Brown Bakery Boxes are custom-printed kraft paperboard cartons built for bakeries, cake shops, and dessert counters that want warm, natural packaging for cookies, pastries, and small cakes. Each box is made to your size and brand.
The brown kraft finish gives baked goods an earthy, handmade look that signals craft and care, while the folding-carton build keeps assembly fast behind the counter. Print your logo in full color and these boxes do double duty as packaging and a takeaway brand reminder. A neighborhood bakery can pack a half-dozen muffins, fold the lid, and hand off a box that looks intentional rather than generic.
Materials & Specifications
- Material: natural kraft paperboard folding carton
- Weight: 300-400gsm
- Printing: full-color CMYK
- Carton style: reverse-tuck-end, straight-tuck, or auto-bottom
- Finishing options: matte or gloss lamination, spot UV, foil stamp, emboss
- FSC option: available on request
Best Used For
- Cookies, muffins, and brownies sold by the box
- Small cakes and single-serve pastries
- Farmers market and pop-up bakery sales
- Cafe grab-and-go counters
Printing & Finishing
Start with the raw kraft look or add upgrades. Matte lamination softens the surface, gloss adds shine, spot UV highlights a logo, and foil or emboss adds a tactile mark that reads premium against the brown board.
Why Order from Teal
Teal is a US-based custom packaging supplier. Order from 50 units, with 100+ only on specialty rigid styles. You get free design help, free US shipping, full-color CMYK printing, and an FSC paper option. Standard production runs from about 7 business days, with a rush service available (from about 4 to 7 business days after proof approval on qualified ready-to-print jobs). A $50 sample kit ships first and the cost is credited to your first order.
FAQ
What's the minimum order quantity? The minimum is 50 units. Only specialty rigid styles require 100 or more.
How long is production? Standard production runs from about 7 business days, with a rush option (from about 4 to 7 business days after proof approval on qualified ready-to-print jobs).
Can I get a sample? Yes. A sample kit is $50, credited to your first order.
Are these recyclable? Kraft paperboard is recyclable, and an FSC-certified paper option is available.
Request a free quote and we'll get back to you within 4 business hours.
Wholesale Brown Bakery Box Programs
Natural kraft board carries visible fiber, which is the look most bakeries want, and it takes one or two spot colors far better than photographic artwork. Corner lock styles assemble without tape, tuck front styles stack flatter in storage, and a window patch is a separate operation that changes both tooling and unit price.
| Box count | Kraft bakery box guidance |
|---|---|
| 50 | Entry quantity for a single storefront trialling a size. |
| 500 | Roughly a month of steady pastry counter volume. |
| 1,000 | Two footprints, six inch and ten inch, from one plate set. |
| 5,000 | Cutting die investment starts paying for itself here. |
| 10,000+ | Regional bakery supply, quoted from about $0.44 per unit at volume. |
Plan the calendar around two paths: roughly about 7 business days when the job qualifies for our own presses, while imported specialty construction can reach about 12 weeks, both stated as planning ranges, not guarantees. Free US shipping applies to the finished run. Share interior dimensions, board caliper, window or no window, and reorder frequency.
How to Order Brown Bakery Boxes
Ordering custom brown bakery boxes is simple:
- Submit a quote request with your dimensions, quantity, and design references
- Receive quote guidance within one business day
- Send your artwork or work with our design team (free dieline + 2 revision rounds)
- Approve the digital proof and production begins
- Standard production runs from about 7 business days after proof approval; complex or high-volume orders take longer
