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    Gable-top chilled carton

    Chilled milk, oat drink and juice.

    A white gable-top milk carton with a cobalt-blue lower half and cold condensation on its surface.
    Best for
    Chilled milk, oat drink and juice sold from the fridge.
    Structure
    Paperboard coated with LDPE on both sides. No foil layer, so it needs refrigeration.
    Print methods
    Flexo · Offset
    Finishes
    Matte varnish · Gloss varnish
    After use
    Mostly fibre, no aluminium. Collected with cartons.

    How it's built

    Outside to inside

    Exploded view of gable-top carton board: paperboard between two polyethylene films, no foil.
    1. 1Polyethylene outer coat
    2. 2Paperboard
    3. 3Polyethylene food-contact layer

    Look and feel

    Square body, pitched roof, a sealed fin at the peak. Satin white board, the carton everybody knows from the dairy aisle. Four side panels plus the two roof panels to design on.

    Printing on it

    Flexo on the board. Flat colour and confident type carry it; there's nothing to hide behind on a shape this familiar.

    Barrier and shelf life

    No foil layer, so it relies on the cold chain. Shelf life depends on the drink and how it's processed.

    Run sizes

    Cartons are formed, filled and sealed on the drink maker's filling line, so the carton is printed on the roll that line runs. Minimums are set by the carton maker and your filler, and they sit far above a box or label job. We design the artwork and prepare press-ready files for your carton maker or co-packer.

    After use

    Mostly fibre, no aluminium. Collected with cartons.

    Pairs well with

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    How we describe it

    “gable-top chilled carton on uncoated-looking paperboard, folded peak top, matte face with no gloss laminate”

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    Plant-based PE screw cap

    Closure for gable-top and slanted-top cartons.