Food Cups

Paper Sauce Cups

A sauce pot that leaks into a delivery bag ruins the whole order, not just itself. That makes the lid seal the most consequential part of a very cheap item.

Sauces are also more aggressive against board than most food, because they combine oil and acidity.

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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 Paper Sauce Cups

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

A printed sleeve brands a plain cup you already buy, which is why a single site usually reaches for one before it reaches for a printed cup.

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.

The Lid Is the Product

A pot without a reliable lid is fine on a tray and useless in a courier bag. Most complaints about sauce packaging are actually complaints about lids.

A lid that clicks positively into a rolled rim holds through a journey. One that rests on top does not.

Sealing is only half the answer — bags that keep an order upright in transit address the other half.

What Sauces Do to Board

Oil-based sauces soak into an unlined wall quickly.
Acidic sauces such as tomato and vinegar attack coatings over time.
Warm sauces do both faster than cold ones.
Coloured sauces stain visibly on a pale pot.

Tell us which sauces you serve — the lining choice follows from it.

Ordering, Artwork and Delivery

Getting a Quote

Tell us the volume you pour and whether you need matching lids. We reply with a written specification, the minimum order quantity and the lead time for your job.

Artwork

Cup blanks are a curved fan, so we supply a template to design on. 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.

Paper Sauce Cups: Common Questions

Will a sauce pot lid survive a delivery?

A lid that clicks into a rolled rim generally will. One that simply rests on top will not, and that difference is worth testing with a sample and a bag rather than assuming.

Do hot sauces need a different pot?

Warm sauces work on a lining faster than cold ones, and acidic sauces faster still. If you serve either, say so, since the lining choice follows from what goes in the pot.

Will the lid survive a delivery?

A lid that clicks into a rolled rim generally will. One that rests on top will not, and that difference is worth testing with a bag.

Why do sauce pots leak?

Almost always the lid rather than the pot. Most complaints about sauce packaging are complaints about the closure.

Should we print sauce pots?

Rarely worth it. They are seen briefly and bought in volume, so the budget does more elsewhere.

What size suits a dip?

Match your actual portion. Customers notice a pot that is half full more than they notice a small one that is full.

Will coloured sauces stain?

Visibly on a pale pot. A darker pot or accepting the staining are the two honest options.

Can we order pots and lids together?

Yes, and you should. Matching a lid to a pot afterwards is the same rim-diameter problem as with cups.

Do these suit a delivery-led kitchen?

They are essential to one, and the lid specification matters more there than in any other setting.

Do you supply pots and lids together?

Yes, and you should. Matching a lid afterwards is the same rim-diameter problem as with drink cups.

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