With the nation set to celebrate the Queens Platinum Jubilee, we've been gifted with a double bank holiday in early June. Up and down the country, garden and street parties are being planned, and these parties have traditionally seen slices of cake, sandwiches and dollops of boozy trifle being served on floppy paper plates. (I'm old enough to remember the Silver Jubilee celebrations in 1977!) … [Read more...]
Why you should buy Leakproof Cartons now
Leakproof Food Cartons remain one of our most popular product lines - we love them, our customers love them, and we all love their sustainable credentials as they are great for the environment! People looking to replace plastic takeaway containers have migrated to these cartons as they are utter winners in the world of takeaway food and office lunches. The 98oz carton is big enough to hold a … [Read more...]
Easter Opening Hours 2022
Easter is later this year - lets hope the long weekend is accompanied by some good weather. If you need any packaging supplies, our last order time is 3pm Wednesday 13th April. You need to select the Next Working Day option when you check out and we will ship your order on a next day courier service. We would however recommend not leaving it to the last minute! Orders placed after 3pm Wednesday … [Read more...]
How to Recycle Food Packaging Correctly
There are some common myths concerning the disposal of food packaging... you may see the term "widely recyclable" or "widely considered biodegradable" on your electronic travels, and it should offer much comfort that you, the buyer are making an educated decision about the credentials of that container you need for that thing that you cook. Sound familiar? We've noticed the drive towards a leaner, … [Read more...]
Personalised Pizza Box Packaging
Does building brand awareness feature high on the to-do in '22 list? We follow plenty of you on our social media channels, and while there's an argument that having a great reputation (both online and in real life) it really doesn't harm to pursue other lines of promotion too. Reputations can be massively dented with a simple sentence. (We'll save that for another blog post). We have a mix of … [Read more...]
Natasha’s Law – what you need to know
What is Natasha's Law? Natasha's Law is coming in to force on October 1st; this law directly impacts businesses that sell food prepacked for direct sale (PPDS) in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. The new law means all businesses will be required to label PPDS with the name of the food and a full ingredients list. Most important of all, allergenic ingredients must be emphasised within this … [Read more...]
Choose The Right Size Food Container
"It looked bigger in the picture" We spoke recently about weighing food ready to sell, in this instalment we'll look at picking the correct size container for your food. Perhaps you have that great new food line sat in a bowl or the bottom of the saucepan and now you need to sort some packaging out. This guide should look and sound familiar enough to many busy chefs, often short of time - you … [Read more...]
Price Increases – July 2021
Just what is going on? It won't come as much of a shock if we were to tell you that there have been further price increases from our suppliers in recent weeks, coupled with a squeeze on (very) limited raw materials from further afield, and an exceptionally sluggish supply chain. Historically we have absorbed the smaller increases but when a supplier comes along with a 26% price hike, that's a … [Read more...]
Accurately weighing food ready to sell
Food retailers have a legal responsibility to accurately describe what they are selling. It is down to each retailer to clearly display contents for allergen purposes - I'll be writing more about this in a future blog - but another critical component is the weight. This needs to be clearly displayed too, and you need to accurately calculate the weight of what you're selling. No one needs Trading … [Read more...]
Chips n Dips…
There is no denying that the humble chip is a thing of versatile beauty. Who knew a bowl of 9/16th's could soak up so much alcohol?) With the Euro's in full swing now, you may find the herd demanding a portion of your finest fries all at once, and no one will have pre-ordered either. You may be that lucky venue with a massive kitchen and a fleet of double fryers waiting to go, but equally, you … [Read more...]
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