Christmas Hampers for Corporate Delivery

Christmas Hampers are the perfect delivered gift idea

How Christmas Hampers are great for your business.

After years designing and selling Christmas Hampers, Kacy Fletcher has learned a few things about giving Christmas Gifts in the corporate setting. 

Kacy has been making handmade hampers for Hunter Valley Hampers and shipping them across Australia since 2007. 

Working with so many different clients over the years, Kacy has discovered two amazing secrets about Christmas hampers.  And she shares them with us today.

1 - Doubt.

You know you've had a great year - business is good, you've implemented succesful strategies and made some real progress.  You want to share your joy and gratitude with you clients - but you're not sure how.  Sending Christmas hampers for the first time is a real challenge to your own doubts and feelings of worthiness.  Do my clients really deserve this?  Am I really going to send them a Christmas hamper?

"It still happens every year - we get an inquiry early in November, and put together a quote and some custom options, and everything looks good to go - but then the client stalls and we don't hear from him for weeks - until mid December. when he has finally overcome his doubt and decided to order." 

Kacy explains how clients overcome their doubt and order Christmas hampers to share with their clients, business colleagues and corporates. "And then he places the order and it's almost too late - either a product is sold out, or the shipping won't make it across Australia in time, or we are simply booked out - and the client leaves without his fully completed order.

To overcome this - Kacy urges you to get in early and order with confidence - not doubt - and ensure your good wishes and gratefulness makes it through to the people who count for you.

2 - Your Hampers Reflect your Standards

You're a smart, intelligent business person and you know your business well - but when it comes to Christmas Hampers -let's face it - you're out of your depth.  Here's the tip - see the hamper as a reflection not of how little you paid, or what a bargain you got, but instead of what values and standards you hold.

Too often the best Christmas Hamper gesture is simple ruined by sending a cheap industrial cardboard box with some ordinary, supermarket style products.  Like $7 bottles of wine - you wouldn't even drink - and crackers from the biscuit aisle, and shortbread that - let's be honest - no one ever eats...

You got them on the cheap - from a mainstream site with big advertising and imported products off the pallet...  Such a poor reflection of what you and your business stand for...

It's different when you send a precious, handmade gift.  People actually can tell instantly that this is no ordinary Christmas hamper. 

Australian Christmas Hampers

Christmas symbolizes so much more than just the end of the year, or new beginnings or time away from work.  Christmas is a time of opportunity to connect and share with people - and present yourself, your brand and your image YOUR way. 

And a really impressive, generous gesture drives home how important your respect this relationship as well as how you present your business.  Choosing handmade Christmas Hampers from Hunter Valley Hampers is the right decision.

Four Simple Health and Diet Tips

Simple Fresh Local Artisan Gourmet Food

 Four Simple Health and Diet Tips

The latest diet fad and new age trend may spark your interest - but nothing beats simple good health. Looking to the past for inspiration, we are now following the simple diet and meal plans of our grandparents for less complicated and more healthy food options. Finding a fruit basket filled with simple unblemished fruit direct from the markets is the ideal way to keep in touch with natural, wholesome goodness.

Here's some easy to follow tips to keep your diet simple and healthy.

Look back at what your grandparents ate.
Most likely they did not start their meal preparation with jars and cans of sauces and a flavour base as they are now called - but instead real ingredients and simple flavours. Whist there is a place for thick sauces and decadent toppings - there is also a clean simplicity in presenting fresh food without added extras.

Sometimes the food itself doesn't need to be embellished and improved upon - like steamed broccoli is just perfect the way it is - no need for a slathering of butter. In the same way the simple gesture of offering a get well hamper for delivery to John Hunter Hospital can be just the tonic for a battered ego once you are laid up in the ward. No need for fancy balloons or trinkets - just the simple honesty of fresh fruit and a genuine personal message.

Seek out Get Help online

Just a simple Google search can reveal an amazing breadth of helpful forums, blogs and user advice so you cna start moving towards a healthier you. By adopting a whole-life approach to living simple and appreciating things like fresh fruit hampers and living without added sugar, you can certainly begin to feel the benefits within days of cleansing your system.

