Pizza Box Separators That Keep Toppings Intact

Getting the Height Right for Pizza Box Separators

The separator should be just tall enough to hold the lid clear of the highest toppings. Measure the inside depth of your pizza box and the height of your pizza with its toppings, as the guide to measuring your product describes. The separator should be a few millimetres shorter than the box depth, so the lid closes fully, and taller than the pizza so it touches nothing.

Thin crust pizzas need only a short separator. Deep pan pizzas, stuffed crusts and pizzas with tall toppings such as rocket or burrata need a taller one. If your menu covers several styles, you may need two heights.

Too tall and the lid bulges or will not close; too short and the lid still touches the cheese. Tell us your box depth and pizza styles and we will suggest a height.

Check the height with a real pizza from your oven before ordering in bulk. Ask for a few samples, place them on a busy evening and see whether the lid stays clear after a stacked delivery. It is the quickest way to be sure.

Printing on Card Separators

A printed card separator gives you a small but highly visible space. It is the first thing a customer sees when they open the box, right in the middle of the pizza; the print and finish options compared page shows how one and two colour print looks on card. Use it for your logo, a short thank-you, a social handle, a QR code for reordering or an offer for next time.

Printing is usually in one or two colours using food-contact grade inks, which keeps the cost down and the design clear. Simple, bold artwork works best at this size. Avoid fine text below a few millimetres in height, as it will be hard to read on a small stand that has picked up a little steam.

A rotating message keeps things interesting for regular customers. Some pizzerias print a different joke, a fact about their dough or a weekly offer on each batch of separators, so customers start to look forward to reading them.

Card separators can also be shaped, for example into a small flag or a logo outline, as long as the stand stays stable.

Who Uses Separators

Independent pizzerias, takeaway chains and delivery kitchens use them for delivered pizzas. Restaurants offering takeaway use them for collected orders, often with printed pizza slice trays for the counter. Event caterers use them when pizzas are stacked for transport to a venue.

Any business that stacks pizza boxes during delivery benefits, because the weight of boxes above presses down on the lids below.

Businesses selling other round, topped foods, such as tarts, quiches or large cookies, sometimes use separators too.

Pizzerias that offer half-and-half pizzas, or that send pizzas with a pot of dip on top, also find separators helpful, as the stand gives the lid a firm centre point and stops the dip pot from being pushed into the toppings.

Using Separators With Liners

Separators protect the top of the pizza; liners protect the bottom. A greaseproof liner under the pizza stops oil soaking into the box base, while a separator stops the lid touching the toppings. Using both keeps the box strong and the pizza looking its best.

If you are ordering printed pizza boxes, consider ordering liners and separators at the same time so the whole package works together. We can quote them together.

Place the separator in the centre of the pizza after slicing, so the legs sit on the pizza rather than across a cut, which can make it wobble.

Measure the Gap Between Your Pizza and the Lid, Not the Box

The number that chooses a separator is the gap. Put a finished pizza in your box, close the lid and measure the space between the highest topping and the inside of the lid; the separator should be a few millimetres shorter than the box depth and taller than the pizza, so that gap tells you whether the 35, 40 or 50 mm height is right. Deep pan pizzas want the tall one, thin crust the short one, and a kitchen with both keeps two heights at the pass. Decide whether a plain plastic separator will do or a printed card one that carries a logo or QR code.

Send the box depth, the pizza styles and whether the separators are plain or printed, and a custom quote comes by email within one working day, from £0.25 depending on type, print and quantity, minimums worked out per order. For printed card separators a free design proof shows the artwork first. Separators are ready 4 to 7 working days after approval and arrive by free tracked UK mainland delivery in 2 to 3 working days. Pizzerias that line the base as well usually add printed pizza box liners to the same order.