Innovate Blog
Bringing market leading news and insight to the catering and hospitality industry
Our Innovate blog brings the latest market news, foodservice trends, product innovation and industry events to our customers – a source of insight and inspiration to help you stay one step ahead of your competitors. Sign up to our monthly Innovate e-updates for a summary of our latest blog content delivered straight to your inbox.
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New Sustain and Revive point-of-sale information demonstrates sustainability is top-of-mind for catering operatorsTo support catering operators using Sustain and Revive we’ve produced a point-of-sale poster for each brand that tells consumers what type of food packaging is being used on site and how, disposed of correctly, it can be composted or recycled at its end of life.
read moreMonday January 27, 2020
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Bunzl Catering & Hospitality Division Conference 2020The Bunzl Catering & Hospitality divisional conference was held on Friday 17 January at the Celtic Manor Resort, this year themed ‘2020 Vision’, with guest speaker Maggie Philbin OBE.
read moreFriday January 24, 2020
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New Sustainable Future factsheet explains the ban on plastic straws and stirrers and how it will affect operators in the catering and hospitality industry.A new factsheet that explains to customers the implications of the forthcoming EU and UK legislation that will ban or severely restrict the use of single use plastic straws, stirrers and cotton buds.
read moreWednesday January 22, 2020
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Sustainable Future: How can we ensure we embed only credible, sustainable single-use food packaging solutions into the catering and hospitality industry?We advise customers to embed only credible, sustainable packaging alternatives, as BBC News article warns that consumer pressure to end plastic packaging could actually harm environment.
read moreFriday January 10, 2020
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Sustainable Future: Why we must ask robust questions of single-use food packaging marketed as ‘biodegradable’ or ‘plastic-free’Why we must ask robust questions of single-use food packaging marketed as ‘biodegradable’ or ‘plastic-free’ before introducing them into a catering operation.
read moreTuesday December 31, 2019
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‘Pause’ – new Diamond Impresso double wall hot cupsTake time out to ‘pause’ for coffee with a brand-new diamond emboss Impresso hot cup from our partner supplier Huhtamaki.
read moreMonday December 30, 2019
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Sustainable Future Report 2019 Highlights InnovationSustainable Future 2019 report highlights innovative solutions in response to complex legislative change.
read moreMonday December 16, 2019
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#LeedsByExample – One Year OnDuring the Leeds By Example project 1.2 million coffee cups, 140,000 cans and 160,000 bottles were recycled and the quality has been better than other on-the-go recycling schemes.
read moreTuesday December 3, 2019
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Discover new controlled-centrefeed wiping innovation – portable, hygienic and efficientSourcing sustainable consumables is extremely important to businesses, that’s why Kimberly-Clark Professional™ has launched the WypAll® Reach™ Centrefeed System.
read moreWednesday November 27, 2019
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Sustainable Future Supplier Forum 2019Our third annual Sustainable Future Supplier Forum hosted an engaging product expo and an expert-panel discussion on the theme of material responsibility and product innovation.
read moreMonday November 18, 2019
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kp Infinity™ recyclable food boxesA range of fully recyclable food boxes made from EPP, an innovative alternative to EPS, designed to be recyclable in the existing waste management infrastructure.
read moreMonday November 18, 2019
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Sustainable Future: Why is there a global shortage of PLA and how will it affect the catering and hospitality industry?We are talking to our customers about practical product alternatives to negate any affects of the current shortage of PLA material.
read moreMonday November 4, 2019
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Bunzl support Edinburgh #InTheLoopEdinburgh #InTheLoop – UK’s biggest collaborative approach to recycling on-the-go arrives in Scotland
read moreWednesday October 23, 2019
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Reusable foodservice packaging for the hospitality on the goBunzl Catering Supplies has launched an 8-page brochure containing 86 reusable on the go foodservice products, including hot cups, plates, bowls, cutlery, water bottles and tumblers.
read moreFriday October 11, 2019
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Guidance for catering operators on first aid kits in catering and workplace environmentsThe quantity and size of first aid kits to be used in a workplace environment should be determined by the number of people on site and the category of hazard they are exposed to.
read moreFriday October 4, 2019