Durable and Grease-Resistant Burger Box Packaging
We offer a variety of Hamburger box solutions designed for restaurants, food trucks, and takeout businesses. Made from kraft paper, corrugated cardboard, and biodegradable materials, our burger boxes retain heat, resist grease, and protect the burgers' shape during transport. Whether for dine-in, takeout, or meal delivery, each box's size, design, and printing can be customized to meet your brand and operational needs.
Types of Burger Box
Hamburger boxes are designed to keep burgers fresh, warm, and secure during takeaway and delivery. Made from eco-friendly materials such as kraft paper, bagasse, and recyclable plastics, these boxes are grease-resistant, durable, and available in multiple functional styles to meet diverse food service needs.
Clamshell Hamburger Box
A classic hinged-lid design that provides a secure closure, keeping burgers hot and intact. Commonly made from kraft paper, bagasse, or PP, it is grease-resistant and convenient for quick-service restaurants.
Kraft Hamburger Box
- 105mmL × 105mmW × 85mmH
- 120mmL × 120mmW × 70mmH
- 160mmL × 155mmW × 90mmH
- 165mmL × 165mmW × 50mmH
- 180mmL × 165mmW × 75mmH
Window Hamburger Box
Features a transparent PLA or PET window to showcase the burger while maintaining freshness. Ideal for display counters and takeaway services that value food presentation.
Cardboard Burger Box
- 100 × 100 × 80 mm
- 110 × 110 × 85 mm
- 120 × 120 × 85 mm
- 130 × 130 × 90 mm
- 150 × 150 × 90 mm
- 160 × 160 × 95 mm
Window Burger Boxes
- 120 × 120 × 50 mm
- 130 × 130 × 55 mm
- 140 × 140 × 60 mm
- 150 × 150 × 60 mm
- 160 × 160 × 70 mm
Cardboard Burger Box
- 100 × 100 × 100 mm
- 110 × 110 × 120 mm
- 120 × 120 × 130 mm
- 125 × 125 × 140 mm
Burger Box With Window
- Top 170 × 170 / Bottom 150 × 150 / H 90
- Top 160 × 160 / Bottom 140 × 140 / H: 90
- Top 150 × 150 / Bottom 130 × 130 / H 80
- Top 140 × 140 / Bottom 120 × 120 / H 75
- Top 130 × 130 / Bottom 110 × 110 / H 70
Multi-Compartment Hamburger Box
Includes additional sections for fries, sauces, or side dishes. Perfect for combo meals, ensuring convenience for customers while keeping food items separated and fresh.
Divided Burger Box
- 180 × 120 × 80 mm
- 190 × 130 × 85 mm
- 200 × 130 × 85 mm
- 200 × 140 × 90 mm
- 210 × 140 × 90 mm
- 210 × 150 × 95 mm
- 220 × 150 × 95 mm
Compartment Burger Box
- 200 × 150 × 70 mm (2 compartments)
- 210 × 150 × 75 mm (2 compartments)
- 210 × 160 × 80 mm (2 compartments)
- 220 × 160 × 80 mm (3 compartments)
- 230 × 160 × 85 mm (3 compartments)
- 230 × 170 × 85 mm (3 compartments)
- 240 × 170 × 90 mm (large combo size)
Trusted Manufacturer of Custom Hamburger Box Solutions
As a trusted packaging provider, we specialize in durable and environmentally friendly burger box solutions for restaurants, catering, and takeout businesses. Our strengths include professional design, custom production, and rigorous quality control, ensuring that each burger box meets international food safety and sustainability standards. Serving customers worldwide, we provide functional, grease-resistant, and environmentally responsible packaging, helping businesses build trust and deliver fresh, delicious meals.
Materials Used in Hamburger Boxes
The performance, durability, and sustainability of a hamburger box depend on the material used. Each option offers specific advantages in terms of strength, heat resistance, and eco-friendliness, making it suitable for various food service needs.
Kraft Paperboard:
A recyclable and sturdy option widely used for hamburger boxes. Often lined with PE or PLA coating to resist grease and moisture, providing strength and a natural appearance.
Bagasse:
100% biodegradable and compostable material made from sugarcane fiber. Heat-resistant and grease-proof, ideal for eco-friendly clamshell hamburger box packaging.
Corrugated Paperboard:
A multi-layered paperboard that offers extra rigidity and insulation. Commonly used for larger burger boxes or packaging that requires higher durability.
White Cardboard (Food-Grade):
Smooth-surfaced material suitable for high-quality printing and branding. With an inner coating for leak resistance, it is often used for foldable or custom-printed hamburger boxes.
PP (Polypropylene):
A lightweight and heat-resistant plastic material. PP hamburger boxes are durable, leak-proof, and microwave-safe, often used in quick-service restaurants and food delivery.
PLA (Polylactic Acid):
A plant-based, compostable material used mainly for coatings or transparent windows in hamburger boxes. Provides oil resistance while supporting sustainable packaging goals.
