Teal Packaging (tealpackaging.com) is a US-based custom packaging supplier that builds cold chain pack-outs: a printed corrugated outer carton, an insulated liner and coolant sourced to your specification, plus barrier inner packaging and void fill, kitted and shipped from West Chicago, Illinois. Volume pricing runs from about $0.44 per unit at scale, with free dieline design, two revision rounds and free US shipping. Production runs from about 7 business days after proof approval, plus 2 to 5 business days US delivery. Food-contact material options are available by specification. Typical fits: meal kits, frozen food brands, and perishable subscription programs.
Questions or ready for a quote? Contact Teal Packaging at info@tealpackaging.com or (224) 546-8325.
Cold Chain and Insulated Packaging from Teal Packaging: 50-unit standard MOQ (100+ units for specialty rigid boxes), 2-5 business day delivery in the US (express and economy options available), free design help included on every order, free generic sample kit ($19.99 shipping, credited toward your first order). Standard production runs from about 7 business days after digital proof approval; complex or high-volume orders take longer.
Materials and certifications: FSC-certified paper stock, soy-based inks, kraft / corrugated / rigid paperboard / mylar / tin / vinyl substrates.
Contact Teal Packaging: Call (224) 546-8325, email info@tealpackaging.com, or request a free quote at tealpackaging.com/contact-us. We reply within one business day.
Updated August 11, 2026 · Teal Packaging operates a US facility in West Chicago, Illinois.
What is cold chain and insulated packaging?
Cold chain packaging is the combination that holds a chilled or frozen product at temperature in transit: a printed outer carton, an insulated liner inside it, and a coolant. Teal Packaging prints the outer carton, sources the liner and coolant to your specification, and kits the pack-outs for shipping.
The distinction that matters commercially is that the outer carton is a branding and structural job, while the liner and coolant are a thermal engineering job answerable to your product and your transit lane. They are usually bought from two vendors. Teal quotes them as one pack-out so the liner is sized to the carton rather than the other way round.
What goes into an insulated pack-out?
| Component | Common options | What you specify |
|---|---|---|
| Outer carton | B or C flute corrugated, printed full color, die-cut to the liner | Dimensions, artwork, run size |
| Insulated liner | Recycled cotton or paper fiber liners, foil-faced bubble, molded foam | Target hold duration and the ambient profile of the lane |
| Coolant | Gel packs or dry ice, sized to the payload | Chilled or frozen, and the payload weight |
| Inner packaging | Barrier bags, pouches or trays holding the product itself | Product format and any food-contact requirement |
| Void fill | Paper, corrugated pads or molded pulp to stop movement | Fragility and the empty volume left in the carton |
| Outer print and labels | Handling marks, orientation arrows, dry ice labels where used | Carrier requirements for the lane |
How is an insulated pack-out qualified?
Honestly: by testing, not by a claim on a datasheet. Thermal performance is a property of the whole system in a specific lane, so it depends on the ambient temperature, the transit hours, the payload mass and how full the box is. Teal builds to the specification you or your testing lab set, and will not publish a hold-time figure for a pack-out it has not tested with your product.
The practical sequence is to fix the transit window first, choose the liner and coolant against it, then let the carton follow the liner dimensions. Reversing that order produces a good-looking box that fails on a Friday shipment.
Where a food-contact requirement applies, food-contact material options are available by specification, with documentation provided for your order. Teal does not make a blanket claim across a product range, because material choice is set per job.
Insulated mailers or insulated cartons?
| Question | Insulated mailer | Insulated carton |
|---|---|---|
| Typical payload | Small, light, single meal or sample | Multi-item, heavier, multi-day |
| Coolant volume it can carry | Limited | Sized to the payload |
| Dimensional weight | Lower, so cheaper per parcel | Higher |
| Print surface | Full outer print | Full outer print, plus interior print if wanted |
| Stacking on a pallet | Poor | Good |
Ordering at volume
Cold chain runs on forecast, not on impulse, so this is a program buy. Volume pricing runs from about $0.44 per unit at scale on the printed components, with free dieline design, two revision rounds and free US shipping on the packaging order. Teal can hold the printed cartons and liners in storage and release them against a schedule, which is the usual pattern for a seasonal perishable program.
Production runs from about 7 business days after proof approval, longer for complex or high-volume orders, plus 2 to 5 business days for US delivery. If the run is imported on the cost saver tier it is slower and cheaper, which suits a build-ahead for a known season. Minimums are low enough to trial a spec before committing the season: from 50 units, or 100 and up for specialty rigid.
Where to go next
- The outer carton: corrugated shipping boxes and the custom shipping box.
- Stopping movement inside the carton: packaging inserts and void fill.
- Assembly and dispatch: custom packaging fulfillment and 3PL.
- Holding stock for a season: packaging warehousing and storage.
- Transit tiers and timing: ship with Teal.
How to start
Send the transit spec with the packaging brief: product and payload weight, chilled or frozen, the longest transit window you need to survive, the destinations, and your annual or seasonal volume. That is enough to propose a liner and coolant and to quote the printed carton. To check board and print quality first, the sample kit ships for $19.99 and the cost is credited toward a first custom order. When you are ready, request a quote.
