Kids Meal Boxes Ireland: Animals Range Wholesale Buying Guide

Family restaurants, hotel kids clubs and takeaways with a children’s menu need packaging that looks different from the adult meal box — without waiting on a custom print job. PrintNPack stocks the Animals kids meal box under Kids Meal Boxes, packed 400 per case, with tiered wholesale pricing and dispatch from Ashbourne to Dublin, Cork, Galway and nationwide.

This guide covers who the Animals line suits, how it differs from nested kraft, biobox and clamshells, how case packs and MOQ work, and what to order alongside for Irish family services. For the wider plain range, see our plain packaging wholesale Ireland overview.

Who buys Animals kids meal boxes in Ireland?

The Animals kids meal box suits kitchens that sell a dedicated children’s portion — not just a smaller adult main in a plain carton. Typical buyers include family restaurants in Dublin and Cork, hotel and leisure venues with kids menus, takeaways running Friday family deals, café brunch spots packing mini meals for collection, and multi-site groups that want one themed kids SKU across branches without managing artwork.

If every children’s order is simply a half portion of an adult dish and you do not need themed packaging on the counter, a compact nested kraft takeaway box or small biobox may be enough. Choose Animals when the kids meal is a branded experience for parents — themed carton, clear kids line on the menu, and a carton that does not look like leftover adult packaging.

Dublin and Cork sites that run both a weekday lunch trade and a weekend family trade often keep Animals cases sealed for Saturday–Sunday and school holidays, while nested kraft covers Monday–Friday adult wraps. That split stops the kids carton being burned through on adult sides, and it keeps the dry-store plan honest when you reorder from Ashbourne.

Animals kids meal box — what you are buying

Product code 12066516 is listed as Kids meal box "Animals" (400) in the Kids Meal Boxes category. It is warehouse stock with a ready animal-themed design — sold by the case as plain wholesale, not as a made-to-print custom carton. That means no proof cycle and no custom-print minimum: you order cases when the Friday family rush empties the dry store.

Each case holds 400 boxes. Four-tier volume pricing applies on the product page — more cases lower the price per case. We do not reprint unit rates here; always check the live tier table on the Animals kids meal box product page before you consolidate an Ashbourne order.

Kids meal boxes vs nested kraft, biobox and clamshells

Animals kids meal boxes are a dedicated children’s format. Nested kraft boxes are shallow rectangular kraft cartons for wraps, toasties and slender mains — useful for compact kids portions when theming does not matter, but they look like everyday adult lunch packaging. See the nested kraft sizes guide for Small, Medium and Large footprints under Nested Boxes.

Biobox containers cover taller kraft meal-box footprints. Smaller biobox sizes are often used for sides and compact meals — including kids portions — but they remain plain kraft meal packaging, not a themed kids carton. Browse Biobox when the dish needs a taller cavity more than a children’s design.

Corrugated clamshell meal boxes fold out as hinged meals for burgers, rice bowls and plated mains that need depth. Use a smaller clamshell when the kids dish is a mini burger or plated main that needs a hinged lid; use Animals when the packaging itself should signal “kids meal” on the table or in a delivery bag.

Many multi-cuisine kitchens in Dublin stock all three formats: Animals for the children’s menu, nested kraft for wraps, and biobox or clamshells for adult mains. One Ashbourne order can cover the set — the nested kraft guide already notes Kids Meal Boxes as the themed option beside those everyday kraft lines.

Plain wholesale stock vs custom printed packaging

The Animals line is plain wholesale stock with a ready theme — not a blank kraft carton waiting for your logo, and not a custom-print campaign. You get animal artwork already on the box, ordered by the case like other catering supplies. That keeps restocking fast for Ashbourne collection or nationwide dispatch.

If you need your restaurant logo on every kids carton, that is a different project from stocking Animals. Most Irish family kitchens pair Animals boxes with branded outer bags, stickers or napkins for the brand touch, and keep the kids carton as the themed warehouse SKU. Custom outer bags are covered separately in guides such as SOS grab bags and paper-bag cost guides on the blog.

Case packs, MOQ and how pricing works

Animals kids meal boxes are sold by the case — 400 boxes — with four-tier volume pricing. There is no custom-print MOQ on this line because it is warehouse stock. A single-site family restaurant often starts on 1–3 cases; multi-site groups consolidate kids cartons with nested kraft, biobox and cutlery into higher tiers on one Ashbourne order.

Always check the live tier table on Kids Meal Boxes. We do not reprint one-off euro rates here because case tiering is how wholesale pricing works and live pages stay accurate.

What to order alongside kids meal boxes

• Wooden cutlery — kid-friendly forks and sets packed with children’s takeaway
• Nested kraft takeaway boxes for adult wraps and compact sides beside the kids line
• Biobox containers for taller adult and mixed meal footprints
• Portion pots for dips, fruit pots and kids sides
• SOS grab bags for sealed carry-out of filled kids boxes

Pairing Animals boxes, wooden cutlery and grab bags on one dispatch keeps Dublin and nationwide family kitchens ready for weekend lunch peaks.

If the kids meal includes a drink or a cold side that needs a sealed pot, add portion pots and cold-cup lids on the same ticket rather than raiding the adult sauce station. Keeping kids accessories beside the Animals cases on the make line speeds the pass when two family tables fire at once in Galway or Cork.

Delivery across Ireland from Ashbourne

PrintNPack is based in Ashbourne, Co. Meath — convenient for Dublin and Meath collections, with nationwide dispatch for Cork, Galway, Limerick and every other county. Animals kids meal box orders move as warehouse stock, not made-to-print jobs. Local buyers who can collect often combine Kids Meal Boxes with nested kraft, biobox and cutlery on one Ashbourne pickup.

Weekend family services and school-holiday lunch peaks are where kids-carton stockouts show — improvised adult boxes on a children’s menu look wrong to parents and slow the pass. Plan case counts around your busiest family days, not a quiet midweek average.

UK or Europe shipping is only confirmed case-by-case on request; this guide focuses on Irish wholesale delivery, which is the core service for Kids Meal Boxes.

How to order Animals kids meal boxes in Ireland

1. Confirm you need a themed kids carton — not just a smaller adult meal box
2. Open the Animals kids meal box (12066516) under Kids Meal Boxes
3. Decide whether nested kraft, biobox or clamshells also belong on the same order
4. Order by the case — 400 boxes — and watch the volume tiers
5. Add wooden cutlery, portion pots or SOS bags if one delivery can cover them
6. Take nationwide delivery or collect from Ashbourne, Co. Meath

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