2026 Top 10 Food Packaging Manufacturers in China

Ask ten different sourcing managers which Chinese factory makes the best food packaging and you’ll likely get ten different answers. That’s partly because “food packaging” covers such different things: a paper cup factory and a fruit-punnet factory rarely compete for the same order. It also reflects how fast the supply base has changed. Fujian’s cluster of paper and bagasse manufacturers has expanded quickly in the last five years, plastic converters in Guangdong have added compostable lines almost overnight, and a handful of larger printers have gone public.

Scale gives some sense of why the sourcing landscape feels crowded. Grand View Research put the global food packaging market above USD 420 billion in 2025, and China remains the largest single production base within that figure. A bigger market means more suppliers claiming the same certifications, so the practical work for a buyer is separating factories with documented compliance and real capacity from those repeating the same marketing language.

The list below runs through ten manufacturers worth putting on a shortlist in 2026. Xuntend, a Xiamen-based paper packaging specialist, opens the list; the other nine were chosen for a mix of production scale, certification coverage, material range, and export track record. Each entry gives the founding year, headquarters, core product lines, and official website, so a buyer can narrow the field to whichever categories actually match their order before reaching out for samples.

1. Xuntend

• Founded: 2015
• Headquarters: Xiamen, Fujian, China
• Core Products: Paper cups, paper bowls, paper trays, paper boxes, paper lids, bagasse tableware, eco accessories
• Website: xuntend.com
• Category Links: Paper Bowl · Paper Cup · Paper Tray · Bagasse Tableware · Eco Accessories

 Xuntend Food and Beverage Packaging Co., Ltd. was established in 2015 in Xiamen, a coastal manufacturing hub in Fujian province that has become a center for paper-based foodservice packaging. The company operates a 73,000-square-meter production facility supported by more than 350 staff across manufacturing, quality control, and R&D. Xuntend concentrates on disposable paper packaging — cups, bowls, trays, boxes, and lids — produced from FSC-certified, food-grade paper stock, with in-house leak-testing and automated defect-detection systems built into the production line. The company holds ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001, ISO 50001, BRC, and FSC certifications, and reports serving foodservice buyers across Europe, South America, and Australia, with OEM and ODM printing support for private-label projects.

Xuntend’s core strength lies in its round, rectangular, and square paper bowls (500ml to 1,400ml), a full range of paper sushi trays, and hot and cold paper soup cups, all available with custom printing up to six colors. Its eco accessories line, including pulp cup holders and PLA cutlery, lets buyers round out a fully paper-based or compostable order without switching suppliers, and its published material guide comparing bagasse, kraft paper, PLA, CPLA, and cornstarch options makes it easier to weigh trade-offs before committing to a production run.

2. YUTO Packaging

• Founded: 2002
• Headquarters: Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
• Core Products: Printed cartons, color and gift boxes, molded fiber food packaging via its YUTOECO division
• Website: szyuto.com

Shenzhen YUTO Packaging Technology Co., Ltd. was founded in 2002 and listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange in 2016, making it one of the few publicly traded packaging manufacturers on this list. YUTO built its reputation supplying high-end printed packaging to consumer electronics, tobacco, and cosmetics brands before expanding into food-contact packaging through its YUTOECO division, launched in 2020. The company operates production sites across China as well as in Vietnam and Indonesia, giving it a broader manufacturing footprint than most single-factory exporters. YUTO has committed to the Science Based Targets initiative and has set a 2040 carbon-neutrality goal, positioning sustainability as a core part of its packaging proposition rather than a side offering.

YUTOECO’s molded-fiber packaging line, including its FluoZero coating technology, targets high-heat, grease-resistant applications such as airline meal boxes and takeaway containers — a segment under growing regulatory pressure to remove PFAS. The technology has secured USDA biobased and BPI/DIN CERTCO compostability certifications alongside FDA food-contact compliance, which is a meaningful differentiator as buyers prepare for the EU’s Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation, which restricts PFAS in food-contact packaging from August 2026.

3. Xiamen Dashan New Materials

• Founded: 2019
• Headquarters: Xiamen, Fujian, China
• Core Products: PET, RPET, and CPET cups and trays; PP containers; PLA cups; cornstarch containers; bagasse tableware
• Website: dashanpacking.com

Xiamen Dashan New Materials Co., Ltd. was established in 2019 and has grown quickly into one of the larger disposable food packaging manufacturers in the Xiamen cluster, drawing on more than a decade of combined factory experience among its founding team. The company runs extrusion, thermoforming, and printing lines in-house, giving it end-to-end control over cup, tray, and container production rather than outsourcing individual stages. Dashan holds FDA, SGS, LFGB, BRC, ISO 9001, ISO 14001, EN13432, and ASTM D6400 certifications, and reports supplying restaurants, airlines, supermarkets, and catering companies across more than 60 countries, with sampling turnaround typically quoted at seven to ten days.

