4 Packaging Myths … KNOCKED OUT!

Some companies have FAQ pages, here at PPP we like to do things a little bit differently … we have 4 of your top packaging questions/myths unpacked, zapped, eliminated & knocked out. Ding ding ? Round One. Round One: If I buy less packaging, it’ll cost less. Mmm, nope. You’ll always be doing yourself a…

6 Ways to SPICE up your Sleeves!

Differentiate with a die cut We’ve blogged before about how cutting a hole in your packaging is actually a good idea. But custom die-cuts aren’t just reserved for boxes, they can be effective in sleeves too. Take for example Shemins, their die-cut has been used so that when the customer picks it off the shelf,…

5 Great Gifts for Teachers

Schools out for summer this week, which also means its time for the kiddiewinks to give a gift to their favourite teachers who have educated them and endured them for yet another school year. Perhaps not a patch on an old-fashioned apple, it is difficult to get the balance right between showing off and giving…

Father’s Day Gifts You Won’t Want to Miss

There are all types of Dad’s out there but with the help of our customers products, we’ve whittled it down to four dads – meet Cycle Dad, Sweet Tooth Dad, Foodie Dad & The Dad-Who-Has-Everything Dad! We’ve sussed out the perfect Father’s Day gifts for each of them so you can take the credit and…

5 Foods for the Best BBQ Ever!

Dust off your tongs, shorts and sun cream – it’s BBQ time.? Yes, this week we’re being treated to some seriously hot weather here in the UK and Ireland and it’s your once-in-a-year opportunity to get the BBQ out and enjoy some great local produce. Here’s 5 foods you’ll need to pull off the biggest…

4 Plastic-Free Packaging Examples

We’re all in agreement that after a sober dose of Blue Planet and quick hit of reality from the government, plastic-free packaging is the way to move forward for food packaging. However, it may seem easier said than done… or is it?     For four of our customers – it is. It may have…

My Best Breakfast: St Pauls Belfast

On Monday the 21st of May, we were back at it again with Just Live a Little for My Best Breakfast  – School No.2! This time we were at St Pauls in Belfast, were somehow even after their lunch, our P7’s were still looking forward to Breakfast!   *Permission was given by students/parents and teachers…

Balmoral Show 2018

Yesterday we were lucky enough to be invited along to the Food is Great breakfast in collaboration with Food NI, by the lovely Christine Cousins who we had met previously at Blas na hEireann. The breakfast featured 3 key speakers from Defra, Food NI (Chairwoman Michelle Shirlow) and Mash Direct (Director Jack Hamilton) who talked…

Vaping: Facts & Stats

This month is #Vapril, a campaign organised by UKVIA (UK Vaping Industry Association) an information forum for Vape product manufacturers and their customers alike. Vapril aims to share the facts and figures behind opting for vape instead of cigarettes, ex smokers stories and their 3 step Vapril challenge. So let’s have a quick look at…

PPP’s Guide to a Plastic-Free Aisle

A plastic-free aisle. It’s a conscious consumers heaven, and a manufacturers hell. Following its inception in the Netherlands, there was a lot of reports of the launch of the first plastic-free aisle, but not a whole lot of detail on how it had been achieved. So now that the media storm has settled, we’ve scoured…