street food stalls
Not sure on size?
Send a sample or a photo with a ruler beside it and we cut the dieline to fit. There is no charge for the dieline or the digital proof.
Ask a questionHow the order runs
- You send sizes, quantity and artwork, or just a photo of the item.
- We build the dieline and come back with a written price.
- You approve a digital proof with your artwork laid on it.
- We print, cut and ship, with tracking on the carton.
Materials and printing
Board and print, side by side
Three boards and three ways to print on them. Every combination below is quoted the same way, so the choice is about how you want the packaging to feel in the hand.
Choose the board
Natural kraft
Unbleached brown board. Ink sits into the surface rather than on top of it, which mutes bright colors and reads as craft and small-batch.
Recycled board
Post-consumer fiber with a slight fleck through it. It takes a one or two color mark well and tells the customer what it is without a claim printed on it.
Choose how it prints
Full-color CMYK
Four process inks. The right choice when the artwork is a photograph, an illustration or anything with a gradient in it.
Single-color logo
One ink on plain board. It is the least expensive way to print a run and, on kraft, it is often the better looking one.
Pantone spot colors
A mixed ink matched to a Pantone reference. Use it when a brand color has to be exact across every reprint.
Burger Sleeves designer
Design your burger sleeves
Build the specification for burger sleeves step by step — size, board, print and finish — and send it for a quote. Five short steps, no account.
Questions
Burger Sleeves: common questions
How many burger sleeves do I have to order?
Five hundred pieces per design. A single burger bar gets through that in a couple of busy weeks, so it is a realistic first order rather than a pallet commitment. Volume pricing starts at 1,000 pieces, and repeat runs of an approved design go to press without re-proofing.
Will the sleeve hold a double patty burger?
Yes, if the band is cut for one. Doubles fail in stock sleeves because the band is too short and too tight for the extra stack height. Tell us the bun, the patty count and roughly how tall the finished burger stands, and we cut the dieline to that build.
Do burger sleeves stop grease getting on hands?
Largely, yes. The band takes the run-off from the patty and the melted cheese where the customer grips. Uncoated board absorbs it and darkens; a gloss or matte laminated board blocks it and keeps the print clean. Neither replaces a napkin on a very wet burger.
What size burger sleeve do I need?
Measure the circumference of the finished burger at its widest point, then decide the band height so it covers about the middle third of the stack. A slider needs a much shorter band than a stacked double. Send a photo with a ruler and we will work the numbers out for you.
Can I use the same sleeve for burgers and wraps?
Sometimes. A wrap has a smaller diameter and a longer body, so a burger band sits loose on it. If you serve both in volume, a second dieline is usually worth it. Shops with mixed menus often pair burger bands with printed sandwich sleeves instead.
Are printed burger sleeves food safe?
Yes. They are printed with food-safe inks on board rated for direct contact with food. The band touches the bun rather than the patty, and kraft, recycled and uncoated white stocks all go into the paper recycling stream once the burger is gone.
Do you supply plain burger sleeves without printing?
We can, but the economics rarely favor it. The board, the die and the cutting are the same whether or not there is ink on it, so a single-color logo adds very little and gives you a branded burger in every delivery bag. Ask for both on your quote and compare.
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