Custom Food Trays

The food industry is booming day by day, and every brand is trying to serve their food in the best possible way. Custom paper food trays are one of the best options for serving your food. Not only are they sustainable, but also an economical branding option. Whether you have to sell chips or you are presenting a burger, these trays will certainly make your customers’ experience worthy of your brand.

At CustomPrintedPaper, you will find unlimited customization options for your trays. You can get custom food trays wholesale with your brand logos and custom dimensions. We have mentioned all the specifications for your convenience on this page. But you can also contact us to clarify or to get additional information.

What Are Custom Kraft Paper Food Boats?

They are open-top style paper trays with folded sides. These sides create a boat-style container for holding and serving individual portions of food. Takeout food trays’ smaller format is well-suited for drive-thrus or other fast-casual settings in which food needs to be served quickly while remaining manageable and not-too-messy once it reaches the customer. The appropriate tray relies on the food type and weight, along with grease content. This is why we advise our customers on the right dimensions and style instead of generalizing for each food product. We make food boats for numerous applications, including:

• French fries
• Fried chicken
• Onion rings
• Nachos
• Sandwiches
• Burgers
• Seafood
• Street food
• Pastries
• Desserts
• Snacks

Kraft Paper Food Trays for Different Applications

All food businesses have their specific serving requirements. A food truck might require smaller trays to serve quickly, and a restaurant may need bigger containers for loaded fries or entire take-home meals.

Our food trays can be manufactured for various serving applications and all portion requirements. We can guide you on which sizes to choose based on the type of food you will be serving. You can manage with smaller food boats for snacks and side portions. Larger sizes can fit heavier servings, like loaded foods or combination meals.

Custom Sizes and Capacities

There is no single ideal size of food tray that suits every business. Optimal sizes depend on how much food you need or will serve, what shape the food is in (round or rectangular), and if any presentation needs to occur. We have different sizes of food boat boxes at CustomPrintedPaper, and we also manufacture custom dimensions based on your requirements. Other more common options can be:

• 1/4 lb
• 1/2 lb
• 1 lb
• 2 lb
• 3 lb

Dimensions and capacity are approximate and will vary according to tray type and structure. With the dimensions of custom paper food trays provided by your company, we can create a tray design that will complement and help you better package your food items.

Food-Safe Material 

Food packaging should be adopted as per its application. This is why we pay attention to materials and coatings in our original custom paper food trays. Use safe food-contact materials for the intended application. The final construction choice is based on end-use factors or finish-end type with expected contact duration. Nacho trays will have a different specification than that of hot dog trays and so on. For corporate clients needing compliance documentation, the necessary material and food-contact data can be covered on an order basis.

Grease and Moisture Resistant Options

A tray may come into contact with quite a lot of oil and moisture due to French fries, fried chicken, loaded nachos, seafood, and saucy foods. Without a suitable barrier, grease may diffuse through paper and affect the appearance and structural performance of the product tray. Based on your application, we can advise you on the correct coating or barrier structure to make them more resistant to grease and humidity. The right choice of food serving trays depends on:

• Food temperature
• Oil content
• Moisture level
• Sauce exposure
• Holding duration
• Intended disposal method

Custom Printed Paper Food Trays

Custom printed food trays can help provide a more uniform look to your food-service operation. Your tray is not just a random serving option. It is a way to create a memorable touchpoint for customers. Branded custom trays can help create a consistent visual identity to tie restaurants and QSRs together. If you run a food truck, they are perfect for reinforcing recognition. Trays are customizable by catering companies for corporate events to private events. We offer custom printed paper food trays that can be customized with your:

• Logo
• Brand name
• Brand colors
• Graphics
• Promotional messages
• Website details
• Campaign artwork

Custom Colors for Your Brand

Your packaging should fit in with everything that you have already been working on visually. This is why we provide options that are different for custom paper food trays in different colors and printing.

