Taldara Alternative in Perth: A Buyer's Guide | Value Pack
, by Paul Slee, 3 min reading time
Looking for a Taldara alternative in Perth? What to compare when choosing a hospitality supplies wholesaler, and what Value Pack Perth stocks.
If you've been searching for Taldara, you're likely buying disposables and hospitality supplies for a café, restaurant, bakery or food truck in Perth. This guide covers what to compare when you choose a supplier, and what Value Pack Perth offers as an alternative.
What to compare when you choose a supplier
- Delivered cost, not shelf price. Cups, containers and takeaway boxes are bulky; compare the price delivered to your door.
- Lead time and stock. Running out of your standard cup on a Friday is a real problem. Ask how quickly a supplier can get stock to you.
- Order quantities. Buy what you'll use in a sensible timeframe so you don't tie up cash and storage.
- Range under one roof. The fewer suppliers you need, the fewer deliveries, invoices and accounts you manage.
- Service and substitutions. When something is out of stock, you want a straight answer and a suitable alternative.
- WA compliance. WA has phased out many single-use plastic items. Your supplier should point you to compliant options.
What Value Pack Perth stocks
We're a Perth-based wholesaler with our own warehouse, selling by the carton:
- Coffee cups and lids — 8oz, 12oz and 16oz single wall cups (1,000 per carton), 90mm and 80mm sugarcane lids, 12oz and 16oz cold cups and 4-cup carriers. Shop cups and lids
- Takeaway containers — paper hot/cold containers from 500ml to 1000ml, sugarcane clamshells and square boxes. Shop takeaway containers
- Kraft boxes and trays — burger, snack, chip, dinner and family boxes, fried chicken boxes and food trays. Shop kraft boxes
- Pizza boxes — 10", 13" and 15", plus pizza pads. Shop pizza boxes
- Paper bags — carry bags with handles, SOS bags, strung kraft bags and foil bags. Shop paper bags
- Sauce containers, greaseproof paper, cutlery and straws — sauce containers, greaseproof paper and cutlery and straws.
For back-of-house: gloves, hand towels, napkins and wipes, toilet paper, bin liners and cleaning supplies.
Which lines suit your business
- Single-site café: cups and lids, cold cups, carriers, napkins and takeaway containers.
- Food truck or market stall: kraft snack and burger boxes, sauce containers, paper bags and cutlery.
- Restaurant or caterer: takeaway containers in several sizes, sugarcane clamshells, trays, cutlery and cleaning supplies.
- Bakery: paper bags, greaseproof paper, cake boxes and boards.
Common mistakes when switching suppliers
- Comparing shelf price only. Include delivery, and think about how often you'll reorder.
- Skipping samples. Cup feel, lid fit and container seal vary. Test before you buy a carton.
- Switching everything at once. Move your highest-volume items first and prove them before migrating the rest.
- Ignoring lid and container pairs. If you change containers, confirm the lids still fit.
- Overbuying. Match order size to the storage and cash you actually have.
Want your logo on it?
Custom printing is available on coffee cups, pizza boxes, burger boxes and greaseproof paper, with free mockups before anything is printed. We can hold your printed stock in our Perth warehouse and deliver it as you need it.
Ordering from Value Pack Perth
- Delivery: free across the Perth metro area on orders over $200, and next weekday when you order before 2pm.
- Price: 5% price-beat guarantee.
- Try before you buy: free sample packs for Perth food businesses, no charge and no obligation.
- Ordering: online at valuepackperth.com.au or through Ordermentum. Questions: sales@valuepackperth.com.au or 0407 995 291.
If there's a line you buy elsewhere that we don't stock, tell us your volume and price and we'll look at sourcing it. Browse our full wholesale food packaging range in Perth.