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Wings Boxes
Custom wings Boxes produced to your size and substrate, with printing and finishing handled in one run.
- Minimum order
- 100 units
- Production
- 3–5 business days
- Construction
- folding carton
- Delivery
- US, UK, Canada, Australia
No obligation
Quote this by the case
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 wings boxes have to cope with
Wings Boxes hold sauced wings that release grease, sauce and steam simultaneously. That is the starting point for the specification, because seam integrity at the base corners is the failure point. A coated board and a well-glued corner matter more than wall height.
In service they are used for sports bars and delivery, where an order sits in a bag at an angle for twenty minutes.
Where wings boxes are actually used
Wings Boxes are specified for sports bars and delivery, where an order sits in a bag at an angle for twenty minutes. Seam integrity at the base corners is the failure point. A coated board and a well-glued corner matter more than wall height.
- Sports bars and delivery, where an order sits in a bag at an angle for twenty minutes
- Shelf display in specialty retail
- Subscription and gift sets
- E-commerce inner packaging
The substrate for wings boxes
Grease-resistant coated board with well-glued base corners, since sauce pools in a corner and finds the seam.
The options we would consider for this format are below; seam integrity at the base corners is the failure point. A coated board and a well-glued corner matter more than wall height.
- 12pt SBS paperboard
- 14pt SBS paperboard
- 16pt SBS paperboard
- 18pt kraft board
- recycled CCNB board
Printing wings boxes
Dark grounds hide sauce marks and are worth choosing over a light panel in this category.
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 wings boxes
Dark grounds hide sauce marks and are worth choosing over a light panel in this category.
Each finish below is a separate pass on the press or the finishing line, which is why they are quoted individually rather than bundled.
- Gloss lamination
- Matte lamination
- Soft-touch lamination
- Spot UV
- Foil stamping
- Embossing
- Debossing
- Aqueous coating
Sizing wings boxes
Deep relative to footprint, commonly 6 × 5 × 3 in and up, so sauce pools rather than spreads.
Send the contents rather than a box size. Boxes are chosen for grease resistance and not for sauce volume, and sauce is the harder problem of the two.
Holding wings boxes before service
Sauce pools in a corner and the seam gives way there before anywhere else fails.
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.
Ordering wings boxes
Send the product dimensions, the quantity and your deadline. What comes back is a board grade, a structure, a print method, a lead time and a written price — not a number on its own.
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 wings boxes
Boxes are chosen for grease resistance and not for sauce volume, and sauce is the harder problem of the two.
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
We can produce a plain unprinted sample so you can check the fit and structure of wings boxes before committing.
Sample costs are normally credited against the production order.
Reference
Wings Boxes at a specification level
| Product | Wings 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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In practice
Where this holds up on a line
The dimensions that matter
Deep relative to footprint, commonly 6 × 5 × 3 in and up, so sauce pools rather than spreads.
The failure we design out
Sauce pools in a corner and the seam gives way there before anywhere else fails.
Where it has to work
Specified for sports bars and delivery, where an order sits in a bag at an angle for twenty minutes.
The detail that matters
Seam integrity at the base corners is the failure point. A coated board and a well-glued corner matter more than wall height.
This format sits in our custom food packaging range, alongside 33 other made-to-order formats.
Answers
Wings Boxes: service and food safety
Specification, minimums and lead times for wings 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 wings 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 wings 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 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 wings 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.
How long do wings 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 wings 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. Finishing passes are the lever buyers most often underestimate: each one is a separate run through the line.
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. 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 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.
Next step
Price Wings 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.