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The Best Restaurant Linen Supply in Canada

Table Linens

Restaurants have limited space and better things to do with their time then to stain remove and wash their restaurant linens. That’s where a restaurant linen service comes into play. Having a restaurant linen rental service able to drop off the linens you need on a weekly basis helps ensure your front of house is looking its best. We like to be considered a trusted partner and because of this we’re interested in providing business value to our customers. While we don’t personally rent linens or provide restaurant laundry services, we do sell high-quality tabletop supplies to the hospitality sector across Canada – so we know a thing or two about the category. We’ve crowdsourced the best restaurant linen supply so you don’t have to do that work – and you know it’s coming from an unbiased source. Check out the best below:

Canadian Linen and Uniform Service

Headquartered in Toronto, ON, Canadian Linen and Uniform service is one of the largest uniform and linen supply companies in North America. They operate more than 115 production facilities and service centers throughout the US and Canada and service nearly 150,000 customers every week. They service the hospitality, automotive and manufacturing industries. One of the more flexible suppliers out there, they offer full service rental, flex lease and purchase of restaurant linens. They offer customizations, and laundering, repairs and upgrades.

Faster Linens

Headquartered in Etobicoke, ON, Faster Linens is a family owned business who can offer a cost effective solution to your needs. They offer consistent quality, special order tablecloths in a variety of styles and colours, and also offer uniforms, mats, napkins and kitchen towels. Their customer service representatives meet with each client on an individual basis to establish an inventory number, pick-up and delivery schedule that is best suited to a restaurant’s operating requirements.

Cintas

Headquartered in Cincinnati, OH, Cintas is a global company operating more than 430 facilities in North America, Europe, Latin America and Asia, including six manufacturing plants and nine distribution centres. Some of their more well-known customers include McDonalds, W Hotels and Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines. They provide a multitude of services including restroom supply and cleaning, floor mat cleaning and supply, towel cleaning and supply, uniform supply etc.

Are there any other companies you’d consider the best? Let us know by tweeting us @NatlEventSupply, post on our timeline on Facebook, our page on LinkedIn or Google.

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The Best Chef Instagram Accounts to Follow

Instagram is such a fabulous platform to find new recipes to try, flavour combinations you’d never think of and unusual plating’s to bring your menu to the next level. If you’re not on Instagram in a professional capacity, you should seriously consider it as a way to gain additional fans of your food and a crowdsourced way of testing what works for your mass audience. Here are 6 chef Instagram accounts to follow for inspiration:

1. @chefjacqueslamerde

 

IF I SIT DOWN AT ONE MORE DIMLY EDISON BULB-LIT RESTAURANT AND AM SERVED SOUSVIDE PORK BELLY W/ FRIED THINGS AND KIMCHI, I AM ACTUALLY GOIN 2 BE FORCED TO HURL MY MASON JAR OF AGED HOUSE MADE BITTERS INFUSED COCKTAIL AGAINST THE WALL!!! YO BROS ITS TIME 2 LEAVE THAT PLAYED OUT STUFF BEHIND!!! JOSE AND I TOOK PORK BELLY OFF THE MENU MONTHS AGO, AND HAVE REPLACED IT W/ SOMETHING SO SO NEXT LEVEL, ITS ACTUALLY SUPERSONIC!!!! ARTISINAL LUNCHMEATS!!!! YAASSS BROS, WE PLUGGED IN THE OL’ @EATNOMIKU FIRST GEN AND MADE OUR OWN MACARONI LOAF!!!! MACARONI STUDDED BOLOGNA, HAND-TORN WONDERBREAD, YELLO MUSTARD CAVIAR, PICKLED BABY ONIONS, HUNTS KETCHUP COULIS, MIRACLE WHIP EXPRESSIONS, TINY PICKLE CROSS-SECTIONS, DORITOS DYNAMITE NACHO PICOSO, CHEEZE WHIZ RIMMER!!!!! #lunchmeatgoessupersonic #nextlevel #soigné #theartofplating #gastroart #chefsofig #miraclewhip #doritos #cheezewhizrimmer #plateswagger #tweezers #negativespace #nomiku #sousvide #moleculargastronomy #artisan #slowfood #masonjars

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Chef Jacques La Merde is a tweezer genius who simultaneously pokes fun of high end dining while creating gorgeous plated dishes featuring ingredients such as hostess cupcakes, hot pockets and hidden valley ranch dressing. He’s been featured on CNN, BuzzFeed, Eater, Vice and the London Times for his Instagram account.

