Custom Taco Boxes

Sizing Custom Taco Boxes

Most taco boxes are sized by the number of tacos: one, two or three. Measure a finished taco from tip to tip and its height when filled, and tell us the tortilla diameter you use. Street tacos made with small tortillas need a shorter box than tacos made with a standard tortilla, and a box sized for the wrong one either pinches the tacos or leaves them rolling around.

If you serve sides such as rice, beans or chips with your tacos, think about whether they go in the same box. A longer box with a holder at one end and an open compartment at the other keeps everything in one container. Alternatively, keep sides in their own pots and use a carrier or bag to hold the order together.

Consider the depth too. Tacos piled high with toppings need a deeper lid, or the lid will press down on the crema and garnish.

Loaded nachos and quesadilla wedges can share the same footprint if you plan for them. A box with a removable holder works for tacos one minute and nachos the next, which keeps your packaging stock lean. The clearance rules are the same as those in our guide to measuring a product for packaging.

Board and Coatings for Saucy Food

Tacos bring salsa, lime juice, crema and grease, so the board needs a grease-resistant coating on the food side. Kraft board with a coating gives a casual, street-food feel that suits most Mexican takeaways. White board makes bright colours and illustrations pop. If you need food-contact grade board, ask for it and the board specification will be stated on your quote.

For delivery boxes, small vents along the lid edge let steam escape so soft tortillas do not turn soggy and hard shells stay crisp for longer. Corrugated board adds insulation for longer journeys, while a lighter folding board is fine for trays eaten on the spot. Burritos from the same kitchen are wrapped in the matching burrito wrapping paper with a grease barrier.

Bold Branding for a Taco Business

Taco branding tends to be colourful and confident, drawing on Mexican folk art, hand-painted signs, lucha libre and bright street colours. Whatever your style, keep the lid simple enough to recognise from a distance: your name, your logo and perhaps one striking pattern. The inside of the lid is a fun place for a short message, a hot sauce guide or your social handle.

If you sell several fillings, a printed tick box on the side or a set of small stickers lets staff mark each box. That saves confusion when a large order of chicken, beef, pork and vegetarian tacos goes out together.

Think about the photograph as well. Taco orders are among the most photographed takeaway meals, and customers tend to shoot from above with the lid open. A colourful inside lid or a printed pattern on the holder frames the food in that picture, putting your brand into every post without anyone having to tag you. The free proof drawn with the holder in place shows how much of the lid artwork is hidden by the slots.

Who Orders Taco Packaging

Our taco boxes go to Mexican restaurants and takeaways, taco trucks and market stalls, street food vendors at festivals and events, delivery-only kitchens, pubs with a taco menu, and caterers serving taco bars at weddings and corporate events. Tex-Mex and fusion restaurants use them for Korean tacos, fish tacos and other variations.

Caterers often prefer open trays for buffet-style service, while restaurants with a delivery trade choose clamshells. Food trucks frequently use both: trays for the queue and clamshells for phone orders.

Pop-up taco nights in bars and breweries are a growing use too, where a small run of printed trays makes a one-off event look professional. Event caterers serving loaded tacos on a tray use the open paper food boats for street food alongside.

Count Tacos per Order and Check the Shell Before Choosing Slots

Taco boxes are ordered by two numbers: how many tacos go in one box and what kind of shell they are. Pull a week of orders and see whether most people buy two or three, since a two-slot box that is usually sold with a third taco on top defeats the holder. Then fill a shell as it goes out and measure it tip to tip and at its tallest with the filling in, adding 10 mm to each. Hard shells need V-shaped slots and soft tortillas U-shaped ones, so say which you serve, or ask for both on the proof. Decide whether rice or chips travel in the same box. Vans that wrap tacos in paper instead order the printed taco wrapping paper in greaseproof for the same artwork.

Email the taco count, tortilla size, shell type, board and quantity, and a custom quote comes back within one working day, followed by a free design proof showing the holder folded. Boxes are made in 4 to 7 working days once approved and delivered flat, free and tracked, on the UK mainland in 2 to 3 days. Boxes that arrive crushed or misprinted are reprinted or refunded when reported within 10 days.