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Food-Grade Foil Packaging for Catering, Takeout, Baking & Storage — Wholesale & OEM
SEPACK makes aluminum foil containers for catering, takeout, baking, meal prep and grilling. We run both smooth wall and wrinkle wall lines, in round, rectangular, oval and specialty shapes, from single-serve cups up to large family trays. Every container uses food-grade aluminum alloy, ships with matched lids, and is fully recyclable. FDA and BRC certified, made on our own presses and tooling.
| Container Family | Wall Style | Capacity Range | Top-Out Size Range | Standard Colors | Lid Options | Case Pack |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round food bowls (SY) | Smooth Wall | 100 – 3,500 ml | 84 – 250 mm dia. | Silver / Gold / Black-Gold | Foil, Plastic Dome | 500 – 1,000 |
| Rectangular meal boxes (SR) | Smooth Wall | 50 – 2,040 ml | 72×54 – 293×192 mm | Silver / Gold / Black-Gold | Foil, Board, Plastic | 500 – 2,000 |
| Round pans (WY) | Wrinkle Wall | 150 – 8,080 ml | 79 – 392 mm dia. | Plain Aluminium | Board, Dome | 200 – 1,000 |
| Rectangular pans (WR) | Wrinkle Wall | 150 – 6,700 ml | 112×84 – 430×320 mm | Plain Aluminium | Foil, Board | 100 – 1,000 |
| Steam table & oblong pans | Wrinkle Wall | 1/3, 1/2 & full size | GN-compatible | Plain Aluminium | Foil, Dome | 100 – 500 |
| Heart & specialty shapes | Smooth / Wrinkle | 100 – 950 ml | Shape-dependent | Silver / Gold | Foil, Board | 500 – 1,000 |
Wall gauge runs from 0.025 mm up to 0.30 mm depending on duty and depth. Custom dimensions, gauges, colors and printing are available against tooling — we hold 3,000+ mold options in-house.
Yes. The containers go from freezer to a pre-heated oven — most builds handle oven heat around 400°F, and heavier gauges take more. Aluminum conducts heat well, so reduce oven temperature slightly versus a glass pan recipe and check earlier. Note that board and plastic lids are not for the oven, and containers should not go in the microwave.
Yes. We use food-grade aluminum alloy that is non-toxic and stable against most foods, and aluminum is 100% recyclable — foil lids included. Recycling foil takes a small fraction of the energy of producing new aluminum, which is why it works well for brands with sustainability targets.
Yes. Custom dimensions, depths, gauges, colors (silver, gold, black and gold, white) and surface printing are all available against tooling. We hold 3,000+ mold options and our own engineering team, so new shapes move from drawing to sample on a defined timeline.
Three families. Foil and aluminum lids heat-seal or full-curl for leak-free transport; board and foil-laminated paper lids stack flat and take print for retail; clear plastic dome lids snap on for display. See containers with lids for the matched range.
Yes. Our containers meet FDA and EU food-contact regulations, and the factory holds FDA, BRC, ISO, SGS, Kosher and BSCI certification. That keeps the same product compliant for North American, European and export markets without re-sourcing.
Wrinkle wall pleating adds rigidity and works well for hot, heavy or stacked foodservice use at lower cost. Smooth wall uses a heavier gauge for a clean, premium sidewall and tighter lid seal — common for retail and ready-meal lines. Tell us the use case and we will spec it; compare smooth wall and wrinkle wall directly.
Most foil container damage starts in the carton and on the pallet. We nest by shape, size cartons to the stack, and palletize to hold rim shape through ocean freight, so containers reach you flat and ready to fill.
Foil containers look interchangeable in a catalog photo, but four things decide whether one performs in your kitchen and survives the trip to the customer: alloy grade, wall gauge, rim style and lid match. This section walks through each, the way our team scopes a new program with a buyer.
An aluminum foil container is a disposable food vessel cold-formed from a single sheet of food-grade aluminum, usually alloy 3003 or 8011. Cold stamping keeps energy and emissions low, and the finished container is light, fully recyclable, and an effective barrier to moisture, oxygen, light and grease. It can go in the freezer, the oven and over open flame in heavier gauges, which is why it replaces plastic and board across takeout, catering and ready-meal lines.
The wall build is the first fork. Wrinkle wall containers carry pleats in the sidewall that act like ribs — cheap to produce, rigid under hot and heavy food, and the workhorse of catering and takeout. Smooth wall containers use a heavier gauge drawn into a clean, flat sidewall; they look premium on shelf, seal tighter with foil and film lids, and suit retail ready meals and gifting. Many buyers run both: wrinkle wall for volume foodservice, smooth wall for branded retail SKUs.
| Factor | Wrinkle Wall | Smooth Wall |
|---|---|---|
| Sidewall | Pleated, ribbed | Clean, flat |
| Typical gauge | Lighter | Heavier |
| Best for | Catering, takeout, bake-and-serve | Retail ready meals, gifting |
| Lid seal | Foil, board, dome | Heat-seal film, foil, dome |
| Cost | Lower | Higher |
Gauge is wall thickness, and it drives rigidity, heat behaviour and cost. Light gauge suits single-serve and cold use; heavier gauge holds shape for deep trays, hot transport and open-flame catering. Alloy 3003 gives strength and forming quality for deeper containers; 8011 suits lighter, shallower formats. A good supplier states alloy and gauge openly — if a quote only lists outer dimensions, you cannot compare it fairly on performance or price.
The rim is what makes a lid seal, so it deserves attention. Full Curl and Rolled Curl rims accept tight crimp foil lids and snap-on dome lids; hemmed and vertical rims suit board lids and heat-seal film. Mismatched rim and lid is the most common cause of leaks and pop-offs in delivery. We supply each container with its matched lid family, so a foil lid, a dome lid or a board lid fits the first time.
Match capacity to the dish, not to a round number. Single entrées sit well in the 1,000–1,200 ml rectangular range; sides and desserts in 100–600 ml rounds; catering and family formats from 2,000 ml up to family trays near 8,000 ml. Round bowls present well for soups, rice and curries; rectangular pans stack and store efficiently; oval platters work for display catering. For hot holding and buffets, steam table pans in standard sizes drop straight into chafing racks.
Before you place a bulk order, lock down: alloy and gauge, wall style, exact dimensions and depth, color and any printing, lid type, case pack and carton spec, certification scope for your market, and lead time. Because we run our own presses, tooling and material sourcing, all of these are specifiable in one place — and the same container can ship plain for foodservice or printed for retail without changing suppliers.
Aluminum is infinitely recyclable, and recycling it uses only a small share of the energy needed to make primary aluminum. For brands under packaging and carbon targets, foil containers give a single-material, fully recyclable format that still clears FDA and EU food-contact rules. That combination — recyclable, compliant, oven-and-freezer capable — is why foil keeps taking share from plastic in foodservice packaging.
