Corrugated Drink Carrier
A drink carrier is a mechanical problem before it is a packaging one.
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Custom Food Trays in Sydney
Sydney has an exceptionally strong café and takeaway culture, high commercial rents that make storage expensive, and a long outdoor eating season. All three point in the same direction: flat-packed, consolidated formats specified to cope with being used outside.
The fourth factor is freight. Ordering from overseas means transit is the long pole, so the sensible pattern is fewer, larger orders — balanced against humidity, which affects board held for long periods.
- 6
- trays shortlisted for this market
- 1 day
- typical quote turnaround
- Freight
- quoted to your address, not ex-works
- Made to order
- no stock sizes to work around
Quotes delivered to Sydney
Tell us the tray, the quantity and where it is going. Freight is quoted to your address rather than added later.
Four priorities for a Sydney operator
Flat-pack and consolidate
Storage is expensive space. One container covering several menu items halves the requirement and improves the unit price.
Specify for outdoor service
Wind lifts light trays off outdoor tables, and a slightly heavier board costs very little to prevent it.
Order fewer, larger
Transit is the long pole on an international route, so plan around one or two consolidated orders a year.
Balance against humidity
Board held for a long period in a humid unconditioned space loses stiffness. Store it dry and rotate it.
Café and takeaway formats
Sydney café packaging enquiries centre on a small number of formats used at high volume: drink carriers, open trays for brunch and counter food, and lidded containers for takeaway. Concentrating volume on those is what makes printing affordable.
Drink carriers are the one item where fit matters absolutely. Send us one of each cup you serve — hot and cold cups taper differently, and a hole cut for one will not hold the other securely.
Trays we supply to Sydney
Chosen against the requirements described above, not as a general catalogue listing.
Kraft Paper Food Tray
The kraft paper food tray is the one shape that every counter ends up buying.
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Bakery Display Tray
A bakery display tray has to do two jobs that pull in opposite directions.
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Compartment Tray with Lid
The lidded compartment tray is the format that meal-prep businesses, bento services and premium takeaway have converged on.
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Kraft Snack Tray
A snack tray is a small divided tray that turns loose items into a product.
View tray & get pricing →Supplying Sydney: common questions
How far ahead should I order from Australia?
Further than for a domestic supplier, because transit is the long pole rather than production. Plan around one or two consolidated orders a year and we will give a realistic transit estimate with the quote.
Will a drink carrier fit my cups?
Only if we cut it to them. Send one of each size you serve — hot and cold cups taper differently and a hole cut for one will not hold the other securely.
Does outdoor service need a different board?
Usually a slightly heavier one. Wind lifts light trays off outdoor tables and ambient moisture affects untreated board. It is a small cost difference.
How much stock should I hold?
Enough to make the freight worthwhile, but not so much that it sits for a year in a humid space losing stiffness. We will quote at several quantities so you can see where that balance sits.
Is printed packaging worth it for a single café?
Often, because cafés concentrate volume on a small number of formats. Setup cost is fixed, so the per-unit contribution falls quickly at café volumes.
Other countries we supply
Get a quote delivered to Sydney
Send the specification, the quantity and the delivery address. We come back with unit price, tooling if any, freight and a real production date.