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Prep Tray: wholesale price

A typical US business buyer pays a median of $0.40 per unit at small order quantities, falling to $0.05 at volume, on a typical 21-day lead time. These medians come from published supplier pricing. Treat them as a starting point for a sourcing conversation rather than a binding quote.

Median price by order quantity

Order sizeMedian /unit
500–999 units$0.40
1,000–4,999 units$0.25
5,000–9,999 units$0.12
10,000–24,999 units$0.08
25,000–99,999 units$0.06
100,000+ units$0.05

What moves the price

For prep tray, the drivers are rack standard compatibility, length, width, material, perforation, edge profile, loaf count, pan length — the same item can land at either end of the band depending on how those are specified.

For mid-range custom-printed plastic prep trays, price is driven mainly by resin choice (PP/PET/PS), wall thickness, and whether the tray is thermoformed, injection-molded, or disposable nested stock with print. Published wholesale and factory quotes show lower unit prices at 1,000+ units and a sharper drop at 5,000–100,000+ for simpler disposable trays, while US-facing wholesale distributors typically sit much higher for stocked serving trays. The most realistic supplier routes are Chinese factory/import listings for landed-equivalent bulk pricing and US wholesale distributors for comparison on higher-priced finished goods.

Also known as: food prep tray, ingredient tray, mise en place tray, preparation tray.

Paying more than the median?

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