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StrawsPaper Straws Bulk: Sizes, Cartons and What to Order
To buy paper straws in bulk, order by the carton: most of our paper straws come 2,500 to a carton, and the wider bubble tea straws come 1,000 to a carton.Read guide →
Coffee Cups & Lids10 Ounce Coffee Cups: Size, Lids and When to Use Them
A 10 ounce coffee cup holds about 300ml and sits between a standard small and a large on most café menus.Read guide →
Coffee Cups & Lids6oz Cup with Lid: Which Lids Fit and How to Choose
A 6oz cup with lid is a small hot cup, about 180ml, with an 80mm rim, topped with an 80mm lid.Read guide →
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10 Ounce Coffee Cups: Size, Lids and When to Use Them
A 10 ounce coffee cup holds about 300ml and sits between a standard small and a large on most café menus.Read guide → - Coffee Cups & Lids
6oz Cup with Lid: Which Lids Fit and How to Choose
A 6oz cup with lid is a small hot cup, about 180ml, with an 80mm rim, topped with an 80mm lid.Read guide → 
Coffee Cups & LidsBranded Takeaway Cups: A Practical Guide for Australian Cafes
Branded takeaway cups are paper (or cold PET) cups printed with your logo, colours and artwork, so every coffee that leaves the counter advertises your…Read guide →
Coffee Cups & LidsCoffee Cups Wholesale: How Ordering by the Carton Works
Delivery is a flat fee set by your postcode, and free once an order passes a set amount; checkout shows the exact cost, and today's rates are on the…Read guide →
Coffee Cups & LidsBest Takeaway Coffee Cup for Your Café: 5 Questions
The best takeaway coffee cup for your café is the one that suits your drinks, your lids and your storeroom.Read guide →
Coffee Cups & LidsTakeaway Coffee Cup Lids: CPLA vs Bagasse, by Colour
Takeaway coffee cup lids come in two materials at Packery: CPLA, in black or white and listed for hot and cold drinks, and bagasse (sugarcane), in…Read guide →
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Coffee Cups & LidsCompostable Paper Cups: Linings for Hot vs Cold Drinks
Packery does not list any paper cup as "compostable" by name, so we won't call one compostable here.Read guide →
Coffee Cups & LidsCompostable Coffee Cups Australia: Bamboo vs Sugarcane
Packery does not list any coffee cup as compostable by name, so we won't call any of ours that.Read guide →
Coffee Cups & LidsDisposable Coffee Cups Wholesale: Hot and Cold Cups
Packery sells disposable coffee cups wholesale and in bulk by the carton, with takeaway hot cups for coffee and tea and paper cold cups for iced coffee…Read guide →
Coffee Cups & LidsIced Coffee Takeaway Cups and Lids: What to Order
For iced coffee takeaway, choose the cup first, then the lid. Clear PLA cups show off the layers of an iced latte, the aqueous coated paper cups come in…Read guide →
Coffee Cups & LidsDisposable Food Packaging: Storage and Reorder Planning
To keep disposable food packaging in stock, track how many cartons of each item your venue uses over a set period, reorder when stock falls to your usage…Read guide →
Coffee Cups & LidsEco Packaging: Plain, Stock-Printed or Custom-Printed?
Choose plain eco packaging when you want simple, neutral containers at straightforward carton prices, stock-printed cups when you want a designed look…Read guide →
Coffee Cups & LidsTakeaway Coffee Cups Wholesale: Carton and Cup Prices
Takeaway coffee cups wholesale at Packery are sold by the carton of 500 or 1000 and delivered across Australia, with per-cup prices from $0.06 each for…Read guide →
Coffee Cups & LidsCustom Takeaway Coffee Cups: Choosing the Base Cup
Custom or personalised takeaway coffee cups start with one decision most cafés skip: which blank cup your logo goes on.Read guide →
Coffee Cups & LidsCustomised Takeaway Coffee Cups: How to Ask for a Quote
To ask for a quote on custom takeaway coffee cups, choose your cup sizes and wall type first, pick a white, kraft or bamboo base, note the rim size, pull…Read guide →
Coffee Cups & LidsCustomised Food Packaging: What to Brand by Venue
Customise the item your customers carry away and look at most: for a café that is the coffee cup, for a takeaway shop it is the bag, for a food truck it…Read guide →
Coffee Cups & LidsSustainable Food Packaging: A Materials Guide for Cafés
Sustainable food packaging for a café mostly comes down to matching a material to the food: sugarcane for clamshells and small portion cups, PLA-coated…Read guide →
Coffee Cups & LidsTakeaway Coffee Cups with Lids: Matching Lid to Cup Size
Takeaway coffee cups with lids only work as a pair when the lid is made for that cup's size and rim.Read guide →
Coffee Cups & LidsEco Friendly Coffee Cups: Paper, PLA-Lined and Kraft
Eco friendly coffee cups for a café are paper cups with a lining chosen as an alternative to a conventional plastic film.Read guide →
Coffee Cups & LidsFood Service Packaging in Australia: A Category Guide
This guide to food service packaging in Australia covers eight categories: cups, takeaway containers, bowls, boxes and clamshells, food paper, cutlery…Read guide →
Coffee Cups & LidsPrinted Takeaway Coffee Cups: Stock Print or Custom Logo?
If you want printed takeaway coffee cups, you have two routes: order a ready-printed stock cup by the carton like any other item, or get cups printed…Read guide →
Coffee Cups & LidsCustom Takeaway Coffee Cups: Which Sizes to Brand First
For custom takeaway coffee cups, brand the one or two sizes your café sells the most and keep the slower sizes plain.Read guide →
Coffee Cups & LidsCoffee Cup Takeaway Station: Setting Up Your Coffee Bar
To set up a takeaway coffee cup station that runs fast with fewer mistakes, stack cups by size in the order baristas reach for them, keep lids grouped by…Read guide →
Coffee Cups & LidsCoffee Takeaway Cup: How to Trial and Switch Cups
To switch to a new coffee takeaway cup without waste, trial it against your current cup on real orders before you commit to full cartons: check lid fit…Read guide →
Coffee Cups & LidsCafé Packaging Price Index: August 2026 (Packery Catalogue)
This is Packery's café packaging price index for August 2026, published on 1 August 2026. It measures Packery's own catalogue only.Read guide →
Coffee Cups & LidsDisposable Coffee Cups: How to Store and Handle Stock
Store disposable coffee cups in their sealed cartons, in a dry, clean storeroom, off the floor and with nothing heavy on top so the rims stay round.Read guide →
Coffee Cups & LidsPaper Coffee Cups: Kraft vs White vs Printed Compared
Paper coffee cups come in three looks at Packery: brown kraft, plain white and multi-colour art print.Read guide →
Coffee Cups & LidsTakeaway Coffee Cup Cost Per Drink: Packaging Worksheet
The packaging cost of one takeaway coffee is the sum of every item that goes out with it.Read guide →
Coffee Cups & LidsTakeaway Coffee Cup Sizes: 6oz to 16oz and Lid Fit Guide
Takeaway coffee cup sizes in our range run from 6oz to 16oz: 6oz for piccolos and macchiatos, 8oz for a regular flat white or latte, 12oz for a large…Read guide →
Coffee Cups & LidsCustom Coffee Cups: Storage and Reorder Planning
Committing to custom coffee cups means you hold branded stock for each cup size you sell, so you need to know your weekly use per size, how much shelf…Read guide →
Coffee Cups & LidsTakeaway Coffee Cups for Carts, Food Trucks and Kiosks
For a coffee cart, food truck, market stall or small kiosk, the simplest takeaway coffee cup setup is two cup SKUs (one 8oz and one 12oz in the same…Read guide →
Coffee Cups & LidsCoffee Cup Holder: 2 Cup vs 4 Cup Carry Trays for Cafés
A coffee cup holder lets one customer carry two, three or four takeaway drinks in one trip without stacking cups in their hands.Read guide →- Coffee Cups & Lids
Takeaway Coffee Cups: Single vs Double Wall, Print Styles
Takeaway coffee cups come in two wall types (single wall and double wall), three print finishes (white, art print and kraft print) and two linings…Read guide → 
Coffee Cups & LidsCompostable Coffee Cups Brisbane: What Cafés Should Stock
If you are searching for compostable coffee cups in Brisbane, check the product name first: none of the hot cups in Packery's current coffee cup range is…Read guide →
Coffee Cups & LidsDisposable Coffee Cups for Offices, Events and Catering
Disposable coffee cups for offices, events and catering come in 6oz, 8oz, 12oz and 16oz sizes, in single wall and double wall styles, sold by the carton…Read guide →- Coffee Cups & Lids
Single Wall vs Double Wall Coffee Cups: Price Per Cup
Single wall coffee cups are one layer of coated paper and cost less per cup; double wall coffee cups add a second paper wall so the cup is more…Read guide → - Coffee Cups & Lids
Wholesale Coffee Cups Melbourne: What Cafés Should Stock
Melbourne cafés can buy wholesale coffee cups from Packery by the carton, in 6oz, 8oz, 12oz and 16oz single wall and double wall styles, with no minimum…Read guide → - Coffee Cups & Lids
Coffee Cups Wholesale Sydney: A Café Stocking Guide
Sydney cafés can buy coffee cups wholesale from Packery by the carton, in 6oz, 8oz, 12oz and 16oz sizes, with single wall cartons of 1000 and double wall…Read guide → - Coffee Cups & Lids
Coffee Cup Sizes for Cafés: 6oz, 8oz, 12oz or 16oz?
