Custom Portion & Sauce Cups
Small-format cups for sauces, dips, and condiments
Starting around$0.075/eaConfigure for your pricePortion cups are the small containers used for sauces, dips, condiments, dressings, toppings, and samples. They are the smallest packaging item most food businesses buy and often the highest in count — a busy restaurant can go through thousands a week — which makes them a quiet but constant place for your brand to appear. Restaurants, food trucks, delis, caterers, and sauce brands all use them, and because they are bought at volume, even a fraction of a cent per unit matters on the total order.
YaSeen Packaging configures portion cups and their lids as a matched set, so you are not reconciling two suppliers on an item you reorder constantly. Choose the size, material, lid style, and quantity, and estimated pricing updates as you configure. Send print-ready artwork or just your logo, and we'll prepare a free digital mockup of the printed lid or cup. Volume pricing improves steeply at the case quantities most operations order, with nationwide delivery on completed orders.
- Sizes from 1 oz to 4 oz for sauces, dips, and samples
- Clear and paper formats for wet or dry portions
- Matched lids, with printed lid options
- High-count runs for high-volume kitchens
- Free digital mockup before production
- Printing
- Custom logo printing
- Artwork
- Free digital mockup
- Minimum order
- Varies by configuration
- Production
- Confirmed with your final quote
- Shipping
- Multiple options available
- Delivery
- Nationwide
About Custom Portion & Sauce Cups
A portion cup is a small container — typically 1 to 4 ounces — used to send a sauce, dip, or condiment with an order. They are also used for samples, toppings, dressings on the side, and in some operations for pre-portioned ingredients on a prep line.
Because they are small and bought in large quantities, portion cups are easy to treat as a commodity. But they are also extremely high-touch: a customer may handle two or three with a single order, and a branded cup on a takeout tray is a small, repeated brand impression that costs very little per unit.
For businesses already printing larger packaging, adding printed portion cups completes the set — the bag, the container, the napkin, and the sauce cup all carrying the same mark.
Sizes & Specifications
The sizes below are the range we manufacture most often. If you need a size that is not listed, tell us the dimensions and we will confirm what is available.
| Size | Common Uses | Lid Options |
|---|---|---|
| 1 oz | Samples, dressings, single-serve condiments | Matched lid |
| 2 oz | Standard sauce and dip portion | Matched lid |
| 3 oz | Larger dips, toppings, sides | Matched lid |
| 4 oz | Sides, larger condiment portions | Matched lid |
| Other sizes | Tell us your dimension and we will confirm availability | Confirmed with quote |
Clear vs Paper
The choice usually comes down to what is going in the cup and whether the customer should see it.
- Clear — shows the sauce or product, and the standard for dips and dressings.
- Paper — full printed surface, good for dry portions and samples.
- Coated — resistance for oily or thin sauces.
- Compostable or plant-fiber options where available for your product, confirmed with your quote.
Branding Small Formats
A portion cup is too small for elaborate artwork, and that is fine — at this scale, restraint reads as confidence. The treatments that work are the simple ones.
- A single logo — clean and legible at 1 to 2 inches.
- A repeated mark — a small logo pattern across the lid.
- Printed lids — the largest visible surface on a closed portion cup.
- Brand colour matching — colour-matched cups with no logo at all.
Ordering at Volume
Portion cups are bought in high counts, so the per-unit difference between a plain cup and a printed one is small in absolute terms — which is the argument for printing them. Tell us your annual or quarterly usage in your project notes and we will quote against that volume rather than a one-off run.
How Pricing Works
Custom packaging is quoted per project rather than sold at a list price, because the cost depends on the material, the size, how much print coverage your artwork uses, any additional features, and the quantity you run.
Larger runs lower the cost per unit, which is why we quote across volume tiers instead of a single flat figure. Submit your configuration and a specialist returns pricing for your exact combination, including what the price covers — product, printing, accessories, freight, and artwork setup.
Minimum Order Quantity
Minimum order quantity varies by product and specification, and is confirmed with your quote. It depends on the material, the size, and the print setup your artwork requires — a run that shares a plate or a die can start smaller than one that does not.
Tell us your target quantity in the configurator and we will confirm the actual minimum for your build.
Artwork Requirements
For the cleanest print result, supply vector artwork. Vector files scale to any size without losing edge quality, which matters when the same logo prints across a range of products in your line.
