Blog posts tagged with 'restaurants'

Drinking places such as bars and pubs as well as restaurants and caterers that offer bar service often require bar supplies to ensure the bar portion of the establishment is running smoothly and generating revenue. Where to buy bar supplies is one more question that a foodservice operator doesn’t need in his/her life. To make it easier on you (because we know you’re strapped for time!) we’ve answered the question “Where to Buy Bar Supplies in Toronto” below:

1. Barsupplies.com:

Though online and based out of the United States, Barsupplies.com has a wide variety of bar supplies including corkscrews, cocktail shakers, bartender tools, and glassware. They ship to Canada and a multitude of other countries with products charged in US dollars. Depending on the level of shipping indicated, your order will vary in delivery between 5-12 business days.

2. BartenderOne Barstore:

BartenderOne Barstore is based in Toronto with locations right downtown, in Yorkville and in Mississauga. They offer a wide variety of bar supplies, similar to Barsupplies.com, but also have additional products such as videos/dvds & books to add value and enhance a bartender’s education. If you order online through their ecommerce site, it appears as though they partner with Barsupplies.com as depending on the level of shipping indicated, your order will vary in delivery by 5-12 business days. If you need it pronto, it definitely makes more sense to pop by one of their store locations.

3. KAF Supplies:

Located in Mississauga, KAF Supplies is a bar supply and restaurant supply store. They supply sodagun systems, spill-stop bartender tools, tableware, bar equipment such as industrial dishwashers & glasswashers, as well as a Coca-Cola distributor.

4. Nella Cutlery:

We’re written about Nella before, but they have their heads in most of the restaurant supply and bar supply spaces. Along with stocking their own brand of foodservice equipment and smallwares, Nella Cutlery also distributes brands such as Winco, Browne, and Johnson Rose. Because of this, they’re able to offer a variety of different bar supplies including cocktail shakers, glassware, free pourers & sure shot pourers, bottle openers, serving trays, bar strainers etc. While they do not have an online ecommerce site, they do have a 55,000 square foot showroom in North York as well as a smaller scale store downtown Toronto.

5. Hamilton Store Fixtures:

Yet another restaurant supply store that also ventures into bar supply, Hamilton Store Fixtures is located in Southwestern Ontario and along with serving your general tabletop supplies, also stocks measured and speed pours, bus bins, common bar glassware, bar tools, bar blenders and other special order items. Their normal website does not include ecommerce capabilities however they’ve got a separate site linked off their website devoted to online orders.

Hopefully this helps you on your search for local bar supplies to quickly and easily update your current or future stock.

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Back in January and then again in May/June, the prominent Foodservice magazines in Canada along with Statistics Canada and the NPD Group, released their forecast of the industry for 2014. There’s a plethora of information – so much so it can be overwhelming. To focus on some of the most pertinent information, we’ve compiled an infographic to make it easier for everyone to consume. Check it out below!

We hope this infographic helps you with your menu planning and forecasting for the remainder of 2014.

Buying restaurant dishes and other restaurant supplies is just one of the multitudes of tasks restaurant operators and chefs have to deal with. Figuring out if there’s a difference between wholesale restaurant supply stores versus a regular restaurant supply is frankly not high on the list. That’s why we’re writing this post – so you don’t have to figure it out yourselves.

Wholesale Restaurant Supply Stores:

• Buy direct from factory
• Stock warehouses full of inventory to avoid shipping delays (as much as possible)
• Same/next day shipping
• No large corporations behind them to set pricing on their behalf
• Better ability to facilitate custom orders with direct relationships to factories
• In-house brands versus name brands such as Steelite, Dudson, Royal Dalton, Libby, Browne or Oneida
• Open stock allows most products to be purchased in small or very large quantities
• Comparable quality items without the multiple markups (sometimes 3 or more markups)

Restaurant Supply:

• Buy either direct from the Brand manufacturer or through a master distributor for the manufacturer
• Have an extremely large number of items generally with small quantities in stock
• Can have same/next day shipping if in stock. If not in stock could be 2-4 weeks or much longer for less prominent dish lines
• Stock brand names such as Steelite, Dudson, Libby, Oneida, etc and price based on manufacturer’s suggested wholesale price
• Are usually more expensive as a result of major brand name pricing
• Often have minimum quantities you need to buy – i.e. buy restaurant dinnerware in case packs

Hopefully this clears up any confusion on the differences amongst the two. Whomever you buy from, make sure regardless of whether they mark themselves as wholesale restaurant supplies, that they offer value for the quality offered, customer service that makes you happy and stock the inventory you require.

Polyester tablecloths, especially white polyester tablecloths, are a staple to almost any event. Because they are such a staple, party rental companies, banquet halls, hotels and restaurants are constantly looking for ways to optimize the cost of their polyester tablecloths. Alternatively, spandex tablecloths have come out as a sleek, clean and contemporary way for banquet tables and cocktail tables to be outfitted. Unfortunately based on our customer feedback, it appears that spandex tablecloths are not only hard to find but often expensive to purchase in Canada. Because we sell folding tables, chiavari chairs and much more to party rental companies, we often get asked for ways they can optimize their costs to help their bottom line. In particular, with polyester & spandex tablecloths we get asked "How Much do Wholesale Tablecloths cost in Canada?" This post will attempt to provide you a range of costs for wholesale tablecloths available in Canada.

Wholesale Tablecloth Type: Polyester Tablecloth

Polyester tablecloths are widely used in restaurants, hotels, banquet halls and any other event venue to cover folding or restaurant tables and provide an aesthetically pleasing background for the food, atmosphere and event décor. Polyester tablecloths come in a variety of sizes specifically designed to meet different folding table dimensions and shapes. On average you can find that regardless of colour, a polyester tablecloth will range in price from $12.95 CDN to $69.95 CDN (not including taxes and shipping). The range in price is due to the size of tablecloth purchased, how the hem is finished and the weight of fabric material.

Wholesale Tablecloth Type: Spandex Tablecloth

Spandex tablecloths are easy to maintain, sleek tablecovers that are quickly becoming the new normal for cocktail receptions, buffet tables and a multitude of other variations. The most common sizes for spandex tablecloths include a 6ft rectangle spandex tablecloth, an 8ft rectangle spandex tablecloth and a high cruiser table spandex tablecloth. On average, regardless of colour, a spandex tablecloth will range in price from $19.95 to $89.95 CDN (not including taxes and shipping). The range in price is due to the size of tablecloth purchased, how the hem is finished and the weight of fabric material.

National Event Supply announced a new line of event linens in March. We offer a variety of styles and colours of spandex and polyester tablecloths that should provide you with quality for the price.