Chinese Food Delivery Supplies and Equipment

Find the supplies you need for Chinese food delivery
By Kristina Seleshanko In the United States, there are around 41,000 Chinese restaurants, earning $17 billion a year--right up there with McDonald's--so it's no wonder many entrepreneurs are looking into Chinese food delivery supplies and equipment. Most Americans assume Chinese restaurants deliver or allow carry out, and with Chinese food delivery comes specialized supplies. You may choose simple, plain supplies, decorative and practical items or even custom printed items, depending on how you visualize your business.

Whether you choose to stock basic items or fancier, custom products, take some time to consider what your customers need--and what will make your Chinese restaurant memorable. There are essentially three products you will require if you want to offer Chinese food delivery. They are:

1. Chinese food delivery boxes or pails,
2. Chinese food delivery condiment packets,
3. And Chinese food delivery chopsticks.

Purchase Chinese food delivery take-out pails

Americans have come to expect Chinese food restaurants to offer up meals in Chinese food pails, or specially shaped paper boxes, sometimes with metal handles. These come in a vast assortment of sizes and colors. You may buy them plain white and seal them with a sticker of your restaurant name or logo, or you may purchase them in interesting patterns. You can even buy clear plastic Chinese take-out boxes.
Try:  Uline Shipping Supplies sells basic black, red and white Chinese take-out boxes that come with handles to make for easy carrying. Bayley's Boxes offers a more unusual assortment of take-out pails in white, solid colors, metallic moires and patterns such as "old parchment," "silver scroll," "leopard" and "patriotic."

Look for Chinese food delivery condiment packets

Soy sauce is standard in Chinese-American food, but you won't want to give take-out customers a whole bottle of this condiment. Instead, opt for small packets that can be thrown into a bag alongside take-out pails. You may also find other Chinese condiments, such as duck sauce, in single-serving packets.
Try:  The WEBstaurant Store carries duck and soy sauce in packets suitable for take-out food. Instawares Restaurant Supply also sells soy sauce in single-serving packets.

Check for Chinese food delivery chopsticks

Not all Chinese restaurants offer chopsticks to their customers, but if you'd like to, there are a number of options. The most sanitary way to provide chopsticks for take-out food is to buy cases of individually wrapped chopsticks. You can buy such chopsticks in many colors and may even have their packages custom printed with your restaurant's name and logo.
Try:  Reliable Paper sells plain wooden chopsticks in individually wrapped packages. Galasource also sells an assortment of wooden chopsticks (including plain wooden and decorative wooden styles), and JR Sales creates custom chopstick packages for restaurants.