Most cafés cover their takeaway menu with three or four hot cup sizes: a 6oz cup for small drinks such as piccolos and macchiatos, an 8oz cup for regular…Read guide → 
Coffee Cups & LidsCups for Espresso Coffee: Short Black Takeaway Options
Packery doesn't stock dedicated espresso or demitasse cups. For takeaway short blacks, piccolos and macchiatos, most cafés use the smallest hot cup they…Read guide →
Coffee Cups & LidsBamboo, Sugarcane and PLA Dessert and Shake Cups Brisbane
For ice-cream, dessert and tasting cups delivered to Brisbane, the 5oz Cold Cups – BIOPBS Coated Ice-cream (Carton of 1000) at $0.09 each and the 8oz…Read guide →- Coffee Cups & Lids
Coffee Cup Names Explained: Size, Wall, Coating, Rim
A coffee cup listing name reads left to right as size, coating, wall type, finish, rim diameter and lid note, followed by the carton count.Read guide → - Coffee Cups & Lids
Coffee Cup Supplier Guide: What a Café Should Order First
A good coffee cup supplier for a café sells single wall and double wall cups in 6oz, 8oz, 12oz and 16oz, in art print, white and kraft, by the carton…Read guide → 
Coffee Cups & LidsKraft vs White Packaging: One Look Across Your Counter
Kraft or white packaging comes down to one decision: pick the look that suits your counter, then match it on every item you hand over, from the cup to…Read guide →
Coffee Cups & LidsNew Café Packaging Checklist: Melbourne Fit-Out by Station
A new Melbourne café's packaging starter kit is easiest to build station by station.Read guide →
Coffee Cups & LidsWholesale Coffee Cups and Lids: Order Them as Pairs
To order wholesale coffee cups and lids in Australia so they always match, plan every order as cup-and-lid pairs: for each cup carton you add, put the…Read guide →
Coffee Cups & LidsBulk Coffee Cups Perth: Split Your Stock by Cup Size
To split your bulk coffee cup stock across sizes, take each cup size's share of hot drink sales from your POS, apply it to the number of cups you expect…Read guide →
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Takeaway Boxes & ContainersCompostable Takeaway Containers for Family-Size Orders
If you are searching for compostable takeaway containers, the plain answer is that Packery does not list any takeaway container as compostable by name.Read guide →
Takeaway Boxes & ContainersBiodegradable Takeaway Containers for Sides & Sauces
For sides, sauces and small portions, the plant-fibre and paper-based options are the 2oz Sugarcane Serving Container – Cup Unbleached (Carton of 2000)…Read guide →
Takeaway Boxes & ContainersTakeaway Containers Bulk: Trial One Carton of Each First
The safest way to buy takeaway containers in bulk is to trial first: order one carton of each container on your shortlist, run them through your real…Read guide →
Takeaway Boxes & ContainersSmall Takeaway Containers for Sides and Kids Meals
For small takeaway containers, most cafés and takeaway shops need three formats: a shallow 500ml rectangular container for sides and single portions, a…Read guide →
Takeaway Boxes & ContainersFoil Takeaway Containers: What Packery Stocks Instead
Packery does not stock foil takeaway containers. If you are looking for foil trays, we can't supply them, but for takeaway meals we carry 700ml and 900ml…Read guide →
Takeaway Boxes & ContainersKraft Take Out Box for Saucy Food: Coated Kraft Options
For wet and saucy takeaway such as curries, pasta, stir-fries and dressed salads, the kraft take out box options at Packery are the PLA coated kraft…Read guide →
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Takeaway Boxes & ContainersBulk Takeaway Food Containers: Storage and Reorder Guide
Bulk takeaway food containers are easiest to manage when you keep them in their sealed cartons, on shelving off the floor in a dry room, and set a…Read guide →
Takeaway Boxes & ContainersKraft Paper Boxes: Build a Matching All-Kraft Range
A kraft paper box range for a food business usually needs five parts: rectangular kraft containers with matching lids for meals, kraft salad bowls, kraft…Read guide →
Takeaway Boxes & ContainersEco Friendly Takeaway Packaging: Match Size to Portion
To choose eco friendly takeaway packaging that fits your portions, measure one real serve of each dish (volume for loose food, length, width and height…Read guide →
Takeaway Boxes & ContainersPaper Takeaway Containers: White or Kraft Coated?
Paper takeaway containers come in two looks at Packery: PLA coated white paper and PLA coated brown kraft paper.Read guide →- Takeaway Boxes & Containers
Eco Packaging for Meal Prep and Delivery-Only Kitchens
For meal prep and delivery-only kitchens, the eco packaging that works is the kind that stacks flat in a bag, closes without fuss and survives the trip…Read guide → 
Takeaway Boxes & ContainersRound Takeaway Containers vs Rectangular: When to Use
Round takeaway containers are the better pick over rectangular ones for soups, sauces, dressed salads and single portions: a round tub has no corners for…Read guide →
Takeaway Boxes & ContainersChinese Takeaway Containers for Noodles, Rice and Curry
For Chinese takeaway containers, most Asian-style menus can be covered by three formats: PLA coated noodle boxes for noodles and fried rice, sugarcane…Read guide →
Takeaway Boxes & ContainersDisposable Takeaway Containers: Cost Per Meal Method
To work out the packaging cost per meal for disposable takeaway containers, divide the carton price by the units per carton to get the price per…Read guide →
Takeaway Boxes & ContainersCardboard Takeaway Containers: Kraft and Corrugated Boxes
Cardboard takeaway containers at Packery come in two families: corrugated boxes (dinner boxes, family packs, catering boxes, open trays) and kraft or…Read guide →- Takeaway Boxes & Containers
Food Packaging Supplies Checklist: The Small Items
The food packaging supplies that run out mid-service are usually the small ones: napkins, cutlery pouches, wooden stirrers, flat and handle bags…Read guide → 
Takeaway Boxes & ContainersSugarcane Takeaway Containers: Sizes, Uses & Prices
Sugarcane takeaway containers at Packery come as hinged clamshells (6" hamburger, 9x6x3, 8" and 9" with 3 compartments, a 2-compartment box and a plain…Read guide →- Takeaway Boxes & Containers
Biodegradable Containers for Delivery: A Trial Checklist
Whether a sugarcane, paper or corrugated container survives delivery depends on your dish, not the label, so the only reliable answer comes from…Read guide → 
Takeaway Boxes & ContainersKraft Gift Box Alternatives: Kraft Cake Boxes for Cafés
Packery does not stock kraft gift boxes. If you are a café or bakery gifting biscuits, slices or baked goods, the closest fit in our range is a kraft…Read guide →- Takeaway Boxes & Containers
Food Packaging Near Me? Order Online, Delivered to You
