Custom Paper Snack Cones
Custom paper snack cones from 100 — open, hand-held cones in greaseproof or kraft paper for fries, onion rings, fried bites, wraps and fruit, printed and glued to a fixed size.
A snack you eat while walking needs a container you can hold in one hand
- Paper
- Greaseproof paper 40–60 gsm, or coated kraft and light board for heavy servings
- Builds
- Pre-glued cone, flat folded sheet, cone with dip pocket
- Sizes
- Small snack, medium, large fries and tall wrap cones
Order online
Order paper snack cones
Starting from $0.75 per unit
Printed to your artwork or plain, sold in runs of 100 up to 5,000 units per product online. Freight to the US, UK, Canada and Australia is inside the price.
How an online order runs
- Add the units you needThen check out with your delivery address. Add other products to the same order on the way.
- A digital proof comes backLaid on the dieline, before anything prints. Change it as often as you need.
- Pay once you approve itPay by PayPal invoice or bank transfer after you approve your digital proof, or cash on delivery in the US and Canada.
- We make it and ship it deliveredYour delivery date is confirmed with the proof, against the spec and your fill date. Freight and customs are handled on the way to you.
Another size, board or finish, or more than 5,000 units? Send the spec for a price instead. Freight by market and our terms cover delivery and remakes.
Get a price for Paper Snack Cones
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.
What people actually put in a cone
| Fries and onion rings | Wide mouth, deep body; greaseproof paper essential |
|---|---|
| Fried bites and popcorn chicken | Medium cone with a crisp fold at the rim |
| Wraps and gyros | Cone wrapped around the bottom half; holds the filling in |
| Fruit and sweets | Lighter paper, often printed with a pattern |
| Nuts and roasted snacks | Small cone, sometimes with a folded-over top |
Glued seam or folded cone
A glued cone is formed and sealed at the factory, so staff only drop it into a stand and fill it. The seam is glued with a food-safe adhesive that holds when warm fat reaches it. A folded cone ships as a flat printed sheet and is rolled by hand; it costs less to ship and store but takes a second at the counter.
Most busy stalls use glued cones because speed matters more than shipping space.
Paper weight and the grease question
Greaseproof paper keeps oil from showing through for the few minutes a snack is eaten. Heavier kraft cones hold their shape better when filled high but need a grease-resistant coating inside for fried food. Our stiff cups for portions of fries are the alternative when a cone is too soft for a heavy serving.
- Light greaseproof (about 40–50 gsm): fruit, sweets, light fried snacks.
- Mid-weight coated kraft: fries, onion rings, popcorn chicken.
- Heavier board cone: tall servings and anything with sauce.
Dip pockets, stands and carry trays
- A dip pocket folded into the side holds ketchup or mayo without a second container.
- Cone stands with round holes keep a row of filled cones upright at the counter.
- Two- and four-cone carry trays let one customer take a round back to the table.
- A folded tab at the rim gives a thumb rest so the cone does not get squeezed.
A cone is a moving advertisement
A cone is carried through a market, a festival or a stadium concourse, held at chest height where everyone can see it. A repeating pattern with the stall name works better than a single logo, because the cone is seen from every side. Newspaper-style prints, bright patterns and plain kraft with one color all print well. The whole collection of snack packaging covers boxes, trays and bags.
Send the food, the portion and whether staff roll the cones or need them ready-glued. That sets the paper and the size.
Paper Snack Cones — 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
- Paper
- Greaseproof paper 40–60 gsm, or coated kraft and light board for heavy servings
- Builds
- Pre-glued cone, flat folded sheet, cone with dip pocket
- Sizes
- Small snack, medium, large fries and tall wrap cones
- Accessories
- Cone stands, two- and four-cone carry trays
- All-over pattern, one or two colors on kraft, food-safe inks outside
- Minimum
- 100 cones per size
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 paper snack cones 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: paper snack cones
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 Paper Snack Cones 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 paper snack cones? 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 are paper snack cones used for?
Fries, onion rings, fried bites, popcorn chicken, wraps, fruit, nuts and sweets, mostly food eaten while walking.
Are paper snack cones grease-proof?
Greaseproof and coated kraft cones keep oil from showing through for the time a snack is eaten.
Do paper snack cones come pre-formed?
Yes. Glued cones arrive formed and ready to fill. Folded cones arrive flat and are rolled by hand.
Can a paper snack cone hold a dip?
Yes. A dip pocket can be folded into the side of the cone to hold a sauce without a separate pot.
How do you keep filled paper cones upright?
With a cone stand or carry tray that has round holes for each cone, used at the counter and for carrying a round.
What paper weight should a snack cone be?
Light greaseproof suits fruit and sweets; coated kraft or light board suits fries and other heavy, oily servings.
Can paper snack cones be printed all over?
Yes. An all-over pattern works well because a cone is seen from every side as it is carried.
Will the glue on a paper snack cone hold with hot food?
Yes. The seam is glued with a food-safe adhesive chosen to hold when warm fat reaches it.
Are paper snack cones good for wraps?
Yes. A wrap cone is wrapped around the lower half of the wrap so the filling stays in while it is eaten.
What sizes do paper snack cones come in?
Small snack cones, medium cones for fried bites, large cones for fries and tall cones for wraps, plus custom sizes.
Are paper snack cones better than cups for fries?
Cones are easier to carry in one hand. Cups are stiffer and better for heavy portions or fries with sauce on top.
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