Choosing Burger Box Packaging
Dimensions
Dimensions include internal length, width, height of the box; lid depth; margins; stacking allowance. These aspects affect how well the burger fits, how easy it is to close the lid, and how well it handles shipping or delivery.
- Burger Size Accommodation: If your customer offers thick patties, stacked burgers, or multiple toppings, box height must allow room so that the lid does not press down on toppings or deform the bun.
- Fit with Accessories: If there will be side items (fries, onion rings) in the same box or as insert compartments, dimensioning must account for that.
- Stackability: Boxes that nest or stack efficiently when empty (flat fold) and full (stacked in delivery bags or trays) save warehouse space and downstream cost.
- Transport Constraints: Consider how many boxes will fit per pallet, per shipping container. Oversize boxes cost more in freight.
- Lid Design Dimensions: Flat lids versus domed or gusseted lids: domed or raised lids give extra height but increase volume; lid closure mechanics (tabs, interlocking flaps) add dimension.
Structural Design
Structural design refers to how the box is made to stand up under load, resist flattening, hold shape under moisture or grease, and protect the food inside.
- Flaps, Tabs, and Lid Closure: Secure closures prevent spillage, allow tamper resistance, and help retain heat. Interlocking flaps or tuck‑in lids help.
- Reinforced Base: Double walls or a corrugated base can prevent sagging, especially with heavy toppings or sauces. It also helps in stacking multiple boxes without collapse.
- Ventilation Holes or Slots: To allow steam to escape; reduces sogginess on the underside of the bun, but must be balanced so food does not cool too fast or box leaks.
- Edge Folding and Creasing: Clean, precise creasing ensures folds close properly; rough edges may tear under stress or handling.
- Insert Compartments: For combo meals; trays inside boxes or dividers to separate sauces or side items.
- Shape Variants: Standard rectangle, clamshell styles, hinged lids, half wrap designs. Each shape has trade‑offs in ease of use, stackability, printing area, and strength.
Evaluate Cost and Supplier Capabilities
Even perfect box design is worthless if it cannot be sourced reliably, affordably, and at acceptable quality. Key supplier factors to evaluate:
- Minimum Order Quantities (MOQ): Suppliers may require large quantities. For smaller burger chains or test launches, flexibility helps. You may need to negotiate lower MOQs.
- Unit Cost vs Total Cost: Include shipping, handling, waste, returns, defect rates, customization fees. A cheap per‑box price that leads to failures or customer complaints is worse than a slightly costlier but more reliable box.
- Supplier Lead Times: Order processing, printing, curing (if coatings are involved), transit. Delays affect your customer’s ability to stock.
- Quality Control and Consistency: Ability to provide consistent weight, thickness, print quality across batches. Ask for samples; test them under real conditions.
- Certifications and Compliance: Suppliers should comply with relevant food safety standards (e.g. FDA in U.S., EFSA in Europe, local authorities elsewhere), sustainability certifications (FSC, SFI, PEFC), environmental regulations, waste disposal rules.
- Flexibility in Customization: Offering different print styles, color matching, embossing, finishes (matte, gloss), variable sizing, special features (e.g. windowing, seal tabs).
- After‑sales Support: Dealing with issues like misprints, defective batches, delayed shipments. Good supplier relationships add trust.
Visual Appeal
A burger box is not just protection; it's part of the customer experience and brand identity. Visual appeal influences buying decisions, repeat orders, social media exposure.
- Branding / Printing: Clear, high‑quality print: logo, brand colors, slogans, product images. Use of food‑safe inks. Good contrast so that graphics maintain visibility under grease.
- Design Simplicity vs Complexity: Sometimes minimalism (clean lines, few colors) looks premium; in other markets colorful, playful designs are effective. Know your customer’s target market.
- Package Texture and Finish: Matte vs gloss, embossing, foil stamping, textured coatings—they all add perceived value. But finishes may affect recyclability, cost, and print durability.
- Window or Cutout Features: A small transparent window may showcase the burger, but needs material compatibility (food contact), sealing, and may complicate recycling or composting.
- Color Psychology and Messaging: For example, green tones or “kraft” brown often signal eco‑friendliness; red or bold bright colors may evoke appetite or fast food energy. Slogans or messages (“Fresh”, “Local”, “Sustainably Sourced”) increase perceived trust.
Consider Grease and Moisture Resistance
Grease and moisture are two of the biggest enemies of the burger box. If the box fails in these respects, the customer’s food arrives soggy or leaking, undermining the brand and raising costs via returns or waste.
- Barrier Coatings: Hydrophobic coatings, wax, plastic or bio‑plastic liners, or laminated inner surfaces. Must be food‑safe; check whether coatings can handle grease and hot oils.
- Paper Density and GSM: Higher GSM paper/cardboard typically deals better with moisture. Lower GSM may absorb oils quickly.
- Corrugation as Buffer: Corrugated structure adds thickness and helps block grease penetration; also helps in preventing hot spots.
