Custom Syrup Boxes & Syrup Packaging
Syrup bring a problem most product dont. It leaks. Not often, but often enough that any brand who has shipped a pallet knows the feeling. A sticky carton is a returned order and a bad review, so we build syrup packaging at ZEE Packaging with that risk in mind from the start.
Cough Syrup Or Pancake Syrup
These two go in very different direction, so we always ask first.
- Pharma syrup needs a dosing cup well, leaflet space and tamper evidence in the syrup box
- Food syrup needs shelf appeal, nutrition panel and often a window
- Coffee and cocktail syrup sits between, usually premium print with a bottle neck fit
- Multipack syrup packaging for retail and gift set
- Ecommerce shipper where the syrup box travel alone through courier
Sizes We Run Regular
Every syrup box is built to your bottle, but these come up constantly:
- 2" x 2" x 5" for a 100ml pharma bottle
- 2.5" x 2.5" x 6" for 200ml cough syrup box
- 3" x 3" x 8" for a 375ml food syrup bottle
- 3.5" x 3.5" x 9" for 750ml pancake syrup
- 7" x 5" x 9" for a three bottle syrup packaging multipack
- 9" x 7" x 10" for gift set with pump
Send the bottle dimension with the cap and pump height included. We build the dieline around the full profile.
Board For A Heavy Wet Product
This is where most syrup packaging goes wrong. Liquid is heavy and cartons sag.
- 20pt to 24pt cardstock for single glass bottle syrup box
- 18pt only on smaller plastic bottle
- Corrugated E flute when the syrup box ships on it own
- B flute for multipack and case
- SBS C1S for clean printed food syrup packaging
- Kraft board for artisan and organic range
We push clients toward 20pt and above on glass. A 12oz glass bottle in a thin carton will bow the base within a day of stacking.
Handling The Leak Risk
- Poly liner or coated inner if the product is sticky
- Grease resistant board for food syrup box
- Paperboard cradle to hold the bottle upright
- Divider on multipack so bottle dont knock together
- Tamper evident seal end on pharma syrup box
Print And Finish
- Matte or gloss lamination, matte hide handling mark better
- Spot UV over the logo or flavor callout
- Foil stamping on premium and gift syrup packaging
- Emboss or deboss on kraft
- Window patch with PET so the color of the syrup show
- Printed inside panel for pharma leaflet reference
What The Panel Must Carry
For food:
- Nutrition facts and serving size
- Ingredient list with allergen bolded
- Net contents in fl oz and ml
- Batch and best before space
For pharma:
- Active ingredient and strength
- Dosage instruction by age
- Warning and storage statement
- Batch, expiry and license number
Our prepress team check it all against the dieline so nothing get trimmed at the edge.
Greener Options
- Recycled kraft syrup box with no film
- FSC certified board, certificate on request
- Soy based ink
- Plain die cut window instead of PET
- Right sized syrup packaging so you ship less air
How We Work
- 100 unit minimum on any syrup box design
- Free 3D mockup and flat proof
- Free dieline from our own designer
- 5 to 8 business day urgent turnaround
- Free shipping worldwide
Frequently Asked Questions
How much is a box of syrup?
Rough estimate is $0.30 to $0.90 per unit for folding carton, $0.85 to $2.10 for corrugated mailer and $1.20 to $3.00 for printed multipack at moderate quantity. Window patch and foil add to that. Shipping is included in our price. This is estimate only, so ask our team for a exact quote.
Which board for a glass bottle?
20pt minimum, 24pt if it is 750ml or heavier. Anything thinner and the base panel start bowing under weight on shelf.
Can you make the carton resist a small leak?
We offer grease resistant board and coated inner, which buy you time. It is not a substitute for a good cap seal though.
Do you fit a dosing cup in a cough syrup box?
Yes, we cut a well into the insert so the cup sit beside the bottle and dont rattle.
Can you do a window on a food syrup box?
Yes with PET patch, and it works well because syrup color sell the product. A plain die cut is the recyclable alternative.
How do you stop bottle clinking in a multipack?
A die cut divider between each bottle. It cost very little and it save a lot of breakage claim.
Do you print the nutrition panel for us?
We print what you supply. Send the final approved wording and our team lay it out on the dieline.
