Custom Cereal Boxes

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In the crowded breakfast aisle, your packaging has less than two seconds to win a customer. At Hexa Custom Boxes, we engineer custom cereal boxes that combine structural durability with high-definition graphic fidelity. Utilizing premium 18pt to 24pt SBS (Solid Bleached Sulfate) and recycled Kraft boards, our custom cereal packaging is built to maintain its sharp, rectangular silhouette even when stacked under weight.

We prioritize food safety by using FDA-compliant, low-migration inks and “scent-vault” coatings that prevent cardboard odors from affecting the flavor of your product. From standard family-sized boxes to “on-the-go” mini cartons, our custom printed cereal boxes feature easy-open tabs and re-closable “tuck-top” flaps for maximum consumer convenience. Elevate your morning brand with engineering that ensures every bowl is as crunchy and fresh as the first.

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Boxes MOQ

Starting From 100 Boxes

High Quality Offset Printing

High Quality Offset Printing

Custom Sizes & Style

Custom Sizes & Style

8-10 Business Day Turnaround

8-10 Business Day Turnaround

Free Shipping

Free Shipping

Recyclable

Recyclable

Discover our range of high-quality packaging materials designed to tailor your packaging order to perfection. From sturdy cardboard boxes to eco-friendly options, we have the ideal materials for your unique needs. Elevate your brand and protect your products with our customizable packaging solutions

Elevate your packaging with our premium add-ons. Choose from lamination, foiling, coatings, and other finishing options to create packaging that reflects your brand’s elegance and style. Tailor your order to your exact preferences for a distinctive and eye-catching presentation and make a lasting impression

Select from a range of packaging paper thicknesses, from 8pt to 28pt, to meet your specific needs. Rigid boxes demand greater thickness for durability and luxury, capable of supporting your product’s weight. Make a wise choice that aligns with your budget while ensuring your packaging exudes quality and resilience.

Experience worry-free shipping with our packaging solutions. Whether you choose ground or air shipments, we offer guaranteed insured freight options, ensuring your packaging orders arrive safely and securely. Relax knowing your products are in reliable hands from production to delivery.

Custom Cereal Boxes: High-Impact Retail Branding & Freshness Engineering

The front panel of a cereal box is the most valuable piece of real estate in the grocery store. At Hexa Custom Boxes, we specialize in custom cereal boxes that serve as a high-performance billboard for your brand. Standard boxes often suffer from “shelf-lean” or ink migration that taints the product’s flavor. Our custom printed cereal boxes are engineered with vertical grain integrity and food-safe barrier coatings to ensure your product looks premium on the shelf and tastes exactly as intended at the breakfast table.

1. Material Engineering: The Billboard Foundation

Cereal boxes need to be lightweight for shipping yet rigid enough to stand perfectly vertical on a shelf without bowing.

  • High-Gloss SBS Board: The gold standard for national brands. Its ultra-smooth, bright white surface allows for vibrant color reproduction and “pop,” essential for capturing the attention of both children and adults.
  • Recycled CCNB (Clay Coated News Back): An eco-friendly, cost-effective alternative that provides a smooth white printing surface while utilizing a recycled grey interior for a sustainable profile.
  • Natural Kraft (High-Strength): Perfect for organic or “Ancient Grain” cereal brands. Our sustainable cereal boxes communicate an artisanal, health-conscious message with a rugged, tactile feel.

2. Retail Strategy: Mastering the “Eye-Track”

We optimize your custom cereal packaging through advanced finishing to ensure it wins the competition for visual attention:

  • High-Definition Flexo & Offset Printing: We use heat-stable, non-toxic inks. Our process ensures that the photography of your cereal looks appetizing and true-to-life, with no color fading under grocery store LED lighting.
  • Aqueous Gloss Coating: This provides a protective barrier against fingerprints and moisture, ensuring your wholesale cereal boxes remain pristine despite frequent handling by shoppers.
  • Interactive Back-Panels: We offer high-contrast printing for games, puzzles, or “Farm-to-Table” stories. This increases “Table-Time” engagement, strengthening the emotional bond between the consumer and your brand.

3. Structural Features: Freshness & Functionality

  • Precision-Scored Fold Lines: We use computerized die-cutting to ensure every custom cereal box folds perfectly square. This prevents “leaning” on the shelf, which can make a brand look unprofessional.
  • Easy-Open / Re-Close Tabs: We engineer the top flaps with a specific “perforation-to-glue” ratio. This allows the consumer to open the box without tearing the board, while the “locking tab” keeps the internal bag secure.
  • Auto-Bottom Options: For boutique or start-up cereal brands, we offer “crash-lock” bottoms that allow for rapid hand-packing during the initial production phase.

