Café Life plans industry networking event The new year brought with it some changes at Café Life magazine. Firstly, we’ve moved into swish new offices near the banks of the River Wye in Chepstow. Secondly, the move brings us under the same roof, both literally and metaphorically, as the team behind hugely successful events such as the Sandwich & Food to Go Industry Awards and Pizza, Pasta & Italian Food Industry Awards. Back in November, the events team launched the BSA Industry dinner as a means to rekindling in-person relationships across the sandwich industry. Attended by around 400 guests, the evening featured Patrick Coveney (the then
CEO of Greencore Group) as a guest speaker. With our reach across the café industry, our colleagues’ track record of organising superb events and the hope that the uncertainty of the past two years will soon be in the rearview mirror, the core ingredients for a much needed and successful event are in place. A TIME AND A PLACE Plans are in the advanced stages with a provisional programme, date and venue in mind. Centred around a luncheon at Skylon in the Royal Festival Hall, London on 7th July 2022, the event
will feature a keynote speaker with the opportunity for guests to catch up with old colleagues and customers as well as making connections with new ones. MAKING IT HAPPEN We’re looking for a select number of partnerships to support us in giving our industry a lift. In return we have a generous package of promotional opportunities and of course, a table at the luncheon itself. It is a perfect way to place your brand as a leading player in the industry. Call Sam Minton on 01291 636333 or email sam@jandmgroup.co.uk for full details.
NEW PRODUCT
Herald launches high quality salad container range Herald has launched a selection of premium, eco-friendly, disposable, brown craft salad bowls aimed at specialist food stores and the best delicatessens. The quality disposables manufacturer and supplier is specifically targeting high-end, independent stores; notably, those who are keen to offer the highest quality packaging to complement their produce. The bowls, which are available in a selection of sizes, including 500cc, 750cc and 1000cc, come with PET lids and are designed to enhance the product offering, presenting the contents in the most optimum light. The same size
containers are available in a rectangle shape, with paper lids, for hot food, complementing the salad bowls and allowing for a wider choice of offering. Managing director of Herald, Yogesh Patel said: “Just because food has been prepared to take away and eat at home, work or on the go, doesn’t mean that the bar should be set lower in terms of quality and customer experience. “We expect the majority of the take up for these containers to come from high-end delicatessens and takeaways simply because they are charging premium prices for top products and their customers expect that level of
quality to extend to the packaging. Our aim, as a supplier, is to provide products that match all needs and expectations.” Call 0208 507 7900 or email sales @heraldplastic.com to order a copy of the catalogue.
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