Foodservice packaging printer, Dublin, Ireland
Judged after it arrives, not on a shelf.
Takeaway, delivery and catering packaging, printed in Dublin. Cartons, clamshells, cups and sleeves that have to hold hot food, survive twenty minutes in a delivery bag, and still look like the brand when the lid comes off.
Retail packaging gets looked at under good light while the customer decides. Foodservice packaging gets looked at once, at a kitchen table, after a journey. By then it has been filled hot, stacked, put in an insulated bag, driven across a city and carried up a flight of stairs. Whatever it looks like at that moment is what the brand looks like.
Most of the difficulty is board and barrier. Grease resistance and recyclability pull against each other, and the honest answer depends on what is going in the box: a dressed salad, a burger with a wet relish and a portion of chips are three different problems. We would rather specify against the actual menu than against a general idea of takeaway food.
Structure decides the rest. A box has to stack without crushing what is under it, vent enough that a hot lid does not steam the print soft, open one-handed, and nest flat in a kitchen with no storage. Those are drawing decisions, and they are cheap while the pack is still a drawing.
Volumes here run differently to retail. An independent opening a second site might need two thousand boxes, not fifty thousand, and will reorder in small quantities for years. Holding the same colour across those repeats is the whole job, and it is why the colour standard is set once and kept rather than matched afresh each run.
Work
Same brand, hot and cold.
A foodservice range spans board weights, coatings and formats that never sit beside each other on a shelf, but do sit beside each other on a table.
What we make
Boxes, cups and the things that hold heat.
If a format is not listed, ask. Most foodservice work is a variation on a structure already running.
Boxes and cartons
Cut, creased and delivered flat to nest in a small kitchen.
- Gable and handled meal boxes
- Clamshells and burger boxes
- Fry and scoop cartons
- Noodle and pasta pails
- Corrugated delivery and catering boxes
- Pizza and flat boxes
Cups, sleeves and bands
The cheapest surface on the counter, and the one people hold.
- Printed cup sleeves
- Wrap and baguette bands
- Salad bowl wraps
- Tamper-evident seals
- Carrier bag and tray inserts
- Seasonal and promotional variants
Board and barrier
Specified against the menu, not against takeaway food in general.
- Grease resistant board
- Water-based barrier coatings
- Recyclable and compostable stocks
- Heat and steam performance
- Food-contact declarations on request
- Freezer and chill options
Runs and repeats
Small quantities, ordered often, holding the same colour.
- Short runs from a few thousand
- Repeat ordering against a held standard
- Multi-site and franchise consistency
- Cutting formes kept for reorders
- Menu and variant changes
- Lead times quoted in days
Certification
Checked by somebody
other than us.
Start a project
Submit your project details, and we'll provide an honest, expert evaluation.
Finished artwork, a sketch on the back of a spec sheet, or just a deadline you're worried about. All of them are a fine place to start.
Speak to a member of our team.
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Harry Morgan Sales Director
Harry leads our sales team, working closely with customers to understand their needs and deliver the right print solutions.
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Colm Nolan Operations Manager
Colm oversees day-to-day operations, ensuring every project is produced efficiently and to the highest standard.
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Andrew Miller Estimating
Andrew prepares accurate, competitive quotations and works with customers to find the most suitable solution for their requirements.
38-39 Finglas Business Centre
Jamestown Road, Finglas
Dublin D11 FC92
+353 (0)1 834 1193
sales@inkspot-print.com
