Methods for making paperboard blanks and paperboard products therefrom

A method for making a paperboard product, comprising:

• burning a paperboard substrate to form at least one aperture therethrough;
• securing a film onto the paperboard substrate to produce a paperboard blank;
• forming the paperboard blank to overlap two opposing edges of the paperboard blank to form a sidewall, wherein the sidewall comprises:
• an inner surface comprising the film,
• an outer surface comprising the paperboard substrate, and
• a first edge adapted to be curled to form a brim curl, and
• securing a bottom panel to the sidewall at or adjacent a second edge of the sidewall;
• and
• curling the first edge of the sidewall to form the brim curl.

A paperboard product, comprising:

• a sidewall formed from a paperboard blank;
• and
• a bottom panel secured to the sidewall,
• wherein the sidewall comprises:
• an inner surface comprising a shrinkable film;
• and
• an outer surface comprising at least a first outer layer, a second outer layer, and an intermediate layer, wherein the first and second outer layers comprise polyethylene, and the intermediate layer comprises a paperboard,
• wherein the sidewall has at least one aperture formed therethrough, and the at least one aperture is formed by burning a portion of the sidewall, and wherein the shrinkable film shrinks at a temperature of at least 70° C. to provide a gap between at least a portion of the shrunk film and the outer surface.