Blog posts tagged with 'restaurants'

We have had stemmed water glasses in our Eclisse glassware line for a while now. We also have two crystal water glasses – the Serenity 14oz crystal water glass and the Victoria 10oz crystal old fashioned glass (which can double as a water glass). There’s always a demand for more stemmed water glasses though – it’s one of the most used glasses in an entire restaurant/banquet hall/golf club and one of the most rented glassware items out there.

I’m pleased to announce our new Copa 10oz Stemmed Water Glass – now in stock at our Mississauga Warehouse.

The Copa Glassware Collection provides classic teardrop wine glasses and a stemmed water glass for events of all sizes. The two stemmed wine glasses give you the option of providing guests with a larger red wine glass and a smaller white wine glass. The stemmed water glass allows a generous serving of water or even soft drinks.

Additional Details:

• Dishwasher safe
• Sturdy barrels and stems
• Machine made for Quality and Consistency
• Rounded Rim
• Made in China
• 10 oz volume

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.

When buying from a restaurant supply store in Canada, purchases can quickly add up for porcelain dinnerware, glass and crystal stemware and restaurant cutlery. With the costs of running a restaurant and the slim profit margins, every little bit helps in contributing to the bottom line. While I’m sure there are some restaurants who want to buy branded dinnerware, cutlery and glassware – from big companies such as Steelite, Oneida and Reidel – restaurants who branch outside the box can often find savings in by buying dishes, glassware and cutlery wholesale as well.

Here is where to buy cutlery wholesale in Canada:

1. RestaurantDishes.net

Based in Newmarket, ON, Restaurant Dishes.net supplies wholesale flatware, charger plates, wholesale dinnerware and much more to Canada, the United States and the Caribbean. They supply to restaurants, resorts, seniors homes, retirement homes and schools.

2. Caterers Warehouse

Based in Rochdale Massachusetts, Caterer's Warehouse, is one of America's Leading sources for Foodservice, Catering, and hard to find Hospitality and Party Rental Supplies. Established in 1990, in Oxford, Massachusetts, they created a company where one-stop shopping for tabletop supplies would be easy, quick, and cost efficient. They allow shipping to Canada and offer wholesale pricing on cutlery along with over 18000 other items.

3. Special Event Sales

Based in Edmonton, Alberta, the event equipment sales division of Special Event Rentals, Special Event Sales provides customers across Canada with quality event equipment that is both durable and functional. Special Event Sales offers an expansive sale inventory of chairs, tables, dance floors, RaceDeck floors, barbeques, linens, tradeshow equipment, concession equipment, catering equipment, and stanchions and ropes. They offer both new and used sale equipment to help meet all customer needs.

With warehouses in Mississauga, Ontario; Brampton, Ontario; and Vancouver, British Columbia, National Event Supply is a wholesale supplier of event equipment and restaurant tabletop supplies to the party rental, event venue, golf course, hotel, catering and restaurant industries. We’re on a mission to not only have stock whenever a restaurant needs it, but also have superior commercial grade products for our customers to trust their business reputation on.

Perhaps you’re a chef that wants to own and manage your own restaurant, or perhaps you’ve been managing other restauranteurs restaurants for years and want to take the next step in your career. Whatever the case may be, it can be hard to leap into the unknown – especially when your hard earned money, and your livelihood is at stake. When examining the costs of running a restaurant, you need to look at a number of categories including construction costs, legal fees, permits and licenses, equipment, labour, insurance and marketing. A tip to keep in mind is to look for existing restaurants that are for sale that employ a similar concept you’d like to start up, instead of renovating a blank space into a restaurant. Existing restaurants will already have proper infrastructure in place such as proper ventilation, plumbing, electricity, cooking equipment and restaurant dinnerware (or at least they should in theory). Here’s a great infographic from Servy that outlines the initial costs of starting a restaurant, the ongoing operating costs along with an average percentage of categories such as expected profit, labour expenses etc.

Infographic courtesy of Servy App

The restaurant industry is an ever changing, competitive environment where news and trends are fast and furious. As restauranteurs and chefs, there’s a need to stay up to date on the trends to ensure there’s no key opportunities that may catch you unaware. The Wall Street Journal released a video with Nutrition Expert Jaclyn London to discuss the upcoming food trends for 2016. Check out the video below to keep up to date.