Printed Food Papers

Mycelium Packaging

Mycelium packaging is grown rather than manufactured: fungal root structure binds an agricultural substrate into a moulded shape, then is dried to stop it growing further.

It is a protective packaging material rather than a food wrap, and it sits apart from everything else in this catalogue.

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Cut to your own product, not a stock size
Board, print and finish confirmed in writing
Delivered across the UK on national carriers

Short enquiry

Quote for This Product

Tell us the quantity and any date you are working to. We reply with the board, print and finish, plus the minimum order quantity and lead time.

Design Your Own

Design Your Mycelium Packaging

Pick a colour, put your name on it, and see how the idea reads before you ask anyone for a price. It is a sketch rather than a manufacturing proof — the real shape is cut from the product you already serve.

Sleeve colour

Name on the pack

Finish

Show a repeating pattern

On unbleached board every colour prints warmer than it looks here. Two inks chosen for kraft beat four fighting the brown.

Carry this into the full designer

The full page adds the size, board, print and quantity, then sends the whole specification over in one go. Nothing is committed to at any point.

A Foam Alternative, Not a Paper One

The comparison that makes sense is with expanded foam used to protect fragile items in transit, not with the printed papers elsewhere in this range.

It is moulded to a shape, it cushions, and it breaks down in a way foam does not.

Quoted Against a Specific Application

Mycelium is a made-to-order moulded product with its own dies, lead times and minimum volumes, and these differ substantially from board packaging. We do not publish general figures for it. Tell us what needs protecting, the volumes involved and your timescale, and we will confirm what is achievable in writing.

Confirmed in writing per order rather than claimed here

What to Send with an Enquiry

The item being protected, with dimensions and weight.
How fragile it is and what transit it has to survive.
Annual volume, since moulded dies are volume-sensitive.
Your timescale, which for a grown material is longer than for board.

Ordering, Artwork and Delivery

Getting a Quote

Measure the item, then add enough on each side to fold and tuck. We reply with a written specification, the minimum order quantity and the lead time for your job.

Artwork

One or two colours reproduce most reliably on an absorbent stock. Full file requirements are set out in our artwork guidelines.

Turnaround

Lead times depend on the print method, run length and press schedule, so we confirm yours on the quote rather than publishing a single figure.

Delivery in the UK

Orders are dispatched on national carriers to any UK address. Seedelivery information for how dates are given.

Mycelium Packaging: Common Questions

Can mycelium packaging touch food directly?

That depends entirely on the specification and is not something we would assume. Tell us the application and we will confirm what is suitable rather than giving a general answer.

How does the cost compare with foam?

It varies with the shape, the dies and the volume far more than board packaging does, so a general comparison would be misleading. Send the application and we will price it properly.

What lead time should we expect?

Longer than board, because the material is grown rather than manufactured. We confirm it against your specific application.

What information do you need from us?

The item being protected with dimensions and weight, how fragile it is, the transit it faces, annual volume and your timescale.

Is it a replacement for board packaging?

No. It is a protective moulded material, comparable to expanded foam rather than to the printed board elsewhere in this range.

Can it be printed?

Printing on a grown moulded surface is limited. Labelling is usually the practical route, which we would confirm per application.

Does it break down naturally?

It is designed to, though what happens in practice depends on conditions. We will describe the material rather than promise an outcome.

Is there a minimum volume?

Moulded dies are volume-sensitive, so there usually is. Send your annual quantity and we will tell you whether it is viable.

Can we see a sample before committing?

Sampling is possible and works differently from board, since the material is grown. Tell us the application and we will confirm.

Is it suitable for shipping fragile items?

That is its main use, as a cushioning alternative to expanded foam. Tell us the item and the transit it faces.

Prefer to Talk It Through?

Sizing questions are usually quicker on the phone, especially if you have the product in front of you.

+44 7458 651107 info@conesleeves.co.uk