How to Choose and Buy The Best Wholesale Food Packaging

Why Should You Buy Wholesale Food Packaging?

No matter what type of food service you run, be it a restaurant, takeaway, tea room or anything in between, food packaging is a need.

Because, for those customers who want a takeaway and enjoy their freshly cooked goodies on-the-go, food packaging will help to keep it fresh and tasty and protect it against any contamination.

At the same time, businesses must consider environmental qualities in mind as the need to become more sustainable is fastly growing.

If you’re a new business, investing in wholesale food packaging may seem expensive.

But, if you’re anticipating a growth in customers as the Christmas period draws near, buying wholesale food packaging has its perks:

Reduce Packaging Costs: buying food packaging on a larger volume can help you save money.
More Choice: with multiple packaging options, it allows your business to pack food away with the right packaging accordingly.
Minimise Delivery Costs: buying wholesale food packaging means you will be minimising the number of shipments you need to arrange, saving you money on delivery costs and reducing transportation costs associated.
Smoother Operations: buying wholesale means that you can ensure your business keeps running as they should as you have plenty of packaging available.

How to Choose Food Packaging and Types to Avoid

The type of packaging you need will depend on the type of food and drink you sell.

However, one of the biggest factors that play a key role in choosing takeaway food packaging falls down to sustainability.

With a broad range of eco friendly options available, it’s good to have an idea of which ones are sustainable and what to avoid.

For example, as an alternative to traditional plastic packaging, cardboard is naturally compostable and biodegradable, which is why it’s so popular for all types of takeaway cuisines.

Plus, it’s shipped flat which makes it very easy to store, but it’s very quick and easy to assemble, which means you can deliver on high quality service.

In addition, the future of plastic is bioplastic: this basically has all the same qualities as oil-based plastics, except it’s completely biodegradable and can be composted.

Simply, traditional plastic has now become outdated and unsuitable for the environment, and with the government banning single-use plastics, it’s no surprise why it's falling out of favour with retailers and customers too.

So, even though plastic packaging is durable, the dangers are something to be weary of: some plastics are not recyclable and there are risks involved when used with hot foods.

Secondly, polystyrene should be avoided as it’s cheap, flimsy and definitely not recyclable; it may be good at retaining heat, but it is not a sustainable option.

Lastly, metal based food packaging is extremely popular; it’s sturdy, recyclable and it can retain heat, making it an excellent choice for hot foods.

However, when it comes to takeaways, they can be expensive to produce and rarely are actually recycled when it is spoiled.

Concluding Thoughts

Now when you’re on your search for wholesale food packaging, you may come across different price ranges, some very low on the scale.

And whilst cheaper options may seem favourable, it’s always important to remember that customers will care about quality, as much as they do convenience.

So, with the rise of eco-conscious customers and the environmental packaging regulations changing, sustainable packaging seems to be the only logical route forward.

For more information, please contact us today.

Take a look at our range of takeaway bags and boxes here in the meantime.