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Tin Foil Serving Trays
Tin foil serving trays, also known as disposable aluminum trays, are essential for modern food service businesses and takeout delivery operations. In the food service industry, tin foil trays streamline operations for restaurants, caterers, and food trucks. For takeout and delivery, these trays are a game-changer: they withstand high temperatures without warping, ensuring meals arrive intact.
Hot Sale Foil Serving Trays
5x8" Fast Food Takeout Foil Container (F3)
F3 Aluminum Takeaway Containers, also called as YSA-RE220, are made of food-grade aluminum foil, FDA-compliant, and suitable for high-temperature baking and takeaway industries. Lightweight design, weighing 0.27 pounds per piece, with pressure resistance and sealing, can maintain food moisture and temperature. F3 aluminum foil containers have a gold or silver appearance and are more common in hotels and bakeries.
Top Out Size: 220x160x50mm
Top In Size: 200x140mm
Bottom Size: 180x115mm
Capacity: 1100ml
Depth: 50mm
4 Compartment Takeaway Container with Lid
4 Compartment Takeaway Aluminum Foil Container with Lid for Restaurant Take Out adopts a partition structure, which is suitable for business set meals and Chinese and Western mixed dishes (such as rice, main dishes, and side dishes) to avoid odor contamination. YSA-4C240 and 4C230 are 4 chambers aluminum foil container series products with lids, equipped with sealed plastic lids or cardboard lids, leak-proof and splash-proof, suitable for takeaway delivery and fast food restaurants. Multi chamber aluminum foil takeaway containers are corrosion-resistant and recyclable, in line with environmental protection trends.
Top Out Size: 230x180x40mm
Top In Size: 210x160mm
Bottom Size: 195x145mm
Capacity: 800ml
Depth: 40mm
Rectangular baked lunch box
Rectangular baked lunch box (AC1713) has a moderate capacity (500ml), suitable for baked rice, baked fish and other foods. Silver appearance, suitable for fast food restaurants and takeaway packaging. The rectangular baked lunch box has uniform heat conduction and can be directly used for oven heating. The structure is stable and not easy to damage.
Top Out Size: 171x137x43mm
Top In Size: 151x117mm
Bottom Size: 131x101mm
Capacity: 500ml
Depth: 43mm
Round aluminum foil takeaway box
Round aluminum foil takeaway box with lid (YSA-R185), silver appearance, long edges around, suitable for soup, stew, and other foods with strong fluidity. It can be matched with aluminum foil or cardboard lid, good sealing, anti-leakage, light material, and support high temperature heating, suitable for soup takeout and bakery dessert packaging.
Top Out Size: 185mm
Top In Size: 143mm
Bottom Size: 105mm
Capacity: 700ml
Depth: 66mm
Tin Foil Serving Trays For Various Applications
The foil serving containers mainly include foil trays for hotels, foil catering containers, foil baking containers, disposable takeaway containers, foil bowls and microwave safe containers. YSA is one of the leading global and regional aluminum product manufacturers, providing 250 diversified customized products suitable for every region and market. Serving the fields of hotels, restaurants, fast food restaurants, takeaways, bakeries, etc., create custom packaging and choose from a variety of options to get a fast quote.
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Buyer's Guide
Tin Foil Serving Trays Buyer's Guide
If you are purchasing disposable aluminum containers mainly for catering and takeaway delivery from China in bulk for the first time, you may not be familiar with the international trade process.
As a wholesaler, you need to pay attention to issues such as cost, quality, delivery time, and supplier reliability. In addition, as a supplier to the catering industry, the products need to meet food safety standards, such as FDA certification, which is also one of the key points.
The following selected questions cover quality, cost, delivery, compliance, communication, after-sales and other aspects to help customers understand how to deal with these challenges.
- 1. How to prove that you are a manufacturer and not a middleman?
- 2. How to avoid receiving low-quality products
- 3. Can small batch trial orders be accepted for initial purchase?
- 4. Does your product comply with US FDA?
- 5. Does the quote include hidden costs such as shipping, customs duties, etc.?
- 6. How long does it take from ordering to delivery?
- 7. How to avoid container damage during transportation?
- 8. How to reduce prepayment risk?
How to prove that you are a manufacturer and not a middleman?
How to ensure that the supplier is a legitimate and capable factory rather than a middleman? This is the most important issue to pay attention to when you buy in bulk. The real tin foil serving trays factory has its own business license, factory real-time video/photos, ISO 9001 or BRC certification, and production license.
If you are an experienced buyer, you can tell whether your supplier is a real factory by simply asking a few questions. You can ask in-depth production details such as aluminum foil thickness specifications, stamping die development cycle, or whether raw material test reports can be provided.
Some simple identification codes in the industry: real factories will use “ton price” to discuss aluminum costs, and middlemen tend to use “per piece price”. It is an excellent idea to entrust a third party to inspect the factory.
How to avoid receiving low-quality products
As a wholesaler in the catering industry who is purchasing from China for the first time, in order to avoid the risk of the goods not being in line with the sample quality, you must take the following issues seriously:
Be sure to choose a real factory, refer to question 1 here. Focus on verifying whether the factory has mandatory certification for catering containers such as FDA/ISO22000/LFGB, and require the provision of raw material material reports. When signing the contract, specify the material specifications, compressive strength and temperature resistance range. At the same time, use payment method protection. If the breach of contract: 30% of the balance will be withheld if the quality is not up to standard.
