Westpak | Sustainable Food Packaging

Sustainable fresh food packaging

Westpak are proud to supply diverse and sustainably-aware packaging solutions to some of the biggest names in the UK’s grocery and foodservice industries.

Serving the grocery sector

Supplying effective packaging solutions to the UK’s grocery sector has underpinned Westpak’s core service for more than 20 years. Our product range continues to evolve and utilises more than 20 materials from our network of suppliers and manufacturers.

Serving the foodservice sector

Westpak are equipped to help you thrive and benefit from the opportunities presented by the rapidly changing landscape of the UK's foodservice industry.

Trusted to deliver

The UK grocery and foodservice sectors are renowned for requiring absolute precision when it comes to logistics and distribution channels. Therefore, ensuring that our service runs seamlessly remains our number one priority.

Bold thinking, reliable execution.

Our bold thinking approach is underpinned by technical product expertise and an unrivalled grasp of the manufacturing capabilities of its supply partners.

Grocery
Packaging

Supplying effective packaging solutions to the UK’s grocery sector has underpinned Westpak’s core service for more than 20 years. It’s an industry we have built long-established partnerships in as well as embracing exciting new clients and industry developments.

Foodservice Packaging

The food service industry is evolving rapidly. Established restaurant and catering sectors have now been joined by a range of alternative formats, bringing new opportunities, new demands and new competition. The industry is also seeing a greater integration than ever before of technology into its services, enabling a more streamlined process.

Innovation

The value we place on innovation guides everything we do as a business, from our product collection and tailored services through to our supply chain and even our internal operations. We strive to always remain at the very forefront of the packaging industry’s capabilities with a proactive approach that finds sustainable solutions with ease and efficiency.

Sustainability

At Westpak, we pride ourselves on being true experts in sustainability. Part of this expertise lies in our understanding that sustainability is a highly complex topic driven by various considerations from stakeholders across businesses.

To effectively assess these requirements, it’s essential to have a comprehensive understanding of the latest terminology, developments and principles that underlie the broader sustainability movement. Our new sustainability hub offers detailed explorations of various sustainability issues, from commonly asked questions around recycling through to definitions and defining properties for a range of sustainability terms and materials.

Our Unique 3 Stage Process

Our 3 stage process is the defining aspect of what makes working with Westpak a unique and seamless experience. Innovation guides each step of the process as we work closely with our clients and suppliers to unlock ideal packaging solutions that accommodate complex sustainability targets and commercial objectives. From an unbiased position, we adopt bold and creative thinking, drawing upon manufacturing expertise with vast product options and bespoke capabilities.

Step 1 - Investigate

We deep dive into the project with our clients to fully scope out their packaging needs and establish the key deliverables.

Here we deep dive into the project with our clients to fully scope out their packaging needs and establish the key project deliverables; from improved product performance, logistical efficiency, and cost savings, through to complex sustainability and environmental packaging objectives. 20 years of practical industry experience has shaped this stage of intelligent questioning to quickly establish the commercially viable options available from a genuinely unbiased viewpoint.

Step 2 - Solve

In addition to our full product range, we have unrivalled grasp of the manufacturing capabilities of its supply partners.

In addition to our comprehensive product range, Westpak has unrivalled grasp of the manufacturing capabilities of its supply partners across the world and the product specialities of each. Our bold thinking approach underpinned by technical product expertise enables us to assess if best fit products or concepts exist that could be deployed to cut development time. If something completely new is required, we will design a uniquely tailored product and match the requirements to our best fit supply partner.

Step 3 - Impress

We aim to impress all our customers with great food packaging backed by a flexible and highly responsive delivery capability.

We aim to impress all our customers with great food packaging backed by a flexible and highly responsive delivery capability. We reduce stock fluctuations by taking a proactive approach and overseeing supply. We can set up usage forecasts that factor in promotions and tailor a matching delivery schedule, or set up call-off deliveries from our BRC Grade AA certified warehouse. Within our passionate customer service team, you will have a dedicated customer account manager to oversee your ongoing requirements as a single point of reference. This commitment to customer service has remained central to our strong client retention and overall business growth.

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Latest Reviews

Below you’ll find a selection of some of our latest five-star reviews from clients within both the UK’s grocery and foodservice industries. We also have a large collection of reviews available on our Trustpilot page at trustpilot.com/review/westpakuk.com

Case Studies

Gourmet Burger Kitchen

After the initial UK COVID-19 lockdown, the Government allowed restaurants to reopen but in a ‘COVID secure’ way.

Waitrose

Waitrose were looking to convert their Botley Road store into a brand-new shopping concept.

Heat Seal Card Punnets – a breakthrough in packaging sustainability

A series of new punnet and tray designs, launched by food packaging specialists Westpak Group Ltd, are offering retailers and suppliers across the grocery industry a set of commercially viable paper-based alternative to plastic punnets while maintaining strong compatibility with standardised heat-sealing tooling and machinery.