What Packaging Should I Use for My Meals?

📦 Overview

Choosing the right packaging ensures your meals arrive fresh, look great, and are easy for customers to enjoy. Here’s a quick guide to what containers we use at CookUnity and how they’re listed in Parsley—so you always know what to grab.

Whether you’re packing a regular meal, soup, or something special (like a pizza!), this breakdown will help you stay consistent and set your dish up for success.

🍽️ Regular Meal Trays

Tray Type	Listed in Parsley As
1 Compartment	Meal Container 1-compartment
2 Compartments	Meal Container 2-compartment

Use the container that fits your meal build best—both are standard and available in all kitchens.

🥣 Sauce Cups

➡️ You can use up to 2 sauce cups per tray
(That includes any size combo—keep it simple and neat!)

Sauce Cup Size	Listed in Parsley As
2 oz	Sauce Container 2oz
	Lids for 2oz Portion Cup
1 oz (hinged lid)	1 OZ CUP PP PORTION WITH HINGED

Use lids where needed! The 1oz has a hinged lid built in—no separate lid required.

🍜 Soup Containers

When serving soups, broths, or large-format sauces, here’s how to pair containers correctly:

📦 If using two containers, you must include one Uline 2" band (S-18632, 155 x 56mm, 3 1/2" – 3 3/4"), clear, perforated — available only in NY, LA, CH, MI, AU, AT, SE.

🔒 Each container needs its own lid

Container Size	Listed in Parsley As
16oz	16oz PP Soup Container
12oz	12oz PP Soup Container
8oz	8oz PP Soup Container
4oz	4oz PP Container
Lids	Lids for Soup Containers

🍕 Special Packaging: Pizza

CookUnity offers branded pizza packaging to help your pizza arrive safe, hot, and looking sharp.

🌍 Available in LA, NY, CH, MI, AU

Item	Parsley Name
Box	Branded CookUnity Pizza box
Bag	Pizza Ziploc Bags 9" x 12" (2mil)
Pad	Pizza Pads

Make sure to use all three elements to protect the structure and freshness of your pizza during delivery.

If your pizza or flatbread dish doesn’t fit this setup, reach out to your Recipe Squad lead to explore alternatives.

🙋 Questions?

If you’re ever unsure about which packaging to use—or if something seems off—reach out!

• Talk to your Recipe Squad team member
• Or email us at [e-mail]

We’re here to help make sure your meals are prepped, packed, and plated to perfection.