Getting ahead of the Christmas rush makes for a smoother, less stressful season. We've brought everything together in our Christmas 2026 catalogue and Christmas mini shop, covering front-of-house table settings, takeaway drinks, hot food holding, baking and barware.
Use this guide to plan your seasonal order, from the first cracker on the table to the last cocktail of New Year's Eve. Browse our guide below for festive ideas and inspiration.
- Crackers
- Napkins & Linen
- Crockery & Cutlery
- Glassware
- Takeaway Drinks
- Kitchen
- Baking
- Barware & Gifts
- Decorations
- Party
Christmas Crackers
From children's no-snap crackers to premium 14" boxes, there is a cracker for every table and every budget.
Our crackers come in five sizes, 8", 9", 10", 11", 12" and 14", with larger boxes holding bigger gifts. Many boxes are mixed packs of designs, so a single order gives variety across the room, and the gift grades range from classic puzzles and stickers to useful gifts, quizzes and wooden keepsakes.
Pack sizes run from 100 crackers for the smaller sizes down to 50 or 25 for the larger formats, which makes it easy to match stock to covers, whether you are catering for a pub lunch or a full banquet.
- Children's & Everyday: The 8" Children's Mixed Box (no snap) is a safe choice for family tables, while the 9" Star Red/Green, 9" Festive Joy White and 9" Snowflake Swirl Kraft suit busy restaurant services.
- Quizzes & Mid-Size: The 10" Seasonal Script Red/White, 10" Snowflake Gold/White and 11" Robin Red/Green add a Christmas quiz to keep tables talking.
- 12" Statement Crackers: Choose the Festive Forest, the kraft Festive Village with a tree hanger, the Twist Royale Gold or the Gold Christmas Diamond for a smarter finish.
- Premium 14": Go big with Winter Crystal Silver/White, Gold Damask or Winter Wonderland with wooden gifts.
Festive Napkins, Table Covers & Linen
Colour is the quickest way to dress a table for Christmas, and napkins do most of the work.
The napkin range covers every service style. Airlaid linen-type napkins give the look and feel of cloth without the laundry bill, 2-ply lunch napkins are the budget workhorse, and 3-ply dinner napkins add a premium feel for festive meals. Most designs come in coordinating colours, so you can match napkins, table covers and decorations.
For a complete look, finish with festive table covers and slip covers in matching patterns, and add pocket napkins to hold the cutlery. They speed up table setting for large bookings too.
- Dinner Napkins: The Swantex Merry & Bright in pine comes in a pack of 600, with Tis the Season, Aspen and Midnight Sparkle alongside.
- Lunch Napkins: 2-ply lunch napkins are ideal for sandwiches and canapés. Try Jolly Holly kraft, Merry & Bright pine or red.
- Airlaid & Pocket Napkins: Choose Merry & Bright airlaid napkins, white or red 8-fold pocket napkins for an elegant place setting.
- Table Covers: Add Tis the Season table covers or slip covers to bring a pattern across the whole table.
Crockery, Dinner Sets & Cutlery
Serve the Christmas menu on tableware that looks as good as the food.
If you want a dependable look without sourcing every plate, our dinner set bundles pair plates and bowls in one product. There are 16 and 18 piece sets in porcelain and stoneware, from clean white to dark graphite, blue and reactive glaze finishes.
Beyond sets, the crockery range includes everyday white porcelain, Churchill Stonecast stoneware and Steelite Craft colours, plus serving boards for sharing platters and festive cheeseboards.
- Dinner Sets: Try the Simply White 16 Piece, the Terra Aqua Blue 18 Piece or the Seasons Graphite 18 Piece set.
- Everyday Crockery: Stock up on Porcelite bowl shape coffee cups and saucers, Lion Head soup bowls and Simply White stone rim bowls.
- Stoneware & Colour: Add character with the Churchill Stonecast stacking bowl or the Steelite Craft Green presentation pan.
- Cutlery: Pick up Churchill Tanner cutlery, or treat the dining room to the Utopia Bullion 48 Piece gold cutlery set.
- Serving Boards: Present sharing platters on a slate presentation board or a GenWare acacia serving board.
Glassware for Every Event
From pubs and weddings to outdoor parties, the right glass makes the drink.
Our glassware range stretches from single-use plastic to reusable polycarbonate and fine crystal. Disposable and polycarbonate options are ideal for outdoor events, busy bars and venues where glass is restricted, while crystal and gold-rimmed glassware lift a festive tasting menu or cocktail list.
Many ranges are CE/UKCA marked and available lined, which saves time on measures during a busy Christmas service.
- Disposable & Reusable Plastic: Use disposable plastic wine glasses for events, or reusable Paradise polycarbonate flutes for something that feels like glass.
- Everyday Crystal: The Siesta crystal wine glass and Stölzle Power wine glass are dependable choices for the main bar.
- Statement Glassware: Serve cocktails in Timeless Vintage gold rim cocktail glasses, Elysia gold rim highballs, Joy coupes or Dante gold rim highballs.
Takeaway Drinks & Beverage Service
Keep up with seasonal demand at winter markets, busy coffee shops, street food stalls and corporate events.
Hot drinks are the heart of winter trading. Ripple-walled cups keep contents hot and hands cool without a separate sleeve, and Christmas sleeves, lids and stirrers finish the drink with a festive look.
For self-service, hot drink urns hold mulled wine, spiced cider or hot chocolate at serving temperature all day.
- Insulated Paper Cups: Choose kraft ripple-walled 8oz cups with Christmas sleeves (12oz), or the black 8oz and 12oz with sleeves included.