Dashan’s product range spans both conventional and compostable materials — PET and PP trays and cups sit alongside PLA biodegradable cups, cornstarch containers, and sugarcane bagasse tableware, with rPET options available for brands working toward recycled-content targets. This dual-material approach suits airline catering operations and quick-service chains that need to stock both standard and eco-labeled packaging lines from a single factory relationship.

4. Xiamen Bioleader Environmental Protection Technology

• Founded: 2012
• Headquarters: Xiamen, Fujian, China
• Core Products: Sugarcane bagasse tableware, cornstarch tableware, PLA cutlery, kraft paper packaging
• Website: bioleaderpack.com

Xiamen Bioleader Environmental Protection Technology Co., Ltd. was founded in 2012 and began exporting internationally in 2016, building its business specifically around plastic-free and compostable foodservice packaging rather than treating sustainability as an add-on line. The company runs an integrated bagasse manufacturing process — from hydraulic pulping through vacuum molding, hot-pressing, and robotic trimming — with reported annual output above 30,000 tons. Certifications include ISO 9001, BRC, NSF, FDA/SGS, OK Compost Home, BPI, EN13432, ASTM D6400, and LFGB, and the company now exports to more than 70 countries across Europe, North America, the Middle East, and Asia-Pacific.

Bioleader’s bagasse clamshells, bowls, plates, and trays are positioned as a direct substitute for expanded polystyrene and single-use plastic containers, supported by industrial and, in some cases, home-compostable certifications. Its cornstarch and PLA cutlery lines extend the same plastic-free positioning to utensils, which is useful for brands standardizing an entire meal kit — container, lid, and cutlery — under one compostability claim rather than mixing certified and uncertified components.

5. Shanghai Sunkea Packaging

• Founded: 2005
• Headquarters: Shanghai, with a production facility in Anhui province
• Core Products: Paper cups, paper bowls, food containers, paper bags, cup lids
• Website: sunkea.com

Shanghai Sunkea Packaging Co., Ltd. has focused on paper cup and paper bowl manufacturing since 2005, building a client base the company reports spans more than 110 countries. Its Anhui production facility covers over 30,000 square meters and runs multiple automated production lines, with certifications including ISO 9001, ISO 22000, BRCGS, and FSC, plus SGS and TÜV product testing aligned to EU and FDA standards. Rather than diversifying broadly across materials, Sunkea has stayed concentrated on paper-based hot and cold cups, soup containers, and salad bowls, building depth in cup-specific tooling and printing rather than spreading capacity across unrelated product categories.

Sunkea’s strongest offering is its cup portfolio — ripple-wall, double-wall, and single-wall paper cups alongside ice cream tubs and kraft salad bowls with clear PET lids — available in a wide size range with bamboo-fiber and biodegradable coating options. For buyers whose packaging needs are concentrated on beverage and dessert formats rather than full meal containers, Sunkea’s narrower specialization can translate into more competitive pricing and shorter lead times than generalist factories offer.

6. Zhibang Packaging

• Founded: 1998
• Headquarters: Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
• Core Products: Rigid gift, cosmetic, and jewelry boxes; premium printed food boxes; paper bags; cardboard displays
• Website: zhibangpackaging.com

Shenzhen Zhibang Packaging and Printing Co., Ltd. started in 1998 as a small local box factory and has since grown into a 17,000-square-meter facility running more than 120 machines, including imported printing equipment from Germany, the United States, and Japan. While the company’s core business covers gift, cosmetic, and jewelry packaging, its printing and structural design capabilities extend into premium food boxes for brands that prioritize shelf presentation over high-volume disposable containers. Zhibang holds ISO 9001 and FSC certification and reports export experience across more than 50 countries, with fast-sampling turnaround supported by digital printing and quick die-cutting systems.

Zhibang’s advantage is print quality and structural finishing rather than raw production volume — its rigid boxes, folding cartons, and drawer-style packaging suit bakery, confectionery, and gift-format food products where presentation matters as much as functional containment. Buyers sourcing high-end printed food boxes for retail shelves, rather than takeaway containers for foodservice counters, are likely to find Zhibang’s finishing options — hot stamping, spot UV, and lamination — more relevant than the commodity paper-cup segment.

7. Pack Packaging (PK Paper Box)

• Founded: 2009
• Headquarters: Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
• Core Products: FSC-certified paper boxes, sustainable tube packaging
• Website: pkpaperbox.com

Pack Packaging Product Co., Ltd. was founded in 2009 and operates a 90,000-square-meter manufacturing facility in Shenzhen with a workforce reported at more than 500 people. The company positions itself around premium paper packaging and sustainable tube-style containers, combining structural engineering with automated printing technology to deliver FSC- and BRC-compliant packaging for global brands. Its scale — larger than several other factories on this list — supports higher-volume orders while still offering design-through-production services for brands developing new packaging structures rather than reordering existing SKUs.

