Plastic Container City

Plastic Container City We are a family-run business (established in 1999) providing high quality restaurant, catering and cupcake decorating supplies.

Our mission is to provide the products you need to keep your food service business running smoothly and efficiently.

Pickup gets busy fast. When finished orders look alike, whoever steps in to handle handoff should not have to work out w...
08/31/2026

Pickup gets busy fast. When finished orders look alike, whoever steps in to handle handoff should not have to work out which belongs to which customer.

Make identification obvious before the rush reaches the counter.

08/29/2026

National Cherry Turnover Day is a good reason to interrupt the usual pastry lineup.

Put one flaky, fruit-filled special in the spotlight for the day, then watch whether customers ask for an encore.
The pastry case does not always need more of the same.
Sometimes one unexpected item gives people a reason to look twice.
Shop the 6x5x2 clear hinged clamshell. Link to the website in bio ☝️

A sold-out sign is small. The gap it leaves in the customer’s visit is not. When a familiar favorite disappears during t...
08/28/2026

A sold-out sign is small. The gap it leaves in the customer’s visit is not.
When a familiar favorite disappears during the rush, the next visit starts with less certainty.
Protect the items people return for by planning their packaging before demand peaks.

Save this before your next seasonal forecast.

“Which flavor should I get?” can become the offer instead of the obstacle. Pack three distinct cookie flavors together a...
08/28/2026

“Which flavor should I get?” can become the offer instead of the obstacle.

Pack three distinct cookie flavors together and let the variety be the reason to buy. One chocolate chip, one red velvet and one lemon sugar turns a choice into a tasting pack.

Shop the 3 Compartment Container.

08/28/2026

A wrap can taste great and still vanish into a crowded lunch display.
Build the layers with the finished cut in mind: contrast, color and a clean face that reads before the label does.
Then pack the wrap so the cut side meets the customer first.
Shop the Sandwich Wrap Container.

One leaves the shelf empty. The other fills storage with packaging that moves too slowly. Both happen when the order is ...
08/28/2026

One leaves the shelf empty.
The other fills storage with packaging that moves too slowly.
Both happen when the order is based on instinct instead of the formats customers actually buy.

Past sales, booked orders and the next seasonal menu should all shape the case quantity.
Save this before your next case order.

One item can sell in several formats, but each version pulls from different packaging stock. Whole, slice and sampler ea...
08/28/2026

One item can sell in several formats, but each version pulls from different packaging stock.
Whole, slice and sampler each need their own count.
Count what customers actually buy, not only the recipe you plan to make.
Save this before your next seasonal order.

National Lemon Meringue Pie Day is permission to make one pie impossible to ignore. Give the meringue height, deep toast...
08/28/2026

National Lemon Meringue Pie Day is permission to make one pie impossible to ignore. Give the meringue height, deep toasted peaks and the presence of a bakery-counter centerpiece.
Make it the item customers notice before they have read the flavor card.
The pie may be classic. The presentation does not have to be.
Shop the 9" Pie Container with Deep Dome.

Flour in the kitchen. Frosting in the fridge. Orders still coming in. Then the container for that item is gone, and the ...
08/28/2026

Flour in the kitchen. Frosting in the fridge.
Orders still coming in. Then the container for that item is gone, and the bestseller disappears with it.
Busy-season planning has to count the packaging behind each item, not only the ingredients in front of it.
Save this before your next rush.

The decorating may be finished, but the order still has a drive ahead of it. Plan the cake and the container for the tri...
08/28/2026

The decorating may be finished, but the order still has a drive ahead of it.
Plan the cake and the container for the trip - not only the bakery counter.
Shop the 1/8 sheet-cake container.

Address

216 N South Street
Petersburg, VA
23803

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 3pm
Tuesday 9am - 3pm
Wednesday 9am - 3pm
Thursday 9am - 3pm
Friday 9am - 3pm

Telephone

+18048956088

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