You can ask the supplier to send samples for sealing tests, oven temperature resistance tests and pressure tests. Or simultaneously develop 2-3 alternative factories and pass the same set of sample testing system certification.
Can small batch trial orders be accepted for initial purchase?
How can I verify whether the supplier accepts small batch orders? Usually there are suppliers on Alibaba that support “low MOQ”, but be wary of whether they are middlemen.
The unit price of small batch orders is usually 15-30% higher than that of large batches. You can negotiate with the supplier by asking him to split the quotation. If you need to test the market demand for aluminum foil catering trays of different sizes, you can apply for mixed styles and mixed packaging to reduce inventory risks.
Does your product comply with US FDA?
FDA-certified foil containers can be used directly and are harmless to the human body.
Bulk purchases of aluminum foil catering trays must require suppliers to provide FDA certificates to verify whether the supplier has ISO 22000 or BRCGS certification. Verify whether they have export experience through China Customs export records.
If the container has an inner coating (such as an anti-stick coating), a coating composition table and FDA 21 CFR 175.300 (resin and polymer coatings) test report are required. When preparing logistics and customs clearance, it is necessary to prepare an FDA food contact declaration in advance and submit an ISF to the US Customs, including the supplier’s test report number.
Does the quote include hidden costs such as shipping, customs duties, etc.?
Total cost transparency can avoid adding extra costs. Ask your supplier to use FOB or CIF quotation details, and calculate the sea/air freight costs separately with the freight forwarder.
- FOB quotation: usually only includes the cost of goods + local freight in China to the port, and does not include international sea/air freight, tariffs, and destination port fees.
- CIF quotation: includes the cost of goods + international sea freight + insurance, but does not include destination port tariffs, customs clearance fees, and local delivery fees.
Contact the freight forwarder to get an independent quotation, including:
- Cargo volume/weight (suppliers need to provide packaging size data)
- Port of departure (such as Shanghai/Ningbo) → Port of destination (such as Los Angeles/New York)
- Mode of transportation (sea FCL/LCL vs. air freight)
Confirm the US HTSUS code of the aluminum foil container and check the latest exchange rate. In addition, for the first cooperation, it is recommended to use a 30% deposit + 70% payment on the copy of the bill of lading to avoid the risk of full prepayment.
In short, we recommend that you choose FOB quotation + self-arrange logistics to maximize cost transparency. For tariffs, reserve a 5%-8% budget buffer. Use a “step-by-step price inquiry” strategy with suppliers: test the cooperation process with a small order first, then expand procurement.
Through the above steps, you can reduce the risk of hidden costs by at least 70% and establish a long-term controllable Chinese supply chain.
How long does it take from ordering to delivery?
The delivery time of standard tin foil catering containers is usually 30-45 days (including production + sea transportation). Urgent orders require air freight premium.
How can I make my goods arrive on time? You can ask your supplier to provide a production schedule to clarify the time points of each link from raw material procurement, production, quality inspection, packaging to delivery. The most effective way is to write “delayed delivery penalty per day” into the contract and adopt a payment method of 30% advance payment + 60% payment upon seeing the copy of the bill of lading + 10% payment upon arrival.
At the same time, you must also consider the impact of natural factors such as port congestion and US customs clearance delays.
How to avoid container damage during transportation?
Aluminum foil food containers are relatively thin and easily deformed during transportation, especially during sea transportation, where goods may experience bumps and stacking pressure. In addition, the humidity in the sea transportation environment is high, and if the packaging is not sealed enough, the container may become damp and affect the quality.
As a purchaser of aluminum foil catering and takeaway containers, you must be clear about your packaging requirements.
Layered reinforced packaging is a reliable method. Put each or every 100 aluminum foil containers in a food-grade PE bag to prevent friction scratches. Separate each stack of containers with corrugated partitions to prevent dents caused by stacking pressure. Use corrugated paper boxes on the outer layer, and add L-shaped corner strips at the four corners of the box.
Place foam or moisture-proof film inside the carton to prevent water vapor penetration. Place desiccant in each PE bag. Use air pillow to fill the gap in the container to reduce transportation shaking. Stack ≤8 layers per pallet, and wrap with wrapping film and reinforce with steel belts.
For logistics, full container transportation reduces the risk of extrusion compared to LCL. Don’t choose bulk carriers because they are rough in loading and unloading. It is recommended to avoid the rainy season to reduce transit humidity.
How to reduce prepayment risk?
Reducing prepayment risks is generally determined by the payment method.
Payment in stages is the most common and effective method. Use 30% advance payment + 70% payment against the copy of bill of lading (T/T): only pay 30% deposit to start production, and the remaining 70% will be paid against the bill of lading after the goods are loaded. Keep an additional 10% balance and settle after the goods arrive at the port for inspection and quality confirmation.
Using a third-party guaranteed trading platform is also a good way. It is recommended that you use Alibaba Trade Assurance for hosting, and release it to the supplier after confirming receipt. In case of disputes, you can apply for arbitration compensation. This method is the best choice for small orders or cooperation with new suppliers.
L/C payment is also effective. An irrevocable letter of credit is issued by a US bank, and the delivery conditions (such as inspection report, bill of lading) are agreed. The supplier pays the Bank of China with documents (B/L, quality inspection certificate, etc.).