To-go Bags

Takeout Bags: What You Need to Know

These days, customers often expect to enjoy the convenience of a restaurant-quality meal in the comfort of their own homes. In order to preserve the integrity of your food – and the customer's satisfaction – your foodservice business should be equipped to package meals for takeout, to-go, and delivery orders. To-go bags are among the list of crucial supplies that efficient operations should have on hand to send packaged meals out the front door and ensure they arrive safely at their destination.

Although their designs can vary, takeout bags generally include a handle that makes it easy for employees and customers to carry the bag to a car or to its final destination on foot. Dine-in customers may be less likely to take home portions of uneaten food if they think the container it's packaged in will be unwieldy to tote around – especially if your business is located in an area that attracts a lot of foot traffic and customers who want to window shop before departing for their home or hotel – but takeout food bags help solve this problem.

Common Questions About To-go Bags

How big are to-go bags?

Because the portions being packaged can vary from small desserts and sides to complete entrées, we have a variety of carryout bags to accommodate containers of nearly any size. Some of the largest to-go bags measure 24 inches by 20 inches, and smaller options are less than 10 inches tall and 8 inches wide.

What are carryout bags made of?

One of the materials capable of producing the white plastic look of traditional to-go bags is polyethylene. This material is available in low-density and high-density versions – the difference being that takeout bags made of high-density polyethylene will be stronger and have superior resistance to heat. We also carry bags made of nonwoven polypropylene, a common material for reusable totes. Because these bags are substantially more expensive than those made of plastic, they may be better suited to catering operations that will use them again and again or to upscale restaurants that want to offer guests a more refined method of transporting their food.

What are tamper-evident bags?

To provide your guests with additional peace of mind when sending takeout food through curbside service or delivery via a third-party system, you can package their food in carryout bags with a tamperproof seal. These types of bags have an adhesive strip at the top, so they can be securely closed once the order has been placed inside. Once it has been closed, it will be obvious if the bag is opened before reaching the customer.