Paper Food Boats.
The simplest hot-food format there is — one die-cut, one fold, no assembly.
Your custom box, quoted.
The full specification book.
Six chapters. Six colours. Click a tab to turn the page.
Paper Food Boats
The simplest hot-food format there is — one die-cut, one fold, no assembly.
An open tray for fried and handheld food where speed matters more than containment. Grease defence is the whole material conversation.
Every detail. Intentional.
One cut, one fold
The cheapest food-service format made.
Grease is the only spec
Coated or greaseproof, never bare.
Open for eat-now service
Not for carrying home.
#25 to #100 sizing
The trade's numbered portions.
Carried at eye level
Printed surface in constant view.
Stacks flat by the hundred
Counter storage economics.
Built like architecture.
Each Paper Food Boats is an engineered object — measured, dieline-cut, and hand-wrapped to spec. Below: the standard build sheet.
✦ Need a custom spec? Talk to our atelier — every detail is negotiable.
Every surface, hand-selected.
What this product is built from, and the surfaces it takes. Below the build sheet, the full swatch library — every option applies across our range, and a physical swatch set is available on request.
Material
The board and paper your box is built from.
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How the outer surface looks, feels, and catches light.
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Closures, linings, and hardware that complete the build.
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The full kit of capabilities.
Sizing & dieline.
Every Paper Food Boats is cut to a dieline built around your product — not pulled off a shelf. Send us the length, width and height of the item (or the item itself) and we return a measured dieline, free, before you commit to anything.
Length, width and height of the item itself, at its widest points — not the box you happen to use today.
Allow 2–4 mm on each axis for a snug fit, and more if you are adding foam, a pillow insert or tissue.
We quote as Length × Width × Height. Tell us whether you are working in millimetres or inches and we match it.
✦ Not sure of your size? Send us the product — we measure it and build the dieline.
Pricing & minimums.
Paper Food Boats is priced per specification rather than from a fixed list — the same box in two different finishes can land at very different numbers. Below is what actually moves the price, so you can shape the spec before you request a quote.
The single biggest lever. Unit cost falls sharply as volume rises, because setup and tooling spread across more pieces.
Board weight and stock choice change both the raw material cost and the shipping weight of the finished run.
Foil, spot UV, embossing and soft-touch each add a pass on press. One or two lift the box; five compound the cost.
Full-bleed print inside and out costs more than a one-sided design on natural stock.
Foam, moulded pulp, velvet pillows, magnets and ribbon are priced per piece on top of the box itself.
Standard production is the base rate. Rush moves you up the production queue and carries a surcharge.
✦ Quotes returned within 24 hours — no obligation, no account required.
What brands say.
“The best packaging partner we've ever worked with. Every box feels like an event.”
“Our unboxing experience went from forgettable to remarkable. The magnetic close is chef's kiss.”
“Fast turnaround, flawless quality, and the design support is genuinely exceptional.”
Questions, answered.
Everything you need to know about Paper Food Boats.
We would not recommend it as the primary container.
A boat is open by design. That is what makes it good for counter service — steam escapes and fried food keeps its texture — but in a delivery bag an open container spills when the bag tips, and it does nothing to keep heat in.
There is a sensible middle path: use boats as inner containers inside a closed outer box. You keep the portioning and presentation, and the outer box handles containment and stacking. A lot of combo meals are packed exactly this way.
If the boat is the only container, switch to a clamshell or a lidded tray for delivery orders and keep boats for the counter.
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