Putting your logo on cups, bags and boxes can feel like a big project. Restaurantware's Customize Your Supplies program is built to make it simpler by handling the design step online. This article explains how the tool works, which products it covers, and what to know before you place a custom order, based on Restaurantware's collection page and product listings.
How the Design Tool Works
Restaurantware describes Customize Your Supplies as an "easy-to-use customization tool" for designing custom food packaging "in minutes—no design skills needed." According to the collection page, you can:
- Choose a product and click "Select & Design"
- Upload your logo
- Adjust your layout
- Preview your packaging instantly
Custom product pages list these features: high quality full-color printing, responsive customer service, custom sizes, an intuitive design tool, free artwork inspection, and fast turnaround. Product pages also have a "Production Speed" option ("Rush your print? Pick your production speed"), so buyers can choose how quickly the order is produced.
What You Can Customize
The Customize Your Supplies collection covers most of the packaging a restaurant, cafe or caterer hands to a customer.
Bags
- Custom take out bags in white or kraft paper with handles
- Custom SOS bags, sandwich bags, snack bags and bakery bags
- Custom bread bags with a side window
- Custom tin tie coffee bags, which Restaurantware says have a resealable tin tie closure
- Custom pastry bags with a silicone-coated lining
- Custom double open greaseproof bags for fries, pretzels and burgers
Boxes, trays and holders
- Custom lunch boxes, including gable-style boxes with a grease-resistant PE lining
- Custom sandwich boxes and sandwich wrap take-out boxes
- Custom chicken boxes
- Custom sandwich and burger open trays
- Custom taco holders
Beverage
- Custom paper hot cups, custom double wall hot cups, custom compostable cups and custom compostable double wall cups
- Personalized coffee cup sleeves in kraft or white
- Custom printed paper drink carriers in 2-cup, 4-cup and 6-cup sizes
Wraps, napkins and table items
- Custom food paper, custom deli paper and custom food basket liners
- Custom napkins
- Custom food picks in white or black plastic or natural birch wood
Labels and bands
- Custom food labels, catering box labels, bakery packaging labels and coffee bag labels
- Custom roll labels and die-cut sticker rolls
- Custom packaging bands, which Restaurantware says wrap around containers and work like a tamper-evident seal while showing your logo
- Labels for wine, beer and spirits bottles, candles, cosmetics and supplements
Printing and Materials
Restaurantware's custom listings describe several printing methods and material choices. These are environmental and material claims, so use the exact wording from the listing when you repeat them:
- Take out bags. Full-color digital printing, white or kraft paper with no PFAS added.
- Napkins. Advanced inkjet printing with UV-curable inks, made from sustainably sourced paper without added PFAS, described as food-safe and recyclable.
- Taco holders, lunch boxes and sandwich boxes. Printed with water-based inks in what Restaurantware calls its "solar-powered facility."
- Sandwich bags. Single-pass inkjet printing, which the listing says reduces ink use and waste.
- Custom paper hot cups. Made with up to 35% recycled content.
- Custom double wall hot cups. Two layers of paperboard, manufactured without PFAS.
- Custom food paper. Grease-resistant, FDA-compliant, made without detectable PFAS chemicals, and composed of recyclable, chlorine-free paper.
- Specialty food labels. Made from PFAS-free materials with recyclable PET liners.
The collection page also says Restaurantware offers compostable custom packaging produced with food-safe inks and responsibly sourced materials.
What to Know Before You Order
- Minimums and timing vary. The collection page advertises low minimum order quantities, but the exact minimums and lead times depend on the product and how it is customized. Check the product page, or ask Restaurantware's team.
- Custom orders are final. Restaurantware's product pages say custom printed products cannot be cancelled or refunded once the order is confirmed, because they are personalized. Custom items are final sale under Restaurantware's return policy.
- Restaurantware Max does not apply. Custom items are not eligible for Restaurantware Max free shipping.
- Artwork is checked. Custom listings include free artwork inspection.
Who It's For
Restaurantware says the program serves fast-casual chains, independent cafes, catering companies and food trucks. It pitches custom packaging for day-to-day service and for seasonal or limited-time branding, pop-ups and special events.
Getting Help
Restaurantware has been in business since 2010 and offers support by chat, email and phone. For questions about a custom project, including samples, which may be free or paid, use the Contact Us page or call 1-800-851-9273.
