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Who knew that a converted old Post Office sorting room in downtown Queenstown would become the beginning of a 20-site nationwide cafe and restaurant business? 23 years on, Joe’s Garage has grown to become an established local, known for its laidback vibes, friendly service, and its simple yet comforting approach to food.

Here at decent packaging, we're proud to be Carbon Zero Certified through Toitū Envirocare.

The Government is phasing out certain hard-to-recycle plastics and six single-use items in three tranches. From July 1st single-use plastic drinking straws, plastic tableware, cutlery and Single-use plastic produce bags will be banned.

It’s on everyone’s lips at the moment and coffee is not immune; inflation. It's undeniable that your morning coffee routine has increased in price alongside everything else, but is it enough? 

Meet Carl, the talented designer behind the 'Flowers' design. These cups have been flying out the door and, we can see why. The playful design serves your coffee in a cup with a smile. Heading into the cooler months it's great to have a cup that brings a bit of colour to the gloomier days to come.

In August 2021, decent implemented a four-day working week for our team. Working 36 hours Monday-Thursday, rather than the standard 40 hours Monday-Friday. The result? Happier, rested, enriched and therefore more efficient and productive team members. "A win-win all around really" as Fraser would say. But don't just take our word for it. The results of the largest EVER four-day work week (32h...

From Ōtautahi, Christchurch we are excited to introduce you to one of our decent customers, Nori Table. Nori Table offers a premium selection of sushi. Their beautiful range is made from the freshest ingredients making their sushi delicious, high quality, and healthy. We sat down with Jini to chat all things sushi, sustainable packaging and more...

decent packaging are excited to announce the launch into the Europe market on the 30th of March 2023, anchored around the Amsterdam Coffee Festival providing opportune time to make connections and celebrate with the local community they’ll be serving. 

It's that time of the year where the tasty Hot Cross Buns make their appearance. The smell of the spiced sweet bun lingers around the cities. The real question is how much butter to add to each bun? We think a lot...

Composting is an excellent way to reduce food waste and create nutrient-rich soil by recycling organic materials back into the soil. Working with compostable packaging, we are always looking at ways to help educate our decent community and learn more about composting.  We were lucky enough to catch up with Maddy at the beautiful Kelmarna Gardens in Tāmaki Makaurau to learn about composting at ...

Here at decent, we say we're part of the circular economy. But what does that really mean? Who's it good for? What does it do for the economy? For the environment?  So without further ado, let's get into it...

Today and every day is always about supporting women. We wanted to focus on starting a decent conversation about women in business and helping others achieve their goals. We were lucky enough to speak to women who own cafes, and members from our Marketing, Production and Accounts teams. Read below to learn about how each of them got into their roles, the advice for other women in a similar fie...