Industries
Paper for caterers
A caterer portions food hours before service, carries the food across town and serves hundreds at once. Butter paper wraps portions and lines trays. OGR handles fried snacks.
01 / The jobs
Where paper works for a caterer
Wrapping portions for packed meals and boxes. Lining steel trays for transport and the buffet. Placing fried snacks on sheets for service. Separating layers of rotis and parathas.
02 / Constraints
The limits a caterer works under
Event dates
An event date never moves. Paper has to arrive before the event, so lead time decides what you order.
Hours between kitchen and plate
Food sits wrapped for hours in transit, so oily items need a grease barrier.
Peaks
Wedding and festival seasons bunch orders together. Stock up before the peak, not during the peak.
Portion count
Packed meals use one sheet per portion, so sheet size and count drive the order.
03 / Grades
Grades for caterers
Pick 1
Butter Paper Sheets
35–45 GSM
Pre-cut sheets for portion wrapping, one sheet per portion with no cutting on site.
- Format
- Pre-cut sheets
- Sheet sizes
- 300×400, 380×500, 450×600, 500×700 mm
- MOQ
- 10,000 sheets per size/GSM
- Lead time
- 2–4 weeks after size approval
Pick 2
Butter Paper Rolls
35–50 GSM
Rolls for lining trays of mixed sizes and stacking rotis.
- Format
- Rolls
- Reel widths
- 300, 380, 450, 600, 900, 1,200 mm
- Roll lengths
- 25–100 m retail · 500–2,000 m bulk reels
- MOQ
- 1 retail roll · 250 kg per width/GSM in bulk
- Lead time
- In stock: 2–5 working days · custom reels: 3–5 weeks
Pick 3
White OGR
35 and 45 GSM
White OGR under samosas, pakoras and other fried snacks.
- Reel widths
- 300–1,200 mm, slit to order
- Roll lengths
- 1,000–3,000 m
- Sheet sizes
- 300×400, 400×600, 500×700 mm
- MOQ
- 500 kg per GSM and size
- Lead time
- 2–3 weeks from stock · 6–8 weeks new mill run
Figures from the KEIKO PAPERS specification sheet. See every paper grade
04 / Example
A worked example
A caterer packs 500 lunch boxes for a corporate event, each with rotis wrapped in a 300×400 mm butter paper sheet and a fried snack on a square of white OGR.
At one sheet per box, 500 boxes use 500 butter paper sheets. A sheet MOQ of 10,000 covers twenty such events.
05 / Timing
Planning around lead times
In-stock butter paper rolls ship in 2 to 5 working days, the fastest route for a near event. Butter paper sheets take 2 to 4 weeks after size approval, and OGR 2 to 3 weeks from stock.
Order sheets and OGR well before the season. Keep a few rolls in reserve for last-minute events.
06 / Ordering
Order sizes
Butter paper rolls start at 1 retail roll, or 250 kg per width and GSM in bulk. Sheets start at 10,000 per size and GSM. OGR starts at 500 kg per GSM and size.
Questions
Before you specify
Which paper do caterers use for portion wrapping?
Butter paper sheets, one per portion. OGR for fried and oily items.
What is the fastest paper to get before an event?
In-stock butter paper rolls, which ship in 2 to 5 working days.
Which paper goes under fried snacks on a buffet?
White OGR. The grease barrier keeps the sheet clean through service.