4. The “Perfect Fit” Sizing Guide

The “Box-to-Bag” ratio is critical. A box that is too large creates “slack fill,” frustrating customers, a box that is too small leads to crushed cereal.

The Hexa Standard Cereal Sizes:

  • Single Serve (Mini): 4″ x 2″ x 6″ (The hotel and travel standard).
  • Standard Retail (12oz): 7.5″ x 2″ x 11″ (The high-volume consumer favorite).
  • Family Size (20oz+): 9″ x 2.5″ x 13″ (Engineered with 18pt board for extra vertical stability).

5. How to Order Your Custom Cereal Boxes

We bring your breakfast brand to the table in five streamlined steps:

  1. Select Your Volume: Tell us the net weight and density of your cereal so we can recommend the correct board caliper.
  2. Choose Your Substrate: Select SBS for maximum color vibrance or Kraft for an organic, eco-friendly look.
  3. Upload Your Art: We provide free Pantone® matching to ensure your brand’s mascot or logo is color-perfect.
  4. Technical Pre-Press: Our engineers check the “safe zones” for nutritional facts and UPC codes to ensure 100% legal compliance.
  5. Direct-to-Warehouse Delivery: Shipped flat to maximize your storage, standard delivery in 10-12 business days.

Ready to Wake Up the Breakfast Aisle?

Your cereal is a morning favorite, it deserves packaging that stands out. From high-definition Mascots to “Scent-Vault” safety, Hexa Custom Boxes is your partner in breakfast excellence.

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At Hexa Custom Boxes, we are committed to delivering exceptional packaging solutions customized to your needs. From innovative design to seamless delivery, we ensure excellence at every step, bringing your vision to life with precision and care.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Will the cardboard smell affect the taste of my cereal?
No. We use low-odor, food-grade inks and pH-neutral boards. This prevents “sensory migration,” ensuring that the delicate scent of your cereal isn’t compromised by the custom cereal box itself.
Do you offer window patches to show the cereal inside?
Yes. We can integrate die-cut windows with food-safe PET film. This allows customers to see the texture and quality of your product, which can increase first-time purchase rates by up to 30%.
How do your boxes handle stacking in a grocery warehouse?
We engineer our wholesale cereal boxes with high “Edge Crush Test” (ECT) ratings. By utilizing vertical grain direction in the paperboard, we ensure the boxes can withstand the weight of multiple master-cases without buckling.
Are your cereal boxes eco-friendly and recyclable?
Absolutely. Our SBS and Kraft custom cereal packaging are 100% recyclable. For brands aiming for a lower carbon footprint, we recommend our recycled CCNB board options.
Can you help with the mandated nutritional labeling layout?
While you must provide the data, our engineers will ensure the “Nutrition Facts” panel is placed according to FDA guidelines on the side panel, maintaining the correct font sizes for compliance.
What is the minimum order quantity (MOQ)?
We support artisanal and start-up cereal brands with MOQs starting at 100 units. For national distributors, we offer significant volume discounts at 5,000 and 10,000 unit increments.

Cheese Paper

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Sustainable boxes with food safe paper wrap from Hexa Custom Boxes let cheese breathe the way cheese is naturally meant to be stored. Unlike typical wrapping which smothers cheese, our paper balances moisture and prevents drying, sweating, and spoilage.

Cheese papers are made with safe food materials, balanced food safe coatings, and paper that naturally protects the aromas and flavors of cheese. With our tailored branding option, Hexa Custom Boxes premium packaging is a valuable way to reinforce your brand at all consumer touchpoints.

Cheese paper is best cheese shops, delis, specialty food stores, and retailers. It is easy to wrap with and stores neatly. With multiple finishes, Hexa Custom Boxes combines protection, presentation, and authenticity with cheese paper, so your cheese reaches customers exactly as intended.

Custom Burger Paper

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Make Custom Burger Paper from Hexa Custom Boxes the ideal choice for every burger. Fast-food chains, burger places, and restaurants can always use burger wrappers that keep food warm and fresh, while also making their presentation and style look better. Our burger wrappers provide a clean, fresh, and satisfying customer experience that protects their hands and feels safe from a food contact perspective with grease, and durable wrappers that will hold the food and keep oil from transferring.

Made with global standards in mind, our products are manufactured with elements that are FDA-approved, ISO-certified, and on the scale of food safety compliance. Our products manufactured with soy-infused non toxic inks will fulfill the eco-driven designs you are looking for with no compromise. Designed with your logo, color schemes, and branding, visibility and focus will be enhanced. Our services are perfect for dine-in, take-out, and delivery. Our minimum order quantity is set low enough and starts from 250 sheets, so all businesses are ato be served. Hexa Custom Boxes is the perfect reliable, sustainable, and cost-effective choice for your burger wrappers.

