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
January Update
I had to sit for a while and ponder where to start really. So much going on, so much has changed, yet equally, so much seems just the same. Does that make sense? Firstly, a massive THANKYOU to our customers in 2020 - both for your orders, and your patience too! At times, we were almost overwhelmed … [Read more...] about January Update
Bank Holiday hours
The August Bank Holiday is almost upon us, so it's worth taking note of the cut off times for orders over the long weekend. Our offices will be closed from 5pm Friday until 9am Tuesday. When you check out, please ensure you include an up to date contact number and email address, as this is how the … [Read more...] about Bank Holiday hours
Stock Levels
How you doing out there? Keeping ok? We hope so. Some of you are very busy indeed, and we thank you for your orders! It's becoming apparent that the supply of some product lines may inevitably start to dry up, so it's worth mentioning it sooner rather than later. Here's (a bit of) our Out … [Read more...] about Stock Levels
Easter Opening Hours 2020
Just a quick heads up regarding Easter - is it me, or has it just suddenly appeared? So much of life is different right now, but we're still open to serve our customers as best we can. :) Easter means that we are closed for a little longer than a normal weekend, so it's worth taking note of our … [Read more...] about Easter Opening Hours 2020
Coronavirus update
A quick update - we're still open for business and delivering to our customers. We will do so until we are told not to basically. This is an ever evolving situation, but we do play a key role in the food industry. There are plenty of folk out there supplying food, and until we absolutely can't carry … [Read more...] about Coronavirus update
Corona Virus update
In light of the current Covid-19 pandemic, we would like to assure you that we are currently operating as normal. We are still taking orders via our website and shipping them as normal. However from today onwards, we are putting a stop to the Click & Collect service to minimise the risk of the … [Read more...] about Corona Virus update
Size Guide
I guess it's easy for us to gauge the size of our Food Packaging and Glasses as we are surrounded by them all day, and know them inside out. From the other side of the screen we know it's a whole different story. I've been thinking about this for a while now. What's the best way of showing the size … [Read more...] about Size Guide
Boxes for Foxes
We don't advocate selling actual foxes, obviously. I recently had a conversation with someone on our live web chat - they were looking for a particular cake box to put something non food related in. This isn't uncommon in our world, and over the years we've met people that use our food packaging for … [Read more...] about Boxes for Foxes
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