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Bowl food: all the comforts of home, while on the goYou may be wondering how ‘bowl food’ can be a trend. It’s not a recipe or an ingredient, in fact this trend is based more around the serving vessel than what’s inside. It’s true that putting food into a bowl is not an innovative or new idea, however this trend is all about creating the […]
read moreWednesday February 15, 2017
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Are Biodegradable Products Good for the Environment?Ask the Expert: Jo Gilroy (Head of Sustainability). We asked our Sustainability expert ‘Is biodegradable food packaging is a sustainable solution?’ And here’s what she told us…
read moreThursday February 9, 2017
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Packaging Innovations ExhibitionOn Thursday 2 March, our Head of Sustainability, Jo Gilroy will be speaking at Packaging Innovations exhibition in Birmingham. Presenting in the Ecopack Theatre at 2.50pm, Jo will be talking around the topic of ‘making the consumer integral in the recycling process’. Ecopack, along with Contact Pack, is part of the Packaging Innovations exhibition and […]
read moreTuesday February 7, 2017
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PET Cup Inserts: Making Grab n’ Go easierTake a look on the grab n’ go shelves of coffee shops and supermarkets and what were once unimaginative combinations of sandwiches, bags of high saturated crisps and pots of pre-chopped fruit are now an ever-evolving selection of seasonal recipes, Asian-influenced dishes and mix and match snacks and nibbles.
read moreMonday February 6, 2017
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Disposable paper cup recycling challenge launched for London’s Square MileThis April, charity group Hubbub, in partnership with Simply Cups will begin the Square Mile Challenge, a project to collect and recycle disposable paper cups in the City of London. During the event, Hubbub aims to collect over half a million disposable cups in just one month. Once collected the cups will be sent to […]
read moreFriday February 3, 2017
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Food On-The-Go Trend 2017 – Say Aloha To Poke!In a new series of blogs for 2017 we’re bringing food operators the latest trends for the on-the-go food market. From Acai bowls and Poke, to Bao burgers and rolled ice-cream – we’ll be taking a close look at the must-have dishes essential for any 2017 take-out menu; and we’ll be exploring why these dishes […]
read moreTuesday January 31, 2017
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Believe, Achieve: The Bunzl Catering & Hospitality Conference 2017Bunzl Catering Supplies’ annual conference sees Managing Directors interviewed by famous presenter Naga Munchetty and prestigious supplier accolade awarded to Anson Food Packaging.
read moreFriday January 27, 2017
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Continued growth of the British staycationResearch by travel company, Travelzoo has found that of over 50% of the 1,200 British people surveyed, were considering the UK or Western Europe for their main holiday in 2017. Of those, 24% would take their holiday in England, 6% in Scotland, 4% in Wales and 3% in Ireland. With the turbulence of 2016, many […]
read moreMonday January 23, 2017
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Stylish packaging for on the go lifestylesSnacking consumption has been on the rise for a few years now, but the most significant growth has come in the past two years. The proportion of consumers snacking everyday grew from 76% in 2014 to 83% in 2016, according to the Technomic “2016 Snacking Occasion Consumer Trend Report”.
read moreThursday January 19, 2017
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Keep your kitchen clean all year roundClean and simple: a series of blogs from Cleanline expert Rod Hale. We asked our Cleanline expert ‘how can caterers get the best performance from their regular cleaning products?’ And here’s what he told us…
read moreWednesday January 18, 2017
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New year, new menuIt’s that time of the year again, the time when customers take steps towards eating better after the mouth-watering delicacies of the Christmas period. Many predictions have been made about which foods will be trendy and popular in 2017, but one thing’s for sure, a shake-up of your food-to-go options is likely to go down […]
read moreThursday January 5, 2017
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More pleasant washrooms – a New Year’s Resolution that makes a real differenceNo toilet paper, dirty surfaces, broken toilet seats – when it comes to washrooms, first impressions are everything. If even just one aspect of a facility doesn’t meet the expectations of its users, they are likely to feel negative about the environment they find themselves in. And it can be very hard to rectify this […]
read moreWednesday January 4, 2017
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You are what you eat, but what are you eating? – The trend for clean labellingIt has long been said that ‘you are what you eat’, and although a little over simplistic, the phrase encompasses the theory that a healthy and happy life can often be attributed to the food that you consume. The question “what’s on your plate today?” sounds simple, but do you actually know what are you […]
read moreTuesday January 3, 2017
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Wrapmaster celebrates double winWrapmaster celebrated a double win in December after collecting not one but two industry awards – rounding off what has been a very successful year for the company.
read moreTuesday January 3, 2017
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Dealing with plastic packaging responsiblyAsk the Expert: Jo Gilroy (Head of Sustainability). We asked our Sustainability expert ‘What are some of the proactive steps that food operators can take to deal with plastic packaging responsibly?’ And here’s what she told us…
read moreFriday December 16, 2016