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French fry bag sizes

A french fry bag is a small paper bag for fries, chips and other hot snacks, flat or with narrow gussets, usually of greaseproof paper. Here are sizes that fast food and chip shop suppliers keep in stock.

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BagWidth × gusset × lengthDieline
Single serve fry bag
One portion of fries
114 × 0 × 114 mm
4.5 × 0.0 × 4.5
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5 × 5 in chip bag
A small portion of chips
127 × 0 × 127 mm
5.0 × 0.0 × 5.0
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6 × 5 in bag
Chip shops, cafés, food trucks
150 × 0 × 125 mm
5.9 × 0.0 × 4.9
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Hot chips satchel
Hot chips, fries, fried food
95 × 35 × 160 mm
3.7 × 1.4 × 6.3
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Extra large fry bag
A big portion, or a sandwich
152 × 19 × 165 mm
6.0 × 0.7 × 6.5
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7 × 7 in bag
Hot and oily food, pastries, paninis
175 × 0 × 175 mm
6.9 × 0.0 × 6.9
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6 × 7 in chip bag
A large portion of chips
152 × 0 × 178 mm
6.0 × 0.0 × 7.0
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Stock sizes of a few suppliers, not a standard: every maker's list is a little different. A gusset of 0 is a flat bag. Suppliers rarely say how they measure the gusset; here it is the side fold opened out.

Reading the sizes

  • Width × length for a flat bag; a gusseted bag adds the side fold, opened out, in the middle.
  • Chip shop sizes go by inches (5 × 5, 6 × 7, 7 × 7) or by portion: a "½ lb" or "1 lb" bag names the portion of chips, not the paper.
  • Very small bags, under about 105 mm long, are shorter than this generator draws.

Names and paper

French fry bag or fry bag in the US; chip bag in the UK and Ireland; hot chips satchel in Australia. The paper is grease resistant, around 38–40 g/m², or foil-lined to keep the food hot.

Serving fries in a carton instead? See the French fries box sizes.

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