Natural kraft brown gives an earthy, paper-like impression. White paper lends a background that is clean for all kinds of tone-intensive graphics. Other colors can be mixed as per your artwork and also printing requirements. You can provide the team with your existing brand artwork and color references with a design concept. We can then talk about the right printing method for your disposable food trays.

Paper Food Boats With Lids

Some food items are served up right away, while others have to go an extra step from the kitchen to the customer or from a food truck to an event space. While serving food for takeaway applications, it works to prevent anything else from making contact during handling and on-the-go transportation. Depending on the chosen style, we provide paper food trays wholesale styles with lids or without.

Open food boats are useful when you have customers who need to have access to foods like fries and street-food portions. Takeaway services can consider the lidded formats, as they provide more protection against handling and external exposure. In addition to takeout food trays, you must also have to take care of your predicted quality for a better customer experience.

Disposable Paper Food Trays for Fast Service

Disposable trays can help in simplifying food-service operations. Single-use food boats also do not require some sort of collection process, cleaning, and sanitization multiple times a day. These can be especially helpful for:

• Restaurants
• QSRs
• Food Trucks
• Caterers
• Delis
• Events

Wholesale Custom Food Trays

Food-service companies regularly require they have access to a consistent method for trays. We offer wholesale custom food trays to all businesses that need bulk quantities. We suggest taking more into account than the unit price when planning a wholesale order. Your final choice of food packaging tray quantity should consider:

• Material: Choose an appropriate paper structure.
• Size: Draw a mirror tray of your own portion.
• Coating: Look for grease and moisture.
• Printing: Choose branding requirements.
• Quantity: Estimate regular consumption.
• Storage: Consider available inventory space.
• Shipping: Plan delivery requirements.

Evaluating all these aspects before production will limit your chances of getting trays that are unsuitable for your food products or operational requirements. Whether you need donut trays or you need trays for serving burgers, we have everything that suits your brand requirements.

Coating Options For Your Perfect Trays

A good coating can enhance how well a paper food tray performs by creating a barrier between the food and the paper substrate. This is particularly essential where trays are used for greasy or hot foods. When choosing a coating at CustomPrintedPaper, the choice should be based on:

• Food application
• Barrier performance
• Temperature
• Holding time of the package

Wax Coating

Wax coatings are capable of providing grease and moisture resistance, making them appropriate for some fried and oily foods. These can reduce the oil from penetrating and keep the paper surface clean while serving. The exact wax grade will depend on the given food-contact end-use function and posing requirements.

PE Coating

Coatings of polyethylene serve as a firm barrier to moisture and grease. They also help paper food vessels maintain structural integrity when presented with wet or oily foods. PE-coated trays are generally used as an alternative option where extra moisture resistance is necessary, but their recyclability and disposal behavior diverge from pure cellulose paper.

PLA Coating

It is a plant-based polymer obtained from renewable resources, most commonly corn starch or other biomass sources. PLA can provide moisture and grease resistance while supporting packaging designs that are planned to use bio-based materials. But products coated with PLA should not automatically be called compostable. Industrial composting conditions and certifications that would apply must be taken into account.

Aqueous Coating

Aqueous coatings are water-based coatings applied to paper and provide targeted resistance to moisture and grease. Ideal when a brand wants a paper-based tray with surface barrier functionality. The performance is highly dependent on formulation and application of the product.

Uncoated Paper

Unglazed kraft paper has a raw look and might be good for dry foods or uses where high grease and moisture barrier properties are not necessary. It can also offer a straightforward, organic appearance for a brand with minimal package composition.

Add-Ons for Custom Paper Food Boats

Besides material and coating options, the add-ons can also enhance their usefulness and most food tray presentation. Depending on the tray that one owns and the food you will prepare. You can see the table below and select the best suitable option for your brand.

Choose Us Today! 

Food packaging needs to be a perfect blend of delivery and visual perception. It must also provide branding without costing you a lot. This is where our company comes in at the top. CustomPrintedPaper provides the best food paper trays to all businesses in the USA and delivers them without additional cost. So call now and get what inspires you!