OEM/ODM Stainless Steel Food Grade Containers Manufacturer & Exporter

AISI 304 contains 18% Chromium and 8% Nickel, giving it an austenitic crystalline structure with superior corrosion resistance against salty, acidic, or alkaline food substances. It is the gold standard for long-term commercial catering, steam tables, and direct food storage under US FDA and European LFGB standards.

AISI 201 substitutes a portion of the Nickel with Manganese and Nitrogen. While it maintains high mechanical strength and lower raw material cost, its pitting corrosion resistance is lower in high-saline or acidic environments. We recommend 201 grade for dry storage, outer structural casings, and price-sensitive institutional catering markets, while recommending 304 grade for premium heavy-duty cookware and acidic food contact applications.

Jamming occurs when smooth-sided deep-drawn pans create a vacuum seal or wedge tightly against one another during stacking. Our anti-jam Gastronorm containers are engineered with a precision-stamped anti-jamming shoulder (stacking ridge) located just below the top rim.

This perimeter shoulder acts as a physical mechanical stop, preventing the upper pan from wedging deeply into the lower pan. It leaves a calibrated 3mm to 5mm air gap between nested sidewalls, ensuring smooth airflow, eliminating vacuum lock, and allowing kitchen staff to effortlessly separate pans during fast-paced service.

For standard catalog products (such as standard size GN pans, euro bowls, or stock pots), our typical MOQ is 500 to 1,000 units per item size. For fully customized OEM/ODM products requiring new hydraulic stamping dies, our standard terms are as follows:

1. Tooling & Die Development Lead Time: 15 to 25 working days from 3D CAD drawing approval.
2. Initial Sample Provision: 5 to 7 days post-tooling completion.
3. Production Batch Order MOQ: 2,000 to 5,000 units (depending on product size and sheet metal blank dimensions). Full container load (FCL) orders benefit from optimized shipping logistics and reduced unit costs.

Yes. Stainless steel containers engineered specifically for microwave use (such as our IKOO collection) feature continuous smooth curved corner geometry without sharp edges, points, or burrs where electrical charge concentration occurs. When placed in a modern microwave oven without touching the interior metal walls, the microwaves heat the food directly from the open top while reflecting harmlessly off the smooth outer curved base.

Our microwave-safe containers undergo rigorous 1,000-watt laboratory microwave chamber testing, spark emission diagnostic scans, and thermal imaging to guarantee compliance with international microwave safety guidelines. Lids must always be removed or unlatched during microwave operation.

We provide a comprehensive range of mechanical and chemical surface finishing techniques to suit different market positioning:

• Electropolishing: High-gloss ultra-smooth surface that minimizes bacterial adhesion and optimizes cleanability.
• Satin/Brushed Finish: Classic commercial look that resists fingerprint marks and conceals minor surface scratches.
• PVD Titanium Coating: Physical Vapor Deposition in gold, black titanium, copper, or rose gold for luxury buffet presentation.
• Custom Branding: High-precision fiber laser etching, mechanical deep embossing, embossed bottom logos, or custom screen-printed silicone lids.

All our raw material batches are sourced with mill test certificates (MTC) verifying exact metallurgical elemental percentages. Every quarterly production run undergoes third-party lab testing (SGS, TUV, or Intertek) for heavy metal leaching (Lead, Cadmium, Nickel, Chromium release) under EU Regulation 1935/2004, German LFGB 30 & 31, and US FDA 21 CFR 175.300 requirements.

Detailed test reports and certificates of compliance are made available to our importing partners for seamless customs clearance and retail compliance auditing.

We supply standard commercial gauge thicknesses ranging from 0.6mm to 1.0mm, depending on client specification and depth requirements:

• Economy Grade (0.55mm - 0.6mm): Suitable for high-volume light food prep and institutional serving.
• Standard Commercial (0.7mm - 0.8mm): The industry benchmark offering optimal structural strength, dent resistance, and thermal transfer.
• Heavy Duty / Hotelware (0.9mm - 1.0mm): Reinforced construction engineered for demanding central kitchens, heavy transportation, and intensive daily buffet usage.

Our quality assurance workflow follows a strict 4-stage inspection system in accordance with ISO 9001:2015 standards:

1. Incoming Material Inspection (IQC): Spectrographic alloy verification and thickness sheet checking.
2. In-Process Quality Control (IPQC): Dimensional checks after hydraulic drawing, edge trimming, and rim curling.
3. Post-Passivation Inspection: Copper sulfate testing to verify 100% complete passive oxide layer formation after electropolishing.
4. Final Pre-Shipment Inspection (FQC/OQC): AQL 1.5/4.0 sampling standards for cosmetic appearance, stackability, lid sealing performance, and packaging drop durability.

Absolutely. We provide tailored B2B and retail-ready packaging configurations: individual polybags, customized color gift boxes, corrugated inner cartons, master export cartons with GS1-128 barcode labeling, and ISPM 15 compliant heat-treated wooden pallets.

Our packaging design department collaborates directly with your brand team to ensure barcode scannability, structural drop protection for e-commerce transit, and optimized pallet cube utilization to minimize ocean freight costs.

We offer flexible international commercial terms adapted to established global procurement networks:

• Supported Incoterms: FOB (Mumbai / Nhava Sheva), CIF (Destination Port), CFR, DDP (Delivered Duty Paid), and EXW.
• Standard Payment Terms: 30% T/T deposit upon order confirmation, 70% balance payable against presentation of Bill of Lading (B/L) copy; or 100% Irrevocable Commercial Letter of Credit at Sight (L/C at sight) for large volume contract orders.