- Preferred: AI, EPS, SVG, or PDF — vector formats.
- Acceptable: PNG or JPG at high resolution.
- If you only have your logo, we can prepare the packaging layout for you.
- A color reference — hex code, Pantone number, or a physical sample — helps us match accurately.
Production & Delivery
This product is custom manufactured after you approve the design and pricing — it is not pulled from stock. The sequence is: configure your specifications, receive a free digital mockup, approve the design and pricing, manufacturing begins, then the completed order is delivered nationwide.
Production timing and freight depend on the product, quantity, and your delivery location, so they are confirmed as part of your quote rather than estimated here.
Reordering
Because your specifications and approved artwork are recorded against your order, reordering is a matter of confirming your previous configuration and quantity — you do not need to rebuild the specification from scratch. Tell a specialist you are reordering and reference your previous project.
Who Orders Custom Portion & Sauce Cups
These are the businesses that most often order this packaging. We manufacture to your specifications regardless of your size.
Frequently Asked Questions
What sizes of portion cups are available?+
Can I print such a small cup?+
Should I choose clear or paper portion cups?+
Do the lids come with the cups?+
Are these suitable for hot sauces?+
What is the minimum order quantity?+
How much do custom portion cups cost?+
Do you ship nationwide?+
Can I order portion cups with my other packaging?+
What file format should my logo be in?+
Production Time and Shipping Time Are Different
Production time is the time required to manufacture your packaging. Transit time is the time required to transport it to you. These are separate — a production window is not a delivery date, and every project's timeline is confirmed with your final quote.
Express
Best when speed matters most. Faster transportation may be available depending on the product, quantity, manufacturing location, shipment size, destination and carrier availability. Express transportation can cost significantly more than standard, and an exact transit time is confirmed with your freight quote.
Standard
Best when you want a balance between delivery cost and transit time. Standard freight is generally the more economical option when your schedule allows additional flexibility. Actual transit time and freight cost are confirmed with your final quote.
Large-volume freight
Larger orders are not handled as ordinary parcel shipments. Depending on size and destination this may involve palletized freight, LTL, air, ocean, partial-container (LCL) or full-container (FCL) arrangements. YaSeen determines the appropriate method for your actual project and quotes it accordingly.
Not sure
If you are unsure, our team will recommend the option that best fits your deadline, quantity and destination once your project has been reviewed.
Freight cost and transit time are confirmed with your final quote. Shipping & delivery details
What Happens After You Submit
Submitting a project starts a review, not a charge. Here is the whole process from your submission to your delivery.
- 1
Project received
We receive your specifications, quantity, artwork and delivery information.
- 2
Project review
Our team reviews the packaging requirements and verifies production and delivery details.
- 3
Final quote
You receive confirmed pricing, applicable freight, payment terms and an estimated timeline.
- 4
Secure payment
If you choose to proceed, you receive approved payment instructions or a secure invoice.
- 5
Digital proof
Your artwork is prepared and reviewed for the packaging you selected.
- 6
Your approval
You approve the final digital proof, or request corrections.
- 7
Production
Production begins only after payment requirements are satisfied and final artwork is approved.
- 8
Shipping
Your completed packaging ships using the delivery method agreed on your quote.
- 9
Delivery
Your packaging arrives according to the confirmed project arrangements.
- 10
Reorder
Your approved specifications and artwork can be referenced to make future orders easier.
Request a Sample
Sample availability, customization and shipping costs vary by product. Submit a sample request and our team will confirm the options available for the packaging you're considering. A digital mockup of your own artwork is provided before production on every order.
How samples fit into an orderAlready Ordered This Product?
Repeat orders can be easier because your previous specifications and approved artwork may already be available for reference. Start a reorder request and tell us the product, quantity and any changes you'd like.
Start a reorderWhy Businesses Order From YaSeen Packaging
Free digital mockup
You see your artwork on the packaging before anything is produced.
Artwork support
Send print-ready files, a logo, or ask us to prepare the layout.
Volume pricing
Larger quantities receive stronger unit economics and a tiered quote.
Nationwide delivery coordination
Express, standard and large-volume freight options arranged per project.
Multiple products, one supplier
Build a complete packaging system instead of managing several vendors.
No payment to submit
Your project is reviewed and priced before you are asked to pay anything.
Packaging Guides
Planning your order? These guides answer the questions that come up most often.
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