bagasse trays india
Bagasse trays — shallow open-top serving vessels.
From a canoe-shaped food-boat tray to a 4-compartment buffet tray. For chaat, hot dogs, samosa, and event food stalls.
- 100% sugarcane bagasse
- Compostable
- Microwave-safe
- Oil & water resistant
- Made in India
Trays is the open-top shallow-format category — designed for street food, snack stalls, café displays, and food courts. The most-loved SKUs are the oval 230 ml shallow (single-portion chaat or biryani sample) and the canoe-shaped food-boat tray (vada pav, hot dog, samosa). Single-compartment trays in 7-inch lite and 1-, 2-, 3-, 4-compartment configurations give you a finer-grained option set for buffet stalls and food-court counters.
Trays differ from Meal Trays (Category 7) on depth and intent: trays are shallow open-top serving vessels meant to hand a customer in 1-2 seconds. Meal Trays are deeper compartmentalised institutional formats — for canteens, schools, hospitals, airlines.
Made by manufacturing partners certified for FDA food-contact compliance, BPI, EN 13432 and ISO 22000; PFAS-free per manufacturer test reports. HSN 4823 at 18% GST.
Bagasse tray vs disposable plastic vs PE-coated paper
| Dimension | Disposable plastic | PE-coated paper | Bagasse (PulpyWare) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Source | Petroleum-derived virgin polymer | Virgin paper + polyethylene plastic liner | Sugarcane juice residue — agri-waste, no virgin pulp |
| Compostability | Never composts — 450+ years to break down | Paper rots, PE liner persists as microplastic | ~90 days in commercial composting; longer at home |
| PFAS / forever-chemicals | None added (uses plastic itself) | Many brands use PFAS for oil/grease repellency | PFAS-free per our manufacturers' test reports |
| Microwave safety | Most plastic deforms above 80 °C | PE liner can leach plasticisers when heated | Tested at 700–1000 W for 3 minutes — fibre stays inert |
| Oil & sauce hold | Excellent (it IS plastic) | Excellent — but at the cost of the lining | Excellent for 1 hour — natural fibre absorbs no oil |
| End-of-life | Landfill or ocean — non-degradable | Not recyclable (lined paper isn't accepted in most MRFs) | Backyard compost, municipal organics, or biogas |
Sources cited on our sustainability methodology page.
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1-Compartment Tray, 7 Inch (Lite)
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Oval Shallow Tray, 230 ml
Who's buying trays from PulpyWare?
Street food & chaat counters
Oval 230 ml shallow for samples and small-portion chaat; food-boat for vada pav, samosa, hot dogs. Bagasse replaces the foam / plastic trays street vendors were using. Photogenic for branded street-food chains too.
Food courts & café displays
1-compartment 7-inch lite for café snacks; 2/3/4-compartment trays for food-court combos. The shallow profile means visitors can grab-and-go in seconds, which is the entire point of the format.
Event & buffet catering
Buffet portioning trays at corporate events, festival catering, religious gatherings. Pair with bagasse cutlery for the full compostable buffet kit. Free shipping above the HORECA threshold.
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Tray specifications
Format range
- Oval shallow 230 ml — chaat / biryani sample
- Food-boat (canoe) — vada pav / hot dog / samosa
- 1-compartment 7-inch lite — café snacks
- 2-compartment — food-court combos
- 3-compartment — buffet portioning
- 4-compartment — institutional / festival catering
Performance
- Shallow profile (~15-20 mm sidewall)
- Hand-to-customer serve in seconds
- Microwave-safe to 3 min at 700–1000 W
- Hot food contact to ~95 °C
- Stackable 1000/carton typical
- Not for saucy takeaway (use containers + lids)
Material & manufacturing
- 100% sugarcane bagasse pulp — no wax, no plastic lining; PFAS-free per manufacturer test reports
- Moulded under high heat + pressure — no plastic-coated extruder
- Naturally chlorine-free — no bleaching needed for cream colour
- Made in India — manufactured under GMP-grade processes
- HSN 4823 · GST 18% (tax-inclusive pricing)
- Air-courier eligible — 2–10 day pan-India delivery
Frequently asked questions
What's the difference between a Tray and a Meal Tray?
Trays are shallow open-top serving vessels (~15-20 mm sidewall) for handing food to a customer in seconds — chaat counters, food courts, café displays. Meal Trays are deeper (~30-40 mm sidewall), often with a lid, and built for institutional batch service (schools, airlines, canteens). If you're packing a meal for transport, you want Meal Trays. If you're handing it across a counter, you want Trays.
Are food-boat trays microwave-safe?
Yes — the same 3-minute / 700–1000 W rating applies. Most food-boat use-cases (vada pav, samosa, hot dog) are served warm-but-not-hot anyway, so microwaving isn't typical.
Are these trays leakproof for saucy food?
The open-top design isn't liquid-tight — sauce will stay in for the duration of a quick serve-and-eat, but won't survive 30 minutes of standing. For saucy takeaway, switch to clamshells or containers-with-lids.
Can I stack trays for transport?
Yes — the rim is designed for vertical stacking. Carton-per-piece counts on each PDP — most trays ship 1,000 pieces per carton.
Other questions? See our general FAQ or contact our team.
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