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The Concept Of Celebration

June 27th, 2018

The concept of celebrating a particular day has been prevalent since the time the human civilization started. We celebrate in order to enjoy, in order to feel special and wanted. Celebration of festivals, which can be religious, cultural or social, boosts our energy. We end up meeting our friends and relatives after a long time and that celebration forms our memory, and we really live in memories. However, in recent times the entire idea of celebration has changed. Life has become too fast and hectic. People rather choose to celebrate forcefully by taking time out to laugh and relax. The emergence of laughing clubs, meditation centers, yoga institutes, dance and music institutes have come up to provide relaxation to people, and relieve them of stress.

Gifts And Celebration

No celebration is complete without gifts and food. Now days TV reality shows are telecasted on every festival to add to the celebration. People in large numbers, participate in these shows. The show comprises of various activities which the participants need to complete within a stipulated time and the winner usually receives gift or gift hampers. These gift hampers are sponsored by different companies in order to promote their products among masses. This is a type of marketing tactic to increase sales and overall profitability.

Types Of Hampers

Initially gift hampers were limited to sweets and snacks, as every festival, every celebration or every auspicious day was associated with having a sweet bite. But with the growing health consciousness of people, sweet hampers are gradually getting replaced. Gift hampers as said earlier are also very good marketing tool for companies. Sweet hampers have been replaced by fruit hampers, mostly imported. This is also a strategy for the International companies to launch themselves abroad. Hampers such as dry fruits, spices, edible oil, cakes and cookies are increasingly becoming popular, since the tastes and preferences of people are changing with the changing times.

Festivals And Gift Hampers

Gift hampers have seen their popularity not only in TV reality shows but also in real life. India especially is a land of festivals, with so many religious communities living in a single country. Festival means exchange of gifts. Festivals such as Diwali, Eid, Dusshera, Holi etc, boost the sale of gift hampers in the market. Recently gift hampers such as fresh fruit hampers, chocolate hampers, perfume and cosmetic hampers have come up. Exchange of gifts increases our bonding with people and as said earlier, that we live only in memories, celebrations and exchange of gifts increases our good memories with friends and relatives.

Festivals are celebrated to hold our traditional practices as they form the core of our belief system and cultural practices. On the other hand social gatherings along with cultural festivals are organized by social groups or communities of a particular area, so that people residing in a particular area get to know each other, thereby living harmoniously. Such arrangements are also made in offices, inviting the individual’s family to participate in the functions. These are done in offices to strengthen the bonds among colleagues, so that they get to know each other better, and realize that they have a life even beyond their office.

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Western Influence on the concept of gifting

June 25th, 2018

Western influence has made a great impact on our lives – changing our way of living, dressing, tastes and preferences, including food, and celebration pattern. The coming up of shopping malls, western food chain restaurants, western style fitness salons, and western patterned apparels have changed the outlook of people widely. Now a days even in occasions like marriage and religious ceremonies people play western music, there are also a large number of people who take lessons of Western music.

How Western Influence has impacted celebrations

Previously, marriage ceremonies and birthday parties meant only the inclusion of Indian cuisines. But now, the entire event management team specializes in offering services, which are hundred percent customized, be it the inclusion of Western cuisines or the ambience and decoration, or the music played and wedding attire. Just like western countries, theme parties are now seen in India, where the entire party is organized following a theme. The guests are also asked to be a part of that theme. The positive impact of Westernization in India is that it has reduced the degree of Orthodoxy which existed earlier, for eg the dowry system, the inherent system of girls being housewives after marriage, neglecting the studies of girl child and looking upon them as burden, female foeticide, female infanticide etc.

Westernization and Western cuisine

We Indians lay great emphasis on food, and believe no celebration or ritual is complete without food. Indians are food lovers, and Indian street food is something that the entire world knows about. It is always said that in India no foreigner would ever return back starving, since there are thousands of options available for them. Western influence on food has further made it easy for foreigners as well. It is also a ritual in India to have a dessert at the end of meal, even it be sugar. The idea of desserts has become modified to some extent with the inclusion of cakes, cookies, ice creams, assorted ice balls etc. Just like our clothes and grocery, we can now order cake online, whenever we crave for it. Upcoming chefs are taking up patisserie and bakery very seriously.

