These corrugated fruit boxes aren’t just brown cartons. They’re the difference between fruit arriving at a supermarket looking like it was just picked, or arriving bruised and rejected. We make them custom to your crop and your brand, and they’re built to handle the UK’s supply chain without falling apart.
If you’ve ever watched a delivery driver, drop a pallet off the tail lift, you’ll know why the right fruit packaging matters. Our custom corrugated fruit boxes take the worry out of shipping. Whether you’re sending single-layer apple corrugated boxes to a wholesaler or stackable fruit boxes to a retailer, they hold their shape. We’ve seen too many growers learn this the hard way with cheap, flimsy alternatives that turn valuable produce into waste. Your fruit deserves a box that works as hard as you do.
Most box suppliers treat fruit packaging as an afterthought. We don’t. Different produce creates different pressures inside the carton. Citrus fruit packaging needs to cope with heavy, dense fruit rolling against the walls during transport. Berry corrugated boxes need shallow, rigid structures so the fruit at the bottom doesn’t get crushed into jam. We adjust the corrugated fruit trays and dividers based on exactly what you’re packing.
You might notice a lot of off-the-shelf options have poor ventilation patterns. We punch ventilation holes to match the respiration rate of your crop. Soft fruit needs more airflow than hard fruit. It’s a small detail, but it’s the sort of thing that stops condensation building up and turning your branded fruit boxes into soggy mush on the back of a lorry. Getti Comparing Single Wall, Double Wall, and Wax Coated Fruit Boxes that right keeps your consignments out of the reject bin.
The material you pick changes how your delivery turns up at the other end. For local farm fruit boxes going straight to a market stall, a single wall board often does the job fine. It’s light and keeps costs sensible. For produce going on a longer journey, or anything being stacked high in a cold store, double wall fruit boxes stop the bottom layer from buckling under the weight. There’s a definite feel to a rigid double wall box; you can immediately sense it won’t give way when a warehouse worker grabs it from one side.
Then you’ve got wax coated fruit boxes. These aren’t about being fancy. The wax stops the corrugated material from absorbing moisture from the produce or from the chilled environment. If you’re hydro-cooling vegetables or packing fruit with high water content straight from the field, an untreated box will eventually weaken. The wax keeps the structural integrity right through the cold chain, which is vital for corrugated fruit export boxes travelling by sea freight. We usually see growers combine a ventilated fruit box design with a wax coating for the best results.
We don’t make you stick to a set list of standard sizes because we know orchards don’t work that way. Your apple crop might run slightly larger this season, or your punnets might be a non-standard shape. We build the corrugated fruit punnets and corrugated fruit cartons to fit your packhouse line speed and your product, not the other way round. This is a practical issue—a box that’s just ten millimetres too wide causes the fruit to rattle during transit, leading to bruise damage.
A plain brown box on a shop floor is a missed chance. Printed fruit packaging lets a punter know exactly what variety they are looking at before they even read the label. We often advise brands to use the external print for the story—the farm name, the variety, the origin. This turns a basic fruit shipping box into a silent salesman on a busy Saturday morning.
We keep the print grounded. Water-based inks eliminate the risk of chemical taint, which is crucial for organic growers. On corrugated fruit crates used for direct delivery, the branding stays bright enough to be noticed but doesn’t flake off onto the produce. The print acts as a mental anchor for the customer, linking the quality of the fruit inside to your logo. It makes reordering easier for them.
The practical reality of a distribution centre isn’t gentle. A stackable fruit box needs to interlock or sit flush without sliding. We usually configure the flaps and add interlocking tabs for the larger bulk bins, specifically the corrugated fruit pallet boxes. If a box shifts even slightly on a pallet, the stack becomes a leaning tower of danger. A proper pallet box design eliminates the need for excessive stretch wrap, which saves you money and makes the load more stable for the driver.
You see the benefit with corrugated fruit export boxes going into automated packing lines. They need crisp, accurate creases so the erecting machines don’t get jammed. A box that doesn’t pop open properly holds up the entire line. We ensure the glue bonds and the creases line up every single time, which sounds simple but saves you a massive headache when you’re trying to push through a large order before a haulier deadline.
If you need a box that handles the rain in Leeds and the heat of a container ship, we can sort it. Let’s get your sizing and print proof sorted before harvest time catches up with you.
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Not a good idea. Citrus fruit packaging needs depth and weight resistance. Berry corrugated boxes need shallow, wide designs for airflow. Using the same spec for both usually wastes space and risks damage.
Yes. High flexo printing on a brown kraft background looks sharp and authentic. It suits farm brands perfectly for printed fruit packaging without appearing too plastic or artificial.
They are. The coating is a water-based dispersion, not a plastic laminate. They can be recycled with regular cardboard waste, unlike fully plastic-laminated alternatives.
We adjust the flute grade. If your apples are running heavy one year, we increase the paper weight of the medium paper inside the corrugated board to handle the extra load without resting the dimensions.
If you are sending premium snack fruit to a retailer, yes. Dividers keep the fruit separated and prevent one bruised piece from ruining the look of the entire fruit display tray.
We understand that your products are unique and come with specific requirements. To help your offerings stand out in the market, standard sizes and shapes often need to be reimagined. Sharing details such as product dimensions, printing methods, paper stock or materials, and desired finishing qualities is essential for tailoring solutions that drive market competitiveness. Provide these specifications so we can better understand and meet your product’s needs.
| Feature | Details |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | All custom sizes and shapes available |
| Printing Options | 1 colour to full colour (CMYK), PMS colour, or no printing at all |
| Material Choices | 50gsm to 3000gsm bleach card, art card, black card, or one-sided white kraft – all eco-friendly |
| Order Quantity | From 1 unit to bulk orders — no minimum required |
| Finishes & Coatings | Matte, gloss, holographic foil, or soft-touch varnish |
| Production Process | Die cutting, scoring, gluing, perforation |
| Customization Options | Custom window cutouts, embossing-debossing, Spot UV, foil stamping, raised ink, or PVC windows |
| Mockups & Proofing | 2D flat view, 3D digital mockup, or physical sample on request |
| Standard Turnaround | 7 to 12 business days |
| Rush Turnaround | Fast production in just 4 to 6 business days |
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We switched to these double wall fruit trays for our soft fruit last June. The bottoms stayed flat even when the cold room got damp, and the crew found them easier to stack. No more squashed raspberries at the bottom. We just reordered our third batch.
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