FOOD & HOSPITALITY

GOOD FOOD DESERVES GOOD PACKAGING.

From bakeries and cafΓ©s to farm shops, makers and takeaways, food packaging has a very practical job to do.

This is where we share useful ideas for packing, presenting and handing food to customers without making it more complicated than it needs to be.

KEEP IT PRACTICAL

START WITH THE FOOD.

What are you serving? How will it be carried, stored or eaten? Does it need grease resistance, visibility, structure or simply something straightforward to hold it?

The best packaging usually starts with those questions rather than the packaging itself.

THE EVERYDAY STUFF

PACKAGING THAT WORKS IN THE REAL WORLD.

A few simple considerations can make food packaging easier to choose, easier to use and better suited to the thing going inside it.

01

MATCH THE BAG TO THE FOOD

Dry baked goods, greasy foods, sandwiches and takeaway items all behave differently. Choose the format around what the food actually needs.
02

THINK ABOUT THE JOURNEY

A product eaten immediately has different packaging needs to something being carried home, delivered or displayed on a shelf.
03

MAKE IT EASY TO USE

Packaging should be straightforward for staff to fill, comfortable for customers to carry and appropriate for the food inside.

WORTH REMEMBERING

THE FOOD COMES FIRST.

Packaging should support the product, not compete with it.

Start with what the food needs, choose something that does that job well, then keep the rest simple.

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Explore our food packaging for bakeries, cafΓ©s, makers, farm shops and hospitality businesses β€” or head back to the Community Hub for more practical ideas.