Cakes and Celebration

Anytime, anywhere we wish to celebrate, or give a surprise to someone near and dear, or celebrate a product launch at office, or celebrate anniversary and birthdays, the first thing that comes into our mind is to send a cake or order a cake. Earlier cakes were only limited to Christmas celebration at least in India. But now cakes have become an integral part of every celebration be it small or large. This is the impact of Western influence on our lives. But as long as it makes us happy, it should not be a matter to be taken very seriously.  Western influence becomes hazardous to us when it affects our normal well being, taking a toll on our health and mental well being. For eg, over consumptions of fast foods such as pizza, burgers, and cheese stuffed sandwiches, increases our cholesterol level, thereby affecting our heart. Similarly over consumption of liquor and carbonated drinks affects our health, thereby interfering in the normal functioning of the body.

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UK: A Culture of Celebrations and Gifting

June 23rd, 2018

Culture of UK

UK has its own unique and distinct culture. Culturally it’s very rich with its own set of traditions and beliefs. As a nation it is quite remarkable in the fields of music, art, literature, architecture, theatre, cinema, science and technology etc. Being Indians we can understand it better, since India has been ruled by the Britishers for a period of more than 100 years.  The greatest achievement of UK lies in the fact that the whole World knows the language English, and it is the language most spoken and officially used all over the World.

Celebrations in UK

Although Christmas is their main festival, other festivals include New Year’s Day St Patrick’s Day, Valentine’s Day, and Halloween etc. The people of UK are very religious and superstitious as well. Traditions form the core of the people’s lives in Britain.  Celebrations are marked by parties which include friends and relatives along with cakes, cookies, pancakes, puddings which are considered as auspicious for these occasions. Cakes come in different flavors for different festivals though. Easter is a very important festival for them, since they believe that Christ has come back from dead during this time and is marked by the exchange of eggs among friends and relatives. Egg symbolizes new life. Owing to the number of festivals in UK, public holidays are in large numbers in offices.

Gifts in UK

Apart from having a rich cultural heritage, UK also has a standardized gifting pattern reserved for colleagues, friends, relatives etc. Champagne is considered as respectful as a gift. Though gifting of other liquors are also done, but that depends on the type of relation we share with the other party. Any celebration is always backed by having drinks together, be it a birthday party at a pub, or festivals or office launch parties etc. In UK gift hampers are also very commonly used. Infact the whole concept of gift hampers, which is now very common in India has been taken from UK itself. Food hampers such as snacks, chocolate, cakes, are widely used as gifts. Fruit hampers are also very much in place. Now a days, as per customer preferences, customized hampers are also available such as tea hampers, drinks hamper, ready to cook hampers, coffee hampers, soup hampers etc.

CELEBRATIONS AND GIFTS

British celebrations along with their royal customs and traditions are famous all over the World, which has its mention even in history. When we think of celebrations in Britain, the first thing which comes to our mind are: – a royally decorated auditorium with white and grey flowers, a well arranged buffet alongside, a separate area where packed and decorated gift items are placed, neatly arranged chairs , guests dressed in the most elegant fashion, and so in. Gift hampers in UK are present in every celebration. Even the bride holds a basket of flower during the wedding which is considered auspicious. In birthday parties, small such hampers are arranged to present to people or guests as return gift. UK in spite of being a democratic country, still follows the monarch and their ways of life considering it as benchmark in their lives.

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What You Need To Know About the Bakery Business

June 22nd, 2018

Bakery or patisserie is growing rapidly in the food business. This has happened more due to the increase in the consumption of cakes, cookies, doughnuts, mousse, etc. More and more women are getting engaged in this business. The first pre requisite is to have contacts or customer base. Second, requirement being the baking oven and other accessories used for decorating the cake. Third, Proper and hygienic packaging. Small bakery businesses seem better today, due to their variety and flexibility to provide customized cakes as per the requirement of the customers. Large bakery chains generally offer a brochure for selecting the cake of your choice. There we do not have the option of customization.

Why the Bakery Business is growing

People are becoming more health conscious than before. Baked food is preferred over oil fried foods. Bakeries include not only just cakes and biscuits but also baked snacks, pasta and salads, with zero or minimal oil. Cholesterol directly affects our heart, so doctors recommend keeping away from it as far as possible, since healthy eating is directly related to healthy living.  Especially, local bakeries are preffered, since they are believed to have zero preservatives, due to their fast moving nature, and are made as per the customer’s requirements and needs.