Simplify Your Entire Existence

In 2014, we have complicated our lives in so many ways it is sometimes difficult to get outside all the noise and pare back life to the bare essentials - like people who matter, doing a job that inspires and motivates you, and finding some sort of inner peace. When you make the change to a simple life, you are embracing the simple food philosophy also, giving the fresh benefits of fruit gift baskets full power to have an impact in your life.

I hope you can take some positives from this article about healthy food and fruit baskets and share what you have learned with family friends and your social networks. As a leading authority trusted by experts in the fields of fruit baskets and gourmet hampers, we wish you the best in making the lifestyle choices that will maximise your own health and multiply your gratitude and gratefulness.

Christmas Hampers and Gift Baskets

Christmas Hamper Collection 2011

For distinctive hampers that convey a certain taste and are quite definitely unlike the 'competition' - you have come to the right place. Just have a look at our gorgeous new gourmet hamper range for Christmas 2011 - we are very proud of our new catalogue for Spring/Summer 2011 and hope you will share in our enthusiasm! It is such a privilege to have the opportunity to source, design, and build the perfect Christmas Hamper Collection!

Christmas Gourmet Hampers

Hunter Valley Hampers has built our reputation on having that hard to define 'extra-something' that distinguishes our classic, timeless gourmet hampers from the glut of pretenders who flood the market with cardboard sameness. Remember, we pack and present your hamper so it arrives as a display package, ready to be placed unopened under the tree for Christmas Morning.

Ready-Made Gift Hampers

Or, should your recipient so choose, the hamper can be re-gifted as a complete 'experience in a box' - something that is very handy at this hectic time of year and is appreciated by busy mums and corporate types who are hard pressed for time. All you need do is attach a card and you have a ready-made gift! Now that is convenience.

Unique Farmgate Tastes of the Hunter Valley Region

A valued point of difference with Hunter Valley Hampers is our focus on supporting the cream of local providores and boutique foodies in and around the region. You'll discover a whole new range of tastes, flavour combinations and even some quirky local chocolatiers new for 2011, it's what we do and what makes our passion for food and the gourmet taste such a vital ingredient in our continued success. By choosing Hunter Valley Hampers you are buying from our long-established relationships with local producers. People who hand make the condiments at their restaurants, or harvest the honey by hand, or blend the chocolates right here in the Hunter Valley.

Simple Corporate Hampers Delivered

Here's how easy it is to do business. Bring us your budget, and we will give you a prompt quote for a quick turnaround. As an added incentive, we are offering a 750ml Moet Champagne with every Christmas order over $1250 completed by October 31. So get in early and take advantage of our generosity!

We Win on Price, Presentation and Products.

Hunter Valley Hampers have realistic, competitive pricing - so you get what you pay for.
We have the best presentation in the business - we don't just chuck your products in a box with some bubble wrap - we actually build a hamper with a basket and wrap it by hand with cellophane.
Our Products speak for itself- handmade, local gourmet - not bulk imported stuff you find at the budget office superstore...

Let's get it right, make a niche impression, and REALLY get your Christmas Hampers for 2011 the Best Ever!

If you haven't tried us, join our list of ASX200, National Companies who trust their Christmas Impression with us, and use us year in year out. New tastes, New varieties, and best of all, that question from your guests over the Christmas break - "Wow, that's delicious - where'd you find this?"

Christmas Hampers 2011

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Corporate Christmas Gifts 2011

Tips for Effective and Appreciated Corporate Christmas Gifts

Sharing Corporate Christmas Gifts amongst you business associates can be a hit and miss affair if you do not consider your recipient, the gift itself, and presentation of the gift. A well thought out gift can be a crucial repeat and referral business trigger, ensuring your name is top of mind when your business niche is required. Just as importantly, the presentation and appearance of the gift can make or break the whole process, as a strikingly put together gift can impress beyond your expectations. Your Corporate Christmas Gifts should be appreciated, effective and memorable so your recipient feels special, and your name is connected with a favorable event.

