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Herald’s compostable cups in full supply

The foodservice supplier has a full supply of its 100% compostable cups ahead of the festive 100% compostable cups ahead of the festive season. As the time for hot chocolate, luxury avoured co ees and mulled wine fast approaches, quality disposables manufacturer and supplier, Herald, has sourced a regular and plentiful supply of its fully sourced a regular and plentiful supply of its fully compostable hot cups, along with lids to t, to ensure all of its ‘to go’ and catering customers are prepared for the season ahead.

Managing director of Herald, Yogesh Patel, states that the company is ready to meet demand in a market where customers are struggling with the volatility of the supply chain: “Many companies operating in the foodservice industry are having to shop around because of stock shortages. Rather than expect our customers to go without certain products or to settle for lower speci cation items, we have put strategies in place. We have the warehouse space to hold stock in reserve and we’ve bought in greater bulk.

“Thanks to the forward thinking of our management team, we can continue to o er a one-stop shop, with a full range of products, including 8 oz, 12 oz and 16 oz fully compostable cups and lids to t. We also have cutlery packs and a varied selection of takeaway boxes and cartons.”

Call 0208 507 7900 to order a copy of the catalogue, or visit www.heraldplastic.com. Nelson reports lockdown surge in sales of Speedwash dishwashers

Nelson Dish & Glasswashing has reported a signi cant, albeit somewhat surprising, surge in sales of its entry level Speedwash dishwashers throughout the pandemic.

“We believe that a lot of the establishments that managed to keep cooking during the worst times were looking for an a ordable, simple to use, dishwasher solution,” explains managing director, John Nelson.

“Many of these were managing to keep functioning with minimal sta numbers so, although hygiene was critical and reliability and performance were important, so was simplicity of design - something that anybody could use without the need for special instructions or training. As the forerunner to our Advantage range, Speedwash can still claim a number of energy and water saving features and it’s certainly incredibly dependable – a real workhorse of a machine. In fact, we’ve got customers still operating Speedwash machines they bought 15 years ago!”

Nelson’s Speedwash range o ers an unusually versatile selection of sizes that helps end users maximise available space. As well as 400mm and 500mm basket size undercounter options, there are also two ‘in-between’ models – a 350mm and 450mm. The pass through is a standard 500mm basket size (call 0800 592 833 or visit www.nelsonwashonline.co.uk).