This is Duni

Duni is a leader in Europe in the design, production and marketing of high-quality tablecoverings, napkins, candles and other table setting products. Duni also offers packaging and packaging systems to the growing take-away market. Around 70% of Duni’s products are paper-based, and these products are almost entirely produced within the Group. Duni engages in intensive environmental work. 95% of the paper-based products are FSC (Forest Stewardship Council) certified and a significant portion of products bear the Svanen Ecolabel, a labelling system for the Scandinavian markets.

Tissue for napkins and tablecoverings is manufactured in Sweden, while Duni’s production of finished table setting products takes place in Germany and Poland. Duni’s head office is located in Malmö and the company has approximately 1,900 employees in 17 countries. The largest markets are in Central and Northern Europe, but globally more than 40 markets are covered. The business is divided into three business areas: Professional, covering sales to hotels, restaurants and catering firms; Consumer, primarily focusing on the grocery retail trade; and Tissue, producing wet laid and air laid tissue for table setting products and hygiene products.

Evolin^® is now being launched in several colors, e.g. black and café 

Business mission

Duni shall enhance atmosphere and bring convenience to any eating and drinking occasion by providing inspiring and innovative products and concepts.

Vision

Duni shall be the leading supplier of premium table top concepts and packaging solutions for take-away with Europe as main market.

Core values

Duni has four core values which permeate the entire Company and its operations:

• Ownership
• Open Mind
• Added Value
• Will to win

For more information, see Corporate social responsibility.

Products

Duni primarily operates on three product markets: single-use table top products, meal packaging, and tissue. The rate of renewal is high in response to current trends and to offer seasonal variations.

Single-use table top products

Table top concepts consist of single-use table top products with coordinated designs and colors, such as napkins, tablecoverings, placemats, runners, and candles. These products are complemented by plates, glasses, cups and cutlery. Single-use table top products can be divided into standard products and premium products. Standard products are, for example, white single-ply napkins, while premium products are of a higher quality. The latter are typically made from airlaid and often deep dyed or printed with a color design.

Napkins 

Most of Duni's napkins are produced in one to four plies (wet laid tissue). Airlaid (air laid tissue) is used for Duni’s most exclusive napkins. Airlaid napkins are always manufactured in a single ply.

Tablecoverings

The tablecovering product category includes tablecoverings in many different sizes and variations, as well as runners, tête-à-têtes and placemats.Several different materials are used in the manufacture of tablecoverings: Evolin^® – which combines the feel of textile and linen tablecoverings with the advantages of single-use products; Dunicel^® – a robust material based on tissue which in feel resembles cotton and linen tablecloths; and Dunisilk^® – a laminated material based on tissue, which has been developed to protect tables and which can be wiped off after use.

Candles

Candles are always developed and designed together with external suppliers. The range includes antique candles, pillar candles and tea lights, as well as special candles in various colors and sizes. Duni's candle collections are matched with the rest of the product range and sold as an integral part of the table setting in order to enhance the atmosphere.

Serving products

In order to be able to deliver a complete concept for the serving of food and drink, serving products are purchased primarily from external suppliers. The range includes cutlery, cups, glasses, and plates. The products are made of plastic or recyclable material from the forestry or agricultural industry.

Meal packaging solutions

Duni markets and sells packaging solutions for take-away meals and storage of hot and cold meals. Customers are also offered customized packaging solutions designed in close co-operation between Duni’s design department and the customer, in order to suit the customer’s brand image. Within the scope of Duniform^®, customers are also offered sealing film, trays, various types of sealing machinery, and machinery service.

Tissue

Tissue is used as a raw material for processing into various tissue-based products. Tissue is produced in two qualities: wet laid tissue (referred to as ‘tissue’) and air laid tissue (referred to as ‘airlaid’). Tissue is used for converting, i.e. the process by which the paper is cut, printed and embossed into various napkins and tablecoverings. Airlaid is used for converting to higher quality napkins and tablecoverings. The excellent absorption quality of airlaid makes it particularly suitable as an input material for intimate hygiene products, such as sanitary towels and incontinence protection products. At the beginning of 2013, Duni’s Board decided to discontinue the part of the business involving external sales to the hygiene products sector.

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