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Truffle Boxes
Truffle Boxes built to your specification — your dimensions, your board, your print.
- Minimum order
- 100 units
- Production
- 3–5 business days
- Construction
- folding carton
- Delivery
- Free shipping
No obligation
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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 custom quote, usually within one business day.
What truffle boxes have to cope with
Truffle Boxes hold soft-centered truffles that mark if anything presses against them. That is the starting point for the specification, because headroom above the piece matters as much as the cavity below it. Truffles mark from above more often than from the side.
In service they are used for gifting and hotel amenity, where the box is opened as a small ceremony.
Where truffle boxes are actually used
Truffle Boxes are specified for gifting and hotel amenity, where the box is opened as a small ceremony. Headroom above the piece matters as much as the cavity below it. Truffles mark from above more often than from the side.
- Gifting and hotel amenity, where the box is opened as a small ceremony
- Shelf display in specialty retail
- Subscription and gift sets
- E-commerce inner packaging
The substrate for truffle boxes
A rigid box with a cavity insert and deliberate headroom, because truffles mark from above as readily as from the side.
The options we would consider for this format are below; headroom above the piece matters as much as the cavity below it. Truffles mark from above more often than from the side.
- 12pt SBS paperboard
- 14pt SBS paperboard
- 16pt SBS paperboard
- 18pt kraft board
- recycled CCNB board
Printing truffle boxes
Deboss reads better than foil at this size. A small foil detail is lost; a debossed mark catches the light.
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 truffle boxes
Finishes change how a pack reads more than they change how it performs. Pick the one or two that carry the product and leave the rest.
The finishes below are quoted line by line. Each is an additional pass, so dropping one is a real saving rather than a rounding difference.
- Gloss lamination
- Matte lamination
- Soft-touch lamination
- Spot UV
- Foil stamping
- Embossing
- Debossing
- Aqueous coating
Sizing truffle boxes
Very small: 4-piece around 4 × 4 × 1¼ in, 9-piece around 5 × 5 × 1¼ in.
Send the contents rather than a box size. The lid is specified to sit close for a premium feel, and it then touches the truffle tops in transit.
Holding truffle boxes before service
The truffle surface picks up an imprint from the cavity wall or the lid, which is a cosmetic failure that still gets returned.
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.
What we need from your files
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 inquiry to delivery
The useful starting point is the product, not the pack. Give us its measurements and the quantity, and we work the folding carton outward from there.
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 truffle boxes
The lid is specified to sit close for a premium feel, and it then touches the truffle tops in transit.
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.
Sampling before you order
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
Truffle Boxes at a specification level
| Product | Truffle 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 |
| Price | Starting from $0.30 per box on the standard build |
| Shipping | Free to the US, UK, Canada and Australia |
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- 100-unit minimum
- 3–5 day production
- Free dieline
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In practice
Why buyers specify this format
Fitted to what goes in it
Very small: 4-piece around 4 × 4 × 1¼ in, 9-piece around 5 × 5 × 1¼ in.
The failure worth avoiding
The truffle surface picks up an imprint from the cavity wall or the lid, which is a cosmetic failure that still gets returned.
What it is specified for
Specified for gifting and hotel amenity, where the box is opened as a small ceremony.
The detail that decides it
Headroom above the piece matters as much as the cavity below it. Truffles mark from above more often than from the side.
This format sits in our custom food packaging range, alongside 33 other made-to-order formats.
Answers
Ordering truffle boxes: the usual questions
Specification, minimums and lead times for truffle boxes.
Are truffle boxes 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 truffle boxes, because it changes which stocks are available to you.
How do you stop grease showing through for truffle boxes?
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 truffle 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 truffle 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 truffle boxes cost?
Ordered online, truffle boxes start from $0.30 per unit on our standard build, with free shipping to the US, UK, Canada and Australia. For special sizes, materials or large runs we quote, and for this format the biggest levers are quantity, print route, board grade and how many finishing passes are involved. Finishing passes are the lever buyers most often underestimate: each one is a separate run through the line.
Can I see a sample of truffle boxes first?
Yes. We can send a plain unprinted sample so you can check the fit and structure, or a printed prototype for color and finish. Sample costs are normally credited against the production order. Worth running a few through your actual line rather than checking them by hand: fill speed and hot contents find fit problems that a desk check does not.
Can you match the truffle boxes 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 truffle boxes?
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 truffle 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 a quote for truffle boxes?
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 our truffle boxes 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.
Are recycled or recyclable truffle boxes available?
Recycled grades are available across most of the substrates we run for folding cartons. Recycled content, curbside recyclability and certified compostability are three different claims though, so tell us which one you intend to print.
Next step
Start on Truffle Boxes
Send the fill size and the volumes you run. We reply with a full specification and a custom quote, usually within one business day.