Christmas is but a few weeks away - we're here to to help make sure you don't run out of food packaging essentials like Mince Pie Foils, Cake Boxes, Takeaway Food Packaging and Disposable Plastic Glasses. Our opening hours are largely determined by courier schedules and of course, our … [Read more...] about Christmas 2024 Opening Hours
Cups and Glasses
Early May Bank Holiday Deliveries
The Early May Bank Holiday is fast approaching - here's what you need to know about our delivery schedule over the long weekend. We use DPD (Next Day), DHL (Standard 1-2 day) and Evri (Economy 3-5 day) We deliver bulky orders on pallets - please allow 48 hours to avoid disappointment! Monday … [Read more...] about Early May Bank Holiday Deliveries
Easter Opening Hours 2024
Our website is always open, but our delivery schedule is determined by the couriers we use; DPD (Next Day) DHL (Standard 1-2 day) and Evri (Economy 3-5 day). The Easter weekend has two Bank Holidays - Friday 29th March and Monday 1st April. This means that our offices will be closed from 5pm … [Read more...] about Easter Opening Hours 2024
Christmas 2023 Opening Hours
With Christmas fast approaching, we want to help you make sure you don't run out of any festive essentials like Mince Pie Foils Cake Boxes Pudding Basins and Tableware. Our opening hours are largely determined by courier availability and our confidence in them delivering when they say they will. … [Read more...] about Christmas 2023 Opening Hours
Polystyrene Cups Alternatives
From October 2023, a ban on single-use plastics came into effect. This means the following cups will be delisted, no longer available to order on our website. The law applies to hospitality businesses like fast food / take away restaurants, but it won't apply to shops like Supermarkets, … [Read more...] about Polystyrene Cups Alternatives
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 … [Read more...] about Choose The Right Size Food Container
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 … [Read more...] about Accurately weighing food ready to sell
Handy Packaging Visual Size Guide
One of the most common questions we are asked is: "I can see the measurements on your website, but I don't know how big it is" Now we can send samples, just drop us an email and we'll pop up to 10 samples in the post. As this is a free service, please allow up to 10 days for delivery. "BUT I … [Read more...] about Handy Packaging Visual Size Guide
Supply Chain Issues / Price Increases
It's been out of stock forever..... A quick update regarding the product lines that seem to be in and out of stock on our website. We work with dozens of manufacturers, and they are have all been trying to supply in demand product ranges to companies like ours. In ordinary circumstances, … [Read more...] about Supply Chain Issues / Price Increases
PLA unavailability
We took great interest in some of the speakers at the FPA Environment Seminar last week, and one on the key messages was clarity in the current claims for packaging that are being touted as the next big thing. The picture is muddy at best, and the whole industry needs to address this, even more so … [Read more...] about PLA unavailability
