Have you always fancied yourself as the type of person that makes jam at home? Or asked yourself “how long does homemade jam last?” Then read on… It’s jam season here in the UK! Between June and October every year, British fruit is at is ripest and most sweet, making it the perfect time for […]
April 24, 2019 – 11:27 am Vertical gardening is exactly what it sounds like: plants that are grown upwards on a structure, rather than on a flat lawn. Whilst it sounds pointless, vertical gardening is a great option for green fingered people who don’t have the outside space to fully indulge in their hobby! It also offers a fantastic way to […]
October 23, 2018 – 10:07 am Knowing how to sterilise glass bottles is important for anyone in the business of selling food and drink. As well as getting the glass clean of any dirt or residue that could be leftover from warehousing or transportation, the sterilisation process also kills off any nasty bacteria that would not usually be removed by just […]
By Alysha Bennett | Posted in Glass and plastic packaging, Glass beer bottles, Glass Bottles, Glass Jars, Glass juice bottles, Glass specimen tubes, Glass vials, How To | Also tagged cleaning glass, glass bottles, how to, sterilising glass | September 24, 2018 – 4:27 pm If you produce your own jam, honey, chutney or any other preserves, then you need to take a look through our extensive range of glass jars that are absolutely perfect for packaging them professionally. As well our jars, we also have the twist off lids that you need to complete the look and lock in […]
September 12, 2018 – 4:11 pm Glass packaging in Europe is on the rise! This is surely down to consumers waking up to the fact that plastic waste is causing damage to our environment, especially our oceans and costal areas, where tonnes and tonnes of plastic packaging is washing up on shores and injuring animals that live in that environment. Glass […]
We love seeing how our packaging is being used by our customers! Whether our jars and bottles are being used by a big business or simply for an arts and crafts project, we want to see them. A couple of months ago we ran a feature to show off many of our customer’s brands that […]
Monday 18th June 2018 is International Picnic Day, a chance for all nature lovers to get out into the open air and celebrate eating al fresco. To mark this occasion, we’ve compiled a definitive ranking of our favourite picnic food, as well as a breakdown of the best packaging we have to offer to keep […]
By Alysha Bennett | Posted in Glass and plastic packaging, Glass Bottles, Glass Jars, Glass juice bottles, Jam jars, Mason jar meals, Plastic Bottles, Plastic food packaging | Also tagged food packaging, glass bottles, international picnic day, mason jar meals, picnic, picnic food | October 16, 2017 – 11:12 am Think that jars are only for selling food in? Think again! The humble jar is a versatile object that, when you use your imagination, can be transformed into many wonderful things and have many fantastic uses! From presenting your food in unusual ways, to creating stunning household display items, we’ve got some great ideas on […]
By Alysha Bennett | Posted in Candle jars, Dessert jars, Gift ideas, Glass and plastic packaging, Glass Jars, Jam jars, Mason jar meals | Also tagged candle jars, gift ideas, jam jars, storage jars, wedding favours | October 5, 2017 – 11:37 am Fed up of the same old strawberry jam on toast for breakfast? Well it’s currently jam-making season, so you can do something about it! The fruit is ripe for picking, ready to be turned into all sorts of tasty creations; whether it’s a fruit pie, crumble or jam. But why not veer away from the […]
By Alysha Bennett | Posted in Chutney jars and lids, Gift ideas, Glass Jars, Jam jars | Also tagged autumn recipes, chutney recipes, curd recipes, glass jam jars, jam, jam jars, jam recipes, relish recipes | September 12, 2017 – 4:17 pm There’s nothing quite as comforting in the autumn months as a dish that is enhanced with warming spices and tangy herbs that lift the flavour of your food and seem to hug you from within! We want to celebrate all things spicy and have put together a short list of the best spice recipes we […]