If there is no food packaging store near you, you can order online and have it delivered: Packery ships by the carton in 3–5 business days to capital…Read guide → 
Takeaway Boxes & ContainersPlastic Food Packaging: Clear PET, RPET and PP Options
Plastic food packaging makes sense when your customer needs to see the food or drink through the pack, or when a lid has to close a cup, tub or tray firmly.Read guide →- Takeaway Boxes & Containers
Food Packaging Machine? Hand-Pack Takeaway Without One
Packery does not stock food packaging machines: no sealers, wrappers, tray-sealing or filling equipment.Read guide → 
Takeaway Boxes & ContainersMeal Prep Containers: Matching Sizes to Your Weekly Order
For a meal prep business, the right container is the one that fits each meal's portion: lunch boxes from Small to Extra Large for boxed meals, bamboo…Read guide →
Takeaway Boxes & ContainersTakeaway Containers With Window vs Plain: Which to Buy
For a grab-and-go fridge or display counter, takeaway containers with a window are usually the better buy, because customers can see the sandwich, wrap…Read guide →
Takeaway Boxes & ContainersFood Packaging Labels? Tell Orders Apart by Pack Shape
Packery does not stock food packaging labels or stickers. What we do stock is a range of containers in clearly different shapes, so many kitchens skip…Read guide →
Takeaway Boxes & ContainersPlastic Takeaway Food Containers: PLA Paper Alternatives
If you searched for plastic takeaway food containers, the containers in this range are not plastic: they are paper or cardboard with a PLA coating or a…Read guide →
Takeaway Boxes & ContainersLunch Box Sizes: Small to Extra Large Takeaway Boxes
Packery's PLA coated lunch boxes come in four sizes: small (110x90x64mm), medium (152x120x64mm), large (197x140x64mm) and extra large (197x140x90mm).Read guide →- Takeaway Boxes & Containers
Packery.com.au: How to Order Food Packaging Online
Ordering on packery.com.au is simple: browse packaging by category, add full cartons to your cart, check the carton price and price per item on each…Read guide → 
Takeaway Boxes & ContainersPlastic Takeaway Containers: RPET Deli Tubs and Lids
Packery's plastic takeaway containers are clear RPET deli containers in 8oz, 12oz, 16oz and 24oz, sold in cartons of 500 from $0.16 to $0.24 each.Read guide →
Takeaway Boxes & ContainersBulk Takeaway Food Containers: Sizes from 500ml to 1000ml
For bulk takeaway food containers, Packery sells PLA-coated rectangular containers in 500ml, 650ml, 750ml and 1000ml by the carton of 300, from $0.30…Read guide →
Takeaway Boxes & ContainersTakeaway Containers for Food Trucks and Market Stalls
The takeaway containers that suit food trucks and market stalls are a small set of sizes that share footprints, so they are easy to stock in a tight…Read guide →
Takeaway Boxes & ContainersCake Boxes Wholesale: Sizes, Styles and Price per Box
Packery stocks eight cake boxes by the carton: three Kraft cake boxes (Small, Medium and Large) for slices, cupcakes and single serves, and five window…Read guide →- Takeaway Boxes & Containers
Wholesale Packaging Supplier Sydney: How to Switch
If you are switching wholesale packaging suppliers for a Sydney café, do it item by item: list everything you use now, match each item to a catalogue…Read guide → 
Takeaway Boxes & ContainersEco Takeaway Packaging Australia: Handheld & Grab-and-Go
For handheld and grab-and-go food in Australia, the eco takeaway packaging that fits most menus comes down to six packs: cardboard burger holders (small…Read guide →
Takeaway Boxes & ContainersWhat Size Cake Box Do I Need? Measure Before You Buy
To work out what size cake box you need, measure the cake at its widest point (including the board) and at its tallest point (including decorations)…Read guide →
Takeaway Boxes & ContainersMeal Prep Containers: Lunch Boxes, Square Containers and Lids
Meal prep containers at Packery come in three practical groups: PLA coated and window lunch boxes from 110x90x64mm to 197x140x90mm, bamboo paper square…Read guide →
Takeaway Boxes & ContainersHow to Compare Packaging Suppliers: A Buyer's Checklist
Delivery is Australia-wide. A supplier that can't answer all seven in writing before you order is the one most likely to surprise you on the invoice.Read guide →- Takeaway Boxes & Containers
Packaging Mistakes Hospitality Businesses Make: 5 Fixes
The most common packaging mistakes hospitality businesses make in Australia are comparing carton prices instead of price per item, ordering the wrong cup…Read guide → - Takeaway Boxes & Containers
Packery Wholesale Takeaway Boxes: How Carton Pricing Works
Packery sells wholesale takeaway boxes and containers by the carton, and each product page shows the carton price and the price per item.Read guide → 
Takeaway Boxes & ContainersFood Truck Packaging Sydney: The Complete Kit List
A Sydney food truck needs five types of packaging in every restock: cups, containers, food paper, cutlery with napkins, and carry bags.Read guide →
Takeaway Boxes & ContainersCut Packaging Costs: 5 Ways for Melbourne Restaurants
The quickest way for a Melbourne restaurant to cut packaging costs is to compare price per item instead of carton price, buy the size each dish actually…Read guide →- Takeaway Boxes & Containers
Free Delivery on Packaging in Australia: When to Stock Up
Packery charges one flat delivery fee per order, set by whether your postcode is metro or regional, and delivery becomes free once an order passes a set…Read guide → 
Takeaway Boxes & ContainersFood Delivery Packaging for Restaurants: What to Stock
Food delivery packaging for Brisbane restaurants comes down to four jobs: a container that suits the dish, a lid or closure that stays put, a bag that…Read guide →
Takeaway Boxes & ContainersTakeaway Containers Wholesale Adelaide: Choose by Dish
For takeaway containers wholesale in Adelaide, match the container to the dish first (sugarcane tubs for curries and rice, clear RPET deli containers for…Read guide →
Takeaway Boxes & ContainersBiodegradable Takeaway Containers Sydney: First Order Guide
For a Sydney venue placing its first eco container order, you can cover most of a takeaway menu with four types: a sugarcane clamshell for burgers and…Read guide →- Takeaway Boxes & Containers
Restaurant Takeaway Containers by Dish: Melbourne Guide
Restaurant takeaway containers work best when you match them to the dish: sugarcane tubs for curries and rice, coated paper lunch boxes for noodles and…Read guide → - Takeaway Boxes & Containers
Takeaway Containers by Menu Type: What Suits Each Dish
The right takeaway container depends on what is on the menu: sugarcane tubs suit curries and rice, PLA-coated paper lunch boxes suit noodles and boxed…Read guide →
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Plates & TraysSushi Takeaway Containers: Paper or Sugarcane Trays?
