Custom Burger Boxes

Custom Burger Boxes for Takeout and Delivery

A smash burger with crisp edges takes up more room across the base than its bun suggests. A double cheeseburger on brioche needs most of its room above the patty. At Custom Boxes Zone, we size custom burger boxes around the food you actually serve, including the wrapper, toppings, and sides your crew packs with each order.

For a restaurant handing lunch across the counter, a hinged lid that closes in one motion can make service easier. A delivery kitchen has another consideration. Several closed boxes may sit on top of one another before the customer opens the bag. Choose a box for that journey as well as for the burger itself.

Burger Packaging Styles for Your Menu

Burger Boxes for Classic Singles and smash burgers: Our burger boxes suit everyday orders such as cheeseburgers, grilled chicken sandwiches, and single smash burgers. A paperboard clamshell keeps the lid attached to the base, so the cook can set the burger down, fold the lid over, and engage the front tab. A shallow front wall also makes it easier for the customer to lift a wide burger without pulling the bottom bun apart.

Mini Burger Boxes for Sliders and Tasting Menus

Mini burger boxes give a slider its own space in a catering spread, kids’ meal, or tasting flight. For individual servings, choose a base just wide enough for the wrapped slider. For a trio, consider a shared carton with dividers. Leave enough room between portions for guests to pick up the middle slider without brushing the toppings off its neighbors.

Custom Hamburger Boxes for Tall and Loaded Burgers

Custom hamburger boxes give you control over the proportions of a signature build. A mushroom Swiss burger may need extra support underneath, while a bacon double topped with onion rings needs a deeper lid. If your kitchen uses a skewer, include it when measuring the finished height. A tuck-top design gives you a broad lid for artwork and a front panel where staff can mark the order.

Custom Hot Dog Boxes for Franks and Sausages

Custom hot dog boxes have a long, narrow base that supports the bun from end to end. Measure your longest sausage with its usual toppings, including onions or relish that extend past the bun. For a chili dog, check the depth at the ends as well as along the sides. Matching the colors of your hot dog and burger packaging keeps a mixed concession order recognizable.

Burger Box Size Guide in Inches

Starting Dimensions for Sliders, Singles, and Doubles use inside dimensions, listed as length by width by height, when comparing samples. A 3-by-3-by-2-inch box is a starting point for a small slider. For a classic single, try 5 by 5 by 3 inches. A larger burger on a wide bun may fit a 6-by-6-by-3.5-inch box. For a tall double, try the same footprint with a 4-inch lid clearance, then adjust after a fit test.

Measure the Usable Space Inside the Closed Box

Assemble three burgers during normal service and measure the largest. Include the folded paper under the bun and any bacon that projects beyond it. With a tapered clamshell, measure the floor where the burger sits. The wider opening at the top can make a box look roomy even when the bottom corners pinch the wrapper.

Close the sample, place it in your regular takeout bag, and carry it as a customer would. Open it and look for sauce on the lid, a crease across the bun, or a patty that has slid sideways. Each tells you something different about the fit. Also check the outside dimensions if your team packs two boxes side by side.

For a burger and fries combo, measure the two portions together in the arrangement you want the customer to see. A divider can keep fries out of sauce, but its thickness takes up space. Try filling the sample with a normal scoop of fries during lunch service. If the packer has to count out fries to close the box, the compartment needs more room.

Materials for Hot, Greasy Burgers

Kraft Paperboard and White Paperboard: Natural kraft paperboard has a brown surface that pairs well with dark lettering, bold outlines, and simple illustrations. It suits a neighborhood burger stand that wants one recognizable stamp of color across the lid. Specify the grease barrier separately. The brown color tells you how the board looks, while the barrier determines how well the inside resists oil.

White solid bleached sulfate paperboard, often called SBS, provides a bright background for printed burger boxes. Choose it for artwork with pale colors, detailed illustrations, or a white area around the logo. If you are moving an existing design from whiteboard to kraft, request a color sample on the new material. The background can change how the finished ink appears.

Corrugated Board, Liners, and Steam Vents

E-flute corrugated board has a thin, fluted layer between flat sheets. That construction adds stiffness for heavier portions and stacked delivery orders. For a burger dressed with cheese sauce, specify whether the food touches the box directly or sits in a liner. A folded liner can help the customer hold the burger and catch drips as they eat.

Steam and grease need different solutions. A grease barrier helps keep oil from soaking through the base. Vent openings let some steam escape before it condenses on the lid. Test vent placement with the burger inside its usual wrapper and bag. A vent covered by folded paper or blocked by another carton has little room to release steam.

A useful comparison takes just two samples and one delivery route. Pack the same burger in each, change only the board or vent pattern, and label the cartons underneath. At the end of the trip, compare the bun texture and check the paper bag for oil spots. Ask the person opening each carton whether the base feels firm when lifted with one hand.

Printed Burger Boxes with Logo Placement That Works in Service

Lid Artwork and Order Identification: When designing burger boxes with logo artwork, reserve the lid for the name customers recognize. Use a side panel for details that staff need when boxes are stacked. A short row of clearly labeled checkboxes can distinguish a classic, spicy, or veggie order without requiring three separate print runs. Leave an unprinted patch if the crew writes names or modifications by hand.

If several locations share artwork, keep the restaurant name on the main print run and leave local details to an order label. A new phone number or a change in pickup instructions then affects only that label. For a limited menu special, a printed sleeve can carry the promotion while the carton underneath stays in everyday use after the special ends.

Review the Design on a Folded Sample

Check the artwork with the box facing the customer and the tab at the front. A logo that looks centered on a flat template can appear crowded once a thumb notch cuts into the panel. If you add a reorder code, place it on a flat exterior surface and scan the folded sample under the lighting at your pickup counter.

Ordering Burger Boxes Wholesale

Estimate quantities by size and location when buying burger boxes wholesale; calculate usage from orders packed in each format. If a diner sells 120 boxed burgers daily and 30 are sliders, a five-day week calls for 450 standard boxes and 150 mini boxes before a reserve. Count catering commitments separately. A Saturday event serving sliders can change the mix even when the weekly burger total stays close to average.

Storage belongs in the wholesale calculation too. Ask how many flat cartons come in a shipping case and measure the shelf where those cases will go. A food truck may have room for a week of folded stock at its commissary and only a shift’s supply on board. Compare quotes using the delivered cost per usable box, including any differences in board, printing, and freight for each location included in your order.

Get a Quote for Your Restaurant or Food Truck

Send CustomBoxesZone your burger dimensions, preferred board, box style, print colors, and quantities by size. Include the delivery ZIP code and the date you need stock on site. If you already use a box that almost fits, send a photo of the problem alongside the measurements. A mark on the bun or a stained bottom corner gives our team a specific detail to address in your quote.