Your recipient obviously has a range of personal interests and preferences, and although it is important to have these in mind, it is also wise not to cater too specifically to these likes. For example, an avid golfer may prefer a golf themed gift, but it would not go down well with the rest of the team if it were just one gift across the whole department.

So knowing general tastes is best, and indulging those favourites will be pleasantly acknowledged - instead of targeting a specific hobby or pastime that they will already have accessories to. Buying a gourmet food hamper for corporate Christmas Gifts makes for an effective and memorable present as it caters for the niche where the individual is pampered and indulged with bespoke foods, condiments and chocolates. And enthusiasts of all types will appreciate the attention to detail and boutique quality of fine handmade foods and condiments.

With corporate gift giving, there ultimately comes the moment when the gifts are delivered to the place of business and, before they are shared amongst the staff, the boxes are noticed, perhaps in the foyer. This is the first stage of the gift experience, where a well made shipping box, with the hamper company's corporate logo, conveys a certain anticipation and expectation of quality. The next stage is opening the box and seeing the gourmet hamper, packed for presentation as a gift basket, wrapped under cellophane, with ribbon and bow. This can be the make or break moment, where the items in the gift basket, the wrapping and the overall impression can either make lips curl up into a smile, or brows furrow in confusion.

With a well-chosen corporate Christmas gift, your recipient will feel valued, will see the gift as an effective confirmation of the value of your ongoing business relationship, and will ultimately share the products of the gourmet hamper amongst friends and family over the holiday period. Nothing can over estimate the value of an effective gift basket at this special time of year. And that is what and effective and memorable corporate Christmas Gift makes for you, a lasting impression that your relationship is both worthy of sharing a quality gift experience, and valued for the future.

Happy Christmas Fruit Baskets

Sending a Get Well Gift to a friend or family member other than flowers is no longer a difficult decision once you know all about Fruit baskets. Fruit Baskets are healthy, fresh, colourful and make the perfect sharing gift for a workplace or family get together. Instead of a still bunch of flowers, sharing a selection of the freshest seasonal fruit, presented in a re-usable wicker basket, and delivered right to your door makes for a convenient and edible gift idea.

What's more, a fruit hamper can get your personal message of condolence or recovery across direct to the recipient. Obviously, making a delivered gift decision other than flowers is easy - next time choose a Fruit Basket.

Choosing the type of Fruit Basket that matches your occasion is important, so take some time to assess what your recipient would prefer. Sometimes a general fruit selection is best, other times you may decide to specify exactly what types of fruit you would like to make up the fruit hamper. For example, soft fruits and easy to cut up fruits will suit an older recipient.

Consider what container you would prefer the fruit basket to be placed in. Some suggestions other than the basket, should be just as light and easy to carry with a built in handle. Bowls, plates and boxes are used to contain the fruit hamper, and these can add extra value and utility to the gift as they are useful in the kitchen long after the occasion has passed. My personal favourite is the wooden box, that has a delightful rustic earthy feel, and makes for a handy box for carrying barbeque equipment.

It is also worth having in mind what the occasion is and how the recipient will make use of the Fruit basket once it is delivered. A bereavement fruit hamper will be best suited as a sharing gift for drop in visitors to the mourning family. In this case plenty of easy to eat by hand fruit makes the best gift, instead of cut fruit. Likewise, for a baby gift idea a fruit basket would be ideal filled with grapes ad smaller fruits for children and the new mother to share.

Whatever the occasion, fruit baskets make a thoughtful, personal gift for delivery, especially when flowers are not an option. Surprise yourself and your friends and family with a fruit basket next time you are part of a life event and delight in the simple, healthy goodness of fresh fruit.

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Christmas Gifts for the Person Who Has Everything

Every Family has them, everyone knows one, and we all struggle to find just the right Christmas Gift each year - the person who has everything. And be realistic, a gift voucher just isn't good enough when you want to make a personal, thoughtful expression of your feelings. So you scour the malls and browse online, looking for something a little left of centre for your hard to buy for friend. And guess what? Here is my secret tip for the holiday season - stop looking, here is the answer - a gift basket or gourmet hamper!

