Chinese Rice Boxes.

Cooked rice releases steam that condenses on the base first, and trapped steam turns the rice gluey. Modest venting tuned to your delivery time bleeds that off. The trade-off is texture against heat, since more venting cools the box faster, so we set the perforation against how long your deliveries actually take rather than applying a default.

Poly-coated paperboard, because starch sticks to bare fibre and the contact is wet rather than dry. The PE lining covers every interior surface so nothing tears away with the rice. A PLA-lined version does the same job where commercial composting is available.

The square fold holds its shape under a dense, hot fill, which is heavier than the footprint suggests.

Yes, if you specify the heavier caliper board for a load-bearing lid. Rice boxes sit at the bottom of a delivery bag with the entrées stacked above them. Standard board will bow under that weight over a long ride. The thicker lid stock keeps the column square and stops the top container sliding off.

Classic white with full CMYK is the expected look, and kraft with one or two spot colours is the contemporary alternative. Inside print carries reheating guidance, which matters more for rice than most dishes. Printed fill guides on the inside wall help kitchen staff portion consistently and leave the headroom the venting needs.

Pantone matching keeps the brand colour steady across reprints.

By cooked weight, since rice roughly triples in volume from dry. The 16oz box is about 3.5 by 3 by 3.75 inches and the 26oz about 4 by 3.5 by 4.5 inches. A single serving of 250 to 350 g cooked sits in the 16oz with room to spare, and compressed rice steams worse, so the box is sized to leave headroom rather than fill to the rim.

Orders begin at 500 boxes. Once a run passes 1,000 the price moves into tiers. Because 16oz and 26oz are the two working steps, most kitchens take both at the minimum and see which one the menu actually pulls before scaling one of them.

Standard production is 7 to 10 business days, and a rush run is 5 to 7 business days. A pre-production sample arrives in 5 to 7 business days. Fill it with a real portion, close it, and check the base after 40 minutes. Your sample fee is credited against the box order.

Yes, natural kraft board is available for operators moving away from the white pail look. It takes one or two spot colours well and hides handling marks in transit. The interior is still poly-coated, so the switch is cosmetic rather than functional. Kraft reads more contemporary at the door, though the white pail remains the shape most customers expect for rice.