Wholesale Crimpable Rim 4.37"x3.29" 4oz/120ml Aluminum Foil Container for Sauce Portion & Dry Side Dish

One liter. That’s the magic number where a takeout container stops being “single serving” and becomes “family meal.” At 1000ml, this 8.46 by 6.30 inch tray holds exactly what a family of three or four needs for dinner – think a full lasagna, a whole batch of chicken parmesan, or enough fried rice to feed hungry kids and parents alike. The depth is 50mm, which is deep enough to layer ingredients without turning into a bucket.

A pizzeria in Chicago uses these for their “family pasta bake” special. They fill with rigatoni, sausage, marinara, and mozzarella, then send it out with a cardboard lid. The customer bakes it right in the tray at 190°C for 25 minutes. No need to transfer to a glass dish. The owner told us they tried smaller 750ml trays before, but families complained it wasn’t enough. 1000ml hit the sweet spot.

The rim can be folded over a lid – cardboard or plastic, whichever you prefer. It’s not a watertight seal, so thin broths might find their way out, but for casseroles, baked pastas, rice bowls, or anything with thick sauce, it holds fine. One ghost kitchen that specializes in Indian food packs their butter chicken and basmati rice in these. They fold the rim over a plastic lid, stack them in hot bags, and deliver across the city. They say the 1000ml size reduces complaints about small portions.

Packing is 1000 pieces per carton. Carton dimensions are 63 x 25 x 42cm. That’s a tall, narrow box, easy to slide into a warehouse rack. Lids available separately – cardboard for dry or semi-wet dishes, plastic for extra security.

Why would a restaurant switch from a round container to this rectangular one? Simple: space efficiency. Rectangular trays pack tighter in delivery bags and refrigerator shelves. A meal prep service that switched from 32oz round deli containers to this 1000ml rectangular tray told us they increased their delivery capacity by 18% per bag. That’s more orders per trip, less fuel, lower cost.

Another angle: freezing. This tray handles deep freeze without cracking. A frozen food startup uses it for their “family size” line – chicken pot pie filling, shepherd’s pie, mac and cheese. The 50mm depth leaves enough headspace for expansion during freezing. Customers thaw and bake in the same tray. No plastic leaching concerns because there’s no plastic.

Aluminum recycling is well established. Most curbside programs take clean foil trays. For a business marketing itself as eco-friendly, swapping plastic for aluminum is a straightforward message: “Our tray recycles forever.”

So here’s a 1000ml tray that doesn’t try to be fancy. It’s a rectangle with foldable edges, a 50mm wall, and a simple job – getting a family meal from the kitchen to the table without mess. Whether you’re doing takeout, frozen goods, or catering, this size just works.