Plastic 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. This guide covers the black and brown trays with 80mm high sides in Medium, Medium Plus and Large, and the lids and sleeve made for them.

Key takeaways

• There are no plastic serving trays in the Packery range; the catering trays are corrugated board.
• This guide covers black trays in Medium, Medium Plus and Large, and the brown Large tray.
• Each of those sizes has a black lid with a clear PET window, and clear RPET lids are listed here for Medium and Large.
• The corrugated trays and the brown sleeve can be custom printed with your logo.
• If you need a round or square platter rather than a box-style tray, look at the sugarcane platters instead.

Does Packery sell plastic serving trays?

No. We don't carry plastic serving trays, whether reusable or disposable. What we do carry for platters, grazing boxes and boardroom catering are corrugated catering trays with 80mm high sides, plus lids that close them up for transport.

If you need a single-use tray that looks good on the table and carries food from your kitchen to a client's office or event, the corrugated trays below do that job.

What catering tray sizes are covered here?

This guide covers three sizes, all with 80mm high sides. The Medium is 360x255x80mm, the Medium Plus is 430x290x80mm and the Large is 560x255x80mm.

Black is covered in all three sizes, and brown in the Large, as the 80mm Corrugated Plate – Brown Rectangle Catering Tray Large High Sides (Carton of 50). For other sizes and colours, browse plates and trays.

The Medium and Large share the same width, so the Large is the longer tray for a longer run of food. The Medium Plus is both longer and wider than the Medium, which gives you more room for a mixed spread.

Black or brown: which colour suits your menu?

Choose black when you want food to stand out against a dark, formal background, and brown when you want a natural, kraft-style look. The colour sets the tone of the platter before anyone tastes anything.

Black works well for sushi, dumplings, charcuterie, desserts and anything with bright colours, because the contrast makes the food look sharper. It also suits corporate catering where the platter sits on a boardroom table. If you want matching black trays across several sizes, the Medium, Medium Plus and Large all appear in this guide.

Brown suits sandwiches, wraps, pastries, fruit and rustic grazing spreads, where a natural look fits the food. The brown tray covered here is the Large. If your brand leans towards a café or farmhouse style, brown is the closer match.

Which lid goes with each tray?

The lids are named by the same sizes as the trays: Medium, Medium Plus and Large. Each lid's footprint is a little larger than its tray, so check the dimensions on the product page before you order. Then pick between a black lid with a clear PET window or a fully clear RPET lid.

The black window lids are cardboard with a PET window, so the food is visible while the frame keeps the black look of the tray. The clear RPET lids show the whole platter from every angle, which helps on a buffet table where guests pick by sight. For a brown Large tray, both Large lids are 583x275x30mm; the clear lid avoids mixing black and brown.

There is also the Plate – Brown Catering Tray Sleeve Medium-Large (Carton of 50), a 255x80x110mm brown cardboard sleeve, as an accessory for the trays. It can be custom printed.

How do the prices compare?

Every item is sold by the carton, and each product page shows the carton price and the price per item. Here are the trays and lids side by side.

Lid and tray carton quantities differ for some sizes, so check both before you order.

Which one should I buy?

Buy by the size of your platter and the look of your brand. These are the pairings we would suggest:

• Office lunches and small grazing boxes: the 80mm Corrugated Plate – Black Rectangle Catering Tray Medium High Sides (Carton of 100) with the Plate – Clear RPET Catering Tray Lid Medium (Carton of 50), so the client sees the food before opening it.
• Mixed platters for meetings and events: the Corrugated Plate – Black Rectangle Catering Tray Medium Plus (Carton of 50) with the PET Plate – Black Catering Tray Lid Medium Plus w Window (Carton of 100) for an all-black finish.
• Long sandwich, wrap or sushi runs for formal catering: the 80mm Corrugated Plate – Black Rectangle Catering Tray Large High Sides (Carton of 50) with the PET Plate – Black Rectangle Catering Tray Lid Large w Window (Carton of 100).
• Café-style pastries, fruit and rustic grazing: the 80mm Corrugated Plate – Brown Rectangle Catering Tray Large High Sides (Carton of 50) with the Plate – Clear RPET Catering Tray Lid Large (Carton of 50).
• Round or square platters instead of a box tray: the 16in Sugarcane Plate – Unbleached Platter (Carton of 100), a 400x400x50mm natural sugarcane platter.

Want your logo on the tray? The corrugated trays and the brown sleeve are available with custom printing.

For more on tray styles beyond corrugated, see our guide to serving food trays, and if you also need plates for the same event, read bulk disposable plates. You can browse the full range in plates and trays.

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 takes 3–5 business days to capital cities and 4–6 business days regional.

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). If you know the products you want, use quick order to add trays and lids in one go.

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