Trays & To-Go Clamshells
The containers that carry a meal out of your kitchen and have to survive the journey, a delivery bag, a car boot, a fifteen minute walk, and a customer opening it expecting the food to look the way it did when it left.
Bagasse clamshells are the direct foam replacement and the highest volume line here: rigid, hot food safe, and the one most operators switch to first. Leak proof containers where sauce is involved and a seal matters more than anything else. Palm leaf compartment trays where the tray itself is seen, MFPP where the meal is heavy and needs reheating, clear PET for cold grab and go, and balsa serving trays for food that goes down the middle of a table rather than into a bag.
Bestsellers in Meal Trays & To-Go Clamshells
Hot, wet, or on display? Start here
| If the food is… | Choose | Why | End of life |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hot and dry burgers, fries, wraps |
Bagasse clamshell |
Rigid, breathable fibre. Replaces foam directly at a similar cost |
Home compostable |
| Hot and wet curries, sauces, stews |
Leak-proof bagasse |
Sealed rim holds liquid at an angle. The failure everyone remembers is a leak |
Home compostable |
| Heavy and reheated roasts, meal prep |
MFPP hinged clamshell |
Mineral-filled, no sag under weight. Microwave and dishwasher safe |
Recyclable #5, reusable |
| Cold and on display salads, grab-and-go |
Clear PET clamshell |
The contents sell it. Shatterproof and crystal clear |
Recyclable #1 |
| Portioned for service canteens, schools, thali |
Compartment tray |
Sections stop food mixing. Bagasse for volume, palm leaf where the tray is seen |
Home compostable |
| Shared at the table grazing, platters |
Balsa serving tray |
Thin, light and pale-grained, the tray becomes part of the presentation. |
Home compostable |
| Stored and reheated deli, meal prep, leftovers |
PP or PLA deli container |
Round with a sealing lid. PP washes and comes back for dozens of cycles; PLA is plant-based but needs commercial composting |
PP recyclable #5 · PLA industrial only |
The leak test
One failure loses a customer permanently, and it is always the same one: a container of curry that arrives having emptied itself into the delivery bag. Nobody blames the driver. They blame the restaurant.
Our leak-proof bagasse range is built with a sealed rim rather than a simple fold, so a lidded container holds liquid at an angle rather than only when level. If sauce is a meaningful part of what leaves your kitchen, order this line as a sample first and tip one over yourself. We would rather you tested it on our sample kit than on a customer's order.
Meal Trays & To-Go Clamshells
BUYING GUIDE
Choosing a container that survives a delivery
The material story
Upcycled cane fibre & recycled kraft
Bagasse is the fibre left after sugarcane juicing, rigid, heat-resistant and compostable. Our kraft boxes are recyclable and food-safe.
Questions, answered
Will clamshells hold saucy or oily food?
Yes, bagasse is naturally grease-resistant and holds hot, saucy food well without a plastic lining.
Are they microwave safe?
Bagasse containers are microwave-safe. Avoid prolonged oven use unless the page states oven-safe.
Are kraft boxes compostable?
Uncoated kraft is recyclable and compostable; PE-lined kraft is recyclable, not compostable. Each page says which.
What buyers say
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