01Kehong · Finished packaging

Takeout Food Boxes

Paperboard food boxes for prepared meals, takeaway and delivery.

OEM / ODMFoshan, Guangdong, China

Takeout Food Boxes

02Overview

Start with your project requirements

Choose a common structure or send your dimensions and reference image. Clamshell, lock-bottom and sandwich or wrap formats are reviewed as options within the same project.

Popular structures and formats

Use these formats to discuss your brief. Include a reference image; construction and availability are confirmed for your project.

01Clamshell food box
02Lock-bottom takeout box
03Sandwich or wrap box

05Customization and applications

Takeout Food Boxes: selection and sample review

Match the meal and packing routine

For takeaway meals or sandwiches, describe portion shape, how staff fill the box and how the customer opens it. Review clamshell or folded closures against the filled product, including space above toppings.

Review the contact surface

Tell us whether the contents are hot, chilled, oily or moist and how long they stay packed. Material, surface treatment and print placement need review for those conditions and the destination market.

Try a filled handling sample

Use the actual meal to check assembly, lid clearance, carrying and opening after the expected waiting period. State any leakage or stacking test needed; the structure name alone does not establish performance.

Takeout Food Boxes: what to include in your enquiry

Use these points to describe your requirements. For undecided details, write Not sure / Need recommendation and share the intended use or a reference photo to start the discussion. Specifications, materials and finishes are confirmed after project review.

Meal and box fit
Share the packed meal dimensions, portions and required internal clearance.
Closure and serving conditions
Describe takeaway or delivery handling, preferred opening, and whether food is hot, chilled, oily or moist.
Material and surface requirements
Send a preferred material or sample, if available. Board grade, coating and finish are confirmed after reviewing the intended use.
Printing and artwork
Share your logo or artwork, print areas, colours and finish reference. Feasibility is checked with the selected construction.
Quantity and delivery
Include the requested quantity, packing needs, destination and target date. MOQ, price, sample fees, sampling arrangements and actual lead time are confirmed in the quotation.

From brief to sample and quotation

  1. Share what you know

    Start with the intended use, product dimensions or a reference photo, quantity and destination where known. For undecided material, structure or finish, write Not sure / Need recommendation and describe the result you need.

  2. Agree the sample and review points

    A structural sample checks fit and handling; artwork or finish proofs check presentation. Agree the required sample type, material, review criteria, sample fees and timing before arranging that stage.

  3. Confirm the quotation scope

    Confirm the selected specification, artwork status, quantity, delivery destination and packing form. MOQ, price and actual lead time remain subject to the quotation; flag any required contact-use documentation or testing for separate review.

Selection and quotation FAQs

How do I request a clamshell or sandwich format?

Include a reference image and explain how the meal is packed and served. The structure and material need project review before availability is confirmed.

Can the same box be used for every menu item?

Review the largest portion and the most demanding heat, grease and moisture conditions. A sample that fits a dry sandwich does not establish suitability for a sauced meal.

Are the dimensions and MOQ fixed?

These pages describe packaging types for project review. Send the dimensions and quantity you need; final specifications and MOQ are confirmed in the quotation.

How is food-contact suitability confirmed?

Describe the food, contact conditions and destination market. Material choice and supporting documentation are reviewed for that use before an order is confirmed.

07Project collaboration

Send dimensions, drawings and a reference image

We will review structure, material, print and delivery requirements before confirming the next step.