What size french fry box fits small, medium, large, and loaded fries?

How are french fry scoops, cups, and cones measured in inches?

Because open-top fry holders have a low curved front lip and a high shovel-style back wall, three numbers define how much food the carton holds and how it looks in a customer's hand: Top Width (left to right across the mouth), Side Depth (front-to-back gusset opening when popped open), and Back Wall Height (base to top of the rear scoop panel). On a flat-bottom standing fry box, we also specify the Base Width × Base Depth at the floor so you know how stable the cup stands on a dine-in tray or counter. When you request a quote for printed french fry scoops, weigh a typical cooked portion of your exact fry cut on a kitchen scale and tell our structural team both the weight in ounces and the cut style so we can tune the front-lip dip and side depth.

1. Top Width (W): the left-to-right opening at the top mouth where fries fan outward.
2. Side Depth (D): the front-to-back belly opening when the pinch bottom or auto-lock floor pops open.
3. Back Wall Height (H): the full vertical height of the rear shovel panel from bottom fold to top rim.
4. Front Lip Height: typically 1.25 to 1.75 inches lower than the back wall so golden fries crown visibly in front.

What is the standard french fry box size chart by ounce portion?

Every CubitPack fry holder is cut to your custom dieline with no die or plate charges. Use the master portion chart below to benchmark Small, Medium, Large, Delivery, Cone, and Loaded shareable sizes across standard US fast-casual and drive-thru menus. Note that ounce weights refer to cooked weight out of the fryer, not frozen pre-fry weight.

Why do waffle fries, tater tots, and onion rings need a wider Side Depth?

Four ounces of thin 1/4-inch shoestring fries pack together tightly like a bundle of pencils, sliding all the way down into a narrow 1.75-inch or 2.0-inch pinch-bottom scoop. If you switch your menu to lattice-cut waffle fries, thick steak wedges, beer-battered onion rings, or mozzarella sticks and try to use that same narrow shoestring scoop, two pieces immediately jam sideways across the throat. In kitchen operations, this is called fry bridging: the bottom two inches of the carton sit completely empty while three waffle fries poke out the top, making the customer feel shortchanged. Whenever you pack wide-cut items - waffle fries, onion rings, fried pickles, chicken tenders, or churros - widen the Side Depth (front-to-back gusset) to at least 2.25 to 2.5 inches and switch from a pinched V-bottom to a flat rectangular auto-lock base so pieces stack all the way to the floor.

How do you size walking fry cones, car cup-holder cups, and loaded poutine boats?

Beyond standard Small, Medium, and Large counter scoops, three specialty geometries solve specific eating situations. First, for drive-thru chains and highway travel plazas, a tapered round or octagonal fry cup with a 2.65-inch bottom diameter and a 3.75-inch flared top rim drops directly into any standard automotive console cup holder, letting drivers snack on fries, tater tots, or chicken bites with one hand. Second, for food trucks, state fairs, and boardwalk stands where customers walk while eating, a 5.5 × 5.5 × 7.5 inch paperboard cone with a fold-out corner gusset pocket holds 6 to 8 ounces of Belgian frites plus a generous squeeze of ketchup, curry mayo, or cheese sauce right in the corner. Third, for taprooms and late-night kitchens serving loaded fries buried under hot gravy, cheese curds, bacon, or carne asada, vertical scoops do not work because toppings stay stuck at the top while bottom fries stay bare. A wide 7.0 × 4.5 × 2.0 inch open boat in custom kraft boxes or E-flute custom corrugated boxes spreads the fries into an even layer so every forkful gets toppings.

1. Car console cup-holder size: 2.65 in base diameter expanding to 3.75 in mouth × 4.75 in height.
2. Walking cone + integral dip pocket: 5.5 in mouth × 7.5 in cone length + 2.0 in corner sauce pocket.
3. Single loaded fry boat (8–10 oz): 6.0 × 4.0 × 1.75 in open tapered tray.
4. Shareable poutine / loaded platter (12–16 oz): 7.0 × 4.5 × 2.0 in or 8.5 × 5.5 × 2.25 in E-flute tray.

How do fry box sizes coordinate with burger boxes and takeout bags?

When a customer orders a burger-and-fry combo for pickup or delivery, your fry carton has to sit cleanly beside your custom burger boxes inside your outer custom kraft paper bags without tipping over. A standard 4.5 × 4.5 inch smashburger clamshell flares to roughly 5.0 inches at the mid-seam. Pairing it with a 4.5 × 2.0 × 4.75 inch flat-bottom standing fry cup or a 4.5 × 2.5 × 5.25 inch fold-top vented delivery fry carton lets the burger box and fry box sit side by side on the floor of a 10 × 6.75 × 12 inch bistro takeout bag. If you prefer to pack the burger and fries inside a single unified container for drive-thru speed, skip the separate fry scoop on combo tickets and use an 8.5 × 5.25 × 3.5 inch divided combo clamshell lined with a sheet of custom butter paper. You can still stock Small and Large standalone fry scoops for a-la-carte side orders while using the divided combo box for meal deals.

1. Side-by-side bag layout: 4.5 in burger clamshell + 4.5 × 2.0 in standing fry cup fits a 10 × 6.75 in bag floor.
2. Stacked delivery layout: place heavy burger clamshells on the bottom and fold-top vented fry cartons on top.
3. All-in-one combo box: 8.5 × 5.25 × 3.5 in divided clamshell holds a 4.5 in burger + 4.5 oz fry portion.

What are the most common french fry box sizing mistakes?

Avoid these five portion and geometry errors before finalizing your custom fry carton dieline

1. Choosing a scoop by height alone without testing the cooked ounce weight of your specific fry cut.
2. Using a narrow 1.75-inch shoestring pinch scoop for wide waffle fries or onion rings that bridge and jam.
3. Ordering a tall, deep Medium cup that causes cooks to scoop 5.5 oz of fries instead of your target 4.0 oz portion.
4. Making the front lip the same height as the back wall, which hides the golden fries and blocks scoop motion at the dump pan.
5. Serving wet gravy poutine or chili-cheese fries in a narrow vertical cup instead of a wide 7 × 4.5 inch open fork tray.

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