What a hot-dog tray is for
Long and shallow — 200 by 80 by 30 mm — with every wall leaning out, a pleat at each corner and a tab that locks it shut. No glue, so it ships flat and is folded at the counter, and the lock means it holds its shape under a loaded dog without splaying.
The proportions are the design constraint. The two long walls are narrow strips, so type has to be set small and horizontal or it will not fit; a mark that works at 200 by 30 mm is a very different thing from one that works on a burger box. The base is covered by the food immediately.
Leaning walls make it easy to eat from and easy to stack empty, and the shape suits anything longer than it is wide: hot dogs, bratwurst, loaded fries, churros, corn on the cob. Street vendors, stadium kiosks, festivals and cinema concessions are the market.
The locking tab sits on the outside face, so it lands in the middle of your artwork. Leave that area plain — a tab folded across a printed panel shows a slice of the design offset from the rest and looks like a printing fault rather than a fastening. The editor shows where it falls, so check it in the dieline view before approving.
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Hot dog trays for dogs and loaded fries, corners pleated and locked. Design the print free and see the tray in 3D.
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