Custom Sandwich Trays
Platter trays for office catering and buffet orders.
Specification & quoteCity · England
Printed Packaging for Reading and the Thames Valley
Reading sits at the centre of the Thames Valley office corridor, and a large share of its food trade is corporate: lunch delivery, meeting catering and contract canteens rather than passing footfall.
Corporate catering has requirements a high street café never encounters.
Corporate Catering Is Judged on the Unpacking
A platter delivered to a meeting room is unpacked in front of the client who ordered it. Packaging that looks tidy at that moment does a job no high street sale requires.
It also has to survive a car journey and being carried through a building, sometimes stacked.
The stacking requirement is covered on platter trays with a rim built for stacking.
What Corporate Contracts Ask For
- Allergen and dietary information presented clearly, usually on a separate card.
- Platters that stack for delivery without crushing the layer below.
- Consistent presentation across every order, because the client compares them.
- Packaging that can carry the caterer's branding into a client building.
A separate allergen card is usually more practical than printed information, because menus change per order.
Ordering Against a Contract
Contract catering gives a predictable volume, which makes longer print runs economic in a way ad-hoc trade does not.
If you have a contract with a known term, tell us the annual volume rather than the first order. It usually changes which print method makes sense.
Packaging in Reading: Common Questions
Can platters be stacked for a multi-drop delivery round?
Only if the rim is specified for it. A standard serving tray rim buckles under a second loaded platter, so it needs to be flagged at quote stage rather than assumed.
Should allergen information be printed on the packaging?
Usually not, because menus change per order. A separate card gives the same information and does not tie you to one menu for the life of a packaging run.
Can platters be stacked for a delivery round?
Only if the rim is specified for it. A standard serving rim buckles under a second loaded platter.
Should allergen information be printed?
Usually not, because menus change per order. A separate card gives the same information without tying you to one menu.
Do you supply corporate catering contracts?
Yes, and a known contract volume often makes a longer print run economic in a way ad-hoc trade does not.
What matters most for office delivery?
How it looks when unpacked in front of the client who ordered it, and whether it survived the journey stacked.
Can we order against an annual contract volume?
Yes, and you should tell us the annual figure rather than the first order. It frequently changes the print method.
Is delivery to Reading standard?
Yes. Thames Valley addresses are straightforward for carriers; it is the print schedule that decides when stock arrives.
Do you supply contract canteens?
Yes. Predictable contract volumes suit longer runs, which lowers the unit cost considerably compared with the small repeat orders a seasonal trader is limited to.
What suits office lunch delivery?
Platter trays with a stacking rim, sealed containers and bags that keep an order upright in a vehicle.
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