You run a food business — whether it’s a café, cloud kitchen, or restaurant chain — and when it comes to packaging, a few things matter most: It should retain heat, not leak, and reach your customer intact.

That’s why plastic has become the go-to. It’s cheap, it works, and it’s everywhere.

But have you paused to consider the environmental cost of every plastic lid, bowl, and box you send out the door?

India generates an estimated 3.5 lakh tonnes of single-use plastic waste every year, a large chunk of which comes from the food and beverage sector. These containers, often used for just 20 minutes, can take hundreds of years to break down, clogging drains, piling up in landfills, and shedding microplastics into our soil and water.

But what if there was an alternative? One that’s just as tough, leak-proof, and heat-resistant, but also........

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