Innovate Blog
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Undertaking a regular review of your cleaning products and regimeClean and simple: a series of blogs from Cleanline expert Rod Hale. We asked our Cleanline expert ‘What is a cleaning audit and why is it important?’ And here’s what he told us…
read moreFriday October 20, 2017
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Food On-The-Go Trend 2017 – Bento beautiful…Japanese cooking styles continue to grow in popularity – the UK Sushi industry is now worth £56 million annually – but is it possible that Bento might give Sushi a run for its money? We predict that Bento – Japan’s famously beautiful, compartmental lunch box meal, is poised to take centre-stage in the UK casual […]
read moreThursday October 19, 2017
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Bunzl Catering Supplies supports ground-breaking initiative to increase paper cup recyclingBunzl Catering Supplies, leading distributor in the foodservice industry, has collaborated with 13 other fully funding signatories from across the supply chain for disposable paper cups, to sign an agreement with the Alliance for Beverage Cartons and the Environment (ACE UK) to increase PE lined paper cup recycling. Over two stages, this initiative will offer […]
read moreThursday October 12, 2017
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Spice up your hot drink offer – with Zuma Organic Turmeric ChaiThe trend for turmeric infused hot drinks has been brewing for a while. The market research firm Mintel named turmeric as one of its ‘foods to watch’ in 2016. Google singled-out turmeric’s ascent to stardom after searches for the spice increased by 56 per cent from November 2016 to January 2017.
read moreTuesday October 10, 2017
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The responsible disposal of single-use drinking strawsAsk the Expert: Jo Gilroy (Head of Sustainability). Drinking straws are the latest disposable (single-use) foodservice product to hit the headlines, we asked our Sustainability expert ‘If we want to reduce their negative impact on the environment should we stop using them, switch to another material type – or something else?’ And here’s what she told […]
read moreMonday October 2, 2017
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What ‘added value’ services might we expect from a supplier of cleaning products – and why are they important?Clean and simple: a series of blogs from Cleanline expert Rod Hale. We asked our Cleanline expert ‘What ‘added value’ services might we expect from a supplier of cleaning products – and why are they important?’ And here’s what he told us…
read moreWednesday September 27, 2017
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Serve your fashionable drink in a Flexy-Glass Hi-Ball tumblerOur partner supplier Plastico has just launched a unique, new Flexy-Glass Hi-Ball disposable tumbler – the latest addition to its range of market leading polypropylene tumblers. Its slim, refined shape lends itself perfectly to long drinks – so we thought we’d look at some of the exciting long-drinks fashionable in 2017:
read moreWednesday September 20, 2017
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Bunzl Catering Supplies sponsors pioneering waste2zero AwardsBunzl Catering Supplies is excited to be the Headline Sponsor for Footprint News’ pioneering waste2zero Awards, to be held on 6 December 2017 at the Ham Yard Hotel in London. The awards will showcase the excellent work achieved by the foodservice packaging industry to reduce waste, promote recycling and encourage environmentally responsible end-of-life solutions for […]
read moreTuesday September 19, 2017
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The rise of the vegan dietVeganism is on the rise. In 2006, 150 thousand people in the UK opted for a plant-based diet, in 2017, over 542 thousand people did the same – that’s a 350 per cent increase. Why has taking on a vegan diet become so popular? Well, there are many scientifically proven health benefits, such as a […]
read moreMonday September 18, 2017
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Shifting conventional plastics into the renewable resource arenaAsk the Expert: Jo Gilroy (Head of Sustainability). We asked our Sustainability expert ‘what are ‘drop-in’ bio-plastics?’ And here’s what she told us…
read moreTuesday September 12, 2017
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Our People: Jody Crawforth and Martin Allen – Tour de Surrey!On the 30th of July 2017 two members of the Bunzl Catering Supplies team, Jody Crawforth (Category Manager) and Martin Allen (Network Development Manager) took part in the Prudential Ride London-Surrey 100 to raise money for charity In Kind Direct. Over 30,000 riders participated in the Prudential Ride, bravely taking on the100-mile route through the […]
read moreWednesday September 6, 2017
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Bunzl Catering Supplies releases exclusive Christmas catalogueBunzl Catering Supplies, the leading supplier of disposables, packaging and hygiene solutions to UK foodservice operators, has released its exclusive 2017 Christmas & New Year catalogue. The comprehensive, 33-page brochure features a huge range of crackers and matching napkins, including a luxury Champagne design and brand-new Christmas lines created specifically for kids.
read moreTuesday September 5, 2017
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Food On-The-Go Trend 2017 – Muffles join hybrid sweet treatsThe Muffle is a hybrid food – two foods grafted-together to make a new one, for example a croissant and a doughnut – to make a Cronut, or a pizza and a waffle – to make a Piffle, or in this instance a muffin and a waffle – to make a Muffle.
read moreThursday August 24, 2017
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The best way to wash fresh produce to remove bacteria and pesticidesUntil Fresh Produce Wash entered the market, washing salads, fruit and vegetables in a chlorine solution was a common way to kill bacteria and remove pesticides. The usual way of making up a chlorine solution was by dropping soluble chlorine sanitiser tablets into a sink of fresh water, waiting for them to dissolve, then throwing […]
read moreFriday August 11, 2017
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The importance of a Sustainability planAsk the Expert: Jo Gilroy (Head of Sustainability). We asked our Sustainability expert ‘Is it important for a business to have a sustainability plan?’ And here’s what she told us…
read moreFriday August 4, 2017