Pack Packaging’s use of renewable, FSC-certified materials across its box and tube lines gives it a straightforward sustainability story for brands that need documented, third-party-verified paper sourcing rather than general eco-marketing claims. Its combination of large-scale automated capacity with in-house structural design makes it a reasonable option for mid-to-large food brands developing custom box formats — rather than standard stock sizes — who need both design support and manufacturing scale from the same factory.

8. Packoi

• Founded: 1998
• Headquarters: Guangdong, China
• Core Products: Custom printed food boxes, retail packaging, custom bags, branded marketing materials
• Website: packoi.com

Packoi Printing has operated in Guangdong province since 1998, growing into a one-stop custom packaging and printing supplier serving multiple industries, including food and beverage. Rather than manufacturing a narrow range of standard container shapes, Packoi’s business model centers on full customization — structure, dimensions, materials, finishes, and coatings are configured per order, which suits brands with distinctive packaging designs rather than buyers looking for off-the-shelf catalog items. The company reports supplying samples for all custom box orders, allowing buyers to verify print quality and structural fit before committing to full production runs.

Packoi’s strength is design flexibility for printed food boxes and bags — mailer boxes, display packaging, and branded takeaway boxes can be built around a brand’s existing visual identity rather than adapted to fit a limited set of factory-standard templates. This makes Packoi a better fit for smaller or mid-sized food brands treating packaging as a marketing touchpoint, rather than buyers focused purely on unit cost and volume.

9. StlPak

• Founded: Approximately 2017
• Headquarters: Guangdong, China
• Core Products: PET and rPET fruit punnets, clamshells, trays, cups, food containers
• Website: stlpak.com

StlPak has built its business around clear PET and rPET packaging for fresh produce over more than eight years of manufacturing, focusing on fruit punnets, clamshells, and fresh-cut fruit trays for growers, packers, exporters, and supermarkets. This is a narrower niche than most manufacturers on this list, which tend to focus on hot and cold beverage or takeaway containers, making StlPak a relevant option specifically for brands and retailers packaging fresh or fresh-cut produce rather than prepared meals. The company holds ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 certification and reports finished-product storage capacity of around 20,000 cubic meters.

StlPak’s transparent PET and rPET trays and cups are designed for chilled retail display, where visible freshness and portion size influence purchase decisions — covering formats for berries, grapes, melon, mango, and mixed fruit salads, with anti-fog and custom compartment options. For buyers whose packaging need is specifically produce-related rather than general foodservice takeaway, this specialization can mean better-fitting mold options than a generalist container factory would offer off the shelf.

10. Lesui (Shanghai) Industrial

• Founded: 2013
• Headquarters: Shanghai, with production bases in Zhejiang, Chengdu, and Anhui
• Core Products: PET fruit and vegetable boxes, bakery packaging, biodegradable paper food boxes, plastic cups
• Website: lesuipackaging.com

Lesui (Shanghai) Industrial Co., Ltd. was founded in 2013 and has since built three production bases across Zhejiang, Chengdu, and Anhui provinces, giving it a more distributed manufacturing footprint than single-site factories. The company supplies mid-to-high-end food packaging containers under its own Lesui and Shuguole brands, with a customer base that reportedly includes major domestic retail chains such as Yonghui Supermarket, RT-Mart, and Hema, alongside export accounts. Lesui produces both PET-based fruit, vegetable, and bakery packaging and biodegradable paper alternatives, positioning itself as a supplier able to serve fresh-produce, bakery, and prepared-food packaging needs from a single relationship.

Lesui’s product range covers fruit and vegetable boxes, fresh-cut boxes, pastry boxes, and compartmentalized meal containers in PET, alongside a growing biodegradable paper line for salad boxes, soup containers, and burger and fries packaging. This breadth suits buyers who want to consolidate fresh-produce and prepared-food packaging with one supplier rather than managing separate vendor relationships for each product category.

A Note on Food-Contact Compliance

Regardless of which factory a buyer shortlists, food-contact packaging sold into the US market must comply with FDA rules on substances that may come into contact with food, and packaging sold into the EU must now account for the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation, which restricts PFAS in food-contact packaging starting August 2026. Buyers can review the underlying framework directly on the FDA’s food-contact substance guidance page before finalizing a material choice, particularly for compostable or molded-fiber formats where coating chemistry varies by supplier.

Sourcing Paper and Compostable Food Packaging from Xuntend

For buyers evaluating this list against their own packaging specifications, Xuntend remains a practical starting point, particularly for brands sourcing paper cups, bowls, trays, and boxes for foodservice, delivery, or retail use. Its FSC-certified paper stock, in-house leak-testing, and OEM/ODM printing support cover most of what a foodservice brand needs from a single factory relationship, and its material guide makes it easier to compare bagasse, kraft, PLA, and cornstarch options before committing to a production run. Buyers exploring compostable formats can review Xuntend’s bagasse tableware and eco accessories lines alongside its standard paper range, rather than sourcing plastic-free items from a separate vendor. To move from research to a quotation, reach out through Xuntend’s contact page with product type, target market, and estimated order volume, and the team will confirm material recommendations, minimum order quantity, and sample availability.