For a shared canteen tea station needing exactly 240 bags, a single 240-bag box keeps the order straightforward; Cornish Tea & Coffee lists one with six sealed sleeves. Six 40-bag packs also total 240 and let staff open smaller boxes in turn. Individually wrapped catering bags suit guest-facing or self-service points, but check their count if 240 is a firm requirement.
A shared staff tea station can use either a single 240-bag box, such as the one listed by Cornish Tea & Coffee, or six 40-bag boxes, as listed for Tetley Decaf by RM Wholesale. Check whether the required count must arrive in one carton.
Where bags are set out individually in meeting rooms or at a drinks point, separately wrapped tea may be easier to present. Vending Superstore describes enveloped decaf bags for office and catering settings; confirm the pack count separately.
Decaf does not necessarily mean caffeine-free. Yorkshire Tea states that its Decaf contains an average 1.5–2 mg of caffeine per 200 ml cup brewed for five minutes; that figure should not be applied to other products.
Decide whether the canteen needs an exact bag count, individual presentation, or both before comparing pack listings.
Choose when: Tea is dispensed from a shared station and one box must supply 240 bags. Cornish Tea & Coffee lists this format with six sealed sleeves.
Bear in mind: Sleeves are not individually wrapped bags for guest trays.
Choose when: Staff would rather open one small box at a time. RM Wholesale lists Tetley Decaf as six boxes of 40 bags.
Bear in mind: The six inner boxes need space and stock control; this is not one 240-bag carton.
Choose when: Bags will be set out separately at a self-service point or on guest trays, as in the catering uses described by Vending Superstore.
Bear in mind: Individual wrapping adds packaging, and an enveloped catering pack does not necessarily contain exactly 240 bags.
| Priority | What to check | Your needs |
|---|---|---|
| Bag count | Check the decaf variant and total bag count, including the number of inner packs. An 80-bag pack plus a 160-bag pack totals 240 only if both are ordered. | I need enough decaf bags for the planned replenishment, without mistaking a multipack for one carton. |
| Service format | Check whether bags are in sealed sleeves, small boxes or individual envelopes. A bag count alone does not establish how each bag is wrapped. | Will staff serve tea from a shared container, or should each bag be presented separately? |
| Caffeine wording | Read caffeine information for the exact product and its stated brewing conditions. Yorkshire Tea gives 1.5–2 mg per 200 ml cup brewed for five minutes for its own Decaf. | I want to offer decaf without telling staff it contains no caffeine. |
| Pack information | Check the delivered pack’s ingredients, allergen information and storage instructions before putting it into service. | I need current product information available for the tea actually served in the canteen. |
A decaffeinated tea can retain caffeine. Yorkshire Tea gives an average of 1.5–2 mg per 200 ml cup brewed for five minutes for its Decaf, while University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust notes that decaf tea can contain very low levels.
Label the canteen choice as decaf rather than promising zero caffeine. Anyone who must strictly avoid caffeine should check suitability with an appropriate clinician.
A 240-bag listing is not necessarily for decaf tea. Tesco Groceries lists PG Tips decaf in smaller formats alongside PG Tips listings with different bag counts.
Check both the full product name and bag count on the final listing and delivered carton.
Cornish Tea & Coffee describes six sealed sleeves in its 240-bag box; Vending Superstore describes individually wrapped decaf bags for office and catering settings. These formats serve different handling needs.
Decide whether bags will stay behind a shared counter or be set out individually before ordering.
These pack references help distinguish ordering formats; they do not indicate which brands are stocked in the Joybuy selection below.
A decaf black-tea option available in smaller retail packs.
A decaf option for buyers who prefer several smaller boxes.
A decaf retail-pack option that requires careful variant checking.
Twinings Trade lists All Day Decaf in foodservice formats.
An individually wrapped decaf option for separately presented bags.
An own-label decaf option for building an order from smaller packs.
These Tetley decaf packs offer a way to order exactly 240 bags by combining one 80-bag pack with one 160-bag pack. Each is a separate product, not a 240-bag carton.
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Pair this 80-bag pack with the listed Tetley 160-bag Decaf pack for a total of 240 bags. Check the inner packaging if bags need to be presented individually.
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Pair this 160-bag pack with the listed Tetley 80-bag Decaffeinated pack for a total of 240 bags. Check the inner packaging against the canteen’s serving arrangement.
Not necessarily. Yorkshire Tea states that its Decaf contains an average of 1.5–2 mg of caffeine per 200 ml cup brewed for five minutes, and University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust notes that decaf tea can retain very low levels. Do not apply Yorkshire Tea’s figure to another product or describe decaf as zero-caffeine without product-specific support.
Choose a product explicitly sold as 240 decaf bags, such as Cornish Tea & Coffee’s single box, or a six-by-40 decaf multipack such as the one listed by RM Wholesale. An 80-bag decaf pack and a 160-bag decaf pack also total 240 when both are ordered.
They suit tea set out separately in meeting rooms, on guest trays or at self-service points. For a shared canteen container, sleeves or inner boxes may be sufficient; check the stated wrapping format rather than inferring it from the bag count.
Keep the current delivered pack’s ingredients and allergen information available for the tea being served. Food Standards Agency guidance addresses allergen information for food businesses serving prepacked and non-prepacked food and drink; an older online listing should not replace the current pack details.
Follow the storage instructions on the purchased pack and open inner units as needed. Cornish Tea & Coffee describes its 240-bag box as six sealed sleeves, allowing unopened sleeves to remain sealed during use.