The Alliance Online Catering Equipment Blog

Huhtamaki is a global packaging company that provides many of the world’s most recognisable consumer packaging and foodservice / catering containers, as well as the retail lines of Chinet premium disposable tableware. Compostable product range BioWare is also part of the offering.

We recently sent one of our special offers emails, highlighting some of the great deals you can currently get on catering disposables. Choose from Huhtamaki’s comprehensive range of disposable tumblers, which are ideal for alcoholic beverages as the range carry’s the CE mark on the base. The CE mark is the official Government stamp that shows a product can legally be placed on the market – meaning you can serve legal measures of alcohol without the use of measured pumps! With the festival season well and truly upon us (as the people here in the office who went to Glastonbury will confirm!) then these tumblers are proving extremely popular at this time of year.

There are two ranges to choose from; for a completely biodegradable and compostable option, use BioWare pint and half-pint PLA ‘to-line’ tumblers – part of the BioWare range of sustainable and environmentally-friendly products. The crack resistant tumblers are made from high quality PLA – a resin derived from plant starch developed from annually renewable sources – and compost within 60 days, under correct conditions.

RPET pint and half pint tumblers are manufactured in the UK, and are made from recycled PET (Post Consumer Recycled material derived from PET bottles). Choose from ‘to-brim’ or ‘to-line’ tumblers, which allow staff to pour drinks safe in the knowledge that legal measures will be provided each time.

If branded cups for cold drinks are what you are looking for then these Coca Cola and Pepsi cups can be purchased, or the Whizz cups if you need a cup with a generic design.

There’s hundreds more products to choose from with everything from food containers to sandwich packaging and disposable cutlery to fast food boxes.

Catering Disposables – Buy Online!

We were caught in 2 minds where to add these mini bars on the site. They fall under Refrigeration but it’s not really Kitchen Equipment and we also have a Hotel Room section so they could equally be listed there.

So we held a meeting, listened to presentations arguing the pro’s and con’s and, after hours of deliberation, decided to add them to both sections. High-5′s all round.

PRIMO minibars have been quality engineered in Switzerland – with generous internal cabinet space, simple and stylish design, low energy consumption and silent absorption technology it’s great value for your hotel. PRIMO minibars are available with a 30 or 40 litre cooling unit, interior light and lock as standard and glass door options.

Other features include:

• Fully automatic defrost and easy adjustable thermostat
• Strong door hinges convertible left to right
• Interior light
• Stocking capacity of up to 24 facings
• Lock (can be deactivated)
• Removable shelving for easy cleaning
• Thermal insulation manufactured with cyclopentane
• Adjustable transparent door racks for high visibility
• All-round magnetic seals to keep the door perfectly shut
• Intergrated door handles

Hotel Room Minibars – Buy Online!

There are plenty of good reasons but we think this one is the most popular. Every so often we like to treat the subscribers to our mailing list by sending out money-off vouchers, like the one below.

This one went out last Friday and seemed to go down pretty well with one or two of you. We’re never quite sure when the madness will continue though. Could be Monday Madness or even Mid-Week Madness!

This 130 page edition features new products and the latest prices for all our usual catering supplies but also contains some extra discounts on disposable products such as our environmentally aware range of catering disposables.

Of course, the catalogue still includes all our usual products such as:

• Crockery & Glassware
• Napkins and Tableware
• Kitchen Equipment
• Cleaning & Hygiene

…and much more!

Please be aware the cute little Bunny Wabbit is for illustrative purpose’s only and is not for sale.