Just wondering...?

Question

y does a circle pizza come in a square box, lol it doesn't make since...

Answer 1

Hey, that's a thought...never thought about that and it's kinda funny...

Answer 2

it would be cool if they had circle boxes but i think it would be more work

awsome question

love,

Kristen

Answer 3

haha.

idk!

thats an awesome question

i'll star it :D

Answer 4

It would be impossible to create round boxes since cardboard is cut off of a press in square sheets.  Even with the sides folded in (ie Domino's Pizza boxes), it is still a square box.

And simple geometry will tell you that it's a box, not a sphere.  (Four sides, three dimensional).  And spheres would not hold a pizza very well, because of all the extra space on the Z axis (the pizza would bounce around too much and be a mess).

Answer 5

Cause then its easier to get the pizza out of the box!!!!!

Answer 6

VERY GOOD QUESTION.I DO NOT KNOW.

Answer 7

Not all pizza boxes are square.Originally all pizza boxes were square. Today most of them still are. However, circa 1988 a curious thing happened — the first non-square pizza carton hit the market. It was an 8-sided, or octagon, box created by Stone Container (now Smurfit-Stone Container). Dubbed the “octabox,” it was picked up by Domino's Pizza in 1988 and used by the chain until about 1996, at which time it was dropped for a D-style hexagon carton.

Advantages of Square Boxes. Generally speaking, a square-shape box has three advantages over a non-square box. First, a square shape is what people traditionally associate with a pizza box. So if a traditional look is what's desired, a square box gives that. Second, a square shape provides a maximum of cover area which, in turn provides a maximum surface area for printing on as well as creates a maximum-size look to the carton. Third, a square box has four open corner spaces for holding extra items like sauce cups, garnishes, and the like.

Advantages of Non-square Boxes. Generally speaking, a non-square box has five advantages over a square box. First, a non-square box is “new and different.” So if you're looking to be viewed as unique and innovative, a non-square box does the trick. It's also a way of clearly differentiating your carton from that of the competition. Second, a non-square box accommodates creative cover shapes and, thereby, opens the door to high-impact box structures incorporating the integration of structure with graphics.

Third, due to the diagonal panels, a non-square box reduces pizza-sliding, or slice separation, that occurs during delivery — particularly when drivers are prone to making fast stops and cornering rapidly. Fourth, a non-square box has a smaller air space which, in turn, tends to promote heat conservation. Fifth, from a design standpoint, it tends to be easier to create a material savings with a non-square shape than with a square one, although that's not completely the case.

Answer 8

ha ha...never thought of that before :)

Answer 9

It is easier to make boxes that are made with rectangles, also putting together a box that is a circle would require more work and not be as strong.

Answer 10

lol

thats funny

Answer 11

well my child so that the pizza has more room when the dumbas delivery boy shakes it

Answer 12

idk ill ask a delivery man and see what he says

Answer 13

'Andrew E' had the right answer. It's too hard and costly to make a round box, plus it wouldn't be as strong.

Answer 14

(Because it is cheaper then special ordering round boxes. Do you really want to pay extra for the round box? I don't.)

Answer 15

The reason you have a square box, so you have space in the corners to take your 1st slice.  Have you ever wonder why the lower left or right slice 1st to go.  haha

Answer 16

because pizza was invented before the wheel

Answer 17

first off, interesting question (i'll star it). anyway, i can think of a few reasons

first: like everyone else said, it would cost more to produce and its easier to assemble a square box than any other shape.

second: it would be difficult to fit a pizza into a circular box since you have to aim it right (basically it's a tight fit slowing down the pizza guy)

third: no one pizza are exactly alike, so a circular pizza would make it hard to fit into the box (ok this is basically what i said before in second reason)

fourth: we are all accustomed to the sqaure box and it would like weird if we got differently.

i wish i knew the exact actual reason. i'm going to ask my local pizza place next time i get pizza.