Corrugated Deli Tray
A deli tray takes more punishment than most food packaging.
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Custom Food Trays in Calgary
Calgary’s food-service calendar has a pronounced seasonal peak built around large-scale events, and that shapes packaging planning more than the menu does. Ordering for a concentrated event period is a different exercise from steady year-round supply.
The other factor is a cold climate with a wide temperature range, which affects both how stock should be stored and how packaging behaves in transit.
- 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 Calgary
Tell us the tray, the quantity and where it is going. Freight is quoted to your address rather than added later.
Ordering for a concentrated event season
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Estimate the peak, then add margin
Running out during your busiest period costs far more than carrying extra stock through the quieter months.
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Order well ahead
Lead times do not shorten because you are busy. Place the order while there is still time to correct a problem.
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Sort storage first
A season’s worth of flat-packed stock still takes real cubic space, and it needs to be somewhere dry.
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Consolidate formats
Fewer lines means less to store, fewer stock-outs and a better unit price from concentrated volume.
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Pre-assemble daily
Fold and stack during setup rather than at the window during a rush.
Barbecue, steak and heavy portions
- Fluted board rather than folding, graded against the loaded weight.
- A grease-resistant food-contact face for anything smoked, fried or sauced.
- Depth sized for the sides as well as the main, filled loosely rather than pressed.
- Reinforced hand holes if customers carry loaded trays any distance.
- A separate section or liner for bread, which goes soft quickly against sauce.
Trays we supply to Calgary
Chosen against the requirements described above, not as a general catalogue listing.
Corrugated Catering Tray
This is the working catering tray: fluted, deep, strong enough to hold several full foil pans, and usually built with a raised header board that turns t…
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Stadium Carrier Tray
A stadium carrier has to be usable by somebody walking up concrete steps in a crowd, holding a phone, wearing a coat, in the dark.
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Kraft Paper Food Tray
The kraft paper food tray is the one shape that every counter ends up buying.
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Corrugated Food Tray
Corrugated trays exist for one reason: a loaded tray that has to be picked up from the middle without folding in half.
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French Fry Scoop
The fry scoop exists because of a specific piece of ergonomics: a member of staff should be able to fill it from a fryer basket with one hand, in one mo…
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How much stock should I hold for an event season?
More than your estimate. A stock-out during your busiest period is far more expensive than carrying extra through the quieter months — but store it somewhere dry.
What board does a heavy barbecue plate need?
Fluted rather than folding, graded against the loaded weight, with a grease-resistant face. A full plate with sides is heavy and wet, which folding board handles least well.
Does cold weather affect packaging?
Movement between cold and warm produces condensation, and board stored in an unheated space takes on moisture and loses stiffness. Keep stock in cartons in a conditioned space.
Are hand holes worth adding?
If customers carry loaded trays any distance, yes. They need reinforced walls to survive the load, and they take space out of the print area, so decide before artwork.
Can I order for several events at once?
Yes, and it is usually cheaper because setup and tooling are shared. Staged delivery is worth asking about if storage between events is limited.
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Get a quote delivered to Calgary
Send the specification, the quantity and the delivery address. We come back with unit price, tooling if any, freight and a real production date.