Not your Mama’s Melamine
Why Melamine is a Great Option for Your Restaurant
Wendy Barras, Front of the House Specialist
Past attempts to create style acceptable melamine always seemed to come up short leaving the economical, hard plastic products relegated to mostly institutional uses like schools, hospitals and diners.
Who doesn’t have a nostalgic memory of the standard lunch room school trays or colorful Asian plates manufactured in bulk and used for decades?
It’s always been hard for restauranteurs to resist the permanence that melamine has to offer for the price. Because of the lighter weight and higher durability than traditional tableware they’ve snuck it on our tabletops for years now with small items like ramekins and sugar caddies hoping it didn’t interfere with the dining experience.
Cue the Style Upgrade
Today, the most style forward dinnerware manufacturers are bringing melamine to the center plate with irresistible smart finishes and dynamic new textures. Graduating to a whole new level, it’s now being used in our most sophisticated and trend setting venues. Some products have stunning smooth matte finishes, others utilize innovative decals that mimic crafted and even hand painted pottery. These new designs work well in any environment- from farm-to-table to Greek to Italian and more. These beautiful products can be used for either hot or cold food. Designed for casual and outdoor dining.
Steelite: (Top Left) Greystone, (Top Right) New Pompeii, (Bottom Left) Craft,
(Bottom Right) New Viva
But What About the Environment?!
For environmentally conscious consumers, Front of the House has hybrid products that combine melamine and bamboo that are both sustainable and biodegradable. FOH’s Platewise patterns are made from renewable bamboo, stand up to rigorous commercial washing, are recyclable and breaks down completely in landfills. The perfect combination of style, function, durability and affordability!
Front of the House: Platewise
Now you can understand why the foodservice industry is buzzing over these gorgeous new melamine products – to learn how you can incorporate them into your unique tabletop vision please call us. We can provide suggestions, literature, samples and budgetary pricing and would love the opportunity to assist on any project. To Contact Us Click Here
