Clear PET Hinged Bakery Clamshell Box with Optional 2-Cavity Round Insert | 222×128×84mm | QL-GD-47

Produced by Zhejiang Qunlu New Material Co., Ltd., a premier large-scale food packaging manufacturer with 15+ years of expertise from our 100,000 m² state-of-the-art facility in Pinghu, Zhejiang, this Clear PET Clamshell Bakery Box integrates advanced R&D, custom design, and precision manufacturing. We deliver over $70 Million USD in annual value to global brands through innovative solutions.

The Transparent Hinged Pastry Container excels in convenience with its secure hinge and optional insert, making it ideal for retail displays, takeout, and events. This Sustainable Clear Bakery Packaging uses high-quality PET material that is recyclable, aligning with eco-conscious demands. As a Premium Hinged Cake Box, it provides durability against crushing and leakage, while the Clear PET Clamshell Bakery Box ensures products stay fresh and visually appealing.

Innovation drives our Eco-Friendly PET Food Container, offering stackability and easy opening for efficient operations. Bakers and retailers benefit from this Transparent Hinged Pastry Container that enhances customer experience through its modern, sustainable design. Choose the Clear PET Clamshell Bakery Box for superior performance in high-volume environments.

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The QL-GD-47 is a clear PET hinged clamshell bakery box designed for premium baked goods retail, dessert gifting, and specialty confectionery presentation. The one-piece hinged construction eliminates the need for a separate lid — the base and dome are thermoformed as a single unit connected by an integrated hinge, snapping shut with dual side locks. The raised dome lid features a stacking register recess on the top surface — allowing filled boxes to be stacked vertically on display counters without sliding — flanked by scalloped decorative edges for a retail-quality presentation. A removable 2-cavity round insert is included, sitting inside the open base to hold two individual round pastries — macarons, mochi, or dome-shaped confections — in separate circular pockets. The insert can be omitted when a free-arrange open-cavity layout is preferred.

① One-Piece Hinged Design — No Separate Lid to Manage

Base and dome are thermoformed as a single connected unit. Staff close the box with one motion and one audible snap per lock — no lid alignment, no separate lid storage, no assembly errors on a busy bakery counter.

② Two Configurations in One Box — With or Without Insert

Without insert: one open cavity with complete freedom in product arrangement — cookies, brownies, and mixed assortments laid out as needed. With the included round insert: 2 individual round cavities suited for macarons, mochi, dome cakes, or any round-format pastry that benefits from individual support. One box, two layouts, zero additional cost.

③ Raised Dome Lid with Display Window

The high-arch dome lid creates headroom for tall baked goods — layered cakes, cream-topped cookies, or decorated macarons — without compressing the product. The flat rectangular display window on the lid top showcases the contents before the box is opened, functioning as a built-in product window at the retail shelf.

④ Dual Side Locks — Secure Through Transport

Two snap locks on opposing sides of the clamshell hold the lid firmly closed during bakery counter stacking, bagging, and delivery. The lock geometry is designed for customer-side opening without tools — press both locks simultaneously to release.

⑤ Premium Gift Presentation at Disposable Packaging Cost

The scalloped decorative edge, high-clarity PET walls, and stacking lid design combine to produce a presentation quality typically associated with rigid gift boxes — at the per-unit cost and operational simplicity of a disposable thermoformed container.

Hinged Clamshell Engineering

The QL-GD-47 is thermoformed as a single PET sheet — base and lid connected by a living hinge at the rear. This one-piece construction eliminates the dimensional tolerance stack-up that occurs when a separately manufactured lid is placed on a separately manufactured base: the hinge geometry ensures the lid closes to the same position every time, producing consistent alignment between the base cavity edges and the lid interior. For bakery operators who fill and close hundreds of boxes per shift, this repeatability reduces mis-closes and product damage from lid misalignment.

Open-Cavity Base — Versatile Filling

The single open base cavity gives operators complete freedom in how products are arranged — no fixed compartments dictating portion size or layout. Cookies, brownies, and mixed assortments can be placed freely to suit the specific product mix. For round pastries that need individual support, the included 2-cavity round insert drops in and holds each piece in its own circular pocket, preventing rolling and contact between items during transport.

Removable Round Insert — Optional Individual Support

The included 2-cavity round insert drops into the open base, creating two individual circular pockets for round pastries, dome-shaped mochi, or macaron pairs. The insert is held in position by the base interior wall — no adhesive or tools required. When a free-arrange open layout is preferred for cookies, brownies, or mixed items, simply omit the insert. Both configurations use the same box and the same lid.

Dome Lid Headroom & Stacking Register

The dome lid arch creates functional headroom above the base cavity for cream-topped or decorated baked goods. The recessed geometry on the lid top surface serves a structural purpose: it functions as a stacking register, allowing the base of a second box to seat into the recess and lock horizontal position. This prevents column sway and sliding when multiple filled boxes are stacked on a bakery display counter or retail shelf — enabling vertical display without a dedicated stand.

Material & Food Safety

Food-grade PET, BPA-Free, PFAS-Free. Class 100,000 Clean Room production. #1 PET recyclable. FDA 21 CFR compliant for direct food contact.

Bakery Packaging as a Product Category

Bakery clamshells are dimensionally more demanding than standard cold drink cups — the hinge alignment, lock geometry, and cavity depth all require tighter forming tolerances to produce a box that closes cleanly, locks reliably, and presents product without deformation. QunLu's thermoforming infrastructure — German KIEFEL and Japanese ASANO equipment — is the same platform used for precision cup production, applied here to the more complex geometry of hinged clamshell bakery packaging.

The QL-GD-47 is produced in a Class 100,000 Clean Room with full food-contact hygiene protocols. At 39g per unit — relatively heavy for a thermoformed bakery box — the wall thickness reflects a deliberate choice: the structural rigidity needed for gift-quality presentation and stacking stability under display conditions, not the minimum viable thickness for single-use transport.

600 pcs per carton, 63.5×52.2×67.3 cm, 0.223 m³ CBM. Ships from Pinghu, Jiaxing, Zhejiang via Shanghai or Ningbo port. Full documentation: FDA, ISO 22000, BRC, GRS.