How to Start and Run a Coffee Bar
Rachael Sawtell, Planglow's marketing director and co-owner, offers invaluable insight around sustainability goals, labelling essentials and the importance of planning ahead in this Q&A.
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What to Send Out in Your Burger Box?
We can’t get enough of the classic comfort food that is the burger. Especially a grab-and-go burger oozing with filings and sauces all safely housed in a sturdy street-smart takeout container. How satisfying is that first bite?
The Truth about Bamboo Disposable Packaging
Bamboo has become synonymous with eco-friendliness. Bamboo takeaway packaging - disposable cups, plates, bowls, cutlery - are all promoted as a greener option. Toxicity seems a world away from this ‘sustainable’ food and drink packaging. But the Food Standards Agency and Food Standards Scotland are advising consumers to not use plastic containers or utensils containing bamboo.
Christmas eco sandwich packaging
Christmas cups seem to get all the attention at the festive season when it comes to grab and go. But sandwiches need to get a seasonal look too. Here are the Planglow team’s top 5 ways to wrap up your sandwich packaging for a festive gourmet to go.
Compostable packaging that’s bang on brand
We've been in the business for over 30 years proving that packaging and labelling can help to build your brand and increase customer loyalty - without costing the earth. In this blog we show you how to add custom branding to your compostable packaging to get ahead.
Dreaming of a sustainable Christmas
Whilst Christmas may feel like a lifetime away, it is actually closer than you think! In this blog, we discuss how you can create an attractive, fun and sustainable Christmas range that's right for your brand.
Compostable packaging takes off
At the National Space Centre cafe, visitors can explore the planet in the knowledge that the catering team are striving to protect our planet. Read on to find out more about how Planglow’s compostable packaging fits into their brand identity and adds perceived value to their delicious products.
Grill Me In
We've launched a new hot bag for toasted sandwiches and hot snacks...
Colour Me Delicious: Colourful food packaging
We've launched a box-fresh new collection for 2019, the plastic-free Botanical Plus range. In this post we discuss the evolution of the range over a two year period and why finding the right colours for a new collection is never black and white. (As featured in the February issue of Sandwich and Food to Go News).
The Art of Christmas
We launched a compostable new seasonal collection – Festive Favourites - ready for Christmas. Festive Favourites was several Christmas’s in the making but by the second week in November, the cups and deli paper had sold out. Here we discuss the importance of finding the right look in the competitive Christmas market, and how we took our latest collection from concept to out of stock...
Baguette Me Not
Since 2003, the Baguette House prided itself on offering a fine array of sandwiches and snacks, but when an influx of coffee shop franchises took away half her business, the owner Alex Brittain decided to fight back.
Catering in the Great Outdoors
From a street food-style stall or pop-up restaurant, to outside catering services: could developing your operations outdoors boost your business?
