Food Counter Display Boxes.

The front panel is perforated so the retailer tears it away, or the lid folds back into a header, and the case is on the counter selling without being unpacked. No tools, no separate display SKU and no decision for the shop staff to make. That last point is the commercial argument: a display that ships as the case is guaranteed to reach the counter.

The header artwork is printed inverted on the inside of the lid, which catches first-time users out, so we proof it as it will stand.

With an angled base insert that lets the remaining product slide forward, so the front row stays faced until the last unit. A flat base is the common mistake: the front empties, the back stays put and a half-full jumbled display stops selling. Tiered inserts step product upward so rear rows stay visible, and dividers keep pieces upright instead of slumping together.

We treat holding its facing while emptying as the design test every counter unit has to pass.

A full-colour litho printed sheet laminated onto E-flute corrugated, giving retail-grade print on a structure strong enough to ship as a case. Plain case print on a unit that has to compete at the till is a wasted opportunity, so litho-lamination is the standard here. The corrugated base carries the stacking load in transit.

Where product touches board, that panel is food-safe, and the outer finish is wipeable because counters get cleaned constantly.

Litho-lamination for photographic artwork, flexo for simpler designs at lower cost, and kraft with a spot colour for artisan and speciality food. Matte lamination lifts higher-value counter products. Two practical additions: a raised header card that carries the brand at eye level, and a defined price-marking zone so the retailer can sticker a price without covering the artwork.

A typical counter unit is 8 x 6 x 10 inches, but the real dimension is your wholesale count. The case is sized to land full and sell down to a reorder point, so we start from how many units a retailer takes per order and build the footprint around that. Counter depth at the till is the other constraint.

Shelf-ready versions follow the same logic against the shelf height instead of the counter.

Five hundred display cases is the minimum, which for most independent food brands equals a few months of wholesale dispatches. The unit rate improves once the order clears 1,000, and we can produce up to 100,000 on a single specification. Inserts and dividers are quoted as part of the same run.

Production runs 7 to 10 business days from approved artwork, 5 to 7 business days rushed, and a sample is ready in 5 to 7 business days. For this product a sample is close to compulsory. Load it with real stock, tear the front off, sell half of it down and check that the facing holds.

The sample charge is netted off the production invoice.

Yes, that is the point of building it on E-flute: the corrugated carries the stacking load in the van and the litho face arrives unmarked. Cases stack for shipping, and the perforated front stays intact until the retailer opens it, so the display surface is protected by the case itself in transit.

If you ship in mixed pallets, tell us the pallet pattern and we will check the case count per layer.