Single-Compartment Rectangular Silver CPET Food Tray

Product Overview

The single-compartment rectangular silver CPET food tray is designed for frozen, chilled and oven-ready meal packaging. It combines the premium metallic appearance of an aluminum container with the processing flexibility and heat resistance of CPET material.

Its rectangular single-cavity design provides sufficient space for complete meals such as pasta, lasagna, rice dishes, meat portions, vegetables and bakery products. The rigid tray structure helps maintain its shape during filling, sealing, freezing, transportation and reheating.

Unlike conventional aluminum foil containers, a properly tested silver CPET tray can be suitable for both microwave and conventional oven heating. The exact heating conditions must be confirmed according to the tray specification, food type and customer application.

Key Features

• Premium silver aluminum-look appearance

• Made from food-grade CPET material

• Single-compartment rectangular design

• Suitable for frozen and chilled ready meals

• Designed for microwave and conventional oven applications

• Good rigidity and dimensional stability

• Suitable for heat sealing

• Compatible with easy-peel, anti-fog and high-barrier sealing films

• Available for automatic tray sealing lines

• Custom sizes, depths, weights and colors available

• Custom embossing and private-label packaging supported

Typical Applications

The rectangular silver CPET tray is suitable for packaging:

• Frozen ready meals

• Chilled ready meals

• Lasagna and pasta dishes

• Rice and curry meals

• Meat and vegetable portions

• Airline and railway meals

• Hospital and institutional meals

• Supermarket private-label meals

• Oven-ready bakery products

• Central kitchen meal portions

• Catering and foodservice meals

Why Choose a Silver CPET Tray?

Premium Metallic Presentation

The silver surface gives the tray a clean and premium aluminum-style appearance. It is suitable for food brands that want their ready meals to stand out from conventional black or white plastic trays.

Microwave and Oven Convenience

The tray is developed for ready-meal applications that require reheating flexibility. Subject to product testing and specified heating conditions, it may be used in both microwave ovens and conventional ovens.

Freezer-to-Oven Performance

CPET material is commonly selected for frozen meals because it can retain rigidity under low-temperature storage and elevated-temperature heating conditions.

The actual temperature range must be stated according to the final tray formulation and laboratory test results.

Reliable Heat Sealing

The flat sealing flange is designed for use with compatible lidding films. Different film structures can be selected according to the required peel strength, anti-fog performance, oxygen barrier and shelf-life target.

Stable Single-Compartment Design

The single-cavity structure provides flexible filling space for one complete meal or a large food portion. It is suitable for both manual filling and automated ready-meal production lines.

Product Specifications

Sealing Film Options

Matching sealing films can be supplied according to the food type, storage conditions and required shelf life.

Available options may include:

• Easy-peel sealing film

• Anti-fog sealing film

• High-barrier sealing film

• Freezer-grade lidding film

• Printed sealing film

• Film for chilled ready meals

• Film for frozen ready meals

Before mass production, tray and film compatibility testing is recommended to confirm:

• Sealing temperature

• Sealing time

• Sealing pressure

• Peel strength

• Leak resistance

• Anti-fog performance

• Heating performance

• Storage stability

Custom Silver CPET Tray Service

Custom tray development is available for ready-meal manufacturers, food processors, supermarkets and packaging distributors.

Customization options include:

• Custom tray dimensions

• Custom cavity depth

• Custom tray weight

• Custom wall thickness

• Custom silver shade

• Embossed logo

• Private mold development

• Custom carton packaging

• Matching sealing film

• Tray and film sealing tests

Customers can provide an existing tray sample, technical drawing or required dimensions for evaluation.

Quality and Performance Testing

Recommended tests for silver CPET trays include:

• Microwave heating test

• Conventional oven heating test

• Low-temperature impact test

• Thermal deformation test

• Seal strength test

• Leak test

• Drop test

• Stacking and compression test

• Overall migration test

• Specific migration test

• Odor and color transfer test

The silver color masterbatch and final tray should be evaluated under the intended food-contact and heating conditions before commercial use.

Silver CPET Tray vs Aluminum Foil Tray

Frequently Asked Questions

Is the silver CPET tray made from aluminum?

No. It is a CPET plastic tray with a silver aluminum-look appearance. It is not an aluminum foil container.

Can the silver CPET tray be used in a microwave?

It may be suitable for microwave heating when the final CPET formulation, silver color masterbatch and tray structure have passed the required tests.

Microwave conditions should be specified according to food type, heating time, microwave power and tray dimensions.

Can the tray be used in a conventional oven?

CPET trays are commonly used for oven-ready meals. The maximum temperature and heating time must be confirmed according to the tested tray specification.

Can the tray go directly from freezer to oven?

The tray can be developed for freezer-to-oven applications. Final performance depends on material formulation, tray thickness, food load and heating conditions.

What foods can be packed in the tray?

It is suitable for frozen meals, chilled meals, pasta, lasagna, rice dishes, meat portions, vegetables, bakery foods and institutional meals.

Which sealing film should be used?

The film should be selected according to the tray sealing layer, food type, storage temperature, required shelf life and peel-strength requirements.

Easy-peel, anti-fog and high-barrier options are available.

Can you supply the tray and sealing film together?

Yes. The tray can be supplied together with a compatible sealing film and sealing-condition recommendations.

Can the tray size be customized?

Yes. Length, width, depth, capacity, weight, wall thickness and flange dimensions can be customized.

Can our logo be added to the tray?

A logo, recycling mark, cavity code or other information can be embossed into the mold, subject to mold design and minimum order requirements.

What information is required for a quotation?

Please provide:

• Tray dimensions

• Required capacity

• Annual purchase quantity

• Food application

• Filling temperature

• Storage temperature

• Heating method

• Sealing machine information

• Required sealing film

• Target market

• Food-contact compliance requirements

Request a Sample

Request silver CPET tray samples for heating, filling and sealing evaluation.

Please send your required dimensions, food application, heating conditions, sealing machine model and estimated annual quantity so that the appropriate tray and lidding-film solution can be recommended.