Sushi takeaway containers are usually a flat, shallow tray with a clear lid that clips on top, sized to the number of pieces you pack.Read guide →
Plates & TraysPulp Packaging Perth: Sugarcane Containers Guide
Pulp packaging in Perth usually means moulded sugarcane fibre: clamshells, bowls, plates, trays and lids pressed from sugarcane pulp.Read guide →
Plates & TraysCardboard Trays: Sizes for Chips, Snacks and Catering
Cardboard trays come in two main families: small open trays for hot chips, snacks and street food, and large corrugated catering trays with 80mm or 50mm…Read guide →
Plates & TraysBulk Disposable Plates: How Many Cartons to Order
To work out how many bulk disposable plates to order, multiply your covers by the number of plates each guest uses at each size, divide by the pieces per…Read guide →
Plates & TraysPalm Leaf Disposable Plates: Every Shape and Size
Packery's palm leaf disposable plates come in round, square, rectangle and oval shapes, all made from natural palm leaves and sold in cartons of 100.Read guide →
Plates & TraysEco Friendly Disposable Plates: Sizes and Shapes Guide
Eco friendly disposable plates come in two main materials at Packery, sugarcane and palm leaves, and the right one depends on the course and the…Read guide →
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Plates & TraysDisposable Paper Plates: The Sugarcane Alternative
Packery does not stock disposable paper plates. If you need a plain everyday plate by the carton, we sell unbleached sugarcane round and oval plates…Read guide →
Plates & TraysServing Food Trays with Lids for Catering Drop-Off
Serving food trays for catering drop-off work best as a three-part set: a corrugated tray with 80mm high sides, a lid sized to that tray (black with a…Read guide →
Plates & TraysDisposable Bamboo Plates: What We Stock Instead
Packery does not stock disposable bamboo plates. If you came here looking for bamboo, what we do sell is two other plant-fibre plates: palm leaf plates…Read guide →
Plates & TraysCommercial Food Packaging for Kitchens and Caterers
Commercial food packaging for kitchens and caterers is packaging bought by the carton for volume service: large catering trays for platters, deep…Read guide →
Plates & TraysFish and Chip Trays: No.1 to No.5 Tray Sizes Explained
Fish and chip trays in the white cardboard range are numbered No.1 (extra small, 90x55x35mm) through No.5 (extra large, 110x85x80mm), with a separate…Read guide →
Plates & TraysBamboo Catering Plates: Palm and Sugarcane Alternatives
Packery does not stock bamboo disposable plates. If you searched for bamboo catering plates because you want a natural, plant-based look on the buffet…Read guide →
Plates & TraysDisposable Plate Buying Guide: Your First Carton
Buying your first disposable plate order is simplest when you pick one size that matches your most common dish, order a single carton, and check it…Read guide →
Plates & TraysKraft Paper Gift Boxes: What to Use for Food Gifting
Packery does not stock kraft paper gift boxes. For food gifts such as cakes, biscuits, slices and grazing platters, cafés and caterers use our kraft cake…Read guide →
Plates & TraysFood Serving Tray Sizes: Catering Trays and Platters
The right food serving tray size depends on what you are serving: corrugated catering trays (Medium, Medium Plus and Large, all with 80mm high sides)…Read guide →
Plates & TraysDisposable Dinner Plates: Choosing Main-Course Sizes
For a sit-down dinner or a buffet main, choose a disposable dinner plate around 10in: the 10in Sugarcane Plate – Unbleached Round (Carton of 500) at…Read guide →
Plates & TraysSushi Container Sizes: Trays, Lids and How to Choose
A takeaway sushi container is usually a white aqueous coated paper tray with a clear lid, and the range runs in eight sizes from the Baby tray…Read guide →
Plates & TraysKraft Gift Boxes: What to Use for Grazing Platters
Packery does not stock kraft gift boxes. If you are packing food gifts, grazing boards or corporate platters, the closest match in our range is the…Read guide →
Plates & TraysDisposable Plates With Compartments: Sizes and Prices
Packery's disposable plates with compartments are made from sugarcane and come as round 3-compartment plates in 9in and 10in sizes, a 5-compartment…Read guide →- Plates & Trays
Compostable Cups and Carry Trays for Multi-Drink Orders
Packery does not list any cup in this range as compostable by name, so we describe each cup by what it is made of: sugarcane, PLA-lined paper…Read guide → 
Plates & TraysCatering Supplies Near Me: Set a Reorder Point Instead
If you search "catering supplies near me" because a carton just ran out, the store run fixes today but not next week.Read guide →
Plates & TraysPlastic Disposable Plates: What to Switch to Instead
Packery does not stock plastic disposable plates. If you are searching for plastic plates for a café, caterer or food truck, the closest swaps we carry…Read guide →
Plates & TraysDisposable Plastic Plates? Try Sugarcane and Palm Plates
Packery does not stock plastic plates, reusable or disposable. If you searched for disposable plastic plates, what we sell instead is single-use plates…Read guide →- Plates & Trays
Food Packaging Design: Choosing Stock Colours and Prints
Good food packaging design from a stock range comes down to three choices: the base colour (natural sugarcane, brown kraft or black), the material that…Read guide → 
Plates & TraysDisposable Eating Plate Sizes: A Course-by-Course Guide
For disposable eating plates sorted by course, use a 6in or 7in plate for snacks and desserts, a 9in plate for entrées and lighter meals, and a 10in…Read guide →
Plates & TraysPlastic Serving Trays? Try Corrugated Catering Trays
Packery does not stock plastic serving trays. If you need a tray to carry and present catering platters, our range is corrugated catering trays.Read guide →- Plates & Trays
Plastic Plates Disposable: Work Out Cost Per Plate
Packery does not stock disposable plastic plates. If you searched for plastic plates disposable, what we can offer is sugarcane and palm leaf plates sold…Read guide → - Plates & Trays
Bulk Disposable Plastic Plates: Sugarcane and Palm Swaps
Packery does not stock disposable plastic plates. If you buy plastic plates in bulk, every common job (side plate, dessert plate, main plate and shared…Read guide → - Plates & Trays
Eco Friendly Packaging Options for Cafes, Markets and Events
For cafes, market stalls, festivals and event catering, the most practical eco-friendly packaging options are sugarcane clamshells and serving cups…Read guide → 
Plates & TraysPlastic Trays for Serving: Clear Lids to Fit Our Trays
Packery does not stock plastic serving trays. If what you want is the see-through look of a plastic tray, the closest option in our range is a clear RPET…Read guide →
Plates & TraysDisposable Plastic Plates? Choose the Right Plate Shape
Packery does not stock disposable plastic plates. If you came looking for them, the closest match in our range is sugarcane and palm leaf plates sold by…Read guide →
Plates & TraysPlastic Serving Trays: What to Buy for Catering Instead
Packery does not stock plastic serving trays. If you need a disposable tray for catering platters, what we do carry is corrugated catering trays…Read guide →- Plates & Trays
Packery Eco Packaging Range: What We Stock in Australia
Packery (packery.com.au) is an Australian online supplier of disposable food-service packaging, and its eco range covers sugarcane, PLA-coated paper…Read guide → - Plates & Trays
Biodegradable Food Packaging for Catering Platters
If you're looking for biodegradable food packaging for a catering or grazing order, build it from materials you can name: a sugarcane platter or a brown…Read guide → - Plates & Trays
Disposable Plates: Sugarcane and Palm Range, 6in to 16in
Packery's disposable plates come in two materials, unbleached sugarcane and palm leaf, in round, oval, square, rectangle and platter shapes from 6in to…Read guide → 
Plates & TraysPlate Paper Alternative: Sugarcane Platters for Shared Food
If you searched for plate paper because you need something to serve shared food on, such as grazing spreads, sandwich platters or share plates, the 10in…Read guide →
Plates & TraysPaper Plates? Sugarcane, Palm Leaf and Cardboard Options
Packery does not stock plain paper plates. If you searched for paper plates for a café, caterer or event, the closest options we carry are unbleached…Read guide →
Plates & TraysSugarcane vs PLA Packaging: Plated vs Packed Café Meals
Choose sugarcane for food you plate or serve in the café, and PLA-coated or PLA-lined paper for food and coffee that leave in a box or cup.Read guide →
Plates & TraysDisposable Plates and Trays for Functions by Service Style
For disposable plates and trays at a function, choose by service style: palm or sugarcane plates for plated service, sugarcane platters or a palm tray…Read guide →
Plates & TraysOffice Catering Supplies Brisbane: Per-Person Pack-Out
To order office catering supplies in Brisbane without running short, build a pack-out: list what goes out with each person and with each tray, multiply…Read guide →- Plates & Trays
How Much Packaging Does Your Café Use? A Weekly Tally
The only reliable answer to how much packaging your café uses per week comes from your own sales: tally one normal week, write down which packaging items…Read guide → 
Plates & TraysSushi Trays and Lids: Sizes and Prices for Sushi Bars
Sushi packaging in Australia mostly comes down to two parts: a tray sized to the order and a clear lid made to fit it.Read guide →- Plates & Trays
Eco Packaging for Gold Coast Tourism Venues by Service Style
Eco packaging for a Gold Coast tourism venue, or any busy visitor spot, works best when you buy by service style, not by product category: sugarcane and…Read guide → 
Plates & TraysSugarcane vs PLA Packaging: Materials and Prices Compared
Sugarcane vs PLA packaging is a choice between two different materials: sugarcane (bagasse) is moulded plant fibre used for clamshells, trays, plates…Read guide →
Bags guides 31
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Eco Packaging for Small Business: 8-Item Starter List
Eco friendly packaging for a small business in Australia, such as a new café or takeaway, comes down to about eight items: hot cups in two sizes, a…Read guide → 
BagsProduce Bag Cost Per Sale: Working Out Packaging Costs
To work out what a produce bag costs per sale, divide the carton price by the carton quantity to get the cost per bag, then multiply that by the number…Read guide →
BagsProduce Roll Bags: What to Use Instead for Self-Serve
Packery does not stock produce roll bags, the thin bags torn off a perforated roll at the fruit and veg display.Read guide →
BagsPaper Bags Wholesale: Bakery, Takeaway & Retail Sizes
Paper bags wholesale from Packery are sold by the carton in three styles: flat bags for bakery items, SOS bags that stand open on the counter for…Read guide →- Bags
Packaging for Food: Match It to Wet, Oily, Hot or Dry
The simplest way to choose packaging for food is to sort by what the food is like, not what it's called: wet or saucy, oily or fried, hot, cold, or dry.Read guide → - Bags
Food Packaging Pouch? What Packery Stocks Instead
Packery does not stock food packaging pouches, so you won't find stand-up, zip-lock or heat-seal pouches in our range.Read guide →
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BagsProduce Bags: Compostable vs Kraft Paper for Grocers
For loose fruit and veg, Packery stocks two kinds of produce bag: the clear Compostable Produce – Gusseted Bag (Carton of 2000), made from PBAT + PLA…Read guide →
BagsPrinted Paper Bags: Brown Kraft or White as the Base
For printed paper bags, choose brown kraft if your brand is natural, rustic or earthy and your logo is one dark colour, and choose white if your logo…Read guide →- Bags
Eco Friendly Packaging for Food: Café Questions Answered
Eco friendly packaging for food, in practical terms, means choosing items by what they are made of: sugarcane, PLA-lined or aqueous-coated paper, kraft…Read guide → 
BagsPaper Bags Bulk Ordering: Plan Your Carton Reorders
To order paper bags in bulk without running out or over-buying, work out how many of each bag type you use in a normal week from your own sales records…Read guide →- Bags
Personalised Food Packaging Cost: How to Compare Quotes
How much personalised food packaging costs depends on your custom quote.Read guide → 
BagsFood Packaging Labels & Stickers: A Plain Kraft Alternative
Packery does not stock food packaging stickers or labels. If you want takeaway packaging that looks like yours without sticking anything on it, choose…Read guide →
BagsFood Packaging Bags: What Goes in a Bag or Container
Food packaging bags work best for dry or individually wrapped food, such as bread rolls, pastries and wrapped burgers, which can go straight into a flat…Read guide →- Bags
Eco Friendly Packaging Materials: Cost Per Item Compared
If you are pricing eco friendly packaging materials per item, kraft paper and sugarcane are where the low unit costs are: a Kraft Bag – 2WB Flat (Carton…Read guide → 
BagsPaper Bags With Handles: Twisted, Flat or Die Cut?
