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Restaurant menu covers are a great way to convey the aesthetic your restaurant is outfitted in. It can also make a surprising difference to a customer if you don’t have a menu cover that is thought to be at the same level of service you are striving to achieve. For example, if I were to go to a fine dining restaurant and was handed a piece of regular weight paper with the menu printed on it instead of a leather hard cover menu – it would probably feel “off” to me aesthetically and reflect on my overall view of the restaurant. Because of this, it is an important piece to make a careful and thoughtful decision about from a number of different suppliers.

Whether you’re looking to replace your menu covers or are opening a new restaurant and want to check out your options knowing your options will help ensure you make the best menu cover choice for your restaurant. Here are a number of suppliers and manufacturers to buy restaurant menu covers from in Canada.

1. Divine Menu Covers Ltd – Based in Etobicoke, ON, Divine Menu Covers manufacture custom made, hand crafted superior quality menu covers, check presenters, ring binders, LED menus, clipboards, ipad & tablet covers, table tents & stands and guest directories. They make to order and do not have any stock of menu covers.
2. Kronos Menu Covers – Based in Mont-Royal, Quebec, Kronos has been manufacturing menu covers for 50 years. They are not only able to manufacture menu covers but also offer full colour digital printing for menus. They pride themselves in producing and shipping out jobs in record time.
3. Menu by Design – Based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Menu by Design has been manufacturing hand crafted durable, stain and water resistant menu covers to the hospitality industry for 36 years. They offer custom restaurant menu covers, check / bill presenters, wine list covers, clipboards, ring binders and a number of in-stock products for fast ordering.

White resin folding chairs, black resin folding chairs, and mahogany resin folding chairs are a versatile and durable event chair that have proven themselves time and time again. In fact we’ve sold tens of thousands of these chairs in the past 10 years. They have some fantastic benefits and are one of the reasons why they are our most popular event chair. Check out some of their positives:

• Easy to clean – generally because of their material they can be washed with a swipe of a cloth, and some soapy water. Tough stains can be easily destroyed with a Mr Clean Magic Eraser.
• Can withstand being outdoors – because of their resin material, water doesn’t affect them the way it would a wood folding chair with a similar look. They can be left outside overnight and picked up in the morning. This makes party rental scheduling easier. That being said we wouldn’t recommend leaving them outdoors 24/7. They’re not indestructible.
• Easy to maintain – the only complaints we tend to have with these chairs are the screw covers can fall off. We sell replacement screw covers to compensate for that so that you can keep your chairs looking good as new. Other than that, maintenance is easy as any scratches are hard to notice with a resin that is the same colour through to its core.
• Seats can be easily replaced – if a seat gets stained with a tough unforgiveable stain, seats can be easily replaced to keep the chair looking like new and avoid paying for a new chair.
• Stackable – Unlike wood folding chairs that can stack but require bungee cords or ratcheting tie downs to keep secure, resin folding chairs lock into the chair beneath it when stacked. This makes it an easy, stackable and portable solution for organizations who need to transport these chairs.

Party Rental Companies, banquet halls, convention centres and hotels all need a large number (at least 10-12 event tables to have a 100 person event) of event tables in order to seat corporate events, conferences, and weddings. There are definitely table manufacturers out there that can custom make folding tables for you – but there are also event table suppliers out there that specialize in keeping stock for organizations buying event tables in bulk. Here are some of the companies you can turn to:

P.R.E. Sales – Based in California, P.R.E Sales Inc is a direct importer and distributor of high quality folding tables. Similar to our philosophy, PRE Sales believes in rigorous testing both in factory and in-house to ensure their products are durable and high quality for the rental industry.

McCourt Manufacturing – Based in Arkansas, McCourt Manufacturing both manufacturers and stocks plastic and wood event tables for a variety of organizations. They specialize in manufacturing high quality event folding tables and take pride in having manufacturing based in the USA.

Palmer Snyder – Based in Wisconsin with its factory in Pennsylvania, Palmer Snyder is an American manufacturer and distributor of commercial portable furniture, specializing in products that excel in portability, stackability and storability.

MityLite - MityLite is a global manufacturer of professionally designed, highly durable furniture products. They have been manufacturing meeting, event, and banquet furniture for 25 years. They tend to be the most costly supplier on this list – with the durability to back the price.

At National Event Supply we pride ourselves in sourcing quality durable event tables that companies can buy in bulk at a moment’s notice. We visit our factories on a semi-annual basis and do in-house testing on event tables to ensure our products will hold up to the rigors of the event industry. With warehouses in Vancouver, BC and Mississauga, ON we routinely ship coast to coast across Canada and believe in having responsive customer service so the customer leaves happy.

Table skirts are a fantastic way to provide a streamlined approach to your buffet tables, event registration tables or trade show booth. They’re perfect for providing ample coverage so you can store items under the table you need – while still allowing you to provide a sleek, finished event. When you want to outfit your folding event tables with table skirting how can you figure out what size table skirt you need if you don’t already know? Here’s the guidelines below:

4ft rectangle table

Most 4ft rectangle tables are 4ft by 30 inches wide therefore to ensure you have the proper amount of skirting you need a 13ft long tableskirt (at least). How did I get that number? Side 1 is 48 inches, side 2 is 30 inches, side 3 is 48 inches and side 4 is 30 inches. 48+48+30+30 = 156 inches / 12 inches per foot = 13 feet

6ft rectangle table

Most 6ft rectangle tables are 6ft by 30 inches wide therefore to ensure you have the proper amount of skirting for ample coverage you need a tableskirt that is at least 17ft long.

8ft rectangle table

Most 8ft rectangle tables are 8ft by 30 inches wide therefore to ensure you have the proper amount of skirting to cover your entire table you need a tableskirt that is at least 21 ft long.

The special event industry is booming as seen by the amount of event equipment sales we’ve seen in the past few months. It is good to see the industry in full swing and business revenues coming in for our customers. I know we’re all busy but we also need to remain up to date on industry news. Because I know it can be a cumbersome process to find all the news I’ve compiled some of the recent articles I think are the most relevant to caterers and special event professionals. Read on below for a short synopsis of each article and their links through to the full articles.

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Best Practices in Drapery

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10 New Toronto Venues for Summer Meetings and Events

Looking for new venues to win exclusive catering rights to? Want to be added to their preferred partner list for party rentals? Here's a look at new Toronto hotels, conference centers, restaurants, private rooms, and other spaces to open for events this summer. For full article, click here.

Goodbye, Kids Table: Events for Children Feature Grown-up Menus

Hear how caterers are bridging the great divide between menus for adults and kids with fantastic food for all ages. For full article, click here.