VIBE PACKAGING
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No room for stock
Made-up boxes fill a truck before the food does.
What we doBoxes arrive flat and take about a fourteenth of the room they take made up Under a supply agreement we also hold the rest of your stock in our warehouse.
For food trucks
Packaging for a kitchen with no storeroom.
A truck carries a day of food and not much else. Our boxes ship flat, fold by hand in about four seconds, so a week of them fits in a cupboard.
- Ships flat
- Folds in about 4 seconds
- Grease barrier on the food side
- Min. 2,000 per size
The kitchen is the truck
Handed out of the window.
The box is the first thing your customer holds. It should close with one thumb and carry your name.
The trouble with the box you have now
What makes packaging hard on a truck.
Space, speed and a counter that is also the window.
One pair of hands at the window
If a box is slow to set up, the line waits.
What we doSet up by hand in about four seconds, closed with one thumb.
Eaten standing up
Your food is eaten on a curb, a bench or a car bonnet.
What we doA box that stays shut until it is opened, and opens flat to eat from.
Grease on the counter
A soaked box is a mess at the window and in the customer’s hands.
What we doA water-based grease barrier on the food side.
A different look at every stop
Mixed boxes and bags from the cash and carry look like it.
What we doThe same kraft and the same print on boxes, bags, bowls and cups.
Rules that change by location
Towns and events have their own rules on foam and plastic.
What we doKraft board and paper, with no foam and no PE film on the boxes.
A service day
A day on the truck, with the right box.
Where the packaging shows up in your day.
Load up
A carton of flat boxes goes in the cupboard. That is the day covered.
Set up
Fold a stack while the grill heats. About four seconds a box.
Service
Food in, lid over, tuck closed with one thumb, out of the window.
Move on
The rest of the flat stock stays flat until the next stop.
Reorder
Count what is left and reorder from your account. The next run ships flat.
What you would order
What a food truck usually orders.
Start with the box your best seller goes in. Add the rest when it suits you.
Main box, tuck-top
7.1 × 7.1 × 2.8 in (180 × 180 × 70 mm)Our standard size. A burger, a sandwich or a loaded main.
See boxes →Side box
Drawn to your portionFries, rings or a side, in a box that stands on the ledge.
See boxes →Bags
Flat or gussetedFor orders of two or more, with a grease-resistant liner.
See bags →Cups
4–20 oz (118–591 ml)Drinks at the window. Single or double wall.
See cups →
Your name on it
Your name out of the window.
The artwork is printed on the flat sheet before it is cut, so it lands in the same place on every box.
- Flexo print in 1 to 4 colours on the kraft face, or plain boxes you stamp yourself.
- The die-line and the artwork come from the same file. Change the size and both follow.
- You approve a proof before anything is cut.
- Colour on unbleached kraft varies a little from run to run. That is the material, and it is normal.
What it replaces
What our boxes take the place of.
Most trucks come to us from one of these.
Instead ofA foam clamshell
Foam is limited at more and more events and in more towns. Kraft board is not foam, and it carries your name.
Instead ofPaper boats and foil
Open trays spill in the hand and cannot be stacked. A closed box can.
Instead ofBoxes that arrive made up
They fill the truck. Ours arrive flat and fold in about four seconds.
How an order runs
Sample, proof, production.
From your first email to boxes in your truck is usually four to six weeks. Most of that is production, which starts only when you have held a sample and signed off the proof.
01
1 working day
Quote and die-line
Send sizes and monthly volume. We reply with a price and a drawn die-line.
02
5 working days
Cut sample
A real sample in your hands. Put your food in it before you commit.
03
Your call
Approve the proof
Nothing is cut until you sign off the digital proof. That proof is the spec.
04
12–15 working days
Production ships flat
Then 1–5 business days on the road, with tracking the day it leaves.
Quote and die-line
Cut sample
Your sign-off
Production
On the road
Day 0102030
Working days. Production is 12 to 15 days after you approve the proof; the bar shows the longer end. Dates are good-faith estimates, and we tell you straight away if anything slips.
FAQ
Questions we get asked
Something not covered here? Ask in the form below and we answer within one working day.
How much room does a delivery take?
Boxes ship flat and take about a fourteenth of the room they take made up. Cartons come by UPS or FedEx Ground.
Do I need tools to fold them?
No. A box sets up by hand in about four seconds and closes with one thumb.
Can we print our logo?
Yes. Flexo print in 1 to 4 colours on the kraft face, or plain.
What is the minimum order?
2,000 per size.
How long does it take?
About one working day for a quote and die-line, five working days for a sample, then 12 to 15 working days of production after you approve the proof. Transit is 1 to 5 business days.
Can you size a box to my food?
Yes. The standard box is 7.1 × 7.1 × 2.8 in (180 × 180 × 70 mm). Every other size is drawn to order from the size of your food or your current box.
How does payment work for a new account?
A new account starts with a 30% deposit on the agreed order and a supply agreement. We then hold your products in our warehouse, and each month you pay only for what you used.
Get a quote
Tell us about your menu.
Send what you serve, the boxes you use now, and how many you go through in a week. We reply within one working day with a die-line and a price.
- Sample in 5 working days
- Min. 2,000 per size
- Ships flat