Custom food containers · for ramen, pho, Chinese takeout, and deli kitchens
Custom Food Containers: Paper Soup Bowls & Cups
Broth travels. Put your name on the bowl. Printed in the USA. Custom food containers for broth, congee, and stew: paper bowls printed with your restaurant’s name on the surface the customer actually carries home.
Starts at
From $0.22 / pc
one color, at the minimum
Order minimum
10 cases5,000 cups
per size
Lead time
3–4 weeks
from approved artwork
Price your custom food containers
Pick a size and the drawing, the lid and the price follow. Your account manager confirms it in writing, plus shipping to your address.
Paper soup cup, 8 oz
98 mm (3.9″) across the rim · 63 mm (2.5″) tall
98 mm rim — takes Paper soup-cup lid
From, per piece
$0.22
- Order minimum
- 10 cases5,000 cups
Per-piece price at the order minimum, one color, before shipping. Each size is priced on its own. Printing plates are $100 per color for each size, charged once: a reorder of the same design pays no plate charge.
Where your wrap prints
The print area for each size is on the sheet below in millimetres, flat. Send a vector file and we return a proof on this exact shape before anything runs.
Custom Food Containers: full size sheet
Every size we print, measured. Diameters are across the rim, print area is the flat wrap before it is formed, and the case pack is what ships on the pallet.
| Size | Top diameter | Height | Print area | Per case |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 oz | 98 mm (3.9″) | 63 mm (2.5″) | 267 × 64 mm | 500 |
| 12 oz | 98 mm (3.9″) | 72 mm (2.8″) | 267 × 72 mm | 500 |
| 16 oz | 98 mm (3.9″) | 103 mm (4.1″) | 258 × 104 mm | 500 |
Specifications
Every value on this sheet is confirmed in writing by the supply chain before it is published. Anything not listed is quoted with your order.
| Spec | What it covers | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Bowl and cup sizes | Ounce capacities available for a custom run. | 8, 12, 16 oz |
| Lid compatibility | Paper and plastic lid options, vented and unvented. | Matching lids for all three sizes; supplied loose or as bowl-and-lid sets |
| Print colors | Spot colors per run. | 1 to 4 spot colors (4 on matte only; up to 3 on gloss) |
| Case pack | Bowls per case. | 500 per case; 250 sets per case when supplied with lids |
| Material and liner | Liner type and hot-fill suitability. | Paperboard with a PE (polyethylene) lining. Recyclable. |
Hold the stock before you commit
The free sample box ships unprinted soup bowls & cups in the sizes you are weighing, with the written price ladder for those sizes. No card, no account.
What is in the box →In the box
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Unprinted stock
The actual cups in the sizes you are weighing: the same stock a print run uses.
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A printed wrap sample
So you can see how ink sits on that stock before your own artwork is on it.
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The written price ladder
The per-piece price at every tier for the sizes you asked about, on paper.
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A spec sheet
Sizes, lids, case packs, and print areas for what is in the box.
Questions we get
Is this a soup bowl or a soup cup?
The same item — the trade calls it both, and so do we. At 8 oz it is 98 mm across and 63 mm tall, wider than it is deep, which most kitchens would call a bowl; at 16 oz it is 98 mm across and 103 mm tall, which reads as a cup. The size sheet below gives every dimension so you can match it to whatever your menu already calls it.
Can one order cover several sizes?
Yes. Kitchens usually run two or three sizes. Each size has its own order minimum and its own price ladder, because every size needs its own printing plates and its own press setup, so sizes cannot be added together to reach the minimum.
Do you print in Chinese, Vietnamese, Japanese, or Korean?
Yes. Send the text in the exact characters you want printed, or an image of your current menu or signage, and it goes on the proof exactly as supplied.
What about lids?
Lid diameters per size are on the spec sheet above, so you can match what you already stock. Ask on the form if you want lids quoted alongside the bowls and we will tell you what we can source; soup cup lids and prices are on paper cup lids.
How do I check the bowl before ordering print?
Request the free sample box: unprinted stock in the sizes you are weighing, so you can fill one and see how it holds before any print decision.
How long does an order take, and can you rush it?
3–4 weeks from approved artwork. If your date is tighter, say so on the form and ask for a rush; the rush fee is written in your quote before you commit.
How much are printing plates?
$100 per color, for each size. Every size wraps a different shape, so it needs its own set of plates: two sizes printed in two colors is four plates, $400. We keep your plates, so a reorder of the same design pays no plate charge again.
Can you match my Pantone colors?
Yes. Give us the Pantone numbers and we print to them. A slight variation between runs, or between the cup and your screen, is normal when printing on paperboard.
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Get custom food containers in your hands this week.
Free sample box, unprinted stock in your sizes, plus the written price ladder. No card and no account.