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Chicopee provides charity supportChicopee has been donating cloths and wipes to FoodCycle, a charity running community projects to reduce food poverty and social isolation across the UK, since 2011 and now also provides the charity’s community café Pie in the Sky, in Bromley-by-Bow, London, with its cleaning products. Pie in the Sky runs a training programme for volunteers […]
Tuesday July 14, 2015
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Caterlabel makes FIR compliance easyIn December 2016 there is going to be another change to the Food Information Regulations (FIR) with a requirement for vendors to declare nutritional information by displaying energy value in both kilojoules (kJ) and kilocalories (kcal) and the amounts in grams (g) of fat, saturates, carbohydrate, sugars, protein and salt.
Monday July 13, 2015
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Squash Stix make a splash!Innovative drinks brand Squash Stix has seen sales reach a record high this Spring. Launched in 2013 and awarded the Lloyds Best Business SW award, the brand has grown significantly this year, with customers choosing Squash Stix to add value to their cold drinks offer and increase their revenue.
Monday July 13, 2015
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The meaning of closed loopAsk the Expert: Jo Gilroy (Head of Sustainability). We asked our Sustainability expert ‘What does the term ‘closed loop’ mean’? And here’s what she told us…
Sunday July 12, 2015
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Choosing your First Aid kitsNew literature helps customers choose their First Aid kits We’ve worked with supplier Wrapfilm Systems to create a 3-page PDF that helps customers choose their First Aid kits. The literature outlines First Aid law with information on the Health & Safety at Work Act 1974 and the Corporate Manslaughter Act 2007.
Friday July 10, 2015
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We are half-way to Christmas!New Christmas hot cups and online brochure We are half-way to Christmas day! Celebrate the upcoming festive season with our new stock designs of Christmas Hot Cups.
Friday July 10, 2015
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A brief history of toilet paperLuxury 3-ply toilet paper joins PRISTINE paper hygiene range Rolled and perforated toilet paper as we’re familiar with today was invented around 1880. Various sources attribute it to the Albany Perforated Wrapping (A.P.W.) Paper Company in 1877 and to the Scott Paper Company in 1879 or 1890.
Monday July 6, 2015
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Keep it clean for the best coffeeThe most delicious tasting cup of coffee is one produced by a spotless coffee machine. James Taylor of Chicopee outlines a regular cleaning regime for coffee machines.
Friday July 3, 2015
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Handle-it! Carry multiple drinks hands-freeOriginally when Handle-it was designed the aim was to develop a solution to carrying single or multiple drinks whilst still having hands free to deal with other day-to-day items such as train tickets, ID passes, handbags or car keys.
Friday July 3, 2015
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Cleanline e-learning website video guide – Admin
Cleanline Customer Administration The third of three video guides for the new Cleanline e-learning website. The Cleanline COSHH training and product resource website is a free e-learning tool for customers using Cleanline Professional for daily cleaning tasks.
Friday July 3, 2015
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Simply Cups founding membersSimply Cups has always recognised that to accelerate the growth of cup recycling it needed to gain the participation from the most significant brands across the entire supply chain.
Friday July 3, 2015
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Cleanline e-learning website video guide – Resources
Cleanline Product Resources The second of three video guides for the new Cleanline e-learning website. The Cleanline COSHH training and product resource website is a free e-learning tool for customers using Cleanline Professional for daily cleaning tasks.
Friday July 3, 2015
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Cleanline e-learning website video guide – COSHH
Cleanline COSHH Training The first of three video guides for the new Cleanline e-learning website. The Cleanline COSHH training and product resource website is a free e-learning tool for customers using Cleanline Professional for daily cleaning tasks.
Friday July 3, 2015
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Get Wrap Smart and cut waste by 35%Wrap Film Systems – makers of the award winning Wrapmaster – has launched its “Wrap Smart” campaign to encourage caterers to cast aside their clumsy, cardboard cutterboxes and go professional with their kit.
Friday June 26, 2015
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Press & Dress and Summer recipesSummer can be a thriving period for the food service industry and many menus will make the smart move of removing hearty soups to make room for crisp salads and other cold food offerings.
Friday June 26, 2015
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Exciting coffee shop trendsVegans, bubbles and spicy peppers… Why these things are changing our coffee shops. It is undeniable that coffee shops have taken a firm, and welcomed place within our high streets, train stations and vacant store spaces; and with the amount of UK coffee shops estimated to surpass 20,500 by 2018* it could prove tough to […]
Thursday June 25, 2015
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Clearly the right way to ‘enjoy’ a cold drink!Huhtamaki has extended its popular ‘enjoy’ range of cups with the addition of a new-look Polarity tumbler, which features a coloured smile to brighten your beverage service!
Wednesday June 17, 2015
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Effective wiping with new Microfibre technologyWith hygiene an increasing concern across multiple industries, James Taylor, director of product marketing at Chicopee, explains how new developments in Microfibre technology offer a superior, task-focused clean with 99.99% microbe removal.
Wednesday June 17, 2015
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Enviroware PLA combination tumblersCelebration have recently launched Enviroware® PLA Combination Tumblers, an innovative range of clear tumblers, lids and small portion pots which facilitate cold foods being packaged in two separate compartments – yet remaining a single packaging unit.
Wednesday June 17, 2015
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Coalesce one-piece hybrid packaging designAnson is one of the UK’s most innovative leading independent providers of packaging to the Food to Go sector and are delighted to launch their new hybrid range. Coalesce was originally inspired by the separate lid and base packs currently found in the London Food to Go market, and is a unique patented one piece […]
Wednesday June 17, 2015
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COSHH – an industry insightBunzl Catering Supplies has conducted extensive market research with *operators across the hospitality, leisure, travel, healthcare, education and contract catering sectors. The survey aimed to obtain valuable insight from operators into how they currently conduct Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH) awareness training for employees, whilst also assessing their awareness of the new Classification, […]
Tuesday June 16, 2015
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New Christmas design hot cupsCelebrate the festive season with our new stock designs of Christmas Hot Cups. Share in the high street buzz and join the growing trend for serving speciality drinks in suitably seasonal cups, without the need to commit to your own custom print.
Tuesday June 16, 2015
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SCOTT® MAX Rolled Hand TowelKIMBERLY-CLARK PROFESSIONAL* have recently launched their latest in a range of high efficiency, cost saving rolled hand towel systems. The new SCOTT® MAX Rolled Hand Towel and AQUARIUS* Rolled Hand Towel Dispenser are available now and together offer high efficiency, low cost hand drying for both high usage washroom and food preparation areas.
Monday June 15, 2015
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Huhtamaki provide insight into UK takeaway hot drinks marketTo further understand the use of disposable cups within beverage services found on the UK high street, Huhtamaki has recently commissioned independent research into consumer attitudes towards takeaway hot drinks – an insight which the Company is keen to share with customers!
Friday June 5, 2015
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Why Have Cotton When You Can Have Silk?Galaxy is the most successful confectionery brand of the last ten years & it’s the nation’s love of Galaxy which has seen Galaxy Hot Chocolate continue to outperform the market in retail sales.
Friday June 5, 2015