2. @bambambaklava

 

Chana Masala (Chick Peas in a spicy sauce) from my hands. One of my favorite things. 🔥 #Fuckthatsdelicious

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Action Bronson is a full time rapper and a classically trained culinary chef with a video webseries on Munchies called Fuck, That’s Delicious. Follow him to see his rap career and as he eats / cooks his way around his world tour.

3. @gastroart

 

Tuna, pink pepper, edible flowers, basil oil & wasabi. Superb dish uploaded by @tadashi_takayama #gastroart

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Gastro Art is an Instagram account dedicated to aesthetically pleasing and gorgeously photographed pictures of food.

4. @dan_churchill

Dan Churchill is an Aussie born, US based chef who is the author of two cookbooks, and is currently in preproduction for his own TV series. He offers some great alternatives for gluten free cooking and wants to promote healthy cooking that’s as delicious as it is healthy.

5. @jamieoliver

Do I even need to explain who Jamie Oliver is? The Naked Chef, and Healthy eating advocate shares information about his life, his new projects, his restaurants and of course simple, healthy and gorgeous food recipes.

6. @aprilbloomfield

Chef Bloomfield is the reigning James Beard Best Chef New York City whose Instagram account features farm-fresh ingredients, gorgeous photography and stunning recipes from her upcoming cookbook “a Girl and Her Greens”.

Are there any other chef Instagram accounts you follow that we’ve missed? Let us know by tweeting us @NatlEventSupply, post on our timeline on Facebook, our page on LinkedIn or Google.

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How to Reduce Your Restaurant's Energy Costs [Infographic]

Restaurants are notoriously tight on profit margins and every way of reducing operating expenses helps a restaurant’s bottom line and equals more revenue. Energy costs can eat up a huge portion of a restaurant’s operating expenses. There are a lot of energy sucking appliances that exist in a commercial kitchen.

If you’ve ever wondered how a restaurant can reduce energy costs, then look no further than the infographic below from Powerhouse Dynamics. They figured out which systems and appliances consume the most energy in a full-service restaurant.

For example, they found that food preparation equipment accounts for 40% of a total restaurant’s energy use, the most of any restaurant component. They also found that reducing energy use by 20% could increase profits by 10% - which is a huge percentage when the average restaurant’s profit margin is 10%.

Check it out to see savings tips on various appliances and systems in the kitchen and dining areas.

Are there any energy optimization tips you use that aren’t mentioned on this graphic? Let us know by tweeting us @NatlEventSupply, post on our timeline on Facebook, our page on LinkedIn or Google.

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A Comprehensive Look at the Restaurant Technology Market

It’s no surprise that technology in any industry can be a huge blessing. I know there can be issues associated with technology but in general for society and businesses we are infinitely more productive (except when watching too many cat videos) and able to tackle things faster with less people more efficiently. The foodservice industry is no exception and there have emerged, over the past decades, POS systems, payment systems, back of the house systems, online ordering and delivery systems, front of the house systems and much much more. I found an infographic that provides a comprehensive view of all the different technology offerings available for the restaurant industry and thought it was worth sharing so that restaurant’s had a frame of reference for who to evaluate when reviewing a new technology to implement. Check it out:

Restaurant Technology Market (2015)
 

 

Are there any restaurant-specific technologies you use that aren’t mentioned on this graphic? Let us know by tweeting us @NatlEventSupply, post on our timeline on Facebook, our page on LinkedIn or Google.

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[Infographic] How to Increase Front of House Productivity

A restaurant has to work like a well-oiled machine in order to properly function and turn tables enough to make a profit. While certain measures can be taken to optimize the back of the house, ensuring the front of the house is also running smoothly helps guarantee that customers are being promptly and properly handled and repeat business can occur. Chefworks.com created a great infographic on tips to increase Front of the House Productivity to not only increase a restaurant’s revenues but also the wait staffs'.

 

Have you found any tips that help your front of house? Let us know by tweeting us @NatlEventSupply, post on our timeline on Facebook, our page on LinkedIn or Google.

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