PAPER CONVERTING BLOG

Kraft paper is an important ingredient being used by many restaurants today. Its diversity, efficiency, custom ability and affordability make it a recipe for success for many eating establishments.

Custom paper products not only help improve your restaurant image, but they also help your staff to prepare and serve food more quickly and easily. It's essential to choose your paper products carefully and stock your restaurant with the items that will keep your business running smoothly and efficiently.

Printing your restaurant's logo on sandwich wrap is a great marketing strategy. People walk out of your sandwich shop and enjoy their lunch on a park bench, or inside their office. And everywhere they go, hungry people see your logo on that delicious sandwich. But food service packaging has to do more than advertise. It also has to keep your food fresh, sanitary, and ready-to-eat.

Until the Civil War, sugar and many other household staples were packaged and sold in cotton bags. During the war, however, cotton became scarce as Southern men abandoned their cotton fields for battlefields. Paper replaced cotton as the food service packaging of choice, and today we still package sugar in paper bags.

Steak papers are very durable and inhibit the spoilage of meat, poultry and fish. Colorful steak paper can also help meat, poultry and seafood stand out in grocery, butcher or deli display cases. The right color of food service paper can make a great impact on the presentation of fresh fish or Prime Angus steak in your butcher case. Not only do the various colors look nice, they actually were created for specific uses.

Packing goods for shipping can feel like an art form. Items must be carefully arranged so they will come out unscathed at the final destination. The quest for shipping safety started in 1965, when Dow Chemical Group introduced Styrofoam packing peanuts, which are most commonly used to prevent damage when shipping items.

Knowing what processes and technologies are available today can help you to explore the boundless possibilities available with paper. Paper converting companies offer a range of custom paper solutions. What is paper converting? How can it be beneficial to your business?

If you’re a restaurant, grocer,  butcher or paper supplier, you are well aware that there is a national shortage of pink butcher paper. Currently the supply is scarce, but at Oren International, we’re working hard to make sure our clients receive the high quality food service paper they need. It’s a hard grade to make but having the right color and grade of pink butcher paper is important to your food presentation. If you’re considering switching to another color temporarily, to say, peach or salmon, we’d like you to think again. 

It's that time of year again, and everyone is looking for ideas. Parents need ideas for school projects, and teachers need new ways to create a stimulating classroom. If you have a roll of natural kraft paper at your disposal, count yourself lucky. With a roll of this versatile paper, you can provide interesting learning activities for your students while keeping your classroom costs down. Try these four ideas for making the most of kraft paper.

The manufacturing of paper is traditionally dated back to 105 AD when a Chinese courtier began to use soaked hemp fibers for the first papermaking process in recorded history. In the mid 1800s, the use of wood fibers for making paper was invented and since then, the world of paper manufacturing has never been more innovative. The sky is the limit when it comes to custom paper products. Here are just a few examples of how influential paper has become: