
Varnish
A transparent finishing layer available in gloss, satin, or matte effects. It enhances the printed surface and adds an extra layer of visual appeal and light protection.
Custom party food boxes in your own colours and theme, built to hold more than one kind of food without everything sliding together. Orders start from 100 units.
Custom party food boxes in your own colours and theme, built to hold more than one kind of food without everything sliding together. Orders start from 100 units.
There’s a Batman version of this box on this site, a Blue version, a Birthday version. This page is for when none of those presets are quite right: your own colours and theme, built from scratch rather than picked off a shortlist.
A themed box like Blue Party Food Boxes is fixed by design. This one starts from your own brief instead: your event colours, your own artwork or theme, chosen from ACP’s standard materials (kraft, cardboard, corrugated or rigid board) rather than restricted to a preset palette. The structure is open too, a straightforward tuck-end or auto-lock carton for most orders, or a drawer or magnetic-closure format if the event calls for something that opens with more ceremony. That flexibility is the whole point of a plain party food box existing alongside the themed versions.
A single-portion takeaway box holds one dish. This one often carries several at once, sandwiches, cake, crisps, something dipped in sauce, and keeping them from sliding into each other matters more here than it does elsewhere on this site. Die-cut inserts, cut to the layout you need in card, paperboard or foam, keep separate items separate rather than left loose to mix in transit. Where different items carry different allergens, that separation also makes it easier to label each compartment accurately instead of relying on one combined list for the whole box. Food-contact material suitability is confirmed for the specific material before production.
Birthdays get mentioned most, but the same box turns up at office leaving dos, product launches and Christmas parties just as often. Nothing about the structure changes between those occasions, only the artwork does, which is exactly why a single flexible product makes more sense here than a separate themed version for every kind of event a business might run.
Orders start from 100 units. Design support is free. That covers adapting your artwork and any divider layout to the dieline. A digital 3D mock-up is free. It shows the finished compartments and print before anything goes to production. Standard production takes 6 to 8 business days after approval. UK delivery is free. There are no setup fees. An unlaminated paperboard construction may be easier to process through suitable paper-recycling streams than a heavily laminated alternative. Any inserts add a second material to account for, so ask us how a specific divider choice affects the finished recyclability rather than assuming the outer box tells the whole story.
Already sure the event is a birthday, or wants a specific character theme? ACP’s preset party pages, including Blue Party Food Boxes and Birthday Party Food Boxes, get there faster. Need a single plain material with none of the theme or divider reasoning above? Cardboard Party Food Boxes is simpler. Everything else, food packaging or otherwise, is catalogued under Custom Food Boxes.
| Box Style | All Custom Packaging |
| Dimension | All Custom Sizes & Shapes |
| Quantities | 100-unit minimum order |
| Paper Stock | Kraft, corrugated, rigid board, cardstock |
| Printing | CMYK, Pantone, digital and offset |
| Finishing | Gloss, matte, spot UV, embossing, foiling |
| Shipping | Free delivery options |
Choose from premium coating, board, printing and finishing options for your insert boxes.

A transparent finishing layer available in gloss, satin, or matte effects. It enhances the printed surface and adds an extra layer of visual appeal and light protection.

A UV-cured coating applied to specific areas of the design to create gloss or matte contrast and draw attention to important details.

A smooth, velvety coating that creates a soft tactile feel and gives packaging a refined luxury look. It improves the unboxing experience and supports a high-end product presentation.

A soft, smooth lamination with a refined satin-like finish. It gives packaging a premium feel while keeping the surface elegant, subtle, and easy to handle.

A high-gloss UV coating applied only to selected design areas to create sharp contrast, highlight logos, and add a premium visual effect without coating the whole surface.

A clear, fast-drying water-based coating that adds a smooth protective layer while maintaining a clean and professional surface finish. It is a practical choice for everyday printed packaging.

A durable protective film that helps reduce visible scratches, scuffs, fingerprints, and daily handling marks. It keeps packaging looking clean, polished, and premium for longer.

A bleached kraft paperboard made from a mix of virgin and recycled pulp, offering a clean white surface for crisp and polished packaging designs.

A natural kraft paperboard without coating, made from virgin and recycled pulp. It provides a raw, organic appearance with sturdy packaging strength.

A premium bleached paperboard coated on both sides, designed for excellent print quality, die-cutting, and professional packaging results.

A high-quality bleached paperboard coated on one side. It provides a clean printable face with a premium packaging feel.

A smooth printable paper stock that supports high-resolution graphics, clean text, and rich color output for refined packaging presentation.

A natural kraft paperboard made from strong virgin and recycled pulp. It provides an organic, earthy look for sustainable and simple packaging.

A specialty paperboard with a laminated metallic surface available in gold, silver, and other premium finishes for luxury visual impact.

A specialty paperboard with a laminated holographic surface that creates a reflective, rainbow-like appearance for eye-catching product packaging.

