Takeout Boxes
Custom takeout boxes for restaurants, food trucks, ghost kitchens, and food delivery operations. FDA-compliant materials with branded printing and worldwide tracked delivery from 100 units.
Print-perfect or we re-run it, free.
On-time delivery, tracked worldwide.
Food-safe materials on every order.
Product Overview
Custom takeout boxes form the foundation of restaurant takeout packaging across the entire food delivery and quick-service market. Built from FDA-compliant food-grade paperboard, kraft, or corrugated materials with appropriate coatings for specific menu applications, our takeout boxes accommodate burgers, sandwiches, salads, bowls, prepared meals, ethnic cuisine specialties, and combination meal presentations across delivery, dine-in takeout, and ghost kitchen channels. Choose tuck-top, auto-bottom, hinged-lid clamshells, two-piece designs, and specialty constructions matched to specific menu requirements. Add custom CMYK printing of restaurant brand identity, social handles, ordering URLs, and finishing options for the branded takeout experience that drives delivery app conversion and customer loyalty Custom sized to your exact takeout requirements with full design support and worldwide tracked delivery for restaurants across markets.
- Tuck-top, auto-bottom, clamshell, and two-piece styles
- FDA-compliant kraft, SBS, and corrugated material options
- Aqueous, poly, PE, and PLA coating choices
- Custom branding for delivery app conversion
Build specification
Behind every Packlic box is one of six carefully sourced substrates: Kraft Board, Corrugated Board, Coated Art Board (C1S), Rigid Greyboard, Solid Bleached Sulfate (SBS), and Metallic Board. The lineup covers everything a brand might need — recyclable kraft for artisan and sustainability-led ranges, thick greyboard for luxury rigid boxes, and clean virgin-fibre SBS for cosmetics, pharma, and premium retail. Whether the goal is a budget-friendly corrugated mailer or the confident heft of a magnetic-closure rigid box, we specify FSC-certified stock built to perform on the shelf, in transit, and when the customer lifts the lid.
A considered finish is the difference between packaging that is seen and packaging that sticks in memory. Our menu runs from soft-touch matte and high-gloss lamination to silk lamination, spot UV, gold and silver foil stamping, embossing, debossing, and aqueous coating. Spot UV adds a gloss-on-matte contrast that guides attention to your logo, and soft-touch lamination gives rigid boxes a velvety feel that reads as quality on contact. Foil stamped onto SBS or coated art paper lands the crisp metallic detail luxury cosmetic, fragrance, and gifting brands use to justify premium prices and fuel share-worthy unboxings.
The feel of your packaging and its durability in transit both trace back to paper weight, which we offer from lightweight 8pt up to heavyweight 28pt on the point system US and UK packaging suppliers use. Lightweight 8pt–12pt is well suited to folding cartons and high-volume retail boxes. Mid-range 14pt–18pt is the workhorse of retail packaging, balancing protection against economical shipping. Heavyweight 20pt–28pt supplies the rigid, substantial character essential to luxury gift boxes, rigid set-up boxes, and premium cosmetic packaging, where the weight of the box communicates quality the instant it is picked up.
Custom Takeout Boxes for Every Restaurant Application
Custom takeout boxes serve the broadest range of restaurant packaging applications across delivery operations, dine-in takeout, ghost kitchens, food trucks, and quick-service restaurants. The takeout packaging market includes hundreds of specific menu categories from QSR burger combos through luxury sushi presentations, Asian fusion noodle bowls, Mediterranean grain bowls, and ethnic specialty applications. Custom takeout box construction varies significantly across these applications based on specific food properties including temperature requirements, grease loads, sauce content, structural support needs, and brand positioning expectations within each restaurant market segment.
Box Style Selection by Menu Type
Box style choice depends on menu type and operational workflow across restaurant takeout applications. Tuck-top construction works for fast assembly during peak rush hours when delivery driver pickup volume spikes across sandwich, salad, and bowl applications. Auto-bottom designs provide stability for heavy combo meals containing multiple menu items that would tip in lighter constructions. Hinged-lid clamshells serve sandwich, panini, and prepared meal applications with single-handed customer access during mobile eating. Two-piece premium boxes deliver high-end positioning for craft restaurants competing at higher price points through visual identity differentiation.
