Pizza Box Sides and Extras: Trays, Liners and Separators

What are pizza box sides and extras?

This range covers the board pieces that leave the kitchen with your pizza but are not the pizza box itself.

Each one fixes a small problem at the pass. Where do the wings go, what sits under a thin base, and how do two pies share a bag?

• Side order boxes: open board trays and small boxes for garlic bread, wings, chips and dips
• Pizza box liners: flat corrugated sheets cut to sit under the pizza
• Pizza box separators: a board layer between two pizzas, or under the lid
• All three in white or brown kraft, plain or printed

We make them in the same board and colour as your main boxes. That way a full delivery bag looks like one matched set.

Which side order boxes suit garlic bread, wings and chips?

The side trays in our photos are open white board trays with low walls and folded corners. A slice, a portion of garlic bread or a pile of wedges sits flat with the top in view.

That open top lets the counter team check each portion at a glance before it goes in the bag.

For delivery, a small closed box with a tuck-in lid stops sides sliding into the pizza. Our side order boxes and trays are cut to the portion you actually serve.

What does a pizza box liner do?

A liner is a flat sheet of corrugated board cut to lie on the floor of the box, under the pizza. It sits between the base and the board and takes up oil from the toppings.

The liner in our photos is a plain white sheet with faint flute lines, laid into a brown kraft box. Your box stays kraft outside while the pizza rests on clean white inside.

For a 12 inch pizza, the liner is cut to lie flat in a 12.25 x 12.25 x 1.75 in (311 x 311 x 44 mm) box without curling up the walls. See the cuts and board options on the pizza box liners page.

When do you need pizza box separators?

A separator is a sheet of board that sits between two pizzas, or just under the lid of a single box.

Double deals are the main use. When two pizzas travel stacked, the separator stops the upper base pressing into the cheese below.

Under the lid, it keeps the board off tall toppings on a deep pizza. The pizza box separators range lists the board choices for each standard size.

Side order boxes, liners and separators compared

Each item does a different job, so many shops order two of the three alongside their main boxes.

If you send out lots of thin, oily pizzas, start with liners. If your menu leans on meal deals with sides, order trays first.

Should extras be E-flute or B-flute?

E-flute is about 1.5 mm thick and cuts cleanly into thin liners and small trays.

B-flute is about 3 mm thick, so it suits separators carrying a second pizza and trays holding a fuller portion of wings. It also holds heat a little longer than E-flute because the wall is thicker.

Most kitchens pick E-flute for liners and B-flute for separators. Before you choose board for your trays, liners and separators, our E-flute vs B-flute pizza boxes guide weighs up both.

Can you print on liners, separators and side trays?

Yes. Choose plain, one colour, two colours or full colour, with matt or gloss varnish as an option on printed trays.

A one-colour red logo on brown kraft side trays reads clearly and matches the lid of a kraft pizza box. On a liner, a small centred logo appears as the last slice is lifted.

Separators are often left plain because they sit hidden between pizzas. If your main boxes are not chosen yet, start with printed and plain pizza boxes and match the extras to them.

How do the extras arrive and stack by the oven?

Liners and separators arrive as flat sheets in bundles, to drop straight into an open box.

Side trays arrive flat and fold up along creased lines, with the corners tucked in.

Keep a bundle of liners on the shelf beside your flat boxes. Whoever folds a box can then lay a liner in the same movement.

How do you order sides and extras with your boxes?

Extras are priced on your quote, either alongside your pizza boxes or on their own.

1. Tell us which items you need: side trays, liners, separators or a mix.
2. Give the pizza and box sizes they must fit, or the portion size for side trays.
3. Choose E-flute or B-flute, and white or brown kraft.
4. Send your artwork, or ask for plain board.
5. Check the free design proof. Nothing is printed until you approve it.
6. Allow 4 to 6 working days for production after approval, then 2 to 3 working days for free tracked UK mainland delivery.

We reply with a price by email within one working day of your request. To price trays, liners or separators, fill in the pizza box quote request form.

If a tray, liner or separator arrives misprinted or damaged, report it within 10 days and we reprint or refund it.