Packery stocks paper bags with handles in three handle styles: twisted paper handle (the Takeaway and Takeaway Medium bags), flat paper handle (Extra…Read guide →
BagsPaper Takeaway Bags: Handle vs Flat, Sizes and Prices
Paper takeaway bags come in three styles in our range: flat bags for single small items, SOS (self-opening square) bags that stand up on the counter, and…Read guide →- Bags
Paper Food Packaging: Types, Uses and Price Per Item
Paper food packaging for a café or takeaway falls into four working groups: greaseproof paper for wrapping and lining, kraft and corrugated boxes for hot…Read guide → - Bags
Food Packaging Boxes and the Extras Every Takeaway Order Needs
Food packaging boxes in the Packery range include a corrugated snack box, a sugarcane clamshell, a PLA-coated lunch box, a PLA-coated noodle box and a…Read guide → 
BagsBrown Paper Bags Wholesale: Flat, SOS and Handle Bags
Packery sells brown paper bags wholesale, in bulk by the carton, in flat, SOS (square bottom) and handle styles, starting with the Kraft Bag – 2WB Flat…Read guide →
BagsDelivery Paper Bags: Which Kraft Bag Fits Each Order
Delivery paper bags, like any kraft paper bags, work best when you match the bag to the order: a single meal or side goes in a Brown SOS bag sized to the…Read guide →
BagsCustom Paper Bags: Which Bag Style to Brand First
If you are choosing custom paper bags, start with the bag style that leaves your shop most often: twisted paper handle bags for multi-item orders, SOS…Read guide →- Bags
Small Paper Bags for Pastries, Cookies and Snacks
For a single pastry, cookie or small snack, the smallest bags in our range are the SOS No.4, No.6 and No.8 in brown, the SOS No.4 and No.6 in white, and…Read guide → - Bags
Custom Food Packaging Look Without a Print Run
Yes. You can get a consistent branded look for your food packaging without a print run by building a matching kraft-and-brown set from stock items you…Read guide → 
BagsWhite Paper Bags: When White Beats Brown Kraft
If you want white paper bags, the white bags covered here are SOS (self-opening square) bags: the No.4 Bag – White SOS (Carton of 2000), No.6, No.12 and…Read guide →
BagsBrown Paper Bag Sizes: SOS No.4 to No.25 Size Guide
Brown paper bag sizes run from the small No.4 SOS bag (127x77x235mm, $0.05 each) for single pastries up to the No.25 SOS bag (540x360x165mm, $0.41 each)…Read guide →
BagsBulk Paper Bags for Hospitality: A Mix for Each Venue
Bulk paper bags for hospitality venues come down to three families: flat 2WB bags for small single items, SOS bags (self-opening, flat-bottomed) in a run…Read guide →
BagsTypes of Paper Bags: Flat, SOS & Handle Styles Explained
There are five main paper bag styles for food service: flat bags, SOS bags (which stand open with a square base), die cut handle bags, flat paper handle…Read guide →
BagsAre Branded Paper Bags Worth It for Your Café?
Branded paper bags are worth it for a Sydney café, or any café, when enough bags leave your counter, in a style customers carry a long way, that the…Read guide →
BagsPaper Bags for Bakeries: SOS, Flat and Satchel Sizes
Paper bags for bakeries come in three main styles: SOS bags (square bottom, stand-up) for pastries, rolls and cakes, a bread satchel for long loaves, and…Read guide →- Bags
Weekend Market Packaging That Packs Small in the Car
For weekend market packaging, choose items that pack small in the car and are quick to set up: flat paper bags, cups that nest, boxes that stack, and…Read guide → - Bags
How Much Does Food Packaging Cost by the Carton?
Across the products compared below, food packaging costs from $0.02 per item for a flat kraft bag (see the product page for the current price).Read guide →
Food Paper guides 25
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Food PaperWhite Butchers Paper: Plain vs Printed Food Sheets
Packery does not stock white butchers paper. If you are after plain white sheets for wrapping takeaway, the closest items we carry are Economy White…Read guide →
Food PaperBaking Paper vs Greaseproof vs Parchment: A Naming Guide
Parchment paper and baking paper are two names for the same thing: a non-stick sheet made to go in the oven.Read guide →
Food PaperGreaseproof Bag Alternative: Fold-and-Wrap Sheets
Packery does not stock greaseproof bags. If you searched for a greaseproof bag, the closest thing in our range is flat greaseproof paper sheets, which…Read guide →
Food PaperGreaseproof Paper Sheets: Sizes, Cuts and Price per Sheet
Greaseproof paper sheets for Australian cafés and takeaways come in several cuts at Packery: white economy sheets in a 1/4 cut (205x330mm) and a 1/3 cut…Read guide →
Food PaperBaking Paper vs Greaseproof Paper by Kitchen Station
Baking paper belongs in the oven at the back of house; greaseproof paper belongs at the pass and the front counter, lining baskets, wrapping burgers and…Read guide →
Food PaperCustom Printed Greaseproof Paper: Printed or Plain White?
If you are looking at custom printed greaseproof paper, start by deciding where a printed sheet will actually be seen: put printed gingham or newsprint…Read guide →
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Food PaperBaking Paper vs Greaseproof: Which Sheet for Which Job
Baking paper and greaseproof paper are not the same thing. Baking paper is usually given a non-stick coating so it can line trays in the oven, while…Read guide →
Food PaperCustom Greaseproof Paper in Australia: Patterns That Fit
Packery does not stock custom or logo-printed baking paper or greaseproof paper.Read guide →
Food PaperWhite Butcher Paper: The Plain White Sheet We Stock
Packery does not stock white butcher paper. The plain white sheet we do stock is Economy White Greaseproof Paper, sold in two cuts: Greaseproof Paper –…Read guide →- Food Paper
Butchers Paper Roll or Pre-Cut Greaseproof Sheets?
