12oz / 16oz / 20oz / 24oz Clear PET Round Salad Bowls | Hinged Flat-Lid Deli Bowls with Fluted Wall | Salad Bars · Poke · Grab-and-Go | GHW-FL Series

QUNLU presents the Round Clear PET Salad & Poke Bowls with Dome Lid | Ø175mm × 4 Depth Options 500-1500ml | GHW-20DL / 24DL / 32DL / 48DL, a thoughtfully engineered packaging solution designed for modern foodservice, retail, and delivery environments. With an emphasis on functional design and sustainability, QUNLU’s dome lid containers meet the needs of chefs, caterers, meal-prep brands, and hospitality operators seeking premium, user-friendly sustainable food packaging.

Product features and design

The Round Clear PET Salad & Poke Bowls with Dome Lid combine a circular Ø175mm footprint with four depth options—specifically sized to hold 500ml, 750ml, 1000ml, and 1500ml volumes—allowing brands to standardize on a single diameter while offering portion size versatility. Constructed from crystal-clear polyethylene terephthalate (PET), these PET salad bowls provide excellent transparency that showcases fresh ingredients and layered presentations. Utilizing reliable dome lid containers ensures leak resistance during transit.

Key attributes:

- Clarity and Presentation: The PET material offers superior optical clarity compared to many alternatives, enhancing product visibility and facilitating impulse purchases for grab-and-go displays.

- Four Depth Options: The Ø175mm diameter paired with four depth options provides portion flexibility while preserving shelf and display uniformity.

- Food-Safe and Certified: Produced by QUNLU on advanced German and Japanese thermoforming lines, these PET salad bowls comply with global food safety standards.

Applications and use cases

- Poke bowl packaging: Designed to highlight colorful, layered poke bowls, these dome lid containers create a restaurant-quality presentation for takeaway and delivery. Choosing high-grade poke bowl packaging keeps food fresh and visually appealing.

- PET salad bowls for grab-and-go retail: Supermarkets, delis, and convenience stores can leverage the clarity and portability of these PET salad bowls to showcase prepared salads and protein-centered meals while advancing sustainable food packaging goals.

- Meal prep and subscription boxes: Meal assembly operations benefit from the consistent sizing, secure lids, and Stackability of these dome lid containers for subscription meal kits.

Innovation and technical advantages

- Precision thermoforming: Manufactured on high-precision German and Japanese thermoforming equipment, these PET salad bowls are formed with consistent wall thickness and tight tolerances.

- Compatibility with labeling and branding: The smooth, clear surface is ideal for pressure-sensitive labels and printed banding, enabling brands to apply high-impact graphics and nutritional information to the dome lid containers.

- Recyclability and responsible sourcing: PET is widely recyclable through established municipal streams, and QUNLU supports sustainable food packaging practices by optimizing material use and offering guidance on post-consumer recycling.

① Round Bowl, Attached Flat Lid — one-piece build with a live hinge; staff fold and snap in one motion, and there is no separate lid to stock, mismatch or lose at the counter.

② Flat Lid Stacks, Domes Do Not — the flat profile lets filled bowls stack squarely in cold cases and delivery bags, giving more facings per shelf than dome-lid bowls of the same volume.

③ Fluted Sidewall — the vertical flute pattern adds hoop strength to a lightweight 13-31 g part and reads as a faceted premium bowl through the clear wall.

④ Four-Step Portion Ladder — 12oz side through 24oz full-meal bowl, separately tooled but visually matched, so a salad bar or poke counter runs one coherent lineup across four price points.

⑤ rPET Ready — GRS-certified 30 / 50 / 100% recycled PET on all four models, produced on shared lines from the same resin batches. Samples in 3–7 business days.

Common to all four models (each tooled on its own dedicated mold) — Material: Food-grade PET / rPET · Shape: Round with fluted sidewall · Structure: One-piece, live hinge + flat snap-on lid · Compartments: 1 open cavity · Carton: 5-ply export carton

The attached flat lid is the operational advantage. On a busy salad bar the lid is already there — fold, snap, done — so there is no lid bin to refill and no size mismatch at peak service. The flat top then stacks squarely, which dome-lid bowls cannot do without crushing the pack below.

The fluted sidewall is structural, not decorative: vertical flutes add hoop strength so a 13 g bowl holds its shape when lifted full and one-handed. Side flange tabs give a grip point clear of the food zone.

Thermoformed in a Class 100,000 clean room on KIEFEL (Germany) and ASANO (Japan) lines. Custom services: GRS-certified rPET (30/50/100%), custom tints, adhesive paper or PET labels with no tooling cost, and adjusted carton counts.

Safety: BPA-Free · PFAS-Free · No heavy metals · FDA 21 CFR 177.1630 compliant

Zhejiang Qunlu New Material Co., Ltd. — direct thermoforming manufacturer, 15+ years of B2B export experience, 100,000 sqm plant in Pinghu, Jiaxing, 5,000+ active molds. No trading agents.

A round bowl with an attached lid is harder to tool than a two-piece set: the hinge has to survive repeated folding and the lid must land in the rim every time, on every cavity. We validate hinge fold and snap engagement across the full mold rather than on first article only.

90 minutes to Shanghai Port, 2 hours to Ningbo Port. Any mix of the four sizes ships under one PO, one QC inspection and one consolidated container, with full export documentation prepared before departure.

Q1: Is the lid attached or separate?

Attached. Lid and bowl are thermoformed as one piece with a live hinge, so the lid folds over and snaps into the rim. No separate lid to stock, match or lose.

Q2: Which size for which application?

12oz for side salads, deli sides and dips; 16oz for single-serve salads and fruit cups; 20oz for poke and grain bowls; 24oz for full-meal and shareable portions.

Q3: Why a flat lid instead of a dome?

Flat lids stack. Filled bowls sit squarely on each other in cold cases and delivery bags, giving more facings per shelf. Choose a dome only if you need headroom above the rim for tall toppings.

Q4: Do the four sizes share tooling?

No — each has its own dedicated mold, so every portion is properly proportioned. They share one design language: same round fluted profile, same hinge and rim principle, so they read as a matched set on shelf.

Q5: Is GRS-certified rPET available?

Yes, 30 / 50 / 100% on all four models. Clarity stays glass-like at 30-50%; slight haze at 100% remains within retail visual specifications. Chain-of-custody documentation per shipment.

Q6: Can I add branding?

Adhesive labels (paper or PET) apply to the flat lid with no tooling cost — the flat top is an ideal label panel. Artwork should be prepared per size. Embossed logos require a dedicated mold (one-time tooling fee, 25–35 days).

Q7: Are these suitable for hot food or microwave?

No. PET is rated 0°C to 40°C (32°F to 104°F) — chilled salad bar, cold-chain transport and ambient display. For hot-fill or microwaveable bowls, ask us about our PP range.