Logo printed kraft takeout bags for Fremont food shops.

Kebabs, chaat and family size orders

Fremont has one of the biggest Afghan communities in the country, and the Centerville stretch of Fremont Boulevard is known as Little Kabul. That means kebab plates, bolani, mantu and long loaves of naan going out the door. Head toward Mission San Jose or the Warm Springs side and you'll find Indian sweets and chaat counters, dosa houses, boba shops and Chinese bakeries tucked into big shopping centers.

Fremont orders also tend to be big. This is a family town of about 228,000 people spread over more than 78 square miles, so most pickups go home by car, not on foot. A Friday order is often rice for six, two kinds of kebab, bread and a box of sweets for later, riding on the back seat from Irvington or Niles.

Big orders need a strong bag

Fremont banned foam for food vendors in 2011 and asked for recyclable or compostable takeout packaging. So the heavy trays of rice and stew are already in paper or fiber. The bag is what carries the weight.

Ours is 110 GSM kraft paper with a 3.5″ gusset, built to hold up to 22 lb. A big rice tray goes flat on the bottom, the bread goes on its side along the back, and the sweets ride on top where nothing crushes them.

A bag your aunties will remember

In a town where people order for the whole family, your bag ends up at birthdays, Eid dinners and Diwali parties. Lots of guests see it. Print your name large and add a phone number or web address so the next order comes straight to you, not through a delivery app.

If your sign uses Dari, Hindi or Chinese script, put it on the bag too. We print 12 × 14 in on the front, so a two language logo has space. See how a few sample designs look on paper at our print proof page.

Party trays and catering

Many Fremont restaurants do as much catering as walk in business. Graduation parties and weddings mean dozens of bags in one go. A two box bundle is 300 bags on Subscribe & Save for $152, around 50.7¢ each.

For the bigger picture across the region, start with printed kraft bags for Bay Area restaurants. Running a second spot up the road? The Oakland page covers the rules there.