Kraft Paper Food Tray
The kraft paper food tray is the one shape that every counter ends up buying.
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White Paper Food Trays
- Bleached white board
- Full-colour process ready
- Grease-resistant option
The white paper food tray is the same shape as the kraft version with a different surface underneath. That surface changes two things: your artwork lands accurately instead of shifting warm, and the food looks brighter against the tray.
It is the default choice for seafood, fried chicken, pale fried foods and any menu where the brand palette includes colours that will not survive being printed on brown board.
- Neutral white surface for accurate spot and process colour
- Same footprints and depths as the kraft range
- Grease-resistant face strongly recommended — staining shows more on white
- Reads as clean and clinical, which suits seafood and chicken counters
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 white paper food trays
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.
- Board
- Bleached white kraft, caliper matched to portion weight
- Sizes
- Full range of standard portion sizes, plus custom footprints
- Printing
- One to four spot colours or full four-colour process
- Treatment
- Grease-resistant food-contact face recommended
- Supplied
- Flat-packed
02 — Build the spec
Design this tray in five steps
The same five questions we would ask on a phone call, with the white paper food tray already selected. You get a properly detailed brief at the end, which is what makes a first quote accurate rather than approximate.
Prefer the full builder with a live sketch? Open the tray designer.
03 — In detail
When white is worth the extra
White board costs more than natural kraft because of the bleaching stage, so it needs a reason. There are three good ones. The first is colour accuracy: a brand colour printed on white lands where you expect it, while the same ink on brown shifts warm and drops in contrast. The second is photography — food shot on a white tray reads brighter and cleaner, which matters if your menu photography is doing sales work. The third is category expectation: fish counters, chicken counters and hospital or clinical settings all read white as correct.
If none of those apply, natural kraft will usually do the job for less.
The trade-offs to plan for
Staining is more visible
A grease mark that is barely noticeable on brown kraft is obvious on white. This is the single most common complaint about white trays, and it is entirely preventable by specifying a grease-resistant food-contact face from the start.
Scuffs show
Trays rub against each other in transit and in storage. On brown board the marks disappear; on white they show as grey streaks. Packing quantity per carton and how the trays are stored both make a real difference.
It reads as less rustic
If your brand is built on a natural, unbleached, hand-made impression, white board actively works against it. That is not a defect, it is just the wrong tool — in that case use natural kraft and design for it.
Menus this suits
- Fried chicken and fried seafood, where the food is golden and reads well against white.
- Fish and chip counters, where white is the conventional expectation.
- Salads and cold sides, where a bright surface makes the produce look fresher.
- Brands with a pastel or high-chroma palette that will not survive brown board.
- Any tray that has to carry a photographic panel or a detailed illustrated design.
White board versus natural kraft, side by side
| Natural kraft | Bleached white | |
|---|---|---|
| Unit cost | Lower | Higher |
| Spot colour accuracy | Shifts warm | Accurate |
| Four-colour process | Muted and dark | Full range |
| Grease staining | Less visible | Very visible without treatment |
| Brand impression | Natural, rustic, unfussy | Clean, bright, precise |
The full comparison across every board type we use is in food tray materials explained.
04 — Nearby
Trays that work alongside this one
Chosen because operators who buy the white paper food tray usually need one of these in the same order, not because they happen to sit in the same category.
Fish and Chips Tray
Fish and chips is the hardest test a board tray faces.
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Custom Printed Food Tray
This is the general-purpose printed tray: any of our shapes, in your board, carrying your artwork.
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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.
View tray & get pricing →05 — Questions
White Paper Food Tray questions
Is a white tray stronger than a kraft one?
No — strength comes from the caliper and the grade, not the colour. A white tray and a brown tray of the same weight behave identically under load. Specify the board weight against your portion, not the surface.
Will grease stains show badly?
On untreated white board, yes, and it is the main reason people are disappointed with white trays. A grease-resistant food-contact face solves it, adds very little to the unit cost, and should be treated as standard for any fried menu.
Can I print photographs on these trays?
Yes. Bleached board is what you use when the design needs photography, gradients or a wide colour range. We will still recommend keeping type generous, because a tray is read at arm’s length rather than in the hand.
Do you offer the same sizes as the kraft range?
Yes, the shapes and footprints are the same — the difference is the board. That means you can move a line from kraft to white without changing racking, portioning or carrier fit.
Is white board recyclable?
Bleached board is paper and is widely accepted in paper streams where it is not saturated with food. As with any tray, a barrier treatment changes what a given facility will take, and rules differ by country. We state the exact construction so you can check locally.
Will the white match my white brand colour?
Board white is not paper white and not screen white — it has a slight warmth. If a specific white is part of your identity, we can flood-print white ink over the board, though on a food tray that is rarely worth the cost.
Which is better for a fish and chip shop?
White is the conventional choice and it suits the food, but it must be grease-resistant. See the fish and chips tray for the deeper format built specifically for that service.
Can I run kraft and white on the same order?
Yes, if the artwork works on both — and often it will need adjusting, because a design tuned for brown board looks washed out on white. We will show you both proofs before you commit.
Before you order, read
- Food Tray Materials Explained — Kraft, corrugated, moulded fibre and rigid board compared honestly.
- Food Tray Printing Guide — Colours, costs, substrates and proofs — what buyers need to know.
Who buys this tray
Ready to price the white paper food tray?
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.