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Burger Boxes
Made-to-order burger Boxes in 12pt sbs paperboard, printed to your artwork and cut to your dimensions.
- Minimum order
- 100 units
- Production
- 3–5 business days
- Construction
- folding carton
- Delivery
- US, UK, Canada, Australia
No obligation
Ask for a quote
Name, email, phone and what you are packing and the volumes you run. Attach artwork if you have it. We reply with a specification and a written price, usually within one business day.
What burger boxes have to cope with
Burger Boxes hold a hot burger with a steaming bun, usually stacked two or three deep in a courier bag. That is the starting point for the specification, because a vented lid is the difference between a crisp bun and a wet one, and the vent has to be above the bun line rather than in the base.
In service they are used for quick-service counters and delivery kitchens where the box is closed hot and opened fifteen minutes later.
Where burger boxes are actually used
Burger Boxes are specified for quick-service counters and delivery kitchens where the box is closed hot and opened fifteen minutes later. A vented lid is the difference between a crisp bun and a wet one, and the vent has to be above the bun line rather than in the base.
- Quick-service counters and delivery kitchens where the box is closed hot and opened fifteen minutes later
- Shelf display in specialty retail
- Subscription and gift sets
- E-commerce inner packaging
The substrate for burger boxes
A 16pt grease-resistant board holds a single burger; anything with a double patty or a side wants an E-flute for the extra crush resistance in a stacked bag.
The options we would consider for this format are below; a vented lid is the difference between a crisp bun and a wet one, and the vent has to be above the bun line rather than in the base.
- 12pt SBS paperboard
- 14pt SBS paperboard
- 16pt SBS paperboard
- 18pt kraft board
- recycled CCNB board
Printing burger boxes
Print the lid face and leave the base plain — the base is the panel that gets greasy, and ink there scuffs.
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 burger boxes
Print the lid face and leave the base plain — the base is the panel that gets greasy, and ink there scuffs.
Finishes are costed one at a time because each is a separate operation — that way you can see which one is carrying the price.
- Gloss lamination
- Matte lamination
- Soft-touch lamination
- Spot UV
- Foil stamping
- Embossing
- Debossing
- Aqueous coating
Sizing burger boxes
Single burgers sit around 4½ × 4½ × 3 in; a double with fries alongside needs 6 × 6 × 3½ in.
Send the contents rather than a box size. Buyers ask for a tighter box to keep the burger from sliding, then find the bun is compressed and the box will not close over a tall build.
Holding burger boxes before service
Steam from the patty condenses inside the lid and drips back onto the bun, which arrives soggy even though nothing leaked.
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.
Preparing artwork
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.
You approve the quote, we send the dieline, prepress proofs it, and production follows. The proof stage is where changes are still free.
What buyers get wrong with burger boxes
Buyers ask for a tighter box to keep the burger from sliding, then find the bun is compressed and the box will not close over a tall build.
The rest of these come up often enough across the format to be worth stating plainly.
- Specifying board weight without saying how hot or greasy the contents are.
- Forgetting that a pack carried at an angle in a courier bag behaves differently to one on a counter.
- Choosing a vented lid for a dish that needs to stay hot, or a sealed one for a dish that needs to stay crisp.
- Ordering a year of stock that then sits through a humid summer.
Testing the fit first
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
Burger Boxes at a specification level
| Product | Burger Boxes |
|---|---|
| Category | Custom Food Packaging |
| Construction | Die-cut, creased and seam-glued |
| Board thickness | 12pt – 18pt depending on product weight |
| Ships as | Flat-packed, glued one seam |
| Materials | 12pt SBS paperboard, 14pt SBS paperboard, 16pt SBS paperboard, 18pt kraft board |
| Printing | Offset lithography, Digital press, Flexography |
| Finishes | Gloss lamination, Matte lamination, Soft-touch lamination, Spot UV, Foil stamping |
| Minimum order | Minimum order is 100 units on any format, and unit cost falls sharply as the quantity rises. |
| Lead time | 3 to 5 business days after artwork approval |
| Shipping | Across the US, UK, Canada and Australia |
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- 100-unit minimum
- 3–5 day production
- Free dieline
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What you get
What you get with this format
Fitted to what goes in it
Single burgers sit around 4½ × 4½ × 3 in; a double with fries alongside needs 6 × 6 × 3½ in.
The failure we design out
Steam from the patty condenses inside the lid and drips back onto the bun, which arrives soggy even though nothing leaked.
What it is specified for
Specified for quick-service counters and delivery kitchens where the box is closed hot and opened fifteen minutes later.
The detail that matters
A vented lid is the difference between a crisp bun and a wet one, and the vent has to be above the bun line rather than in the base.
This format sits in our custom food packaging range, alongside 33 other made-to-order formats.
Answers
Running burger boxes: common questions
Specification, minimums and lead times for burger boxes.
How do I stop burger buns going soggy in the box?
Vent the lid above the bun line. Steam rising off the patty condenses on the underside of a sealed lid and drips straight back down. A small vent pattern lets it escape without losing enough heat to matter over a typical delivery.
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 burger 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.
Do burger 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.
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 burger 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.
What happens after I approve the quote?
We issue a dieline template sized to your product, prepress checks your artwork against it, and a proof comes back for sign-off. Nothing runs until you approve that proof, and folding cartons then take 3 to 5 business days.
Can you hold the specification for repeat orders?
Yes. Once a first run is approved we hold the board, structure, dimensions, print method and finishes against your account, so a reorder references the same specification exactly rather than being re-derived. The board and coating are held together, so a reorder cannot quietly arrive on a stock with different grease resistance.
Do you offer recycled or recyclable options?
Recycled grades are available across most of the substrates we run for folding cartons. Recycled content, kerbside recyclability and certified compostability are three different claims though, so tell us which one you intend to print.
What file format should I send artwork in?
A print-ready PDF or a vector file, with fonts outlined and any raster images at 300 dpi at final size. We supply the dieline to design onto, and prepress checks bleed, safe area and crease clearance before issuing a proof. The dieline we supply carries the crease positions, so keeping type clear of a crease is easier to solve at layout than at proof.
What is the minimum order for burger boxes?
A flat 100 units on any format. Most folding cartons in this range are quoted from 100 units upward because unit cost falls sharply above that, but the minimum exists so you can validate a structure first.
Next step
Price Burger 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.