Plastic 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 (standard and high-sided), clear RPET and windowed catering tray lids, and unbleached sugarcane platters, all sold by the carton with a price per item on every product page.
Key takeaways
- There are no plastic serving trays in the Packery range; the closest options are corrugated catering trays and sugarcane platters.
- The only plastic in this part of the range is in the lids: clear RPET lids and black cardboard lids with a PET window.
- Corrugated trays come in brown or black, in Large, Medium and Medium Plus, and most are 80mm high-sided.
- Sugarcane platters come in 10in, 12in and 16in sizes, plus a 5-compartment platter.
- No minimum order, and custom printing is available on the corrugated trays.
Does Packery sell plastic serving trays?
No. We don't stock plastic serving trays, reusable or disposable. For grazing boxes, sandwich platters and other catering drops, our plates and trays range covers the job with corrugated catering trays and sugarcane platters, and you can add a clear lid when the food needs to be covered and visible.
If you were searching for plastic because you want something clear, the RPET lids are the part of the range that gives you that. If you wanted a deep tray, look at the 80mm high-sided corrugated trays.
What can I use instead of a plastic catering tray?
For boxed catering, use a corrugated catering tray. The 80mm Corrugated Plate – Brown Rectangle Catering Tray Large High Sides (Carton of 50) is 560x255x80mm, and the 80mm Corrugated Plate – Black Rectangle Catering Tray Large High Sides (Carton of 50) is the same size in black. For a smaller drop, the 80mm Corrugated Plate – Black Rectangle Catering Tray Medium High Sides (Carton of 100) is 360x255x80mm, and the Corrugated Plate – Black Rectangle Catering Tray Medium Plus (Carton of 50) is 430x290x80mm.
For an open platter on a buffet table, use sugarcane. The 16in Sugarcane Plate – Unbleached Platter (Carton of 100) is 400x400x50mm in a natural colour.
How do the trays, platters and lids compare on price?
Every item below is sold by the carton, and each product page shows both the carton price and the price per item. Prices include GST.
| Product | Size | Material | Carton qty | Carton price | Price per item |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brown Rectangle Catering Tray Large High Sides | 560x255x80mm | Corrugated | 50 | $69.81 | $1.40 |
| Black Rectangle Catering Tray Large High Sides | 560x255x80mm | Corrugated | 50 | $75.60 | $1.51 |
| Black Rectangle Catering Tray Medium Plus | 430x290x80mm | Corrugated | 50 | $67.20 | $1.34 |
| Black Rectangle Catering Tray Medium High Sides | 360x255x80mm | Corrugated | 100 | $113.40 | $1.13 |
| Brown Catering Tray Sleeve Medium-Large | 255x80x110mm | Cardboard | 50 | $12.82 | $0.26 |
| Clear RPET Catering Tray Lid Large | 583x275x30mm | RPET | 50 | $47.41 | $0.95 |
| Clear RPET Catering Tray Lid Medium | 382x275x30mm | RPET | 50 | $36.31 | $0.73 |
| Clear RPET Catering Tray Lid Small | 280x180x30mm | RPET | 50 | $22.96 | $0.46 |
| Black Rectangle Catering Tray Lid Large w Window | 583x275x30mm | Cardboard + PET | 100 | $103.95 | $1.04 |
| Black Catering Tray Lid Medium Plus w Window | 453x313x30mm | Cardboard + PET | 100 | $102.90 | $1.03 |
| Black Rectangle Catering Tray Lid Medium w Window | 382x275x30mm | Cardboard + PET | 100 | $72.45 | $0.72 |
| Black Rectangle Catering Tray Lid Small w Window | 280x180x30mm | Cardboard + PET | 100 | $51.45 | $0.51 |
| Unbleached Sugarcane Platter 16in | 400x400x50mm | Sugarcane | 100 | $134.40 | $1.34 |
| Unbleached Sugarcane Platter 12in | 310x310x50mm | Sugarcane | 100 | $82.95 | $0.83 |
| Unbleached Sugarcane Platter 10in | 260x260x50mm | Sugarcane | 100 | $60.90 | $0.61 |
| Sugarcane Platter 5 Compartments | 216x267mm | Sugarcane | 500 | $135.36 | $0.27 |
Which lid goes with which catering tray?
Match the lid to the tray by the size in its name: Large lids for Large trays, Medium lids for Medium trays, and the Medium Plus lid for the Medium Plus tray. Check the dimensions on both product pages before you order, as we only describe fit by the size named.
You have two lid styles. The Plate – Clear RPET Catering Tray Lid Large (Carton of 50) and the Medium and Small RPET lids are fully clear, so the whole platter is on show. The black windowed lids, such as the PET Plate – Black Rectangle Catering Tray Lid Large w Window (Carton of 100), are cardboard with a PET window, giving a darker, more finished look with a view of the food through the top.
The Plate – Brown Catering Tray Sleeve Medium-Large (Carton of 50) is a brown cardboard sleeve named for Medium-Large catering trays. It is one of the products we can custom print.
Which one should I buy?
- Corporate catering and boxed lunches: the 80mm Corrugated Plate – Black Rectangle Catering Tray Large High Sides (Carton of 50) with the black windowed Large lid. The high sides suit stacked sandwiches and wraps, and black gives a sharp presentation for office drops.
- Grazing boxes and fruit platters: 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), so the colour of the food does the selling.
- Smaller orders and meeting-room platters: 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).
- Buffet tables, cakes and cheese: the 16in Sugarcane Plate – Unbleached Platter (Carton of 100) for the centre of the table, or the 12in and 10in platters for smaller spreads.
- Events, school functions and food trucks: the Sugarcane Plate – Platter 5 Compartments (Carton of 500), at $0.27 each, keeps mains and sides separate on one plate.
Want your logo on the tray? Custom printing is available on selected products, including the corrugated catering trays and sleeve. See custom print. For more on tray styles, read our guide to serving food trays, and if you also need plates by the carton, see bulk disposable plates.
How does ordering work?
There is no minimum order, so you can buy a single carton of trays and a single carton of lids. Delivery: metro $35 flat, free on orders over $750; regional $75 flat, free over $1,000. Delivery time is 3–5 business days to capital cities and 4–6 business days regional. All orders are prepaid online, and prices include GST.
Returns: unopened full cartons within 14 days of delivery (customer pays return freight); damaged or faulty items replaced or refunded free. If you already know the products you need, use quick order to add cartons straight to your cart.
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