- Tuck-top for fast assembly during rush hours
- Auto-bottom for stability with heavy combo meals
- Hinged clamshells for sandwiches and prepared meals
- Two-piece premium for craft restaurant positioning
Coating Options for Different Menus
Coating choice depends on specific menu grease and sauce loads across takeout applications. Aqueous coating provides eco-friendly grease and moisture resistance for moderate menu applications. Poly coating handles heavier grease loads from fried foods, sauced menu items, and oil-rich preparations. PE lining offers maximum leak resistance for soup applications and broth-heavy menus. Compostable PLA linings provide biodegradable barriers for sustainability-focused brands. We recommend the right coating during quote consultation based on your specific menu items and most popular ordering patterns across customer base.
Custom Branding for Delivery Apps
Branding on takeout boxes drives delivery app conversion that has become increasingly critical for restaurant revenue across the past five years. The lid surface handles your primary restaurant logo with full visual prominence visible from across delivery driver bags during dropoff. Side panels carry brand storytelling, menu callouts, social handles, and direct ordering URLs that drive repeat business outside delivery app commission structures. Bottom panels include hashtag campaigns, loyalty program codes, and corporate partnership messaging. Distinctive box designs get photographed and shared on social platforms by food influencers driving organic marketing.
- CMYK offset printing for full restaurant brand identity
- PMS spot colors for consistent multi-location chains
- Direct ordering URLs reduce delivery app dependency
- Hashtag campaigns drive social media sharing
FDA Compliance and Eco-Friendly Options
FDA compliance matters across every takeout packaging application where boxes contact food during transit and customer eating. Our takeout boxes use FDA-approved food-grade paperboard with appropriate food contact certifications, food-safe low-migration inks meeting FDA requirements, and food-grade adhesives throughout box construction. Sustainability options include FSC-certified kraft paperboard, recycled SBS, soy-based inks, compostable PLA linings, and biodegradable coating alternatives for environmentally focused restaurants. Many craft concepts pair eco materials with sustainability messaging printed directly on boxes for eco-aware diner alignment.
Production Timeline and Restaurant Volume
Packlic supports restaurant operations at every operational scale across delivery, dine-in takeout, ghost kitchen, food truck, and QSR markets in USA and UK. Our minimum order for custom takeout boxes starts at 100 units, accessible to ghost kitchen brand launches, food truck operations testing menu rollouts, and emerging fast casual concepts launching first locations. Established restaurants order tens of thousands of units monthly across multiple SKUs spanning various menu items. Major restaurant franchise chains run six and seven-figure annual quantities for ongoing operational supply across all locations with rush production for menu launches.
Every Takeout Boxes run is built to your exact spec. Get a custom quote in 24 hours, or browse more options across our Food & Restaurant Packaging collection.
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FAQs
01 What menu items fit custom takeout boxes?
Custom takeout boxes accommodate the entire restaurant menu spectrum including burgers, sandwiches, salads, bowls, prepared meals, ethnic cuisine specialties, and combination meal presentations. We design construction and coating specifications for each specific menu application based on temperature, grease, moisture, and structural requirements during quote consultation.
02 Are takeout boxes FDA-compliant for direct food contact?
Yes. We use FDA-approved food-grade paperboard with appropriate food contact certifications, food-safe low-migration inks meeting FDA requirements, and food-grade adhesives throughout box construction. Documentation is available for health department inspections, restaurant chain vendor onboarding, and food safety audits common in major franchise operations.
03 What coating options work for different menu items?
Aqueous coating works for moderate menu applications. Poly coating handles fried foods and oil-rich items. PE lining provides maximum leak resistance for soups and broth-heavy menus. Compostable PLA linings provide biodegradable barriers for sustainability-focused brands. We recommend coating based on your specific menu requirements during quote consultation.
04 Do takeout boxes support delivery app marketing strategy?
Absolutely. The lid surface handles your primary logo with full visual prominence visible during delivery driver dropoff. Side panels carry direct ordering URLs that drive repeat business outside delivery app commission structures, helping restaurants reduce dependency on third-party platform fees while building direct customer relationships through branded packaging touchpoints.
05 What is the minimum order for custom takeout boxes?
Our MOQ for custom takeout boxes starts at 100 units across all construction styles. This accessible MOQ supports ghost kitchen launches, food truck operations, and emerging fast casual concepts. Volume orders of 5000 units and above receive additional wholesale pricing for established restaurants and major franchise chains running ongoing daily operations.