Custom Digital Printed Pizza Boxes
Custom digitally printed pizza boxes — full color with no plates, so a hundred boxes or a design that changes every month costs what it should — 10 to 16 inch from 100. Proof and price the same working day.
A hundred boxes with this month's artwork, not last year's
- Board
- White-top E or B flute; kraft on request
- Builds
- Locking corner, tuck lid; vented; grease-resistant liner
- Sizes
- 10, 12, 14, 16 in
Get a price for Digital Printed Pizza Boxes
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.
When digital is the right choice
Above a few thousand of one design, flexo is cheaper per box and the plates pay for themselves. We quote both when the quantity is near the crossover.
| Under about 1,000 boxes | No plate cost to spread; digital is cheaper |
|---|---|
| Artwork that changes | Seasonal, event, collaboration; a new file, not new plates |
| Several designs in one order | Print 100 of each of five designs at one price |
| A first run before a large one | Test a design digitally, then move to flexo for volume |
What digital prints well on corrugated
Our white pizza boxes for full-color print are the board digital prints best on.
- Photographs and gradients — digital handles them better than flexo on board.
- Fine text and small logos; the resolution is higher than flexo.
- Variable content: a different name, city or joke on each box.
- Full-coverage color on a white-top liner; on kraft the color is muted and warmer.
Inks, food safety and the finish
Digital inks for corrugated packaging are water-based and food-safe, printed on the outside of the box. There is no varnish or laminate on a digital pizza box, so the surface is matte and can scuff slightly in a stack; a light aqueous coat is available where the box will be handled hard. Inside print is possible on the same pass.
Digital color is consistent within a run and between runs from the same file. If a brand color must match a printed reference exactly, we proof it on the board first.
Construction is the same box
A digital pizza box is cut and folded exactly like a flexo one: locking corners, a tuck lid, vents, a grease-resistant liner, E or B flute by size. Only the print process changes. The cutting die is made once per size and kept; the artwork is a file, kept and changed at will.
Pizzerias, pop-ups and collaborations
A pizzeria testing a new brand, a pop-up running a month, a restaurant doing a collaboration with a brewery, a chain printing a box per city — these are digital jobs. A hundred boxes of a design is a real order, and a second design next week costs the same.
Digital Printed Pizza Boxes — 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
- White-top E or B flute; kraft on request
- Builds
- Locking corner, tuck lid; vented; grease-resistant liner
- Sizes
- 10, 12, 14, 16 in
- Digital full color, water-based food-safe; variable data; inside print
- Finish
- Matte; optional aqueous coat
- Crossover
- Flexo quoted alongside above a few thousand of one design
- Minimum
- 100 boxes
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 digital printed pizza boxes 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: digital printed pizza boxes
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 Digital Printed Pizza Boxes 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 digital printed pizza boxes? 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 is the advantage of digital printing?
No plates. A short run, a changing design or several designs in one order cost the same per box, and full color and photographs print well.
When is flexo cheaper?
Above a few thousand boxes of one design. We quote both near the crossover.
Can I print different designs in one order?
Yes — a hundred of each of five designs at one price, or a different name on every box.
Are digital inks food safe?
Yes, water-based and food-safe, printed on the outside of the box.
Does the print scuff?
Slightly, in a hard stack, because there is no laminate. An aqueous coat is available where that matters.
What is the minimum order?
100 boxes.
Is the box construction the same as flexo boxes?
Yes, identical: locking corners, vents, liner, the same die. Only the print changes.
Can I print on kraft digitally?
Yes, though color is muted and warmer on brown board. White-top is the board for full color.
Will the color match my brand exactly?
Closely, and consistently between runs. For an exact match to a printed reference we proof on the board first.
Can the inside be printed?
Yes, on the same pass.
How fast is a digital run?
Faster than flexo because there are no plates to make. The date comes with the quote.
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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