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 paper for fried snacks, double or single wall cups for coffee, and 2oz sugarcane cups for sweets and tastings. Each menu also needs the right napkin and bag, and every item below is sold by the carton with the carton price and price per item shown on the product page.

Key takeaways

• Hot bowls and noodles: an 8oz PLA-coated noodle box or a 4oz bowl, a cutlery pouch with napkin, and a twisted handle bag for multi-item orders.
• Fried snacks: a large corrugated snack box lined with yellow gingham greaseproof paper, plus a 2oz sugarcane cup for sauce.
• Coffee: an 8oz double wall cup or a 12oz kraft single wall cup, wooden stirrers and kraft lunch napkins.
• Sweets and tastings: 2oz sugarcane cups, greaseproof sheets and small flat kraft bags.
• There is no minimum order, so a stall can buy one carton of each item it actually uses.

What should a hot bowl or noodle stall use?

Use the 8oz PLA Takeaway Container – Coated Noodle Box (Carton of 1000) for noodles and stir-fries, and the 4oz PLA Takeaway Container – Coated Bowl (Carton of 1000) for smaller serves, sides or a tasting-size bowl. The noodle box is PLA-coated paper (see the product page for the current price).

If your menu runs to rice plates or larger mains, the PLA Takeaway Container – Coated Lunch Box Extra Large (Carton of 200) measures 197x140x90mm and costs $116.64 per carton ($0.58 each). For burgers, wraps or anything that needs a hinged lid, the 9x6x3 Sugarcane Takeaway Container – Unbleached Clamshell (Carton of 200) is made from sugarcane, measures 229x152x75mm and costs $37.40 per carton ($0.19 each).

What goes with it:

• Cutlery and napkin: Kraft Cutlery – White Pouch With Napkin (Carton of 1000), a 75x190mm paper pouch at $134.88 per carton ($0.13 each).
• Extra napkins: Napkins – White 2 ply Quilted Dinner 1/8 GT Fold (Carton of 1000), 400x400mm, $31.50 per carton ($0.03 each).
• Bag: Kraft Bag – Brown Twisted Handle Takeaway Medium (Carton of 250), recycled paper, 305x305x175mm, $49.25 per carton ($0.20 each), for customers carrying several bowls.

What packaging works for fried snacks at a market?

Serve chips, dumplings, spring rolls and other fried food in the Corrugated Takeaway Container – Brown Snack Box Large Plain (Carton of 200), lined with Greaseproof Paper – Yellow Gingham (Carton of 200). The snack box is corrugated, 205x106x76mm (see the product page for the current price).

For bigger share boxes or to wrap a whole item, Greaseproof Paper – Yellow Gingham Large (Carton of 200) is 400x330mm at $23.18 per carton ($0.12 each). Sauce goes in the 2oz Sugarcane Serving Container – Cup Unbleached (Carton of 2000), $78.62 per carton ($0.04 each). For more on sauce portions, see our guide to disposable sauce cups.

What goes with it:

• Napkin: Kraft Napkins – Quilted Lunch GT Fold (Carton of 2000), 300x300mm, $50.77 per carton ($0.03 each).
• Bag: Kraft Bag – 2WB Flat (Carton of 500), 200x200mm paper, $9.05 per carton ($0.02 each), for a single snack or a few items to go.

Which cups should a market coffee cart stock?

Stock the 8oz Aqueous Coated Coffee Cups – Double Wall Art Print (Carton of 500) for regular coffees and the 12oz Kraft Coffee Cups – Lined SW Print 90mm (Carton of 1000) for larges. The 8oz cup is aqueous-coated paper with a double wall (see the product page for the current price).

Lids for these cups are not covered here, so check the product range for a matching lid before your first market day.

What goes with it:

• Stirrer: 140mm Wooden Cutlery – Coffee Stirrer (Carton of 10000), wood, $35.36 per carton ($0.004 each).
• Napkin: Kraft Napkins – Quilted Lunch GT Fold (Carton of 2000) (also used for snacks).
• Bag: Kraft Bag – 2WB Flat (Carton of 500) for a pastry sold with the coffee.

What do sweets and tasting stalls need?

Small portions and free samples suit the 2oz Sugarcane Serving Container – Cup Unbleached (Carton of 2000), which is natural sugarcane at $0.04 each. For a slightly larger serve, such as a scoop of dessert or a sample of a hot dish, the 4oz PLA Takeaway Container – Coated Bowl (Carton of 1000) works at $0.09 each.

What goes with it:

• Wrap or liner: Greaseproof Paper – Yellow Gingham (Carton of 200) for wrapping slices, cookies or fudge, or for lining a tray of samples.
• Napkin: Napkins – White 2 ply Quilted Dinner 1/8 GT Fold (Carton of 1000), at $0.03 each.
• Bag: Kraft Bag – 2WB Flat (Carton of 500), at $0.02 each, for take-home sweets.

If small containers are your main item, our guide to small takeaway containers covers more portion options.

How do the products compare?

Which one should I buy?

• Noodle, stir-fry or curry stall: the 8oz PLA Takeaway Container – Coated Noodle Box (Carton of 1000), a cutlery pouch with napkin, and a twisted handle bag for group orders.
• Chips, dumplings or fried chicken: the Corrugated Takeaway Container – Brown Snack Box Large Plain (Carton of 200) with Greaseproof Paper – Yellow Gingham (Carton of 200) and 2oz sauce cups.
• Coffee cart: the 8oz Aqueous Coated Coffee Cups – Double Wall Art Print (Carton of 500) for regulars and the 12oz Kraft Coffee Cups – Lined SW Print 90mm (Carton of 1000) for larges, plus wooden stirrers.
• Dessert, fudge or tasting stall: the 2oz Sugarcane Serving Container – Cup Unbleached (Carton of 2000) and the Kraft Bag – 2WB Flat (Carton of 500).
• Mixed menu with small sides: add the 4oz PLA Takeaway Container – Coated Bowl (Carton of 1000).

Want your stall name on the packaging? Custom printing with your logo is available on selected products, including the snack box, the 12oz kraft cup, the cutlery pouch, both napkins and the flat kraft bag (see custom print). You can browse every container in our takeaway containers range.

How does ordering work?

There is no minimum order. 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 shipping page. Delivery time is 3–5 business days to capital cities, 4–6 business days regional, so order ahead of your market day. All orders are prepaid online. Damaged or faulty items are replaced or refunded free; unopened stock cartons can be returned within 7 days of delivery (10% restocking fee, return delivery at your cost). To order several cartons at once, use quick order.

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