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While we regularly celebrate the work of other service personnel, we don’t tend to spend as much time thinking about the hard work of baristas! Many people, like ourselves, rely on their baristas to make their morning cup of coffee, setting the tone for the rest of the day.  Coffee has become a truly central part of all our lives. It’s something that we drink daily to help us focus, start the ...

As part of getting to know our neighbourhood, we caught up with London local Luci from Kentish Town Stores for a quick Q&A chat about her business.  More so than ever does community and collaboration play a part in the hospitality industry, and what better way to encourage locals to support locals, than for everyone to get to know each other a little better.  We're proud to collaborate wit...

At decent packaging, we strongly believe in focusing on the end of life for all our products, just as much as the fit for purpose design for our customers. Because, unfortunately, we’re in a global waste crisis. Despite everyone’s best efforts, most plastics are not recycled, landfills are full of food waste, and inconsistencies in waste management infrastructure is causing major confusion.  W...

The London Coffee Festival is going virtual this April.  This online production aims to continue to support and provide a platform for the ever-growing London coffee and hospitality industry.  Coffee, food, mixology, music, art, design, education and culture will be brewing up for a whole 12 hours. This virtual experience will create a space for everyone to connect and unite through their pass...

"One day you're going to regret all these crazy colours and patterns". So said a truly regrettable ex a few years ago while looking through my wardrobe and finding not a single item in monochrome. If that day of regret is to come for me it will be in the far distant future, at the moment the goal is to get as much colour in my life as possible. Coming from a family where my Nana famously despi...

Who we areWe're Decent Packaging, we make packaging from plants - yep plants. Where we’re fromDecent has sprung from the antipodes – New Zealand to be exact, where over the past five years – just like our products – we've worked from the ground up. The nameIn New Zealand our brand name is Innocent Packaging, we’re not using that in the UK due to a well know carbonated cola company having right...