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Weddings are big business in Canada – this fact is a given. In 2014 alone there was over 160,000 weddings with an average cost of $30,000. But weddings aren’t the be all and end all when it comes to a golf course’s special events and food & beverage revenue. Corporate events, charity events and so much more can be attracted to drive off season event sales and keep the revenue flowing – and your staff paid.

Check out the below SlideShare to see how to successfully attract special events during the entire year and as a result, have more revenue to fund operational overhead during the off season. The presentation shares event ideas to stimulate cash flow during the off season and share real world examples that can be made into a seasonal event calendar that can be used as your working document for the upcoming year.

This presentation will also cover the following topics:

• Where to market your golf course to attract events
• What events to consider avoiding
• How to create a holistic event calendar to easily refer to year after year

Our melamine platters and bowls are a really popular line of serveware for party rental and caterers to purchase. We’ve seen a lot of really great feedback on the durability and look of the melamine – in particular that it looks almost identical to porcelain with more durability. Recently though, we had a potential customer stump us with a question we’d never been asked before about our melamine – can your melamine platters and bowls stain? This is a fantastic question to be asked and one we wanted to inquire about further – both so we had the knowledge for future reference and also to answer that customer’s concerns. So we set up an informal test to test whether our 14.5” square melamine platter would stain. Take a look at the test and results below:

1. Put a number of different acidic condiments and sauces on the platter. Top Left = Pasta Sauce. Top Middle = Mustard. Top Right = Ketchup. Bottom = curry powder mixed with water

2. Let the stains sit for a total of 37 hours before washing

3. Wash off Stains

4. Photograph the evidence

As you can see there is no staining that has taken place. Even with closer inspection it looks as if the acidic condiments did not even touch to glossy exterior finish of our melamine platter. Since our melamine platters and bowls are made at the same factory we assume that this test should apply to our entire line of melamine serveware.

The National Event Supply team are heading to Lionhead Golf & Conference Center for the National Golf Course Owners Association’s Golf Business Canada Conference & Tradeshow. Be sure to stop by our booth #34 to say “hi” and check out what we have to offer your golf course for your banquets and restaurant needs.

General Managers, Food & Beverage Managers, and Chefs come to us when they need help buying their tabletop supplies and event equipment. We extend the life of event equipment by offering high quality products tested in the rental industry. We extend your budget on tabletop supplies by offering similar quality products at a lower cost so that you can focus on driving more revenue for your golf course.

This year we will be showcasing a hot new item we’re getting asked for more and more – the Crossback Chair. Rustic themed weddings are such a hot trend and the crossback chair is a perfect complement to these events paired with an 8 foot harvest table.

We will also be participating in a session Friday that we would love to have you join us for:

Date & Time: Friday November 20th 11:45AM – 1:00PM
Location: Hilton Meadowvale Conference Center
Room: McCallion AB Room
Session Title: How to Drive Off Season Event Sales for Year-Round Event Revenues

We look forward to seeing you November 19th or 20th!

Restaurant chairs lend a lot to a restaurant’s décor and atmosphere and so they’re a big decision to make. Do you want chairs with arms? Or Chairs without arms? Wood? Metal? Do they need to be stacking? Do you want them to look contemporary, modern, or traditional? So many decisions related to something as “simple” as a chair. While we don’t sell restaurant chairs ourselves (we sell restaurant tabletop supplies), we like to help our customers and prospects in making informed decisions. If you don’t know where to buy restaurant chairs in Canada, we’ve rounded up four of the leading restaurant chair suppliers in Canada for you to check out.

1. Contract Supply Corp.

Founded in 1980, Contract Supply Corp. is a manufacturer of food-service & commercial furniture, specializing in the manufacturing of wood chairs, metal chairs, bar stools, soft seating, tables and bases, site furnishings, and outdoor patio furniture. They have over 65,000+ square feet of manufacturing space and employ 50+ skilled craftsmen. They also offer design-to-build furniture, furniture repair, refinishing & reupholster, delivery & installation, and custom lasered & branded furniture.

2. Rodo Industries Inc.

Rodo Industries Inc. is a Canadian contract manufacturing company, located in Southwestern Ontario, providing commercial furniture including metal & wood dining chairs, outdoor furniture including all weather wicker, umbrellas, metal and wood bar stools, dining tables, and upholstered booth seating. They also distribute Grosfillex Products.

3. ADRIA Contract Seating

ADRIA Contract Seating is a western Canada furniture manufacturer focusing on the hospitality and foodservice markets. For over 20 years they have been committed to providing customers with high quality products, and customer service. They offer a wide variety of in-stock and custom contracted wood & metal dining chairs, wood & metal bar stools, dining table tops and bases, stacking chairs & patio chairs and soft seating for lounge and bar furniture.

4. Moda Seating

Moda Seating is a custom order distributor working with the manufacturer to ensure the customer’s needs are met. They specialize in durable wood, metal, aluminum, furniture, and stackable seating for restaurants, night clubs, bars and hotels. They also distribute Flash Furniture’s line of HERCULES products.

We’ve been encountering more and more opportunities to quote for banquet hall chairs over this past year as we’re touching more event venues, banquet halls and hotels. Banquet chairs are a great option that many event venues choose to have as their main chair as they hide stains well, are comfortable and can be easily dressed up with a wedding chair cover. In the past banquet hall chairs from us have been special order only and were not an in-stock product.

I’m pleased to announce we have a round-backed banquet chair on order and coming into stock early spring 2016.

Available in three different colours including black patterned, navy blue patterned, and red patterned, the NES Banquet Hall Chair features commercial grade fabric, fully upholstered back panel and silver powder coated finishes. The seat features 2 3/8” thick foam and 18 gauge steel frame.

Chair dimensions are as follows:

• Width: 17 1/8”
• Height: 36”
• Depth: 22”
• Seat Depth: 15 7/8”
• Seat Width: 15 ½”