Boc'n Roll, the Reusable Sandwich Wrapper Rocks!
by Petz Scholtus, Barcelona, Spain 
on 12.11.08
Are you fed up with having to waste tin foil or plastic food bags to wrap your sandwiches? Or you had enough of carrying bulky plastic containers to get your snacks to work? Well, BOC’N ROLL, a Spanish design by MarcaDiferencia, (VERY similar to Wrap-N-Mat...) seems to be the solution. It is a reusable food wrapper, meant to pack up snacks like sandwiches, fruit or biscuits and take them to work, school or on a trip without leaving any waste behind. See video and more information after the jump.
BOC’N ROLL (which comes from 'bocadillo', meaning 'sandwich' in Spanish) is basically what looks like a big serviette, cotton on the outside, and wipeable plastic on the inside. A Velcro closure helps keep the food in place and let’s the wrapper adapt itself to the various shapes and sizes of snacks. BOC’N ROLL can be used over and over again and is machine washable.
The advantages: eco-friendly because it is an alternative to throw- away wrappers and gets people to reuse, hygienic because it offers a clean surface to eat wherever you are, durable, washable, easy to use, very lightweight and space reducing, and cheaper than having to buy new wrapping material constantly. Now we don’t want to be picky but we could criticise the fact that the BOC’N ROLL in itself is not eco-friendly, as it seems to be made of non-organic cotton and polyester and ‘eco-friendly, recyclable and durable’ plastic- whatever that means. As much as we love this clever sandwich wrapper and hope many people will switch from throwaway wrappers to this one, we would like to see the product itself cradle to cradle designed.
BOCN’ROLL is so far available in Spain for 4,95€ at Ecoarys and Servei Estacio, or online via MarcaDiferencia if you buy wholesale (min. 25 pieces). Also check out the Wrap-N-Mat site where you can buy online. Via ::o2Spain ::BOC’N ROLL (Spanish and Catalan only)
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This is an excellent post , thanks a lot , I'm grateful to you .
Any ideas on when it will come over the pond to America?
I made a dozen of these for my kid's lunch for under $10. You can buy new material or better recycle old fabric, turn it into oil cloth- yes the process still works, and then sew on the velcro. If you don't have a sewing machine they now make iron on velcro too. I give these away as gifts and people love them.
If anyone has a good substitute for snack baggies please post them.
nice i'd buy one. i like the material and the fact you can put it in wash machine.. but maybe they should have a "pouch " version as well..
with this design if theres' liquid in the food, it's likely to spill , so you might need a plastic bag on top of it. which defeats the whole purpose..
grace
I've been using a product very similar to this one which I bought through and is still available at www.reusablebags.com, located in the US. They have many practical items for carrying food and drink and other items. Check them out.
Are you fed up with having to waste tin foil or plastic food bags to wrap your sandwiches? YESSSS!!! It makes me sick!
Or you had enough of carrying bulky plastic containers to get your snacks to work? YESSSSSSS!
Are they available in the US?
So, it's kind of like a furoshiki, except made with extra velcro, and with a single, specialized use.
Perhaps learning how to tie a versatile and multipurpose square of cloth would be better.
I think the people who design these things have the best intentions at heart, but people have been wrapping up sandwiches in cloth for years. I understand that the plastic inside makes it easier to clean, but I thought we were supposed to be getting away from plastics? And does it really matter if something has a mustard or jelly stain on it?
you could buy nice ziplock brand plastic bags and when you are done turn them inside out rinse with soap and water and air dry. then REUSE. i personally dont do this but my grandma does. id rather do that than buy this wrap deal. the wrap lets air in. ziplock bags dont.