Candle Boxes with Inserts

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Improve the look of the candle’s box by utilizing our strong candle boxes with inserts as they stylishly provide safety and display. The custom-made inserts secure the items and therefore no shifting or harm can happen while moved. Our durable glass jar holders have an elegant look but make sure a candle, a set of candles or a delicate glass jar are all grouped with proper order and secured well. Use our protective inserts that ensure to crown the brand’s look and image while adding value not only in appeal but also in reliability.

 Our candle boxes with inserts offer limitless possibilities for different branding techniques, such as window cutouts, foil stamping, embossing and unique shapes. Irrespective of the method of use, be it retail or gift, these boxes bring an added magnificent appeal while ensuring the item is not damaged easily. As a reminder, make your purchases now to start enhancing the appeal of their candles. 🕯✨

Custom Weed Packaging Box

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Elevate your pre-rolls, edibles, or concentrates with custom designed weed packaging boxes accompanied with weed protective boxes. Not only does weed need to be branded but it also requires protection. You can rest assured regarding security as Our custom boxes come with sturdy materials and striking designs, along with reliable locking methods, which will protect your products even after shipping. We can fulfil all of your sleek matte finish requests, stamping, and window-cut design packaging.

 Weed packaging boxes made by us will set you ahead of your competitors as they are made of eco-friendly and sustainable materials, all while surpassing the industry’s standards. These boxes are ideal for retail shelves as well as dispensaries, as they add an exquisite yet professional touch to cannabis products. Showcase your brand with packaging that does the advertising for you! Add us as your packaging partner and you won’t regret it! 🌿✨

Candy Mylar Bags

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Preserve the taste and quality of your sweets with our premium candy mylar bags. Withstand to humidity, air, and light to extend the shelf life of your products. Created using strong food grade materials, these bags are very appealing and beautiful while providing superior barrier protection. Customize your packaging in different sizes, finishes, and resealable options.

Our candy mylar bags can be printed on and customized with vibrant color, metallic colors, and even clear windows to display the treats to the customers. These flexible pouches are great to use for gummy candies, chocolates, hard sweet candies, or any other confections and provide a professional look. Promote your brand above the rest with packaging that not only helps keep the candy fresh, but also makes a statement on retail shelves.

Custom Burger Boxes

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Maintain the temperature, taste, as well as the cleanliness of your burger with the perfect custom burger boxes. Custom burger boxes are a solution for food trucks, restaurants, and even takeout businesses. Boost your customer satisfaction by enhancing the branding of your business with our high-quality packaging. The boxes are constructed from strong, anti-grease fabrics that will keep your burger in perfect shape while also reducing leakage.

Get the best solution for not only takeout and delivery but also dine-in service with our multi-purpose packaging. Whether it’s a vegan patty, cheeseburger, or gourmet slider, we have got you covered. Shaped, sizes, and designed to meet your branding requirements, our custom boxes can match the style of your restaurant with eco-friendly materials, vibrant colors, or minimalistic prints. 🍔📦

Custom Pizza Boxes

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A pizza box is the final stage of the cooking process. At Hexa Custom Boxes, we engineer custom pizza boxes that balance heat retention with moisture release, ensuring your crust stays crisp from the oven to the doorstep. Utilizing high-flute corrugated B-flute and E-flute boards, our custom pizza packaging provides superior crush resistance for stacking in delivery vehicles.

We prioritize food safety and brand impact by using FDA-approved, grease-resistant liners and high-definition, heat-stable inks that won’t “gas off” under high temperatures. From traditional square mailers to innovative octagonal venting structures, our wholesale pizza boxes are designed to reduce heat loss and eliminate “soggy box syndrome.” Elevate your pizzeria’s branding with sustainable, 100% compostable materials that turn every delivery into a premium marketing moment.

Custom Display Boxes

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Want to present your products in an eye-catching manner? Look no further than our custom display boxes that are made to promote your brand and increase sales margins. These boxes are perfect for retail shelves, countertop displays, trade shows and so much more; they offer a professional presentation and ensure complete product security. The custom display boxes can be tailored with your logo and brand colors along with color and text according to your needs for maximum selling potential.

 Our display boxes are made of high-quality, environmentally-friendly materials because custom eco-friendly display boxes show durability and sustainability. These display boxes are perfect for cosmetics, snacks, electronics, and promotional products. They help increase brand recognition and impulsive purchases. Everyone loves to shop, so let them love to shop more with custom cutouts. Place your order now and make unforgettable displays with vibrant prints and exquisite creative custom-cut designs. 🛍️✨

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