Custom Choux Boxes & Choux Packaging
Choux is the most delicate thing a bakery sells. A craquelin shell that shatters if you look at it wrong, cream that softens the pastry from inside, and a product that is basically hollow air. Get the box wrong and an éclair arrives as a smear. We print a lot of choux packaging at ZEE Packaging and this is one where the insert matters more than the print.
Fragile, Hollow And Filled
Everything about a choux box has to work against movement.
- Individual cavity or divider so nothing rolls into each other
- Never stack choux, the bottom row crushes under the top
- Depth cut so the top sits clear of the lid, icing touch is the usual complaint
- Snug but not tight, pressing a shell is as bad as letting it move
- Flat rigid base, any flex and the pastry shifts
- Corrugated outer for delivery, a retail choux box is not a shipper
Most damaged returns a patisserie gets are icing on the inside of the lid.
Condensation Ruins The Shell
Filled choux is refrigerated and refrigeration creates moisture.
- Vent holes to let condensation escape, small but essential
- Never box warm, the steam softens craquelin within minutes
- Coated inner face where cream may touch
- Grease resistant treatment rather than a poly lining
- Chilled displays need a design that copes with humidity
- Do not seal it airtight, the shell goes soft fast
- Auto lock bottom with insert our most ordered choux box
- Separate lid and base easier loading for a filled pastry
- Window carton shows the glaze, sells choux packaging on sight
- Long éclair carton narrow format for two or four
- Tray with clear lid chilled display and grab and go
- Corrugated carrier catering and delivery choux packaging
Sizes We Print Regularly
Every choux box is built to your product, though these run often:
- 5" x 3" x 3" for two profiteroles
- 9" x 4" x 3" for two éclairs
- 9" x 7" x 3" for a four piece choux box
- 12" x 9" x 3.5" for six éclairs
- 8" x 8" x 4" for a croquembouche portion
- 14" x 10" x 4" for a catering choux packaging tray
Measure the finished pastry with glaze and topping, they are taller than the bake.
Board And Food Safety
- Food grade certified stock, always, no exception
- White SBS for a clean patisserie look
- Kraft board for artisan positioning
- 20pt to 22pt on small format, 24pt on six and above
- Corrugated E flute for delivery and catering
- Paperboard insert cut to the pastry footprint
Thin board flexes and a flexing base is what breaks choux. We move clients up a caliper rather than deal with that later.
Lower Impact Choices
- Recycled kraft choux box with no lamination
- FSC certified board, certificate on request
- Soy based ink through the run
- Grease resistant coating instead of plastic lining
- Compostable window film in place of PET
- Paperboard insert rather than plastic tray
Why Patisseries Come To Us
- 100 unit minimum, so a small kitchen can order properly
- Free 3D mockup and flat proof every order
- Free dieline drawn by our own designer
- Urgent turnaround at 5 to 8 business days
- Free shipping worldwide, nothing hidden
- One contact from artwork right through to delivery
Frequently Asked Questions
How much for a box of choux?
Rough estimate is $0.35 to $0.90 per unit for a small carton, $0.70 to $1.80 with an insert and $1.20 to $2.80 for catering trays at moderate quantity. Inserts and windows move it. Shipping is included in our price. This is estimate only, so ask our team for an exact quote.
Do we need an insert?
For anything more than two pieces, yes. Without cavities they roll together and the glaze marks.
How much headroom above the pastry?
Half inch minimum over the highest point of glaze. Icing on the lid is the complaint we hear most.
Will vent holes dry the cream?
Not in the timescale choux is eaten. Trapped condensation does far more damage than small vents ever will.
Can you do a window?
Yes with PET or compostable film. Just expect some fogging if the product goes straight from chill.
How much for a box of choux?
Rough estimate is $0.35 to $0.90 per unit for a small carton, $0.70 to $1.80 with an insert and $1.20 to $2.80 for catering trays at moderate quantity. Inserts and windows move it. Shipping is included in our price. This is estimate only, so ask our team for an exact quote.
Is the board food safe?
Always. We only run food grade certified stock for anything holding food.
Can you match insert to my éclair length?
We cut to whatever you make. Send a sample and we build the cavity around it.