Let's set the scene - your friend is established, has a well stocked home and all sorts of odds and ends and doesn't really want for anything. And you arrive for your holiday drinks with a handmade gift basket filled with a selection of her favourite foods, pamper items and some cute hobby accessories. The perfect gift with a tantalising immediacy and personalized to suit her exact likes and preferences.

Or, better yet, you have arranged for a gourmet hamper to be delivered to her house in the days before Christmas so she will be able to share the products with her family and guests over the holiday period. And you write a memorable little ditty to accompany the personal greeting card which is enclosed with the gift. Again, it's sharing the perfect gift, with a truly meaningful twist.

Inspiration can come from any of your previous experiences with your friend, like particular tastes and flavours she likes - simply buy a gourmet sampler with these condiments in mind and you will have created a valued, original gift for her without being lazy. And that's what it is all about when you come down to it, we all remember the little gifts that have that extra something that touches our heart. Perhaps not the biggest or the most expensive, but the gift with the most thought.

In my years as a gift professional, I recall several instances where an executive client received a particularly well thought out gourmet hamper designed and packed by our staff with extensive consultation with the people who knew him well. It was a real knockout to hear the amazing feedback once he was presented with the gift. This demonstrates that careful planning, attention to quirky personal details, and trusting the actual hamper build to the professionals can result in a truly awesome impact.

Still not convinced that gourmet hampers or gift baskets are the ideal gift for the person who has everything? What if I told you adding a range of food, condiments and taste products like coffee, chocolate, wine, beer, champagne, and jars will make the gift not just something focused on her experience, but on her next dinner party or family occasion, when she will be able to share the products? That's when the gift becomes something entirely more than just about the recipient, and the focus shifts to sharing, caring ad family. And that, after all, is what Christmas is all about.

Consider sharing a gift hamper with your hard to buy for friends this Christmas and see how well like your choice is. I promise you won't be disappointed.

Fruit Basket Delivery

Sending a Get Well Gift to a friend or family member other than flowers is no longer a difficult decision once you know all about Fruit baskets. Fruit Baskets are healthy, fresh, colourful and make the perfect sharing gift for a workplace or family get together. Instead of a still bunch of flowers, sharing a selection of the freshest seasonal fruit, presented in a re-usable wicker basket, and delivered right to your door makes for a convenient and edible gift idea. What's more, a fruit hamper can get your personal message of condolence or recovery across direct to the recipient. Obviously, making a delivered gift decision other than flowers is easy - next time choose a Fruit Basket.

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Traditional Christmas Hampers

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Traditional Christmas Hampers are such a popular choice for all kinds of business and corporate Gift Occasions, and Hunter Valley Hampers have established an enviable reputation as award winning market leaders.

Choose from a Create Your Own Hamper option or rely o our years of experience since 1988 to make a selection for you. Often, clients simply say "Do whatever it is you do, I've heard you are the best" and we fulfill their wishes.

Christmas Hampers at Hunter Valley Hampers.

Freshest Fruit Baskets Newcastle

Freshest Fruit Baskets Newcastle experienced a rush of orders last Christmas for our Famous Summer Fruit Box. The Summer Fruit Box is
Christmas Gift for staff and employees, at an unbeatable price, with healthy, family friendly contents. Perfect for a Christmas Bonus! We deliver to your business in the morning so you can hand them out to your staff before the office closes for the holiday season. And Hunter Valley Hampers visit the markets daily to buy the fruit fresh, so you can trust the fruit is blemish free and direct to you from the grower.

Hunter Valley Hampers offer two versions..

Fruit in a Box OnlyMangoes, Nectarines, Plums, Peaches, and the favourite Cherries, generous amount of fruit for a family to share.
Packed on wood shaving, wrapped in cellophane for freshness, in a hand made wooden box for that true "from the markets" feeling.

Summer Fruit In a Box CombinationsFor a combo of summer fruit varieties, try our mix and match service where we will put two varieties of fruit into the box to cater for all tastes.

Christmas 2008, whilst in the middle of a GFC still exceeded our expectations and we have already started taking orders for 2009. Due to limited delivery periods, order now to ensure your business is locked in for delivery.

Call 1300 284 684 or email to place your order.

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