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Sustainable wooden trays for leading brands Picture wooden trays in all possible shapes and sizes, with fantastic innovative patterns – the type you’ve surely seen in restaurants and cafés. With Formpress’ stylish, hand-made wooden trays, leading brands can express their creativity.
production process where all trays are made by hand, and with our clients’ design in focus.”
By Malin Norman |
Creative collaboration for bespoke designs
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Founded in 1996 by Bengt Åstrand, the family-owned company Formpress makes hand-made wooden trays for some of the world’s leading brands. Now under the management of the founder’s daughter Karin Mörnestedt and her husband Christian Mörnestedt, Formpress is a major name on the market with around 45 employees in Färjestaden, on the beautiful island of Öland, where both the head office and production are located. “Even though Formpress has increased in size over the years and is now a leader in the field, familiarity is very much at the core of our business – from how we be52 |
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July 2022
have internally to how we act towards our clients,” says Anie Edéus, sales and marketing director. “Quality is at the head of everything we do, via a straightforward Photo: @egnakitchen
Formpress supplies wooden trays for professional clients worldwide, within three main segments; design, PR and HoReCa (hotel, restaurant, café). “Especially in restaurants and cafés, serving trays need to be durable and able to withstand rough handling, as well as cleaning in industrial dishwashers several times per day. This is why our trays made of birchwood are excellent.” Clients may have their own design in mind, or they can co-create patterns together with Formpress. “The great advantage of our products is that they give the client the opportunity to present their
