Bulk napkin supply for restaurants, hotel groups, caterers and distributors. Order dinner, cocktail, beverage and lint-free formats in case quantities from 5,000 pieces, mix up to eight SKUs in one container, and ship FOB Ningbo or Shanghai.
In napkin terms, bulk means you buy by the master case rather than the consumer pack, and you take responsibility for secondary distribution. A consumer pack is 20–50 napkins in a printed polybag designed for a shelf. A bulk case is 1,000–3,000 napkins in a plain inner wrap inside a corrugated shipper, designed to be broken down in a storeroom.
The cost difference is not trivial. Removing the retail sleeve removes a printing step, a packing step and roughly 30% of the packaging material. For a buyer moving 50,000 napkins a month, that is usually the single largest saving available without changing the product.
| Pack format | Napkins per unit | Who buys it | Cost impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bulk master case | 1,000–3,000 | Restaurants, hotels, caterers | Lowest cost per napkin |
| Inner-wrapped bundle | 250–500 | Multi-site operators | Low |
| Printed retail sleeve | 20–50 | Supermarkets, cash & carry | +packaging step |
| Dispenser refill | 200–400 | QSR, cafeterias | Depends on dispenser spec |
The three decisions that drive both price and satisfaction are ply, fold and substrate. Get one wrong and you will either overpay or hear about it from the floor staff.
Most buyers do not want 40HQ of one napkin. We allow up to eight SKUs per container at the 5,000-piece minimum each, which lets a distributor cover plate service, bar service and takeaway in a single shipment. The constraint is pack-out: if your SKUs have different case cube, we calculate the container loading and tell you the realistic fill before you commit, rather than after.
With a 25–35 day transit to Northern Europe plus production time, a reorder triggered when stock runs out means weeks of shortage. We recommend a rolling 90-day forecast, even an approximate one. Buyers who share a forecast get production slots reserved, which matters during the pre-Christmas and pre-Ramadan peaks when line capacity tightens across the industry.
Our standard bulk master case holds 1,000 to 3,000 napkins depending on ply and fold, packed in inner wraps inside a corrugated shipper. Exact count per case is confirmed with your quote because it varies with the format you choose.
Yes, up to eight SKUs per container at 5,000 pieces each. We run the container loading calculation and confirm the realistic fill before you place the order, because different formats have different case cube.
Production is typically 15-25 days after sample approval for custom work, and faster for stock formats held in inventory. Add transit: 12-18 days to the US West Coast, 25-35 days to Northern Europe, 3-7 days to Japan.
2-ply handles most table service and is the standard choice. Move to 3-ply when the napkin needs to absorb a spill or substitute for a hand wipe, or when the venue positions itself as premium. 1-ply is for dispensers, not tables.
Both. Plain bulk cases are the lowest cost per napkin. Printed bulk napkins add a flexo printing step with a 5,000-piece minimum per design and Pantone matching, with a printed proof on the actual substrate before the run.
Tell us the format, ply, size, print colours and quantity. We reply with price bands, lead time and a sample plan within one working day.
