Custom Gift Boxes

Birthday Party Food Boxes

Birthday Party Food Boxes built to your specification — your dimensions, your board, your print.

Minimum order
100 units
Production
3–5 business days
Construction
folding carton
Delivery
US, UK, Canada, Australia

No obligation

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Name, email, phone and what you are packing and the finish you have in mind. Attach artwork if you have it. We reply with a specification and a written price, usually within one business day.

The more detail you give, the more accurate the quote.

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    What birthday party food boxes have to cope with

    Birthday Party Food Boxes hold a small meal or snack selection for a children's party. That is the starting point for the specification, because dividers matter here more than at adult catering, because party food mixes wet and dry items in small quantities.

    In service they are used for children's parties and venue catering where boxes are prepared in advance and handed out.

    Where birthday party food boxes are actually used

    Birthday Party Food Boxes are specified for children's parties and venue catering where boxes are prepared in advance and handed out. Dividers matter here more than at adult catering, because party food mixes wet and dry items in small quantities.

    • Children's parties and venue catering where boxes are prepared in advance and handed out
    • Shelf display in specialty retail
    • Subscription and gift sets
    • E-commerce inner packaging

    The substrate for birthday party food boxes

    14pt board with a simple divider, and a grease-resistant base if anything fried is included.

    The options we would consider for this format are below; dividers matter here more than at adult catering, because party food mixes wet and dry items in small quantities.

    • 12pt SBS paperboard
    • 14pt SBS paperboard
    • 16pt SBS paperboard
    • 18pt kraft board
    • recycled CCNB board

    Printing birthday party food boxes

    Themed artwork sells this category. Parents buy on theme rather than on specification.

    Offset lithography, Digital press, Flexography are all available for this format. Run length usually decides which is cheapest: digital removes the plate cost on short quantities, offset and flexo overtake it at volume.

    Finishing birthday party food boxes

    Themed artwork sells this category. Parents buy on theme rather than on specification.

    Every finish listed here is its own pass through the line, so each one is priced on its own rather than folded into a single figure.

    • Gloss lamination
    • Matte lamination
    • Soft-touch lamination
    • Spot UV
    • Foil stamping
    • Embossing
    • Debossing
    • Aqueous coating

    Sizing birthday party food boxes

    Compartmented or plain, sized to a child's portion rather than an adult one.

    Send the contents rather than a box size. A plain box is specified for cost, and party food is exactly the mix that needs separating.

    Holding birthday party food boxes before service

    The food mixes because there are no dividers, and the box arrives at the table as one combined mess.

    Paperboard also absorbs moisture from the air until it equalises with its surroundings. If stock sits more than about six weeks in unconditioned space, a moisture-resistant coating is worth its small premium.

    Getting artwork press-ready

    Supply artwork on the dieline we send you, with 3 mm bleed past every trim edge and all text held 4 mm inside the fold lines.

    Supply a print-ready PDF or vector file with fonts outlined and images at 300 dpi. Our prepress team checks every file before a proof is issued. The check that catches most files is type sitting too close to a crease, which is easier to move at layout than at proof.

    From enquiry to delivery

    Tell us what goes inside, how many you need and when. Those three answers are enough for us to specify and price the job properly.

    A dieline template follows, then a proof. For finish-led work we usually recommend a physical prototype at this point, because foil and soft-touch do not read accurately on screen.

    Checking it before you commit

    A plain structural sample is the cheapest way to find a fit problem — far cheaper than finding it across a full run.

    Sample costs are normally credited against the production order.

    Reference

    Birthday Party Food Boxes at a specification level

    ProductBirthday Party Food Boxes
    CategoryCustom Gift Boxes
    ConstructionDie-cut, creased and seam-glued
    Board thickness12pt – 18pt depending on product weight
    Ships asFlat-packed, glued one seam
    Materials12pt SBS paperboard, 14pt SBS paperboard, 16pt SBS paperboard, 18pt kraft board
    PrintingOffset lithography, Digital press, Flexography
    FinishesGloss lamination, Matte lamination, Soft-touch lamination, Spot UV, Foil stamping
    Minimum orderMinimum order is 100 units on any format, and unit cost falls sharply as the quantity rises.
    Lead time3 to 5 business days after artwork approval
    ShippingAcross the US, UK, Canada and Australia

    Specification builder

    Specify Birthday Party Food Boxes in under a minute

    Set what you know, leave the rest. Everything here travels with your request, so nothing gets retyped.

