Gastro Slender Servings from Planglow
Eco packaging and labelling experts Planglow have launched a Gastro Standard-fill Wedge; a slender new sandwich pack especially for gourmets. Developed for healthy choice, as well as value options, the slim-line wedge is ideal for caterers based in schools, colleges and universities as it offers a trimmer serving without compromising on a gourmet look or use of deli-style flavours.
Featuring the signature Gastro chalk-on-slate design, Gastro is now Planglow’s best-selling look for sandwiches across all four of its branded collections. Developed as a value-adding range for deli-style products – especially those made with ingredients of notable preparation or provenance, Gastro was originally launched as a twelve-piece collection at the end of 2012. In little over a year, the range has doubled in size and now includes cups, pots, deli paper, bags, bloomer packs, snack cube, tortilla wrap pack and salad packs, as well as a deep-fill, a heat seal, a mini and now a standard-fill wedge too.
What’s more, the Gastro Standard-fill wedge is also part of Planglow’s Fresher for Longer range too. This means it has the potential to extend the shelf life of produce thanks to a unique combination of structural enhancements and its use of a special bio-laminate film. The bio-laminate provides a superior barrier; serves as a window - negating the costly process of adding one separately; and is certified as both compostable and home compostable too. Supplied as a flat packed product in boxes of 500 wedges, the wedges are formed simply by squeezing the sides and clipping in at the rear.
Rachael Sawtell, marketing director for Planglow commented “We brought Gastro to market to allow our customers to better compete with branded high-end high street offerings. Inspired by the slate aesthetic now synonymous with fine dining, we developed the range to be a premium yet affordable range of artisan-style packaging and labelling products. We were really pleased with final design and confident we were onto a winner, and yet we are still blown away by its ongoing success. Given its popularity, it’s no surprise it has overtaken our other collections to be the most sought after look for sandwiches. And given Gastro now includes packs for deep-fill, heat seal, mini, bloomer and standard fill, we really can say it’s a collection to see you through thick and thin!”
Planglow only use compostable and biodegradable materials and all of Planglow’s suppliers are commissioned for their own pro-active environmental best practice. The board and film come from international sources that fully manage sustainable and renewable plantations.
Source: Planglow Ltd.