Packery does not stock butchers paper, and we do not sell any paper on a roll.Read guide → - Food Paper
Biodegradable Packaging in Australia: What the Labels Mean
Biodegradable packaging is any material that natural microbes can eventually break down, but the word on its own says nothing about where, how or how fast.Read guide → - Food Paper
Printed Greaseproof Paper: Gingham and Newsprint Sheets
Printed greaseproof paper from Packery comes in stock gingham designs (yellow, red, blue, green and black) and a newsprint design, in three sheet sizes…Read guide → - Food Paper
Custom Greaseproof Paper in Australia: What to Use Now
Custom greaseproof paper is handled by quote: send your logo and the sheet you want through custom print or contact us, and we'll confirm whether it can…Read guide → - Food Paper
Brown Butcher Paper for Food Trucks: What to Use Instead
Packery does not stock brown (kraft) butcher paper. If you run a food truck or market stall and want that casual, wrapped-by-hand street-food look, our…Read guide → - Food Paper
Food Packaging Supplies Near Me: Australia-Wide Delivery
If you're searching for food packaging supplies near me, Packery has no shop front or pickup counter, but it delivers by the carton Australia-wide: 3–5…Read guide → - Food Paper
Custom Greaseproof Paper: Stock Pattern or Logo Print?
If you are weighing up custom greaseproof paper, start by checking whether a stock gingham or newsprint sheet already suits your brand, how many sheets…Read guide → 
Food PaperGreaseproof Paper Sheets: Storage and Reorder Planning
To work out how many greaseproof paper sheets to order, count the sheets you use each week per size, then reorder when the stock on your shelf drops to…Read guide →- Food Paper
Brown Butchers Paper vs Greaseproof Paper for Cafés
Packery does not stock brown butchers paper. If you need a sheet for wrapping burgers, lining baskets or covering trays, our greaseproof paper sheets do…Read guide → - Food Paper
Bulk Butcher Paper: Greaseproof Sheets by the Carton
Packery does not stock butcher paper rolls. If you are buying bulk butcher paper to wrap or line takeaway food, the closest thing we sell is pre-cut…Read guide → - Food Paper
Butchering Paper: What Packery Stocks Instead (Greaseproof)
Packery does not stock butchering paper, so you won't find butchers rolls or butchers sheets in our range.Read guide → - Food Paper
Bulk Butchers Paper: Greaseproof Sheet Stations Instead
Packery does not stock butchers paper rolls or roll dispensers, so if you need bulk butchers paper on a roll, you will need another supplier.Read guide → - Food Paper
Butcher Paper Alternative: Sizing Sheets for Basket Liners
Packery does not stock butcher paper. If you want a sheet to line baskets, trays and serving boards, we sell greaseproof paper sheets in Half, standard…Read guide → - Food Paper
Greaseproof Paper: Uses and a First-Order Checklist
Greaseproof paper is paper made to stop oil and fat soaking through, and in Australian food service it is mainly used to line baskets and trays, wrap…Read guide → - Food Paper
Bulk Butchers Paper? Greaseproof Sheets to Line Trays
Packery does not stock butchers paper, in bulk or by the roll. If what you want is the "paper on a tray" look for a BBQ, smokehouse, burger or…Read guide → 
Food PaperFish and Chip Shop Food Wrap Paper, Chip Boxes and Trays
For an Australian fish and chip shop, the core packaging set is greaseproof food wrap paper sheets for wrapping and lining, cardboard chip boxes for…Read guide →
Cutlery & Serving guides 15
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Cutlery & ServingDisposable Plastic Cutlery: What to Buy Instead
Packery does not stock disposable plastic cutlery. If your venue buys plastic forks, knives and spoons today, the closest replacements we carry are CPLA…Read guide →
Cutlery & ServingPremium Disposable Cutlery: Pouches and Sets for Catering
Premium disposable cutlery is cutlery presented as a finished set, usually a wooden napkin set or a paper pouch with a napkin, so the customer opens…Read guide →
Cutlery & ServingDisposable Plates and Cutlery: Pairing Guide for Venues
To buy disposable plates and cutlery that work together, pick the plate for the dish first, then match the cutlery to how the dish is eaten: a wooden set…Read guide →- Cutlery & Serving
Eco Friendly Packaging Wholesale: How to Plan Reorders
To plan wholesale reorders of eco friendly packaging, start with your own weekly sales for each item, convert them to cartons using the pack size on the…Read guide → - Cutlery & Serving
Custom Eco Friendly Packaging: Which Material to Brand
For custom eco friendly packaging, pick the material first and the print second: kraft paper suits bags, napkins and cutlery pouches, corrugated board…Read guide → - Cutlery & Serving
Wholesale Catering Supplies: How Carton Buying Works
Wholesale catering supplies at Packery are sold by the carton, and every product page shows both the carton price and the price per item, so you can…Read guide →
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Packery: Food Packaging by the Carton for Cafés
Packery is an Australian supplier of disposable food-service packaging, sold by the carton to cafés, takeaway shops, caterers and food trucks.Read guide → 
Cutlery & ServingDisposable Wooden Cutlery: How Much a Restaurant Needs
Packery sells disposable wooden cutlery by the carton: economy forks and spoons, coated forks, knives and spoons, wrapped fork-and-knife napkin sets, and…Read guide →- Cutlery & Serving
Eco Packaging Extras: Stirrers, Forks, Pouches and Sleeves
The eco packaging extras cafés and caterers most often forget are the small ones: coffee stirrers, forks, cutlery pouches with napkins, and sleeves for…Read guide → 
Cutlery & ServingDisposable Cutlery for Takeaway: Match It to Your Menu
The right disposable cutlery for a takeaway menu follows the food: a sugarcane soup spoon for soups and noodle soups, bamboo round chopsticks for Asian…Read guide →- Cutlery & Serving
Café Packaging Par Levels: A Reorder Point Worksheet
A café packaging par level is the most stock you want on the shelf for each item: your average daily usage multiplied by the days between placing an…Read guide → 
Cutlery & ServingCutlery Kits Australia: Kits vs Separate Pieces Compared
If you're comparing cutlery kits in Australia, a napkin set costs more per item than a single loose piece but arrives ready to drop in the bag, while…Read guide →
Cutlery & ServingBamboo, Wood or CPLA Cutlery? A Material Guide for Venues
If you are buying disposable cutlery wholesale in Australia, the real choice is the material: Packery stocks bamboo, wood, CPLA and sugarcane cutlery…Read guide →
Cutlery & ServingSydney Café Packaging Rules: NSW Bans and Waste Rules
Sydney cafés follow the NSW single-use plastics bans, which since 1 November 2022 have covered plastic straws, stirrers, cutlery, plates, most bowls and…Read guide →- Cutlery & Serving
Switching Your Café to Plant-Based Packaging: A Step Plan
To switch your café to plant-based packaging without running out, change one category at a time: use up your current stock, trial a carton of the…Read guide →
Bowls & Lids guides 15
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Disposable Plastic Bowls: How to Test a Switch First
The disposable bowls Packery lists in its bowls and lids range are not plastic.Read guide → 
Bowls & LidsSugarcane Bowls and Lids: Sizes, Fit Codes and Prices
Our sugarcane bowls come in 8oz, 12oz and 16oz white bowls, from $0.07 each in cartons of 1000.Read guide →- Bowls & Lids
Disposable Bowls Plastic: Clear vs Fibre Lids Compared
If you are searching for disposable bowls in plastic, note that the bowls in this set are not solid plastic: they are paper with a PLA coating, bamboo…Read guide → 
Bowls & LidsCheap Disposable Bowls: Plastic vs Paper and Sugarcane
Packery does not stock disposable plastic bowls. If you want cheap disposable bowls by the carton, the closest options are clear RPET deli containers…Read guide →
Bowls & LidsDisposable Bowls for Catering: Serving vs Lidded Bowls
For catering and events, choose disposable bowls by where the food is eaten.Read guide →
Bowls & LidsSugarcane Bowls: 8oz, 12oz and 16oz Sizes, Lids and Prices
Packery sells sugarcane bowls in three sizes: the 8oz Sugarcane Takeaway Container – Bowl (Carton of 1000) at $0.04 each, the 12oz Sugarcane Takeaway…Read guide →
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Printed Food Packaging: Which Items Are Worth Branding
The printed food packaging that earns its cost is the packaging customers carry out of your shop: coffee cups, carry bags, takeaway boxes and bowls.Read guide → 
Bowls & LidsKraft Boxes for Food: Which Box Suits Which Menu
