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Independent packaging sourcing

folding carton food packaging

Folding Carton Food Packaging Sourcing is an independent sourcing partner. We help US buyers write one board grade, paperboard caliper, die line, quantity unit and destination so factory wholesale quotes can sit on the same line. We do not convert cartons, hold warehouse stock, or sell under a brand appointment. The measured product form that starts this brief is folding carton food packaging; finer cluster members sit on later pages instead of being copied into this H1.

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SBS food folding cartons with crease lines beside a caliper and an unreadable die-line sheet
Application illustration for a folding carton food packaging brief. It is not factory stock or a completed order.

Material

SBS paperboard, CCNB or kraft board. Post-consumer recycled content is a lot file, not a grade name on this page.

Size

Paperboard caliper in pt or mm, plus length, width and depth on the same die line.

Print

Color count, offset or flexographic printing, aqueous or UV finish, and whether artwork is approved.

Quantity

Order unit in pieces or cartons, plus the US state or postal code used for freight.

Inspector comparing a food carton die line against a sample tuck-end carton

What belongs on the first carton brief

  1. Construction before price

    Name tuck-end, auto-bottom or window-patch, then write paperboard caliper in the 18-24 pt range when that is the intended SBS carton. A piece price without those fields cannot be compared across factories.

  2. Print as a separate cost

    Offset plates, flexographic printing plates, die-cutting tools and a sample carton sit outside the unit. An artwork revision is another line, not a hidden carton-price change.

  3. Quantity unit in ISO packaging vocabulary

    ISO ICS 55.020 packaging vocabulary treats piece and carton as different units. Mixing them in one cell hides the real order size. The vocabulary is not a certificate held by this desk.

  4. Sample path before a production run

    Ask for a struck sample or a printed drawdown on the named board. Approval is a checkpoint, not a published lead time.

  5. Documents bound to the material lot

    Food-contact or migration testing claims need the board and ink files for that lot. They are not a site-wide badge.

Where buyers usually start

These cards describe fill and pack-out settings. They are not a factory list and they are not ranked by search volume.

Dry food cartons

Cereal, snack and dry-mix cartons that need board grade and grease or moisture notes on the same line.

Frozen and chilled packs

Cartons that sit in a freezer or chill chain need coating and window-film notes, not a generic food-carton photo.

Ready-meal sleeves

Sleeve or tray-overwrap cartons that must match tray length and heat-lamp or microwave exposure.

Contract packing SKUs

Artwork-by-SKU quantities so plate or digital setup is not hidden inside a blended piece price.

Review inquiry options after the line is written, then send the brief. A one-line RFQ note can travel with the request. Packhelp quote and wholesale pages, observed 2026-09-15, show a brief-first path only; they are not this site's factory network.

Send specifications to compare factory quotes

Share board, die line, quantity unit and destination. No published discount percentage without the same spec evidence.

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