Cardboard Gable Boxes.

The folds, handle and base are the same, and the difference is the white coated board it is printed on. That smooth white surface reproduces brand colours, photographs and pale pastels that brown kraft cannot hold.

Because the structure matches, artwork can move between the two versions on the same dieline. Most customers pick this one when a colour has to match the rest of their packaging exactly.

Yes, changing the board surface does nothing for handle strength, so the reinforced die stays. Handle tear-out is still the main risk once the box is full, and the base still needs to suit the weight going in.

We offer auto-bottom bases on this style for heavier contents. Whatever you pick, load a sample to its real filled weight and carry it by the handle before approving the run.

They show more than on kraft, because brown board hides marks in its own colour and white board does not. A box that passes through several hands at a counter or an event will pick some up.

Designs with a darker flood colour or a busy pattern disguise handling better than a large plain white panel. Adding a coating over the print is the other way to deal with it.

Gloss laminate protects best, and aqueous coating is the compromise when recycling matters. Laminate gives a wipeable surface that stands up to food service, but the plastic film makes the box harder to put in the paper stream.

Aqueous coating adds real scuff protection and keeps the box recyclable. For gift boxes we also run a matte premium finish, which reads softer on a shelf than gloss.

Quote us the inside length, width and height, with a note on whether the height runs to the top of the handle. Our common sizes are 6 x 3.5 x 7 inches and 10 x 5 x 9 inches.

If your artwork already exists for one of those, we can check it against our dieline before you commit. Custom sizes are cut to order, and the proof marks every fold so you can see where the print wraps.

We start at 500 printed boxes. From there, a single order can go as high as 100,000, which covers anything from one café's opening run to a full catering season.

Artwork help and dieline setup are free of charge, and we deliver to any state in the country.

Plan on 7 to 10 business days for production, or 5 to 7 on a rush. Before that, a printed sample can be with you in 5 to 7 business days, and the sample charge is taken off the production order.

With white board, the sample is where you judge colour. Check it in daylight and under your shop lighting, because pastels in particular shift between screen and board.

Yes, we stock recycled white grades with post-consumer waste content. The white is slightly warmer than virgin coated board, which most people only notice side by side.

If exact colour is the reason you chose white, send us your brand swatch and we'll proof on the recycled grade so you can see how far it moves. Paired with aqueous coating instead of laminate, the finished box stays in the paper recycling stream.