Custom Cone Shaped
Custom cone shaped packaging for food counters and retail — fries, popcorn, crepes, flowers, candy — cut and rolled to your size in the right board, from 100. Dieline and price the same working day.
The shape that is held in one hand and eaten from
- Board
- 250–350 gsm; grease-resistant face for hot or oily fills; kraft or coated white
- Builds
- Rolled and glued sectors; pre-glued flat cones; cone with stand or tray
- Sizes
- 120 mm to 300 mm tall; sized from the fill
Get a price for Cone Shaped
Send the size and quantity — we reply the same working day with a price, a dieline and a date. Artwork optional at this stage.
- Free dielineThe flat drawing comes with the quote, before you commit.
- Proof before pressNothing is printed until you have seen it laid on the dieline.
- Die kept for reordersTooling is paid once. Every reorder skips straight to press.
- Quoted in four marketsUS, UK, Canada and Australia, in the delivery currency.
Food cones by what goes in them
A hot, greasy fill needs a heavier, grease-resistant board and a cone that does not go soft in the hand. A dry fill can be lighter.
| Fries and churros | 200–250 mm; grease-resistant board; vented tip optional |
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| Popcorn | 180–250 mm; lighter board; wide top |
| Crepes and wraps | 250–300 mm, wide; grease-resistant; fold-over top |
| Nuts and candy | 120–160 mm; food-grade board; sealed or folded top |
Retail cones for things that are not eaten
Our cone shaped favor boxes for events are the sealed-top version for weddings and parties.
- Flower cones — a wide, shallow cone that holds a bouquet upright in a display.
- Candy cones for a shop counter, filled and folded to order.
- Gift cones for a party table or a favor.
- Display cones for small retail items in a stand.
Board and grease, honestly
Fries and churros leave a mark on any paper within minutes. A grease-resistant face — built into the sheet, not a PFAS treatment — keeps the mark inside the board for the life of the cone, which is about ten minutes. Heavier board delays it further. A standard coated white board with no grease resistance spots through in the hand and is the reason a cheap cone feels cheap.
Say what goes in the cone and how hot. Popcorn and fries want different boards, and the quote states which.
Print on a curve
A cone is printed flat as a sector and rolled, so the design lands on a curve. A repeating pattern, a logo at the top edge, or a color band works; a straight line spirals and a centered logo appears twice. Full color on coated board, one color on kraft, food-contact inks on anything that holds food.
Filling, holding and serving
Cones are rolled and held in a cone stand or a rack at the counter, filled from the top and handed over. A die-cut tray with holes holds a dozen at a time; a single-cone stand suits a market stall. Both are made from the same board and are quoted with the cones.
Cone Shaped — specification
The rows that are specific to this build first, then what applies to every job we run. Anything not listed is a question, not a limit — send the brief.
This build
- Board
- 250–350 gsm; grease-resistant face for hot or oily fills; kraft or coated white
- Builds
- Rolled and glued sectors; pre-glued flat cones; cone with stand or tray
- Sizes
- 120 mm to 300 mm tall; sized from the fill
- Full color or one color; food-contact ink; artwork placed on the curve
- Options
- Vented tip, fold-over top, ribbon holes
- Supply
- Flat sectors or pre-glued cones; stands quoted alongside
- Minimum
- 100 cones
On every job
- Print process
- Flexo in one to six colors, printed on the outer face only and before any lining goes on.
- Color
- Food-safe inks throughout. Kraft mutes color; a white board or liner is needed for anything photographic.
- Tolerance
- Cutting plus or minus 1 mm, and fit confirmed by filling a plain sample from your own kitchen or line.
- Tooling
- A cutting die per size, kept. Molded pulp needs a tool per shape, which is a longer lead and a larger one-off.
- Food contact
- Every board food-contact grade, with grease resistance built into the sheet and never a PFAS treatment.
- Sustainability
- Aqueous linings and unlined boards repulp with ordinary paper. PE-lined cups need cup collection, and we say which you have.
- Artwork
- Vector PDF or AI, 3 mm bleed, 4 mm safe area, fonts outlined. We check every file and send a proof before press.
- Dieline
- Supplied free with the quote, before you commit. Yours whether or not you order.
- Sample
- A plain unprinted sample at the finished size on request, for fit and construction.
- Reorders
- Skip the tooling and go straight to press at a lower unit price.
- Lead time
- Quoted with the price against your fill date rather than promised before we have seen the spec.
- Markets
- United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia — priced in the delivery currency, freight included.
Boards and films we build cone shaped on
Food packaging is chosen for what the food does to it: grease, steam, heat and time. Every board here is food-contact grade, and none of them uses a PFAS treatment for grease resistance.
Food-grade virgin board
Bleached board made for direct food contact. Clean, bright, no recycled fiber and no mineral-oil risk from recovered paper.
14–24ptGrease-resistant board
Resistance built into the sheet rather than sprayed on. Holds fries, pastry and butter without darkening. PFAS-free.
16–24ptPE-lined cupstock
Board with a polyethylene film for hot and cold liquid. Microwave-safe for reheating; recycled only where cup collection exists.
260–350gsmAqueous-lined cupstock
A water-based lining instead of PE. Repulpable in ordinary paper recycling in more places, and compostable; a slightly shorter hold time.
260–320gsmGreaseproof and glassine
Dense, calendered paper that resists fat through the fiber. Wraps, liners and interleaves; breathable, so pastry stays crisp.
