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Get To Know EH9 Espresso
Get To Know EH9 Espresso
EH9 Espresso in Scotland is a colourful specialty coffee bar, serving up delicious treats and coffee with a huge smile - always. They've recently 're-launched' their brand with fabulous new custom-branded Hot Cups.  We spoke to Fraser about what inspired him to start EH9, and their uber-cool custom Hot Cups.   Can you please tell us a bit about EH9 Espresso and what inspired you to start?  It ...
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Introducing our latest Compostable Canvas artist, Caroline Dowsett.
Introducing our latest Compostable Canvas artist, Caroline Dowsett.
Introducing our latest Compostable Canvas cup design for the summer! These limited edition cups are designed by talented Manchester-based artist, Caroline Dowsett. We spoke with her about the inspiration behind these wonderful designs and what creativity means to her.    Hey Caroline, we love the designs you have created for our recent Compostable Canvas Cup for this summer, what’s in...
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Get To Know table
Get To Know table
Winning Best Cafe in Essex for two years running and now one of the top 5 cafes in the UK, table know what they're doing. We sat down with Ella about why they choose to use decent packaging and how small businesses can implement their own sustainability initiatives.      First off - congratulations on winning Best Cafe in Essex for 2023! This is the second year in a row that you have won...
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Introducing 'Flowers' Designer, Carl Santos
Introducing 'Flowers' Designer, Carl Santos
   Meet Carl, the talented designer behind the 'Flowers' Hot Cup design. These cups have been flying out the door and we can see why! The playful design serves your coffee in a cup with a smile. It's the perfect accompaniment for the sunny days (or to brighten the rainy days of a British summer...) We have the pleasure of working with Carl and like their design work, they bring a bright, jo...
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Get To Know Nagare Coffee
Get To Know Nagare Coffee
Located in an old building opposite Spitalfields market in East London, Nagare offers a spot of solace amongst the hustle. Co-owner Dora knows a thing or two about design, being the calligrapher behind the Nagare cup and merch. We sat down with her to learn more about their beautiful space and how to maintain a loyal customer base.   Can you please tell us a bit about yourself and how you got ...
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Carbon Zero.
Carbon Zero.
Here at decent packaging, we're proud to be Carbon Zero Certified through Toitū Envirocare. Toitū Envirocare is a New Zealand-based company that reviews and evaluates companies' environmental footprint through a rigorous procedure.  Companies that pass these stringent criteria are then granted Carbon Zero certification. This is strictly reviewed yearly with companies having to share all envir...
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Get To Know The Nook Hampstead
Get To Know The Nook Hampstead
The Nook are a wee independent serving speciality coffee, signature milkshakes, luxury hot chocolates (and a whole lot more), in Hampstead Heath. We caught up with Shalini about the key things to running a successful local and how decent helps!   Tell us, how many years ago did The Nook begin?  We opened the Nook during lockdown, Sept 2020 to be exact. It’s a very small (hence the name!) but ...
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Composting with Maddy from Kelmarna Gardens.
Composting with Maddy from Kelmarna Gardens.
Composting is an excellent way to reduce food waste and create nutrient-rich soil by recycling organic materials back into the soil. As we supply compostable packaging, we are always looking at ways to help educate our decent community and learn more about composting.  Our team in New Zealand caught up with Maddy at the beautiful Kelmarna Gardens in Tāmaki Makaurau (Auckland) to learn about co...
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Wave hello to our new product: Aqueous Lined Cups.
Wave hello to our new product: Aqueous Lined Cups.
Welcome to the decent family, Aqueous.  Made from responsibly sourced paper, lined with a unique water-based barrier coating and coloured in water-based inks, these new Hot Cups are an advancement into new technology - making your morning cuppa taste that much better.  As the name suggests, the aqueous coating used is water-based and breaks down without any specialist treatments required, m...
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decent's Four-Day Work Week
decent's Four-Day Work Week
  In August 2021, decent implemented a four-day working week for our team. Working 36 hours Monday-Thursday, rather than the standard 40 hours Monday-Friday. But don't worry - we can guarantee there is always someone from the decent team available to help our customers on a Friday!  The result? Happier, rested, enriched and therefore more efficient and productive team members. "A win-win all...
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Get To Know Hard Lines
Get To Know Hard Lines
Hard Lines Coffee Roasters are really (really really) great at what they do. Two years on, we sat down with Matt to discuss the inspiration behind their distinctive cup designs and why they (still) love working with decent packaging. The Hard Line cups are so distinctive - tell us what the story is behind your Hot Cup design? Yeah the cuppy has certainly become our mascot over the years. When ...
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Press Release: decent takes Europe!
Press Release: decent takes Europe!
decent packaging are excited to announce the launch into the Europe market on the 30th of March 2023, anchored around the Amsterdam Coffee Festival providing opportune time to make connections and celebrate with the local community they’ll be serving.  Over the last decade the company has notably achieved Carbon Zero Certification through Toitū Envirocare, by offsetting 1,410 tonnes of CO2 to ...
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