    • 100-unit minimum
    • 3–5 day production
    • Free dieline
    • No obligation
    Approximation only — proportions, colour family and finish character. Not a colour proof, and the panel shown is a placeholder, not your artwork.
    Packaging type
    Box style
    Quantity
    Colour
    Material
    Printing
    Finish

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      Prices start from $0.30 per piece for large-volume orders. Final pricing depends on size, material, printing, finishes, and quantity.

      What you get

      Why buyers specify this format

      Fitted to what goes in it

      Compartmented or plain, sized to a child's portion rather than an adult one.

      The failure we design out

      The food mixes because there are no dividers, and the box arrives at the table as one combined mess.

      What it is specified for

      Specified for children's parties and venue catering where boxes are prepared in advance and handed out.

      The detail that matters

      Dividers matter here more than at adult catering, because party food mixes wet and dry items in small quantities.

      This format sits in our custom gift boxes range, alongside 9 other made-to-order formats.

      Answers

      Running birthday party food boxes: common questions

      Specification, minimums and lead times for birthday party food boxes.

      Are these food-contact compliant?

      We specify food-contact compliant boards and inks where the pack touches food directly. Tell us whether contact is direct or through a liner for birthday party food boxes, because it changes which stocks are available to you.

      How do you stop grease showing through?

      A grease-resistant coating or a greaseproof liner. Untreated board will always strike through eventually with hot, oily food — that is a property of the material rather than a quality fault, and it is inexpensive to design out.

      Will this work as a shipper as well as a gift box?

      Rarely without compromise. A box built to present is not built to survive a carrier network alone. A presentation box inside a plain protective outer usually costs less overall than one box trying to do both.

      Should I order spare units?

      Yes, and it is the one piece of advice we give unprompted on seasonal work. Birthday Party Food Boxes are bought for a single season with no second run behind them, and producing overage inside the original run costs a fraction of a separate short run later.

      What is the latest I can order for a season?

      Work backwards from the date you need stock in hand: 3 to 5 business days production after artwork approval, plus freight, plus proofing time. We would rather you gave us the date than asked for a lead time.

      Do birthday party food boxes arrive flat or assembled?

      Flat and glued along one seam, so they pop open on your packing line. That keeps freight cost down considerably compared with a pre-assembled structure.

      How long do birthday party food boxes take to produce?

      3 to 5 business days after artwork approval, plus freight. Folding carton runs with applied finishes can take longer because each finish is a separate pass, and we confirm a firm date in writing with the quote.

      What do birthday party food boxes cost?

      Prices start from $0.30 per piece for large-volume orders. For this format the biggest levers are quantity, print route, board grade and how many finishing passes are involved. We quote each element separately so you can see where the money is going. Rigid construction is hand-assembled, so labour is a larger share of the unit cost here than it is on a machine-glued carton and quantity discounts flatten out sooner.

      Can I see a sample first?

      Yes. We can send a plain unprinted sample so you can check the fit and structure, or a printed prototype for colour and finish. Sample costs are normally credited against the production order. Ask for the printed prototype rather than the plain sample if the question is finish — soft-touch, foil and deboss all read differently in the hand than on a screen.

      Can you match packaging we already use?

      Send the current specification or a physical sample and we will quote to match it rather than proposing an alternative you would then have to re-approve internally. Tell us the coating on the pack you are matching too. Grease and moisture resistance are not visible in a sample and they change which stocks we can quote.

      Where do you deliver?

      All 50 US states, the United Kingdom, Canada and Australia, on the same timeline everywhere: 3 to 5 business days of production after artwork approval, then 5 to 7 business days in transit. Every run is made to order and shipped directly to your address rather than pulled from stock, so you receive current production rather than whatever has been sitting in a warehouse. Freight is costed separately by weight, volume and destination. If stock is going into a kitchen or a service counter rather than a warehouse, tell us — case sizes that a single person can lift and store matter more there than pallet efficiency.

      Can I order birthday party food boxes in a custom size?

      Every run is cut to your dimensions — there are no stock sizes here. Send the product measurements rather than a box size and we will build the folding carton around them, then send a dieline template you can design onto.

      Next step

      Price Birthday Party Food Boxes by the case

      Send the fill size and the volumes you run. We reply with a full specification and a written price, usually within one business day.