Blog posts from May, 2016

Chair covers are a great way for brides to really pull together an event venue or a room at a modest budget. Because of this, banquet halls, party rental, golf courses and other venues should think about investing in chair covers to help sell their event space. A bride who doesn’t like your event chairs (but likes your staff and the rest of your space) will be more likely to book their event with you if you can provide chair covers.

We’ve been slowly adding to our wedding chair cover category – first starting with polyester banquet chair covers and spandex banquet chair covers. Then, moving on to source spandex folding chair covers.

I’m pleased to announce we now have Ruched Spandex Chair Covers in stock at our Toronto Warehouse.

Machine washable and 100% spandex polyester fabric, our Ruched spandex banquet chair covers are available in black or white. They are wrinkle resistant for ease of use and maintenance and feature a ruched (ruffled) back to give some texture and elegance to a wedding or special event. For more information and pricing click here.

Wedding chair covers are a great addition to a party rental business or an event venue. Not only does it help increase your average invoice size but also increase your existing event chair investment. There are many different types of wedding chair covers that exist on the market – so understanding the difference between them is important for best meeting your needs. Check out the differences below:

Polyester Banquet Chair Covers

Generally made of a 180 gsm polyester fabric, polyester banquet chair covers offer a casual look to round or square backed banquet chairs. The most popular polyester banquet chair cover is for the tear drop backed banquet chair. The chair features a round back and looks great with a chair cover on it – to dress up the event.

Spandex Banquet Chair Covers

Spandex banquet chair covers are generally made of 190 gsm spandex fabric. They offer a more sleek, contemporary look for event chairs. The most popular spandex banquet chair covers is for the tear drop backed banquet chair. The chair has a round back and can easily be laundered. They’re a breeze to put on and need no ironing to attain that picture-perfect look.

Satin Banquet Chair Covers

Satin banquet chair covers are made of satin fabric. They often are available in a number of colours and give a flowing, elegant look to a banquet chair. They tend to have a shine to them and reflect light well.

Spandex Folding Chair Covers

Spandex folding chair covers are similar to the spandex banquet chair covers in that they are also made of 190 gsm spandex fabric. They tend to fit a standard Samsonite style plastic folding chair – however there are also others that fit the more industrial style metal folding chairs. The spandex folding chair covers are great for dressing up a standard folding chair.

Universal Chair Covers

Universal chair covers work with any chair as they can be tied at the back to make the fit a more slimming line. Because of its universal fit, it is a very easy to use chair cover. Simply place over the chair, tie and go.

Chiavari Chair Covers

Chiavari Chair Covers tend to be sheer in design to allow the elegance and luxury that chiavari chairs are synonymous with shine through. They’re often embroidered, ruffled, or feature a sash to add a bit of extra pizazz to the event without allowing the Chiavari Chair to be seen.

In Google we trust rings true in this day and age. Google owns more than 72% global search engine market share (Source) and due to this position, is able to forecast the trends we’re on the cusp of, the trends that are sure bets, and the trends that are seasonally strong – while still forecasted to be seasonally strong the next time that particular season rolls around. Just last week, Google released its annual Food Trends 2016 report. This report shares a wealth of data surrounding that gives those in the food industry, or servicing the food industry useful data for planning purposes. Utilizing this report can help restaurants and caterers pinpoint new menu items to introduce, as well as giving party rental companies an insight into what caterers and other customers will be requesting more of in the way of dinnerware and serveware to accompany events.

Google breaks down its findings of top increased search traffic and top decreased search traffic into the six different categories: Sustained Risers, Seasonal Risers, Rising Stars, and Sustained Decliners, Seasonal Decliners, and Falling Stars. Here are the top results for each category.

The top Sustained Riser or a trend that has experienced steady growth over the past few years and a safe bet to add to your repertoire is:

Ramen

The top Seasonal Riser or trend that is likely to come back stronger than ever is:

Pho

The Top Rising Star that has seen a sudden growth in the past few months (and not necessarily a safe bet) is:

Tumeric

The Top Sustained Decliner or trend that has experienced a steady decline over the past few years and is fading is:

Gluten Free Cupcakes

The Top Seasonal Decliner or trend that is likely to decrease in demand year over year is:

Quinoa

The Top Falling Star that Google categorizes as a fad that has reached its peak and has already started a rapid decline is:

Rainbow Bagel

Photo Source: Scot Rossillo “World’s Premier Bagel Artist” for The Bagel Store, Brooklyn, NY

Each rising and falling trend category details another 4-5 food trends besides the top trends mentioned above. They also do a deep dive into top trending food themes along with an extensive list of the top volume food searches. To view the full and detailed report, head over to Google’s Food Trends 2016 Report.