Restaurant Disposables & Packaging Route Driver App

What is a Restaurant Disposables & Packaging Route?

A restaurant disposables and packaging route is a direct delivery business where independent and regional distributors deliver takeout containers, aluminum pans, plastic wrap, cups, lids, napkins, gloves, trash liners, and food wrapping supplies directly to restaurants, delis, bodegas, caterers, and food service operations. These drivers visit the same accounts on weekly or biweekly schedules, check inventory levels, take reorders, and leave paper invoices. The workflow is nearly identical to food DSD routes — the same customers, the same stops, the same invoicing challenges. Many restaurant packaging distributors also carry JanSan crossover products, making them full-service supply partners for the accounts they serve.

The Foodservice Packaging Distribution Market

The restaurant disposables and packaging industry is a $65 billion global market growing at 6% annually, driven by the continued expansion of takeout, delivery, and fast-casual dining. Independent and regional distributors serve restaurants, delis, caterers, hotels, and food service operations that need consistent, reliable access to takeout containers, wrapping supplies, and disposable serviceware. Many of these distributors carry products from manufacturers like Dart Container, Pactiv Evergreen, Genpak, Anchor Packaging, and WNA, and resell to the same restaurants that food route drivers visit every week. This creates a direct overlap with the food DSD market — the same customers, the same delivery schedules, the same invoicing challenges.

Challenges of Managing a Restaurant Packaging Route

Restaurant packaging route drivers face unique operational challenges. Customers order many different SKUs — different container sizes for different menu items, specific cup and lid combinations, customized wrapping supplies — and those specifications change as menus evolve. Pricing on packaging materials fluctuates with raw material costs, and managing per-account pricing across dozens of restaurants requires careful record-keeping. Paper invoices from packaging suppliers are dense, often spanning multiple product categories and manufacturer codes, and manually tracking that information across a week of deliveries quickly becomes overwhelming.

How The Full Truck Helps Restaurant Packaging Distributors

The Full Truck is designed for any route driver who delivers products on a recurring schedule and invoices customers in the field. For restaurant disposables distributors, our AI invoice scanner digitizes supplier invoices from any manufacturer — Dart, Pactiv, Genpak, or any regional wholesaler — extracting every product, size, and price instantly. Your restaurant, deli, and catering accounts get a digital ordering link to browse your full packaging catalog and place orders directly, so they never run out of the containers their kitchen depends on. Stop managing paper invoices for 400 SKUs and start running your packaging route with digital tools built for the field.