As winter draws near, the craving for hot food and drinks is on the rise. This is your cue to change gears! By choosing the right packaging for the cooler months, you can ensure that every takeaway stays fresh and piping hot for longer. But it’s not just about food though. It’s also an excellent opportunity to offer comfort and warmth to your customers in the colder seasons.

Packaging Challenges For the Colder Seasons

As the demand for hot food and drinks increases, it’s important to make sure your takeaway packaging is ready for the colder season. Many food and drink businesses aren’t quite sure about which containers and lids are best for hot, liquid foods or drinks.

For instance, with hot drink sales on the rise, many businesses find themselves with surplus single-wall cups. However, these cups can be too hot to handle. It may leave your customers feeling the heat—literally!

For businesses dishing up new hot food items like sandwiches and paninis, it’s important to wrap them in the right packaging or containers, like insulated sandwich bags. This keeps the food deliciously warm and customers coming back for more.

The colder season brings its own frosty challenges for keeping food and drinks hot for your customers. This is why it’s important to adjust your packaging needs to maximise existing resources and adapt your menu changes with suitable takeaway packaging. Doing so can warm up your business—and your customers—for the chilly months ahead.

Upgrade Existing Hot Drinks Packaging

Got many single-wall cups? Just slip on paper cup sleeves and upgrade them into hot drink cups. This way, they provide warmth and protect your customer’s hands without feeling the burn. Not only this, adding cup sleeves to existing single-wall cups gives you short-term cost savings compared to buying new double-wall cups. Plus, it keeps your waste in check by making the most of your existing stock.

What’s better than hot drinks that stay hot? Drinks that do not spill. Closed sipper lids do just that and more. It keeps drinks hotter for longer and no more messy spills for your customers. It’s perfect hot drink packaging for on-the-go customers in colder weather.

Best Hot Food Containers and Bowls

Here’s our top selection of hot food containers and bowls, crafted to keep meals warm and delicious for the autumn and winter seasons.

PE Snack Boxes

Kraft Snack boxes are designed with a recyclable PE lining that provides excellent insulation, ensuring your hot food stays warm without the risk of burning hands. These eco-friendly snack boxes come with double-folded corners for extra sturdiness and effectively stop any liquids from seeping out. Perfect for hot food with wetter, saucier goodness, from curries and noodles to pastas and meatballs.

Bagasse BePulp Bowls & Lids

Bagasse BePulp Bowls & Lids keep your hot culinary delights super-fresh and spill-free, all thanks to their secure-fitting lids. Made from sugar cane residue (bagasse), these eco-friendly bowls are designed to keep your hot food fresh with up to 2 days of storage and transportation. They’re perfect for delivering hot treats for the colder months, like chilli, soups and stews, baked potatoes and rice bowls.

Fastpac Containers & Lids

Fastpac containers are all about practicality and sustainability. As well as being leakproof, stackable and extremely durable, these containers can be recycled or re-used again and again, making them ideal for eco-conscious businesses and customers.

The dividable trays and lids make delivering a variety of dishes and sides easy, allowing you to keep everything organised and neatly separated. Fastpac containers come with multiple compartments, making them perfect for separating full hot meals, including meat, vegetarian mash, rice and slow-cooked dishes, and Chinese takeaways.

Soup Bowls & Lids

Our recyclable soup bowls are crafted using heavy-duty paper with extra insulation to keep hearty meals like soup and stews warm for longer, even on the chilliest winter days and nights. Plus, they can be easily recycled, making them a planet-positive choice for your business.

Wider Bowls & Microwavable Lids

We now offer a new lid for our 26-40z wider bowls in response to customer feedback. These microwaveable lids come with a wrap-around grip, allowing you to comfortably handle your food without causing spills or burns.

Insulated Hot Paper Bags

Insulated hot paper bags are a great choice for keeping your hot sandwiches, paninis, and baked goods toasty warm for customers who enjoy their hot food on the go. They’re designed to maintain freshness and quality of food while also being easy to carry and handle.

Want to spice up your offerings? Consider adding branded stickers on hot paper bags and paper cup sleeves for takeaway hot drinks. Branded packaging enhances your menu’s appeal. It can also improve brand recognition, all while providing a memorable experience for your customers.

Get your business ready for the autumn and winter seasons. Switch to the right hot food containers and bowls! For custom enquiries or bulk orders, reach out to us today – we’re here to help.