Kraft boxes for food at Packery come in six practical formats: snack boxes, hot dog boxes and trays, cake boxes, PLA-coated rectangular containers…Read guide →
Bowls & LidsSmall Disposable Bowls for Sides and Desserts
For small disposable bowls for sides and desserts, three items cover most needs: a 4oz bamboo fibre bowl at $0.10 each, an 8oz PLA-coated noodle box at $0.Read guide →
Bowls & LidsDisposable Bowls: Four Questions to Pick the Right One
To choose disposable bowls, answer four questions in order: how hot is the food, how wet is it, how big is the portion, and does it need a lid.Read guide →
Bowls & LidsPaper Bowls vs Noodle Boxes: Which Shape Suits Which Dish
Noodle boxes suit noodles, fried rice and anything you want to eat on the go with chopsticks, while open bowls suit small sides, sauces-on-the-side…Read guide →
Bowls & LidsPaper Bowls for Takeaway: Sizes, Lids and Prices
Packery's paper bowls are PLA-coated paper noodle boxes in 8oz, 16oz, 26oz and 32oz, plus PLA-coated bamboo fibre bowls in 4oz and 8oz, sold by the…Read guide →
Bowls & LidsSoup Bowl Packaging and Lids for Brisbane Winter Menus
If you run a Brisbane café or kitchen and want your soup to travel as well as it eats this winter, the containers to start with for a soup, ramen or stew…Read guide →
Bowls & LidsPoke Bowl Containers: Sizes, Lids and Price per Bowl
For poke and salad bowls, Packery's Bowls & Lids range gives you two routes: clear PET lids sized to bowl ranges (a raised lid for 16oz–32oz salad bowls…Read guide →- Bowls & Lids
Melbourne Food Market Packaging: What Stalls Use by Menu
For a Melbourne food market stall, pick packaging by what you serve: noodle boxes and small bowls for hot food, a corrugated snack box with greaseproof…Read guide →
Burger Boxes & Clamshells guides 14
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Eco Friendly Food Packaging: What to Use by Menu Item
Eco friendly food packaging is easiest to choose by menu item. Use sugarcane clamshells for burgers, PLA-lined paper boxes for hot meals and bowls, kraft…Read guide → 
Burger Boxes & ClamshellsCardboard Burger Boxes: Sizes and Price Per Box
Packery's cardboard burger boxes are sold by the carton in brown kraft board and brown or white corrugated, from burger holders at $0.09 each and the…Read guide →- Burger Boxes & Clamshells
Packaging Wholesalers: Full Cartons vs Small Packs
When you buy from packaging wholesalers, you buy by the full carton, so the real question for a small venue is whether a carton will be used up at a…Read guide → 
Burger Boxes & ClamshellsCompartment Clamshell Containers vs Single-Section
Choose a compartment clamshell container when a meal has a main plus sides that should stay apart, such as rice, curry and salad, or a roast with…Read guide →- Burger Boxes & Clamshells
Compostable Fast Food Packaging: Material by Material
If you are shopping for compostable fast food packaging, judge each item by its product name and material, not by eco wording on the box.Read guide → - Burger Boxes & Clamshells
Kraft Box for Hot Food: Snack, Burger and Hot Dog Boxes
A kraft box for hot food is a folded kraft board box sized for one serve of a hand-held item: Packery stocks the Kraft Takeaway Container – Snack Box…Read guide →
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Buying Food Packaging Online: Read a Product Page
Buying food packaging online works when you read each product page for five things before you add to cart: what the item actually is, how many come in…Read guide → 
Burger Boxes & ClamshellsBurger Box Meal Deals: Packing the Whole Combo
A burger box meal deal travels best when the burger sits in its own box or clamshell and the sides go in a matching corrugated snack box, dinner box…Read guide →- Burger Boxes & Clamshells
Burger Boxes: Sugarcane Clamshell or Corrugated Box?
Burger boxes come in two materials at Packery: moulded sugarcane clamshells and folded corrugated cardboard boxes.Read guide → - Burger Boxes & Clamshells
Food Packaging: What Your Customer Touches, Step by Step
Food packaging for a takeaway order covers four jobs: something to hold the food, something to hold the drink, something to carry it all, and the cutlery…Read guide → - Burger Boxes & Clamshells
Café Packaging Price Index: July 2026 (Packery Catalogue)
This index covers Packery's own catalogue only. It is not a survey of the Australian market.Read guide → - Burger Boxes & Clamshells
Compostable Packaging Sydney: Eco Options by Material
Packery supplies eco-friendly packaging to Sydney cafés and restaurants by the carton, and every item is listed by what it is actually made of…Read guide → 
Burger Boxes & ClamshellsBurger Boxes for Food Trucks: A Three-Box Packing Plan
For most food trucks and pop-ups, one burger box, one snack box and one clamshell will cover a small menu: burgers in the burger box, chips and loaded…Read guide →
Burger Boxes & ClamshellsClamshell Takeaway Containers vs Boxes: Which to Buy
Choose a hinged clamshell when one meal needs to close in a single piece with no separate lid to match.Read guide →
Cold Cups & Lids guides 10
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Compostable Packaging: How to Describe It Honestly
Packery does not list any product in this range as compostable by name, so we don't call any of it compostable.Read guide → 
Cold Cups & LidsIced Coffee Takeaway Cups: What Each Venue Should Stock
The right iced coffee takeaway cup depends on where the drink is made and how it leaves your venue: a clear PLA cold cup suits counters where the drink…Read guide →
Cold Cups & LidsCold Cup Ordering Checklist: Cups, Lids and Reorders
A cold cup ordering checklist comes down to three things: buy each cup size by the carton, put a lid that fits that cup's rim on the same order, and set…Read guide →
Cold Cups & LidsCold Cup Sizes: Planning Small, Regular and Large Serves
To pick cold cup sizes for a menu, match each drink or dessert serve to one cup: small drinks to the 12oz Aqueous Coated Cold Cups (Carton of 1000)…Read guide →- Cold Cups & Lids
Iced Coffee Cups: Clear PLA, Paper and Bamboo Options
For iced coffee, our range has three cup types: clear PLA cold cups (400ml, 500ml and 600ml, from $0.20 each), aqueous-coated paper cold cups (12oz to…Read guide → 
Cold Cups & LidsWholesale Cold Cups and Lids Australia: Price Per Item
Packery sells wholesale cold cups and lids in Australia by the carton: aqueous-coated paper cold cups from $0.09 each, clear PLA cold cups from $0.20…Read guide →
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Cold Cups & LidsPET vs RPET Cold Cups: What to Use Instead in Australia
PET and RPET cold cups are both clear plastic: PET is made from new plastic, and RPET is the same plastic made from recycled material.Read guide →
Cold Cups & LidsJuice Cup Packaging Adelaide: Smoothie Cups and Lids
For juice cup packaging in Adelaide, most health cafés need clear PLA cold cups (400ml to 600ml) for juices and colourful smoothies, aqueous-coated paper…Read guide →
Cold Cups & LidsCold Cup Suppliers Perth: Cups, Lids and Delivery
For cold cups delivered to Perth cafés and juice bars, Packery sells aqueous-coated paper cold cups from 12oz Aqueous Coated Cold Cups (Carton of 1000)…Read guide →- Cold Cups & Lids
Cost of Switching to Plant-Based Packaging: Per-Item Prices
For Australian cafés and takeaways asking what biodegradable or plant-based packaging really costs, the answer is item by item: switching from PET to…Read guide →
Napkins guides 10
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NapkinsCafé Packaging Price Index: October 2026 (Packery Catalogue)
This index measures Packery's own catalogue, not the Australian packaging market.Read guide →
NapkinsBulk Napkins: Cocktail, Lunch, Dinner & Dispenser Guide
Buying napkins in bulk comes down to four choices: size (cocktail, lunch, dinner or dispenser), ply (1 ply, 2 ply or quilted), fold and colour.Read guide →- Napkins
Food Packaging Wholesale: Working Out Cost Per Serve
To work out your food packaging cost per serve from wholesale prices, divide each carton price by its carton quantity to get a per-item price, then add…Read guide → - Napkins
Custom Food Packaging: How Ordering Works in Australia
Custom food packaging with Packery starts with an enquiry: you send your details through the custom print page or the contact page, we come back with a…Read guide → 
NapkinsCatering Supplies: Napkins, Cutlery and Trays by Service Style
Catering supplies are easiest to buy by service style. Napkins are the item every job needs: a 1-ply lunch quarter fold suits takeaway and grab-and-go, a…Read guide →- Napkins
Food Packaging Suppliers: One Order or Several?