- Seal Integrity: Well‑designed lid flaps and edge glue points. If joints are weak, moisture or fat can seep through fold lines.
- Vent Design: While ventilation is good for preventing sogginess under certain conditions, too much venting may allow moisture ingress from outside (rain, etc.) if used for outdoor delivery.
- Absorbent Liners or Inserts: Some boxes include a grease pad or insert to absorb excess oil. Or offer as optional accessory.
Functional Criteria for Burger Box Packaging
To ensure performance and customer satisfaction, wholesalers must assess functional attributes beyond just appearance or cost. These criteria directly impact how the packaging performs under real-world use—especially in fast-paced foodservice environments.
Insulation and Ventilation
Insulation retains heat, which is essential for delivering a warm, appetizing burger. Ventilation prevents excess moisture buildup, which can lead to soggy buns and a disappointing eating experience. Balancing these two functions ensures both food quality and customer satisfaction upon delivery.
Strength and Load Capacity
Burger boxes need to withstand stacking during transportation and the weight of multiple food items. If the box collapses, it not only damages the food but also harms the brand's reputation. Ensuring strength and load capacity helps maintain product integrity from the kitchen to the customer.
Food Safety
Packaging must comply with local food safety regulations to avoid contamination, chemical leaching, or consumer health issues. Using certified food-safe materials protects both your business and your clients from liability while ensuring the product is safe for direct food contact.
Surface Treatment
Surface coatings or treatments (like anti-grease layers or water-resistant finishes) prevent leaks and stains, enhancing usability and hygiene. These treatments also affect how well the box handles print, resists absorption, and performs during handling—making them critical for overall packaging performance.
Eco‑Friendly Accessories for Burger Restaurants
As environment concerns rise, burger restaurants often want accessory items that match the sustainability or eco‑friendly credentials of their boxes. As a wholesaler, offering these helps complete your portfolio and satisfy clients’ full packaging needs.
Trays
For dine-in burger service, trays made from recycled or compostable materials are a practical, eco-friendly choice. They provide a clean base for the burger box and sides while eliminating the need for plastic serving ware.
French Fry Boxes
Fry boxes often sit next to burger packaging, so their design and material should align. Kraft paper or biodegradable fry containers hold heat and resist grease, keeping fries crisp without compromising sustainability.
Cups
Drinks are a common part of burger meals. Compostable cups made from paper with plant-based linings are leak-resistant and suitable for both cold and hot beverages, helping restaurants reduce single-use plastic.
Straws
Eco-friendly burger packaging should include paper or PLA straws. They’re a small but important part of a sustainable meal kit, especially as plastic straw bans become more common.
Napkins
Burgers can be messy, so strong, recycled-paper napkins are essential. Unbleached options support an earthy brand feel and show customers that every detail—including cleanup—has been considered.
Deli Wraps
For wrapped burgers or added grease protection inside boxes, compostable deli wraps are ideal. They keep burgers intact and clean while reinforcing the eco-friendly message.
Paper Bags
Takeout burger meals need durable, recyclable bags. Kraft paper bags with sturdy handles and minimal ink are both functional and environmentally responsible, rounding out the packaging system.
Advantages of Custom Burger Boxes
Offering custom burger boxes provides strategic advantages for you as a wholesaler and for your clients. The benefits go beyond mere containment of food.
1. Enhanced Brand Awareness
Custom boxes with logos, color schemes, typography, and brand imagery help restaurants stand out. When customers see distinctive packaging in photos, on social media, or in public, it becomes part of the visual brand identity.
Packaging that feels premium or unique is likely to be remembered. Wholesalers who enable clients to create memorable packaging contribute directly to increased repeat business.
2. Marketing and Promotion
Printed packaging can include promotions, coupons, QR codes for loyalty programs, and social media handles. The box becomes a marketing channel.
Custom printing allows for holiday themes or special promotions (e.g., Thanksgiving, Halloween, sporting events). These often attract extra customer interest.
3. Enhanced Customer Experience
Well‑designed, sturdy, visually appealing boxes enhance the customer's experience even before they taste the food. First impressions matter.
If the burger is presented cleanly, intact, and in a way that retains its shape, moisture, and flavor, customers perceive higher value. This leads to social sharing (photos, reviews), which benefits the business.
4. Eco‑Friendly Packaging Solutions
Increasing numbers of customers are concerned about sustainability. Custom boxes built with compostable or recyclable materials send a strong message and can be a selling point.
Some jurisdictions increasingly regulate single‑use plastics, mandate compostability, or require disclosure of environmental impact. Wholesalers offering compliant custom boxes help their clients avoid legal risk.
FAQs
Yes, generally 10–20% more than traditional ones, but customers are often willing to pay a premium for eco-friendly packaging.
Can I print my brand logo on hamburger boxes?
Do a grease test, drop test, and stacking test. Try leaving a juicy burger in the box for an hour to see how it holds up.
Yes, if made with specific coatings like PLA or are bagasse-based. Always verify this with the supplier.
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