Our office headquarters address has changed
Westpak’s office headquarters address has now changed to New Grove House, Murray Road, Orpington, BR5 3QY. This change applies to our office headquarters only, with our separate distribution centre remaining in Kettering. Our office phone number also remains unchanged, so our team can still be reached on 0800 298 5844.
PRESS RELEASE | Westpak unveil latest packaging ranges at ‘Packaging Innovations 2024’
Westpak recently unveiled a series of innovative and environmentally sustainable new food packaging innovations at the 2024 Packaging Innovations exhibition. Westpak’s expansive exhibition stand saw the unveiling of new packaging ranges including ‘StickLok’ tamper-evident takeaway bag, ‘HeatWave’ thermal pizza box liners, ‘AgriBlend, foodservice containers manufactured form agricultural waste and a number of other innovative new packaging additions.
Card-based food packaging – everything you need to know.
The range of card-packaging options is surprisingly vast, with numerous material types – each with their own strengths and ideal applications.
Lidl revealed as UK’s most trustworthy supermarket in latest Retail Trust Index
Lidl GB has been named the most trusted supermarket in the UK in the latest Retail Trust Index and ranks din second place overall. The Retail Trust Index is the result of a consumer research conducted by Ethical Commerce Alliance (ECA).
PRESS RELEASE | Highlights from the Responsible Packaging Expo 2023
Westpak were delighted to exhibit at this year’s Responsible Packaging Expo. The event, which was held at ExCeL London from Tuesday 10th – Wednesday 11th October, featured hundreds of exhibitors attracting huge numbers of visitors across the two-day period.
PRESS RELEASE | Westpak are exhibiting at this year’s Responsible Packaging Expo
Westpak will be exhibiting at this year’s Responsible Packaging Expo, which takes place at ExCeL London from Tuesday 10th – Wednesday 11th October 2023.
Sushi becomes UK’s fastest growing premium lunchtime treat
Tesco has announced that sushi is now so popular that it has become the UK’s fastest growing premium lunchtime main. Demand at the supermarket has grown so significantly that sushi has even replaced the smoked salmon sandwich as Britain’s favourite premium lunchtime treat.
One in five consumers wastes food just because they follow date labeling
HelloFresh has published a survey among consumers in Germany, the UK, France, Belgium and the Netherlands around food waste and its current labeling system. The results show that on average every second person throws away food at least once or twice a month (UK: 61.3%, NL: 53.8%, BE: 49.0%, DE: 44.1%, FR: 39.3%), every fifth simply because they follow the date labeling on the packaging – regardless of the quality.
Waitrose partners with Uber Eats to build on success of on-demand delivery
Waitrose is to grow its position in on-demand grocery shopping and the convenience sector after announcing a new multi-year partnership with Uber Eats. The partnership has now launched on the Uber Eats platform in five initial London stores. It will then roll out to more than 200 stores, including shops in Wales and Scotland.
Asda rolls out Café menu on Just Eat
Asda have announced their latest partnership with Just Eat which will see their Café menu available to 129 new locations. The roll-out follows a successful trial in 42 stores, taking the total number of locations to 171. In initial trials, thousands of customers placed orders each week with Pizzas proving to be the most popular item.
