Printing Technology
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In the past three years, consumer hospitality ordering habits have changed. Fuelled by the recent pandemic, pubs, bars and restaurants throughout the UK have had to adapt their customer models from once previously static businesses to established in-house, mobile and takeaway ventures. These new offerings give consumers a greater choice of hospitality at home, a trend which looks like it is here to stay.
To keep up with demand, businesses have had to look into technology options to track and maintain hospitality order fulfilment, especially during busy business times where kitchens can be receiving both front-of-house and takeaway orders which need to be fulfilled within a strict timeframe.
The Rise of Labelling
Product labelling has become essential for successful order tracking. In hot, busy kitchens, the need for clear, concise labelling containing key information such as order details, dietary requirements and customer information are essential for outgoing items which are cooked and packed for each unique transaction. In a takeaway application, the need to label each food item, plus the shipping container it is placed in, speeds up the fulfilment process and reduces errors as each item can be clearly identified for each particular order.
With many different types of self-label media options available, from traditional silicon linered pre-cut labels to fixed and re-stick linerless labels which allows the user flexibility on the label content they produce. Businesses need to evaluate their requirements before investing in new technologies.
Why go linerless?
Linerless labels are characterised as pressure-sensitive labelling with a special release coating applied on the face of the label. Linerless media provides up to 40% more labels per roll than traditional label media by simply removing the requirement of silicon backing paper. This special feature enables variable length printing, making it ideal for customer order labelling which varies depending on the order size.
Typically, linerless labelling requires specialised printers. BIXOLON offers a portfolio of solutions from traditional desktop printers to compact mobile printers. Its SRP-S300 linerless label or receipt printer, is ideal for high humidity kitchen environments. Providing concise, accurate linerless printing over five different print widths onto both re-stick and permanent linerless label media. The XL5-40 is BIXOLON’s dedicated linerless desktop label printer with unmatched features. Alternatively BIXOLON’s comprehensive range of compact mobile printers available in two, three and four-inch media widths providing consistent, flexible printing from your chosen smart device.
To find out more about the BIXOLON’s Linerless Label printing range and why it is quickly becoming a favoured labelling technology of choice for major hospitality brands across the UK, visit www.BixolonEU.com or call +49-211-68-78-84-0.
