delivering pizzas sans boxes

[system]

We have a large school lunch contract. We deliver 2000 pizzas per week(400/day) to 5 different high schools. We have one driver assigned to each school and each driver makes 2-3 runs. In a continued effort to save $, I am looking for any ideas on how our operation could possibley deliver these pizzas without boxes. We currently cut 14" pizzas in boxes and use multiple 7 container and 4 container hot bags. Each driver packs about 80 pizzas on average in his/her car Mon-Fri. Because of our central location and the size of our market, it would be impossible to buy 1 big truck and load and keep them hot and deliver them to all 5 schools at the same time. We need to use our drivers cars and keep the pizzas hot. I buy 2000 boxes a week for this order at $0.31 per box. With our volume, it seems to make sense to buy some type of recycled pan that we could use and load in our hot bags.
Any suggestions?

 

[Ramsey]

There’s always clay boxes which are much cheaper/flimsier than corrugated. but you could always pop a lid support for stability.

 

[PiZano_s]

I used 2 do a par-bake program…

we used to put the pie on a circle, then put 3 box toppers in each pie & stack them 5 high…

these were shrink wrapped & put into a plastic box w/lid…

it was always hard to find replacement boxes, but there out there on the 'net…

scrap the cardboard circles, maybe invest in reusable tins/servers…stack 'em w/the box toppers…vent the lid tho…

prob can find a bag to hold the plastic box…

I’ve also used plastic bread racks for staging…you might consider them

good luck!!!

 

[st_louis_pizza]

So, what is your selling price per pizza? size of pizza? slices per pizza? your cost per pizza? I was always curious of getting involved in this side of the business, I just never had any facts to back them up. Any information you provide will be greatly appreciated.