Most small venues can put their whole food packaging list with one supplier if that supplier's catalogue covers the items they reorder every week, and if…Read guide →
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NapkinsPaper Napkins by Venue: Cafés, Restaurants and Events
The right paper napkin depends on how food is served at your venue: dispenser napkins for self-serve counters, lunch napkins for casual café tables…Read guide →- Napkins
Catering Packaging Sydney: Corporate Event Setup Guide
For catering packaging at corporate events in Sydney, start with what guests see and touch: a white 2-ply quilted dinner napkin, cutlery in a kraft pouch…Read guide → 
NapkinsKraft vs White Napkins for Cafés: Styles, Ply and Price
For most Sydney cafés, white napkins suit dine-in tables and a clean, bright look, while kraft napkins suit takeaway counters and venues with a natural…Read guide →- Napkins
How to Cut Café Packaging Costs: Bulk Buying Checks
Delivery is Australia-wide. Each check uses the carton price and price per item shown on every Packery product page, so you can compare like with like.Read guide →
Pizza Boxes guides 7
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Pizza BoxesBuy Pizza Boxes: A First-Order Guide for New Shops
To buy pizza boxes for a new shop or food truck, work through four decisions in order: which sizes you sell, brown or white, printed or plain, and how…Read guide →
Pizza BoxesCustom Pizza Boxes Without a Custom Print Run
If you want custom pizza boxes but don't want to commit to a custom print run, start with stock printed boxes: Packery carries Brown Printed boxes in 9…Read guide →
Pizza BoxesCustom Pizza Boxes: What to Decide Before You Quote
Before you ask for custom pizza boxes, decide three things: which sizes from 7 to 15 inch your shop actually sells, whether you want a white or brown…Read guide →
Pizza BoxesPizza Boxes: Printed vs Plain, White vs Brown Compared
Packery stocks corrugated pizza boxes in four looks: brown printed, brown plain, white printed and white plain, sold by the carton from the 15in Serving…Read guide →
Pizza BoxesPizza Box Stock: Setting Reorder Points by Size
A pizza box reorder point is the stock level, per size, at which you place the next order: your average daily box use for that size, multiplied by the…Read guide →
Pizza BoxesPizza Box Sizes for Delivery: 7in to 15in Compared
Packery's pizza box sizes for delivery run 7in, 9in, 10in, 11in, 13in and 15in, all in corrugated board and all square, with the 7in box at 180x180x40mm…Read guide →
Straws guides 6
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Paper Straws Bulk: Sizes, Cartons and What to Order
To buy paper straws in bulk, order by the carton: most of our paper straws come 2,500 to a carton, and the wider bubble tea straws come 1,000 to a carton.Read guide → - Straws
Paper Straws Wholesale Australia: How Many Cartons to Order
Packery sells paper straws wholesale across Australia by the carton, with no minimum order, so you can buy one carton of a single straw or mix several…Read guide → 
StrawsIndividually Wrapped Paper Straws vs Bulk: Which to Buy
Individually wrapped paper straws make sense wherever customers grab their own straw or the straw travels in a bag: self-serve stations, delivery orders…Read guide →
StrawsPaper Straw Sizes: Which Straw Suits Which Drink
Match the straw to the drink: a regular paper straw for soft drinks and iced coffee, a jumbo for smoothies and thickshakes, a bubble tea straw for drinks…Read guide →
StrawsPlastic Straw Rules in Australia: State-by-State for Cafés
Single-use plastic straws are banned in NSW, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia and the ACT, while Tasmania and the Northern…Read guide →
StrawsPaper vs Bamboo Straws: Price, Sizes and Uses for Cafés
Paper straws at Packery start at $0.02 each and come in black, white, green and red across regular, cocktail, flexi, jumbo, spoon and bubble tea styles…Read guide →
Portion Cups & Lids guides 6
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Portion Cups & LidsSauce Cup Lid Fit Guide: Which Lids Fit Which Cups
A sauce cup lid only fits if it is made for the cup's code: our lids are named by the cups they fit, either C001/C002 cups or the C004 cup, and each code…Read guide →
Portion Cups & LidsDisposable Sauce Cups: Open Dishes vs Lidded Cups
For dine-in sauces, an open dish such as a palm dip dish or a sugarcane taster bowl is enough, because it goes straight from the pass to the table.Read guide →
Portion Cups & LidsSauce Cups and Taster Packaging for Food Sampling
For food sampling, the simplest kit is a sugarcane taster piece plus a small sugarcane cup: the Sugarcane Serving Container – Taster Mini Bowl (Carton of…Read guide →- Portion Cups & Lids
Sauce Cup Sizes: 1oz, 2oz or 4oz Sugarcane Cups
Choose a 1oz sugarcane cup for a single serve of a thin dipping sauce, a 2oz cup for a standard side of sauce with a meal, and a 4oz cup for dressings…Read guide → - Portion Cups & Lids
Wholesale Packaging Supplies Without a Trade Account
You can buy wholesale packaging supplies from Packery without opening a trade account: every order is prepaid online, there is no minimum order, and each…Read guide → - Portion Cups & Lids
Restaurant Packaging Checklist: Dine-In, Takeaway, Delivery
A restaurant packaging checklist in Australia comes down to three service types: dine-in extras (sauce portions, basket liners, catering trays), takeaway…Read guide →
Cleaning & Hygiene guides 6
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Cleaning & HygieneDisposable Latex Gloves? Event Cleaning Kits We Stock
Packery does not stock disposable latex gloves, or disposable gloves of any kind, so you will need a separate glove supplier.Read guide →
Cleaning & HygieneDisposable Nitrile Gloves? Hygiene Supplies We Stock Instead
Packery does not stock disposable nitrile gloves, or any other disposable gloves.Read guide →
Cleaning & HygieneNitrile Disposable Gloves? Plan Cleaning Reorders
Packery does not stock nitrile disposable gloves, or any disposable gloves.Read guide →
Cleaning & HygieneDisposable Vinyl Gloves: What We Stock Instead
Packery does not stock disposable vinyl gloves, or any other disposable gloves.Read guide →
Cleaning & HygieneGloves Disposable Latex? Stock Your Cleaning Station Instead
Packery does not stock disposable latex gloves, or any other disposable gloves, so you will need a separate supplier for those.Read guide →
Cleaning & HygieneDisposable Gloves? Not Stocked: Bin Liner Size Guide
Packery does not stock disposable gloves, so you will need another supplier for those.Read guide →
Chip Cups & Trays guides 4
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Chip Trays with Compartments for Chips, Mains and Sauce
If you serve chips with a main and a sauce, a 9" square sugarcane takeaway tray with 3 or 4 compartments keeps all three in one container, while a plain…Read guide → 
Chip Cups & TraysChips Cup Portion Sizes: Build a Small-to-Large Ladder
To set chips cup portion sizes, pick one container per size on your menu: the Chips Box Small, Chips Box Medium and Chips Box Large give you a three-step…Read guide →
Chip Cups & TraysChip Cups, Chips Boxes and Trays: Sizes and Prices
Chip cups for takeaway come in two main shapes at Packery: brown cardboard chip cartons and chips boxes you can hold in one hand, and flat open trays for…Read guide →
Chip Cups & TraysCardboard Food Packaging: Open Holders vs Closed Boxes
Cardboard food packaging for fried and handheld food comes down to one choice: an open holder (chip box, cone, burger holder, open tray) when the food is…Read guide →
Fresh Produce Packaging guides 2
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Sustainable Produce & Deli Packaging for Grocers and Markets
Sustainable produce and deli packaging for a grocer, market stall, deli or butcher's counter means produce bags, trays, portion cups, food paper and…Read guide → 
Fresh Produce PackagingFresh Produce Packaging and Labelling by Produce Type
Fresh produce packaging and labelling for a grocer or farmers market stall comes down to two things: clear bags for loose produce and shallow sugarcane…Read guide →
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Café Packaging Price Index: September 2026 (Packery Catalogue)
This index was published on 10 September 2026. It measures Packery's own catalogue, not the Australian packaging market.Read guide →Food Packaging Regulations in Queensland for Restaurants
Food packaging regulations in Queensland come from two places: the national Food Standards Code, which requires packaging material that is fit for its…Read guide →
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