Sending Cakes – Sharing Happiness.

Sending cakes to our relatives living far away is a gesture to share happiness and enjoy the day with them as if they are around. It has become a normal practice now days. We can send cakes by post, or order them online. Sending cakes by post is very common in UK. Sending a cake by post is a good option if you bake the cake yourself. But then the packing is too hassle some, especially for cakes with decorations. It is therefore always suggested, even by courier companies, to send normal sponge cakes or fruit cakes when sent by post, since the icing and decorations are difficult to keep intact when sent to long distances. Also it becomes cost effective to send a cake by post. The courier companies also do not assure the safe delivery, of food products such as cakes and those which are easily perishable or requires refrigeration.

Sending Cakes in UK

Sending cakes and cookies to friends, relatives, and near ones in UK is a common practice. There are courier services specialized for cake delivery in UK. Cakes are considered as lucky and auspicious, and every occasion, be it birthday, anniversary or normal partying, cakes are a must for every occasion. Cakes and cookies are actually their patent invention, which has now passed on to countries across the world to be a part of their celebration as well. Cake cutting is considered auspicious in British Wedding. Every marriage ceremony is followed by a three tier cake cutting. Each tier has its own significance.  The top tier is usually stored for cutting after the arrival of the first baby of the couple. The cake tradition exists since the ancient Roman times. Other desserts, which are foreign inventions as well, but are gradually becoming known to people include, custards, puddings, mud cake, cheese cake, caramel cake etc.  

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Make Your Fruit Basket to A Perfect Gift

June 2nd, 2018

A fruit bouquet is a very healthy tasty royal gift items, a perfect gift for your true well-wisher. Anyone delivered it at home or workplace. No matter where the matters are the care, love and miss. You can get a surprise fruit bouquet gift from your near and dear one. Fruit bouquet organised by different types of fruits, sometimes few non-edibles products like cash, showpiece also included with this. Fruits cut into different shaped and managed fruits with different colours in a single bouquet make the gift more attractive and also healthy to the recipient. Typical fruit bouquet pieces include apples, artichokes, avocados, bananas, cheeses, grapes, leeches, mangoes, oranges, papayas, pineapples, pomegranates, strawberries, and Chocolates.

The one main facility of this type of gift item is that you can personalize fruit bouquet UK according to your choice. The bouquet should proportionate with beauty and health. The choice of colours and the choice of design is the most important thing to create a fruit bouquet. An extra look has added by the design of basket. The packaging of all items must be healthy attractive. To maintain the freshness of fruits the packaging of fruits should be covered by cellophane paper. Transparent cellophane paper maintains the visibility remains the same. It is a very necessary item also.

Steps for Fruit Baskets

  1. First, you need to arrange different colourful and healthy fruits according to choice and taste. As an example, you can make a combination of other types such as pineapple, mango, apricot, beet, spinach, and yam.
  2. A fruit basket is not only a colourful attractive gift. It relates to the health directly. So to maintain a good hygiene is a very important point when you create it. The design should be made very carefully. Tools are using to create the design first should be disinfected.
  3. The design should be arranged in such a way that the wastage of fruits should be minimized.
  4. Sometimes to make it more delicious and attractive you can put chocolates or canned dry foods into it.
  5. To decorate it more accurately and proper you may arrange different gift accessories like a bow, colourful stoned ribbon, colourfully designed cellophane papers etc.
  6. The environment or the area should be cleaned enough and you should not put any extra colour on the main fruit bouquet.
  7. Your closing friend will get really happy when they see some off seasonal fruits in the basket.
  8. Baskets for holding fruits are available in different design shape and sizes. It must be hygienic and with lightweight. Further baskets you can use to harvest small fruits and vegetables.
  9. A fruit basket is mainly used as a gift hamper but in future, we can use the hamper as transporting fruits and herbs.

Like flowers bouquet, the number of fruit basket delivery in across the UK today is a famous gift hamper and well available gifts item in the UK. We have a wide collection of a fruit basket with different combinations of fruits. We have a facility for fast delivery all over the UK.

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