Meeting Frankful's sustainable food packaging needs

Take-away packaging for any and every dish

Frankful Shop & Restaurant has quickly become a popular breakfast and lunch attraction, located in a business neighbourhood, right by the sea in southern Sweden. Each day, customers line up to choose their treats from the menu which changes every week and consists of vegetarian dishes in different types of bowls, soups and wraps – all available for takeaway or eating in. An important benefit of their use of BioPak packaging is that it does not limit the selection of dishes they want to offer.

"I believe in choosing packs based on each dish."

"For example, we need to be able to get a box in several different sizes, as we always have different-sized dishes on the menu. Therefore, a wide range is important to us. We don’t want to use one or only a few packs for all dishes, but would rather believe in choosing packs based on each individual dish. Otherwise, it is easy to compromise and adapt the dish to the packaging. You may overportion to fill a box that is too big, or vice versa, the portion becomes smaller than intended when the box is too small."

1. What is the best thing about BioPak products?

"That they are available in many different designs. Ronda is perfect for soups and salads and you can choose between cardboard or RPET lids. They also match nicely with the boxes and have an excellent fit. Clambox is another favourite of mine. It beautifully presents the food and we usually have them on our deli counter with the lid open, so our customers can see the food before they buy it. We also use the Classic Round made of bagasse. It has a transparent lid which is both practical and aesthetically pleasing."

2. Name a packaging-sensitive challenge.

"We make our dressings 2-3 days in advance, which means that they can sit for a while, so the packaging has to hold both moisture and fat and ensure it doesn’t penetrate the material and leak. BioPak’s dressing cups do this job well."

3. What is most important when it comes to a supplier?

"Cooperation. It must be smooth. For various reasons, which we can’t always influence ourselves, we are often late in order – but with BioPak it always works out. Another thing that is important to us is the estimated delivery time. Our salesperson always lets us know when our products will be delivered, and that helps us in our planning."