A custom egg tray from Bonitopak is a molded pulp tray built to your specification from the tooling stage up. Cell geometry is matched to your egg grade and bird type, count is set to your pack size, fiber is chosen for your application, and color is matched to better than 95% Pantone accuracy across six pulp systems. Sample molds are delivered in 7 days. Production molds follow in 8 days after geometry approval. MOQ starts at 1,000 pieces.

A catalog tray is built for the average buyer. It holds a large chicken egg reasonably well, comes in three or four counts, and ships in gray or white.

That works until it does not. A specialty egg producer running a heritage breed with a larger shell than standard large grade finds the eggs rattle in a standard cell. A direct-to-consumer farm selling at a premium price point puts its eggs in a tray that looks identical to the one at the discount counter. A quail farm buys trays designed for chicken eggs because no catalog option exists for their cell size.

Custom egg trays solve all three problems at the tooling stage. Bonitopak cuts molds per project, which means cell geometry, count, fiber, color, and branding are all set to your specification rather than selected from a list. The process takes 7 days to a sample mold and 8 days from approval to a production mold. It costs less than buyers expect and prevents more problems than catalog sourcing ever could.

What Does a Custom Egg Tray from Bonitopak Include?

Custom egg trays from Bonitopak cover every variable that affects performance and presentation. Nothing is fixed at the catalog level. Every specification is confirmed at the quote stage before tooling begins.

Cell geometry matched to grade. The most common mistake in egg tray sourcing is specifying a count without specifying a grade. A 30 cell tray cut for large eggs will not hold jumbo securely. A jumbo tray leaves medium eggs loose enough to move in transit. Cell depth and diameter are set to your egg grade, not a standard large profile.

Bird type cell profile. Chicken is the default on every catalog tray. Duck, quail, goose, turkey and bantam all need different geometry. A quail egg tray needs a much shallower and tighter cell than any chicken format provides. Specify your bird type at the quote stage and the cell is designed around the actual shell dimensions.

Process choice. Wet press for retail-facing trays where surface finish and emboss definition matter, producing a wall thickness of 0.7 to 1.2mm. Dry press for distribution and wholesale where wall strength and cost per unit govern, producing a wall thickness of 2.5 to 3.0mm. Both processes are available and the choice affects surface quality, unit cost, and structural performance.

A custom egg tray from Bonitopak is a molded pulp tray built to your specification from the tooling stage up. Cell geometry is matched to your egg grade and bird type, count is set to your pack size, fiber is chosen for your application, and color is matched to better than 95% Pantone accuracy across six pulp systems. Sample molds are delivered in 7 days. Production molds follow in 8 days after geometry approval. MOQ starts at 1,000 pieces.

A catalog tray is built for the average buyer. It holds a large chicken egg reasonably well, comes in three or four counts, and ships in gray or white.

That works until it does not. A specialty egg producer running a heritage breed with a larger shell than standard large grade finds the eggs rattle in a standard cell. A direct-to-consumer farm selling at a premium price point puts its eggs in a tray that looks identical to the one at the discount counter. A quail farm buys trays designed for chicken eggs because no catalog option exists for their cell size.

Custom egg trays solve all three problems at the tooling stage. Bonitopak cuts molds per project, which means cell geometry, count, fiber, color, and branding are all set to your specification rather than selected from a list. The process takes 7 days to a sample mold and 8 days from approval to a production mold. It costs less than buyers expect and prevents more problems than catalog sourcing ever could.

What Does a Custom Egg Tray from Bonitopak Include?

Custom egg trays from Bonitopak cover every variable that affects performance and presentation. Nothing is fixed at the catalog level. Every specification is confirmed at the quote stage before tooling begins.

Cell geometry matched to grade. The most common mistake in egg tray sourcing is specifying a count without specifying a grade. A 30 cell tray cut for large eggs will not hold jumbo securely. A jumbo tray leaves medium eggs loose enough to move in transit. Cell depth and diameter are set to your egg grade, not a standard large profile.

Bird type cell profile. Chicken is the default on every catalog tray. Duck, quail, goose, turkey and bantam all need different geometry. A quail egg tray needs a much shallower and tighter cell than any chicken format provides. Specify your bird type at the quote stage and the cell is designed around the actual shell dimensions.

Process choice. Wet press for retail-facing trays where surface finish and emboss definition matter, producing a wall thickness of 0.7 to 1.2mm. Dry press for distribution and wholesale where wall strength and cost per unit govern, producing a wall thickness of 2.5 to 3.0mm. Both processes are available and the choice affects surface quality, unit cost, and structural performance.