Moulded Pulp Egg Flat
The egg flat is the oldest moulded fibre product still in daily use, and it has barely changed because the design was right the first time.
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Kraft Egg Cartons
- 6 and 12-egg formats
- Secure closure
- Farm gate and retail
An egg carton is the retail end of the same technology as the wholesale flat, with two additions: a lid that closes properly and a surface that has to sell the product. Farm gate and speciality egg producers live or die on the second one, because a carton is most of what distinguishes their eggs from the supermarket line on the next shelf.
- Six and twelve-egg formats, sized to your grade
- Positive closure that stays shut in a shopping bag
- Printed band or label — the practical branding route on fibre
- Natural and dyed fibre finishes
Pricing starts from $0.30 per tray
The unit price depends on the size, board, printing, finishing, quantity and delivery country, so every quote is worked out for your specification rather than taken from a list.
Get pricing for kraft egg cartons
Send the size and the run length. We reply with pricing, material options and a production date — usually within one working day.
01 — Specification
Specification at a glance
Every element below is set when we quote. Nothing here is a fixed catalogue entry — if a line does not match what you need, say so and we will change it.
- Formats
- 6-egg and 12-egg; other counts on request
- Cone sizing
- Matched to your egg grade
- Closure
- Tab or hinge closure specified to stay shut in handling
- Material
- Moulded fibre, natural or dyed
- Branding
- Printed band, sleeve, or applied label; direct print limited
02 — Build the spec
Design this tray in five steps
The same five questions we would ask on a phone call, with the kraft egg carton already selected. You get a properly detailed brief at the end, which is what makes a first quote accurate rather than approximate.
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03 — In detail
The closure matters more than anything else
A carton that opens in a shopping bag is a broken product and a customer who does not come back. The closure has to hold under the specific way people carry eggs: swinging in a bag, put down on a car seat, stacked under something heavier.
That means specifying a positive tab or hinge closure rather than accepting whatever the tooling produces. It is a small detail that determines whether the product works, and it is worth asking about explicitly.
What sells eggs at a farm gate or a farm shop
- The producer name and location, which is the entire differentiator against a supermarket line.
- Breed or flock information, where it is genuinely relevant to the buyer.
- A lay date or a pack date, which reads as freshness in a way a best-before does not.
- A photograph or an illustration that connects to the actual farm rather than a stock image.
- Whatever regulated information your market requires — and that differs substantially between the US, UK, Canada and Australia.
Branding on a fibre carton
Printed band or sleeve
Wraps the closed carton. Full colour, sharp detail, cheap to reprint for a change of information, and it holds the carton shut as a secondary benefit. This is what most speciality producers use.
Applied label
A printed label on the lid face. Cheaper than a band at low volume, easy to change, and it leaves the fibre texture visible around it, which some producers prefer.
Direct print on the fibre
Possible, but limited to simple marks. The absorbent, textured surface will not hold fine type or detail. It is cheapest at very high volume and is what large commercial packers use.
Regulation is market-specific
Egg labelling is one of the more heavily regulated areas in food packaging, and the requirements — grading terminology, date marking, producer codes, farming method declarations — differ meaningfully between the United States, United Kingdom, Canada and Australia.
We print what you supply on a clearly defined panel. What that panel has to say is a question for the rules in your market, and we would strongly encourage checking it before artwork rather than after a print run.
04 — Nearby
Trays that work alongside this one
Chosen because operators who buy the kraft egg carton usually need one of these in the same order, not because they happen to sit in the same category.
Kraft Fruit Tray
This is the pocketed fibre tray used to move and display fruit, made in a warm kraft tone rather than the grey of a standard pulp tray.
View tray & get pricing →05 — Questions
Kraft Egg Carton questions
Will the carton stay closed in a shopping bag?
With a properly specified tab or hinge closure, yes. A carton that pops open in a bag is the single worst failure this product can have, so ask about the closure explicitly rather than accepting a default.
What sizes do you make?
Six and twelve-egg cartons are the standard retail formats. Other counts are possible with dedicated tooling. For twenty and thirty-egg wholesale trays, see the moulded pulp egg flat.
How do I get my farm name on the carton?
A printed band or sleeve gives you full colour and sharp detail, and it holds the carton shut. An applied label is cheaper at low volume. Direct print on the fibre is possible but only for very simple marks.
Will the cones fit my eggs?
If we size them to your grade. Mixed-grade supply is common at farm gate, so tell us the range you pack and we will size for the largest with an acceptable fit on the smallest.
What information has to go on an egg carton?
That depends entirely on your market — the US, UK, Canada and Australia all have different requirements for grading, dates, producer codes and farming method. We print what you supply on a defined panel; the content is a regulatory question to settle before artwork.
Can I get coloured cartons?
Dyed fibre is available in a limited palette. Natural fibre with a printed band is the more common route for speciality producers, because the band gives you far more design freedom than the carton colour does.
Are these suitable for duck or bantam eggs?
With dedicated tooling, yes. Cone size is entirely different, so it is a bespoke tool rather than an adaptation. Send sample eggs so we size the cones from the actual product.
What is the minimum order for a printed band?
Bands are printed paper rather than moulded fibre, so the minimums are much lower than for the carton itself. Many small producers run standard cartons with their own bands, which is the cheapest route to a branded product.
Do cartons stack on a shelf?
Yes, and closed cartons stack better than open flats. If your retail customer stacks several high, tell us — the lid has to carry that load rather than the eggs inside.
Before you order, read
- Compostable Food Tray Material Guide — What fibre trays are made of, and what you may honestly claim.
- Food Tray Printing Guide — Colours, costs, substrates and proofs — what buyers need to know.
Who buys this tray
Ready to price the kraft egg carton?
Send the dimensions, the quantity and the country you want it delivered to. We come back with a full quote — material, print, finishing, freight and a production date.