A recycled duplex paperboard with a white printable surface. It is ideal for economical packaging that still requires clean graphics and brand presentation.

A kraft board with a smooth clay-coated white face for quality printing and a natural kraft reverse side for a strong, authentic appearance.

A kraft paperboard with a clay-coated printable top surface and a natural unbleached kraft back. It balances clean branding with a rustic natural look.

A duplex paperboard made with recycled pulp and a coated white printable surface. It delivers smooth print results for affordable carton packaging.

A black-dyed kraft board with a natural paper texture and excellent strength. It creates a bold, premium look for luxury and specialty packaging.

A packaging technique where a die-cut opening is covered with a transparent film, allowing the product inside to remain visible while staying protected.

An embossing technique where the raised design is precisely aligned with printed artwork to improve detail, texture, and overall presentation.

A finishing process in which heat and pressure transfer metallic foil to the surface, creating a premium, shiny, and luxurious effect.

A premium finishing method that combines embossing with foil stamping to create a raised design with metallic color and strong visual impact.

A decorative process that transfers foil onto selected areas of the surface using UV-curable adhesive, creating a bright metallic effect with sharp detail.

A technique that raises a design from the surface without ink or foil, giving packaging a clean, elegant, and textured appearance.

A finishing technique that presses a design into the material to create a recessed impression without using ink or foil. It adds subtle depth and a refined tactile effect.

A fast-curing printing process that uses ultraviolet light to dry ink instantly, delivering sharp detail, vibrant colors, and a premium finish.

A durable printing method that uses a mesh screen and stencil to apply ink to surfaces. It is ideal for bold colors and high-impact packaging designs.

A traditional high-quality printing process that transfers designs from plates to a rubber blanket before printing, making it ideal for large-volume production.

A modern printing method that does not require printing plates, making it cost-effective and efficient for short runs, sample production, and small-batch quantities.

Built with three corrugated layers between four linerboard sheets, providing heavy-duty strength for large or industrial packaging needs.

A standard corrugated structure with one fluted medium and two linerboards, providing dependable strength for everyday packaging.

A corrugated sheet with one flute layer between two liners, offering lightweight strength for protective packaging.

An ultra-thin flute grade designed for lightweight packaging, small retail boxes, and high-quality printed presentation.

A slim flute grade with a flatter surface, ideal for detailed printing, display packaging, and premium retail boxes.

Made with two layers of corrugated medium between linerboard sheets, offering added strength and durability for heavier products.

A versatile corrugated flute that offers balanced compression strength, cushioning, and printability for many packaging applications.

A thinner flute grade with a smooth surface, making it suitable for high-quality printing, precise die-cutting, and neat retail packaging.

A thick corrugated flute profile that provides excellent cushioning, compression strength, and stacking support for protective packaging.

A coated linerboard with an off-white surface, suitable for high-quality printing and a refined packaging appearance.

An unbleached kraft linerboard made from recycled paper pulp, offering a natural look with strong durability for eco-conscious packaging.

A coated semi-gloss linerboard with a smooth white surface, ideal for sharp printing, premium presentation, and retail-ready packaging.

A fully bleached corrugated board with a bright white surface, designed to produce clean, vibrant, and high-quality printed packaging.

A UV-cured ink that dries instantly under ultraviolet light and creates crisp, high-quality print results on a wide range of packaging materials.

A plant-based ink made with soybean oil, offering rich color output and a more sustainable printing option for carton packaging.

A standardized color-matching system used to achieve consistent, accurate brand colors across packaging, labels, and printed materials.

A full-color printing process using cyan, magenta, yellow, and black inks to create vibrant images, gradients, and detailed packaging artwork.
Real feedback from customers who trust us with their custom packaging.
Clear answers about ordering, artwork, production, materials and delivery.
Your own. This page isn't tied to one theme the way the Batman, Blue or Birthday versions are. Tell us the colours, artwork or theme you have in mind and it gets built around that.
Yes, with a die-cut insert built around the actual contents rather than a generic grid. Tell us roughly what's going in the box, how many separate items, and whether anything's wet or sauced, and the layout gets specified from that.
Orders start from 100 units. Standard production takes 6 to 8 business days after approval. UK delivery is free.
Possibly, if a standard birthday design already covers what you need without custom artwork. Birthday Party Food Boxes is the faster route in that case; this page is for when the theme itself needs to be your own.
Colour commitment, essentially. White Party Food Boxes stays deliberately colour-free so ribbon, table settings or a changing theme do the colour work instead. This page is for printing your own chosen colours and artwork directly onto the box. If you don't want to print colour at all, White is the simpler starting point.
Yes, though with several different food types in one box, it's worth listing what each compartment contains rather than one combined list. The layout can reserve space for that. Getting the wording itself right stays with your business or your regulatory adviser.
Yes. Office leaving dos, launches and client events use the same box and the same process as a birthday order; only the artwork and the food inside actually change.