The Daoxiang catalogue: six collections, 126 pieces
The Daoxiang catalogue runs to six collections and 126 pieces, all moulded from plant fibre, and the range is organised by the job a piece does rather than by shape family. This guided tour walks the six collections, shows what each range covers, and ends with the fastest way to find the piece your service needs.
The short answer
- Six collections: cutlery, cups, carriers, standard tableware, special shapes and sets.
- 126 catalogued pieces, one material throughout, no plastic lining.
- Every piece rated −18°C to 100°C, freezer to hot food in one range.
- OEM custom moulds sit on top of the stock range when a signature shape is needed.
Inside the Daoxiang catalogue: the six collections
Cutlery. Forks, knives and spoons pressed from sugarcane bagasse, the fibre left after sugar extraction. The bagasse guide covers what the fibre is and why it presses into a piece that holds up in service. Cutlery is where most programmes start, because it is the piece a customer holds.
Cups. Cold cups and hot cups with their lid systems, sized for the service moments a food operation runs all day. The lid is the part worth specifying carefully, because lid fit decides whether a cup survives the walk from counter to table.
Carriers. Trays and carriers built for food service and takeaway, where the job is to hold a meal together from counter to table. Carrier dimensions decide how a meal packs, so the tray is chosen with the menu rather than after it.
Standard tableware. Plates, bowls and compartment pieces that cover the hot line and the cold line from one range. Compartment pieces earn their place in portioned service, where separation on the plate is part of the offer.
Special shapes. Pieces made for specific menus, the formats a standard range does not cover. If a menu needs a shape the catalogue does not list, the custom mould route turns it into a catalogue piece of your own.
Sets. Pre-combined kits for retail, events and branded service, where the value is in the combination rather than the single piece. Sets are also the fastest way to trial a range, because one carton covers several pieces at once.
How the range is organised
The catalogue is arranged by job, not by shape. That means the fastest way in is the service moment rather than the product family: freezer display, hot line, takeaway, retail shelf. The collections page follows the same logic, and the product pages carry the piece-level detail.
The same piece often covers more than one job: a bowl that serves a hot line at lunch can hold a cold dessert at dinner, and a cup that works for takeaway works at a counter display. When one piece covers two jobs the carton does more work and the cost per use falls, which is why mixed menus tend to settle on fewer pieces rather than more.
One material, one temperature window
Every piece in the catalogue is rated from −18°C to 100°C, so freezer to hot food sits inside one material and a mixed menu does not need two ranges. There is no plastic lining to soften or separate, and grease and water resistance is structural rather than coated. The temperature guide covers what sits inside that window in real service and what sits outside it.
Finding the piece your service needs
- Start from the menu. List the service moments, then match pieces to moments rather than browsing shapes.
- Check the carton. Stacking and carton loading decide the landed cost per piece, as the shipping guide explains.
- Sample before committing. The sample testing guide lists the checks, from hot food to lid fit and stacking.
How the catalogue is ordered
Every piece in the catalogue is available on the same commercial terms: samples on request, the MOQ confirmed in the quotation, and a reply within one business day. Stock pieces run on the production calendar confirmed at quotation, and they ship built for the container, as the shipping guide sets out. There is no separate route for a first small order and a repeat container; the terms are the same, and the MOQ exists to keep the unit price honest.
Most buyers start with a sample set across the pieces their menu needs, then place a first order once the pieces have been through their own service. The sample testing guide lists the checks worth running first, and the ordering guide covers MOQ, samples and lead times in full.
From catalogue to your own range
Most programmes run on stock pieces with a logo added, covered in the private label guide. When the piece itself has to be yours, the custom moulds guide walks the route from drawing to production. Either way the commercial terms are the same ones set out in the ordering guide: samples on request, MOQ confirmed at quotation, replies within one business day.
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