- Holiday Cup Sleeves: Add instant Christmas cheer with Fiesta Christmas Cup Sleeves for 8oz cups or the 12oz version.
- Lids, Carriers & Stirrers: Finish with bagasse sip-thru lids, 2 cup or 4 cup carriers and birchwood wooden stirrers.
- Hot Drink Urns: The Giles & Posner Mulled Wine Hot Cider Urn (7 litre) is great value, and the Buffalo Hot Cider and Mulled Wine Urn doubles as a water boiler.
Commercial Kitchen Equipment & Winter Warmers
Be ready for heavy roasting, big-batch catering and hearty winter menus.
Christmas is the busiest roasting season of the year, so reliable holding and prep equipment is essential. Our Winter Warmers range covers casserole dishes, pie dishes and stoneware in rich festive colours, perfect for bringing food from oven to table.
Behind the scenes, Lacor cookware sets, mixers and stick blenders handle volume prep, and kitchen disposables keep it all hygienic and quick.
- Soup Kettles: Keep broths and gravies hot with the Buffalo Soup Kettle 10 Litre in black.
- Carving & Roasting: Carve with the MasterClass Traditional Deluxe Two Piece Carving Set and roast on the MasterClass Non-Stick Roaster with Rack.
- Oven to Table: Choose the carvery casserole dish, Vogue cast iron casserole set or enamel pie dishes.
- Food Prep: The Lacor 6 litre stand mixer and blender mincer handle volume prep, while the Lacor 4 Piece Induction Cookware Set covers the hob.
- Kitchen Disposables: Stock aluminium foil and cling film refills with a Wrapmaster 4500 dispenser, plus deep foil gastronorm trays.
Pastry, Baking & Desserts
Mince pies, yule logs and festive desserts all start with the right tins and tools.
Seasonal pastry sells fast, and consistent tools keep quality high. Our pastry and baking range covers spring-form cake tins, mini muffin and tart tins, cooling racks, baking beans and piping equipment.
For finishing, a chocolate warmer gives smooth melted chocolate for dipping and drizzling, and an air brush and compressor handles detail work on cakes and biscuits.
- Tins & Trays: 12 hole muffin and Yorkshire pudding tins, spring-form cake tins, aluminium baking sheets and Bakewell pans.
- Puddings: Make Christmas puddings in a pudding basin with lid.
- Cooling & Prep: Baking cooling racks and polypropylene mixing bowls keep production moving.
- Piping & Decorating: Disposable piping bags and MasterClass icing bags help with finishing.
- Chocolate: The Lacor Chocolate Warmer Melting Pot holds chocolate at a steady temperature for dessert stations.
Barware, Gifts & Festive Entertaining
Upgrade your drinks service, boost impulse sales or find a thoughtful gift.
Gift sets are a good way to add seasonal sales, and professional barware helps your team serve better cocktails faster. The range covers cocktail sets, optics, glassware gift sets and kitchen gifts.
They work well as customer gifts, staff presents or extra lines on the shelf.
- Cocktail Sets: The 8 Piece Professional Cocktail Kit (also available in copper), the Brass Cocktail Set 6 Piece and the Mojito Cocktail Set.
- Vintage Glassware: Timeless Vintage Cocktail Glasses with a gold rim or Elysia gold rim highballs.
- After-Dinner Service: The BarCraft Glass Port Sippers Gift Set, Brandy and Cognac Warmer Gift Set and double walled Irish coffee glasses.
- Bar Accessories: Keep drinks chilled in the hammered stainless steel wine cooler or crush ice with the rotary ice crusher.
- Home Bar & Kitchen Gifts: Shelf-mounted optic gift set, vintage cake dome & stand, 5 piece knife block set and the Artesà Copper Fondue Set.
Christmas Decorations & Ambient Lighting
Build the atmosphere before the first guest walks in.
Trees, garlands and wreaths set the tone at the door. Our trees run from 6ft pre-lit Nordic fir up to a 9ft statement tree, and frosted garlands and wreaths add festive greenery along bars, banisters and windows.
Finish with baubles, tinsel and tree lights, then warm the room with tealights, glass holders and cordless table lamps that keep tables glowing without trailing cables.
- Trees: Choose the 6ft pre-lit Nordic Fir, the 7ft tree or the 9ft tree.
- Garlands & Wreaths: Frosted pine cone & berry garland, silver bauble garland and a frosted wreath.
- Baubles, Tinsel & Lights: Mixed finish baubles, gold tinsel and 1000 LED warm white tree lights with a timer.
- Candles & Tealights: 4 hour tealights, Criss Cross glass holders and red glass jar candles.
- Cordless Lamps: Humble Air table lights and Tahiti LED cordless lamps bring a warm glow to every table.
Party Decorations & Disposables
New Year's Eve, office parties and festive buffets need quick-win extras.
Balloons, hats and poppers turn a dining room into a party, and paper straws, plates and wooden serving cones make informal food service look good without extra washing up.
Eco-friendly options such as paper straws, bagasse plates and cornstarch cutlery are popular with customers, and gold or silver foil keeps the party mood going.
- Party Essentials: Gold metallic balloons, gold foil party hats, party poppers and gold foil tooters.
- Fun Extras: Selfie kits and foil gift boxes add personality.
- Straws & Plates: Striped paper straws, gold sip straws and paper plates.
- Serving & Cutlery: Pinewood serving cones for canapés and cornstarch cutlery for a recyclable option.
Ready for the season ahead?
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