People who have the drive to open or acquire their own coffee shop or cafe come from many backgrounds. Some have a passion for coffee, others love to make baked goods, while others enjoy greeting locals and commuters each and every morning. They love the core aspects of a cafe – the drink, food and…
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As companies push the envelope to find new sustainable materials to utilize (including Genpak), we sometimes forget about upgrading and improving upon the traditional materials already in use. Sometimes huge gains may be made with a little persistence and ingenuity. Sure anybody can find the obvious avenues to decrease an environmental footprint like simply taking…
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Are you using microwave safe containers for your restaurant or food business? If your answer is no, you might want to consider these facts: Fact #1: Consumers typically save and reuse them for their own food left-over’s at home. If the food containers are branded with your logo, your customers will be reminded of your…
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From time to time companies launch products that have the chance to make a real impact on the way we view things. For the food packaging industry, this is one of those times. Generations is the very first of its kind; foam food service packaging that is produced using 25% post consumer recycled content. What…
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When purchasing food packaging for your business, it’s important to order from the right provider. You need a company that understands your business and can help you find exactly what you’re looking for. Genpak can do just that! Below are the Top 10 Reasons to do business with us. (There’s actually a lot more reasons…
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Recycled content in food packaging plays a big role in consumer’s choices at the retail shelf. Packaging is playing a much more important role than in years past. Food safety, integrity and merchandising are all huge factors when choosing the correct packaging. Panda Restaurant group is testing a brand new plate that allows consumer’s to choose…
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You know, it dawned on me that we have spent the last three years talking about all this great food packaging, but we really have not described or shown you how we actually make our products. I don’t know about you, but I find myself drawn into watching those cable shows on how various things…
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Food trailers, food trucks, mobile kitchens. Whatever you call them, they seem to be all the rage right now. And why not? Innovative people have found ways to make quality food quickly in a confined space. And they can do so in a restaurant that goes to where the customers are. That’s brilliant! (Not to…
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The other evening I was watching a little TV and noticed one of our foam hinged take out containers being used during one of the scenes. I knew it was a Genpak foam hinged container because I’ve worked here long enough to recognize our stuff at a quick glance. Drives my wife nutty when we are…
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I’m not exactly sure when some people started to consider food packaging as evil or something that was detrimental to our very fabric of life. But I’ve noticed a few blogs and articles being written that would suggest such a thing. I think many of those bloggers and stone throwers are the types of folks…
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