30–55gsmFood-grade corrugated
E and B flute with a food-contact liner, vented where steam has to leave. Pizza, catering and anything hot and heavy.
E and B fluteMolded pulp and bagasse
Fiber pressed into a shape. Holds heat, resists grease with no lining, composts, and takes only an embossed or one-color mark.
Molded to shapeRecycled board
Post-consumer fiber. Used for outers, sleeves and anything that does not touch food directly — not for direct contact.
Non-contact onlyNot sure which? Say what goes in it and where it is sold — the material follows from that. Our notes on recycled, recyclable and compostable cover which claims each stock can honestly carry.
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Send what you have
A dimension, a photograph beside a ruler, or the product itself. No technical drawing needed — that part is ours.
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We quote and draw
A price, a dieline and a date come back together. If a different build would suit the product better, that is in the reply too.
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Approve the dieline
The flat drawing is yours to check: which panel is the front, where the folds fall, how deep the cavity really is.
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Artwork on the dieline
You place your design on the flat we sent, or we place it for you, and you see a proof before anything goes to press.
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A sample if you want one
A plain unprinted sample at the finished size shows fit and construction — the things a drawing cannot.
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Cut, printed, shipped
The die is cut once and kept, so every reorder skips the tooling and goes straight to press at a lower unit price.
Format
Vector PDF or AI where possible. Raster artwork at 300dpi at final size, in CMYK.
Bleed
3 mm past every trim line, so a fraction of drift on the cutter never leaves a white edge.
Safe area
Keep type and anything important 4 mm inside the cut and away from every fold.
Color
Convert to CMYK before sending. Uncoated stock prints lighter; a spot color is the only exact match.
Fonts
Outline them or supply the files. A missing font substitutes silently and the proof will not match.
Barcodes
On a light, matte, unvarnished patch with the quiet zone clear — a code on gloss fails the scanner.
Not set up that way? Send it anyway — fixing a file is a short conversation, and we check every one before press. Our guide to preparing print files covers each point.
Food finishes are limited by what may touch food, and that is the point.
Food-safe inks
Printed on the outer face only. Every food pack we make uses them, laminated or not.
Uncoated kraft
No coating at all. Breathable, so pastry stays crisp, and it takes one or two colors.
Aqueous varnish
Scuff resistance without a plastic film, so the pack still repulps.
Molded emboss
A logo pressed into pulp or bagasse. No ink, nothing to rub off, and it survives grease.
Grease-resistant face
Not a finish you can see. It is in the sheet, it is PFAS-free, and it is why the print stays clean.
Matte lamination
Available on outers and sleeves that never touch food — a cake box lid, a carrier, a gift sleeve.
Not sure which suits the shelf it sells from? Say where the product is sold and we suggest one — our notes on specialty finishes show them on real boxes.
Sizing food packaging around a portion, hot: cone shaped
Food is sized by serving, not by dimensions, and it is served hot, heaped and in a hurry. Send us the portion — or better, the box you use now with the food in it — and we size to how it is actually filled.
- Portion, heaped
- Fries, popcorn and salad are served above the rim. A box sized to a level fill looks mean and spills in a bag.
- Lid clearance
- Enough that a loaded burger or a topped cake does not touch the lid. This is the single most common complaint about a food box.
- Venting
- Hot food steams. Vents in the lid keep pastry and fries crisp; a sealed box is right only for cold food.
- Grease path
- Where the fat sits decides the board. Say if the food is fried, buttered or sauced, and whether it is held for minutes or an hour.
- Stacking in a bag
- Delivery boxes are stacked five high on a bike. The lid has to hold the box above it off the food below.
- Sample fill
- A plain box filled from your kitchen settles the size in one try, and we send one before the run.
Not sure your numbers are right? Send the product dimensions rather than the box dimensions and we work the box out — the full method is in our guide to measuring for a box.
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Build your Cone Shaped in 3D
Pick a shape, type a size, choose a board and a finish. The preview on the left redraws as you go, and the spec lands with us exactly as you set it.
Frequently asked questions
Got a question about cone shaped? The answers below cover what we get asked most. If yours is not here, send it with a brief, message us on WhatsApp, or call +1 503-461-4788 — we reply the same working day.
What foods suit a cone?
Fries, churros, popcorn, crepes, nuts, candy and ice cream cones in a sleeve. Anything held in one hand and eaten from the top.
Will grease come through?
Not on the grease-resistant board we use for hot or oily fills. It is built into the sheet, not a PFAS treatment.
Are the cones food safe?
Yes, in the food-grade version with food-contact inks, which is what we run for any cone that holds food.
Do they arrive rolled?
Either as flat sectors you roll and glue, or pre-glued flat cones that open into shape. Pre-glued is faster at a busy counter.
Can I have a stand for the cones?
Yes, a tray of holes for a dozen or a single-cone stand, made from the same board and quoted with the cones.
What is the minimum order?
100 cones.
Can the tip be vented for fries?
Yes, a small cut at the tip lets steam out so the fries stay crisp.
How is the print placed?
On the flat sector, which we show on the dieline. Patterns and top-edge logos work; straight lines spiral when rolled.
Kraft or white board?
Kraft with one color for a natural counter; coated white for full color. Both are available grease-resistant.
Can you make a wide cone for flowers?
Yes, a shallow wide cone that holds a bouquet upright in a display, in a heavier board.
Do you send a dieline?
Yes, with the quote, showing the sector and any vents or holes.
Do you ship outside the US?
Yes, to the United States, United Kingdom, Canada and Australia, quoted in the delivery currency.
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