FPA

Welcome to the FPA

The FoodService Packaging Association has, for over 30 years, promoted the interests in the U.K. of food service packaging used to serve food and beverages to the public among distributors, manufacturers and their buyers (restaurants and caterers).

The FPA encourages the use of disposable foodservice packaging by promoting and developing the benefits of: Hygiene, Safety, Convenience, Economy and Environmental superiority.

Read the FPA Mission Statement

Mission Statement

To encourage the best practise of our members with regard to serving the public at large and each other so enhancing the reputation and acceptance of foodservice packaging industry within the economy.
By providing members with regular, up to date and relevant information we enable our members to make highly informed decisions concerning the environment and their businesses  and encourage them to take an active role with customers and media by responding to media statements and consumer questions

ENVIRONMENT
Our mission is to:
• To promote sustainable development through the promotion of improved environmental practice and performance
• To raise the profile of environmental sustainability issues
• To encourage the sharing of good practice
• To recognise organisations that successfully contribute to environmental sustainability

By encouraging best practise to:
Minimise the environmental impact of packaging, without compromising its ability to protect the product.

So designing packaging to:
• use fewer resources
• reduce or eliminate the use of hazardous substances or materials
• use greater amounts of recyclate
• minimise waste
• be reuseable
• be more easily treated/dismantled and recycled

Read the welcome message