StalkMarket®, the leading provider of
eco-friendly disposable tableware and food packaging in the United
States, today announced that it has added two new lines to its family of
products. Both product lines are intended to allow the food service
industry to offer its customers a wider selection of disposable food
service items made from 100% renewable plant materials that are also
completely biodegradable and compostable.
The Planet Plus® by StalkMarket line consists
of paper hot cups, soup containers and cold cups that are lined with a
thin biopolymer coating that prevents them from leaking, but allows them
to quickly biodegrade once discarded. Most disposable paper cups on the
market today use an oil-based polymer coating, which can prevent them
from breaking down in a landfill for years.
The Jaya™ by StalkMarket line consists of
clear cups, lids, drinking straws and cutlery made of advanced
biopolymers and is intended to provide an environmentally superior
choice to items that are traditionally made of petroleum-based plastic.
While most Jaya products look and feel very similar to traditional
plastic disposables there is one major difference –
they can be broken down in a commercial composter in a matter of weeks.
“Our Planet Plus and Jaya products provide
excellent alternatives to some of the most widely used and
environmentally destructive disposables in the industry,”
said Bret “Buzz”
Chandler, president and founder of StalkMarket. “The
number of hot cups and clear cups used hourly by the coffee industry
alone is mind-boggling and is rightly becoming a cause for genuine
concern.”
In fact, several local governments have already begun to pass
regulations regarding the use of environmentally unsound food packaging
and more are sure to follow. In addition, as consumers become more aware
that the food service industry has viable alternatives to traditional
service items that are harmful to the environment, they are becoming
less willing to tolerate businesses that aren’t
taking advantage of them.
Conversely, recent studies have shown that consumers are beginning to
actively seek out businesses that do offer earth-friendly solutions and
are even willing to pay more to help support them. The good news is that
StalkMarket products are intentionally priced to be competitive with the
products they are intended to replace so food and beverage providers can
go green without having to sacrifice profits.
StalkMarket products are available to restaurants, institutional food
service providers and retailers through its national network of
distributors. They are also available to consumers nationwide through a
variety of grocery stores and retail outlets or online at www.amazon.com.
To view the entire line of Planet Plus and Jaya products or to locate
your nearest distributor, go to www.stalkmarketproducts.com.
About StalkMarket
Headquartered in Portland, Oregon, StalkMarket is the leading provider
of eco-friendly disposable tableware, flatware and food packaging in the
United States. The company’s flagship product
line includes a wide array of plates, bowls, serving trays, containers,
sandwich boxes and cups made from sugarcane fiber-based paperboard
called bagasse. The material is made from sugarcane waste recovered from
sugar refineries which is converted into paperboard in much the same way
as wood pulp is used for cardboard. All StalkMarket products are made
from 100% sustainable plant materials and are biodegradable and
compostable.
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