Booker is to launch an own-label packaging range – CaterPro – designed to meet the needs of caterers across the hospitality sector.
The range will roll out across all Booker branches nationwide from mid-June and features 255 professional-quality disposable packaging and catering essentials.
CaterPro has been developed for the expanding food-to-go sector, which according to the food and drink wholesaler is forecast to reach £24bn this year. It is specifically designed to support takeaways, cafés, food trucks, event caterers and high-volume grab-and-go businesses.
The range includes self-folding boxes for sandwiches, baguettes and wraps, poke bowls, street food and pizza boxes, ice cream and fruit tubs, flip lid boxes for cakes and pastries, and cups for hot and cold drinks.
It also features compostable options and Bagasse hinged lid burger boxes, chips and churros trays, bowls, pizza plates, square and round food boxes in multiple sizes with compartments, wooden cutlery and stirrers, and paper smoothie straws.
There are three flexible pricing tiers, graded as CaterPro Essentials, CaterPro, and CaterPro Premium.
All products are food grade and sourced exclusively from BRC Grade A suppliers, and display information on the outer casing about the materials used and disposal instructions.
“Today’s consumers expect much more from their out-of-home eating experience than just speed and convenience,” said Booker category manager Ian Haywood.
“They want restaurant-quality food on the go, and packaging plays a vital role in delivering that experience – from ensuring temperature control and product integrity to maintaining visual appeal and reducing leakage or spillage.
“As such, in today’s fast growing and highly competitive food-to-go sector, operators can’t afford for their packaging to let them down. This range has been developed to ensure that this doesn’t happen, providing a high quality and comprehensive packaging range with flexible options and three-tier pricing structure," he added.
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