Made to your size- 100 boxes
- Custom sizes & styles
- Free dieline support
- Quality print options
- Proof before production
- 8–12 business day production
Noodle boxes are tall, tapered paperboard cartons with a coated inside, made to hold hot, saucy noodles without softening. Most have a wide mouth for chopsticks and a fold-down or interlocking top that keeps steam in on the way out. They are the box of street-food stalls, wok bars and delivery menus where the meal is eaten from the container itself.
Tall, folded, sauce-ready
Custom Noodle Boxes
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Product features
Built around the jobCoated inside for sauce
Wide mouth for chopsticks
Fold-down top
Wrap-around tapered artwork
Kraft or white outer
Water-based barrier lining
Metal-free folded closure
Specifications made for your product.
Technical snapshotEvery final specification is confirmed against product weight, packing method, print coverage, route, and order volume.
View artwork preparation guide- SKU
- bm-1078
- Dimensions
- Custom-made around the product and packing workflow
- Materials
- Coated food-grade paperboard, Kraft paperboard with a barrier lining, Plastic-free aqueous coatings
- Printing
- CMYK, Pantone, white ink, or unprinted
- Finishes
- Matte, gloss, soft-touch, foil, embossing, spot UV
- Quantities
- Starting at 100 on selected configurations
- Proofing
- Dieline and digital proof
Wrap the brand all the way round.
Artwork and materialsArtwork wraps the tapered walls, which are fan shapes on the flat dieline. Bands and text have to follow that curve so they look level once the box is folded. Our packaging guides cover sizing, materials, print, and cost in more depth.
Tapered wrap-around walls
We send the dieline before you design, curve straight bands and text to match the taper, keep key wording clear of the folds, and show the full wrap-around on your digital proof.
Explore print and finishesKraft or white outside
Kraft gives a natural street-food look and hides small oil marks, while white board shows colour print more sharply. Both share the same water-based barrier lining inside, so the choice comes down to your brand.
Explore material decisionsChoose your box
Choose your capacity sizes, such as a side and a main, in kraft or white board.
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Send us your portion sizes and dishes, and we recommend capacities and a closure style.
Finalize the order
Approve the board, barrier lining, closure and quantities for each size before we start the dieline.
Build the dieline
We draw the tapered box around your portion, with room for the top to fold closed.
Approve the proof
Check the wrap-around artwork, folds and text alignment on your digital proof before we print.
Roll on production
We print, cut and glue your noodle boxes, then check and pack them flat, ready to fold.
Best for
Wok and noodle barsStreet-food stallsRice and poke bowlsDelivery menusWhat changes the price.
Cost factorsEvery project is quoted individually. These are the choices that move the price on almost every order.
- Barrier coating
- Sauces and oil need a lining; heavier or plastic-free barriers cost more than a basic coating.
- Capacity
- Bigger portions use more board and a taller blank.
- Print coverage
- Full outside print costs more than a one-colour logo on kraft.
- Closure style
- Interlocking tops are a slightly more complex cut than a simple fold-over.
Buyer guidance
Choosing this format
Why noodle boxes are tall and tapered
The shape keeps a deep portion together and lets the box nest for storage.
Noodles tangle and settle, so a deep, narrow box holds a portion better than a flat tray. The taper - wider at the top - makes it easy to reach in with chopsticks or a fork, and lets empty boxes stack inside each other at the counter.
A wide base keeps it steady on a table or a car seat, which matters for a box people eat from rather than tip onto a plate.
- Deep portion stays together
- Wide mouth for eating
- Nests when empty
Handling sauce, oil and steam
The inside coating is the part that decides whether the box survives a twenty-minute delivery.
Soy, curry and chilli oils soak into bare board fast. A coated inside keeps the walls firm and stops dark rings showing through the print. Water-based barrier coatings now do this job without a plastic film. Tell us your sauciest dish and we match the lining to that one.
Steam is the other problem. A fully sealed top traps it, and the noodles go soft. Many tops close with a small gap at the fold, which lets some steam out while keeping the heat in.
Portion first, then the box
Noodle boxes are usually sold by capacity, so start from the portion, not the dimensions.
Measure a full serving with its sauce and leave room at the top so the lid folds without pressing into the food. A side box and a main box in two sizes covers most menus.
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Explore box styleQuestions about noodle boxes.
Box style FAQsWe’ll confirm the exact details that apply to your structure and volume.
Read all frequently asked questionsCan noodle boxes go in the microwave?+
Yes, for a short warm-up with the top open, as our noodle boxes have no metal parts. If you plan to tell customers they can microwave the box, let us know and we confirm the board and coating suit it before production, so the advice you print is based on the box you receive. Short bursts are better than a long heat with steam trapped inside.
Which dishes suit a noodle box best?+
Noodles in a sauce, dry stir-fries, fried rice and rice bowls. The coated inside handles sauce and oil, and the wide mouth makes the box easy to eat from with chopsticks. A noodle box closes with folded flaps rather than a seal, so for soup noodles such as ramen we recommend a sealed bowl, with the broth packed apart from the noodles so they stay firm.
Is kraft or white board better for a noodle box?+
Both work, and we give each the same coated inside, so the choice is about the look. Kraft gives a natural finish and hides small oil marks, which suits busy street-food menus. White board shows colour print more sharply but also shows any mark that gets through. Choose the outside for your brand and leave the food side to the coating.
Can artwork run all the way around a noodle box?+
Yes. Because the walls taper, each one is a fan shape on the flat dieline rather than a rectangle, so straight bands and text have to follow that curve to look level once folded. We send you the dieline before you design, keep key text clear of the folds, and show the wrap-around on your digital proof before printing.
Are plastic-free noodle boxes recyclable?+
Yes. We can line noodle boxes with a water-based barrier coating instead of a plastic film, so the board goes in with paper recycling once the food is emptied out. The coating still holds back sauce and oil on the way to the customer. If you want a recycling note on the box, we can print it on a side panel.
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