The Ultimate Chinese Takeaway Packaging Guide

If you run a Chinese takeaway, noodle bar, or Asian fusion restaurant, you already know the deal: the food can taste incredible straight out of the wok, but if it shows up at the customer's door soggy, lukewarm, or leaking everywhere, they aren't ordering again.

Getting food from your kitchen to their table in perfect condition comes down to the packaging you use.

Inn Supplies has put together a quick list of essential packaging items you need to keep things hot, fresh, and mess-free.

1. Sturdy noodle boxes that don't leak

Whether it's chow mein or dishes with lots of heavy sauce, you need containers that can handle the heat and steam without collapsing. Traditional folding cardboard food boxes are the industry favorite for a reason. They stack perfectly in delivery bags, hold the heat in, and give customers a solid base if they want to eat straight from the box.

2. Kraft bowls for cold sides

If your menu includes cold starters, seaweed, or fresh cucumber salads, don't trap them in a hot, steamy box with the main dishes. Putting your cold items in kraft bowls with airtight lids keeps them crisp, fresh, and looking appetizing when they arrive.

3. Proper bamboo chopsticks

You can't really serve a proper Asian takeaway without chopsticks. Providing good, sturdy bamboo cutlery is a small detail that makes a big difference to customers. To keep things completely hygienic for delivery or grab-and-go orders, it's always best to use individually wrapped ones.

Browse our individually wrapped bamboo chopsticks, and crowse our new 'Sushi Time" wrapped bamboo chopsticks.

4. Tight-fitting sauce pots

Loose lids are a delivery driver's worst nightmare. If you're sending out chili oil, soy sauce, or sweet and sour sauce, you need portion pots with lids that actually snap shut and stay shut.

Clear plastic pots are great so customers can see what's inside, or you can go for eco-friendly paper options such as paper sauce pots - which we stock in vast amounts.