Supplies for Restaurant Table Linens

Use the right supplies to care for your restaurant table linens

When purchasing supplies for restaurant table lines, it's important to consider the how you will maintain your restaurant table linens. You can manage supplies for linens one of two ways: employ the services of a professional laundry service or purchase the laundry equipment and care for the linens in house. The size of your business and your allotted budget will greatly determine which route you will take.

Professional laundry services take care of the hassle of laundering restaurant linens. They pick up, wash, dry, press and deliver your linens on a schedule that you determine. When you have a small diner or café, you may choose to purchase the equipment to keep in the back of your restaurant and launder the linens yourself. As you determine which method will work best for your establishment, consider the following:

1. Locate a commercial laundry service for washing table linens.

2. Purchase an industrial washing machine and dryer to launder restaurant linens in house.

3. Use a good stain remover and detergent to keep restaurant linens stain free.

 

Employ the service of a commercial laundry company to launder restaurant linens

A laundry service is the most convenient and easy way to take care of dirty linens. The service will pick up and deliver your linens right at your back door. Laundry services can also take care of washing bar mops and the uniforms of restaurant employees.
Try: A laundry service that can handle all of your laundry needs, from bar mops, to uniforms, to linens is Majestic Laundry Linen System. Another commercial laundry service is United Laundry Services.

Purchase a washer and dryer to launder your restaurant linen in house

A small restaurant may benefit from purchasing washing and drying equipment to launder restaurant tablecloths and restaurant napkins in house. Purchase a high-quality machine to keep your table linen looking fresh and clean.
Try: A supplier of industrial washing machines and dryers is UniMac. Find washers, dryers and flatwork ironers for laundering restaurant table linens. Another supplier of washing machines is LG Electronics. Its energy saving, front-loading machines make it easy to load and unload both the washer and dryer.

Wash table linen with industrial strength detergent and stain remover

Cleaning a stubborn stain from a tablecloth will take a good quality stain remover and detergent. When laundering your own restaurant linens, it's important to use an industrial detergent that is powerful enough to clean the every day wear and tear out of your linens. Skimping by using a generic detergent may result in dull, stained linens.
Try: FoodServiceDirect.com is a supplier of all your restaurant needs. It carries industrial strength liquid laundry detergent. Janisan sells everything you need for laundering linens. It sells detergent, stain remover, bleach and fabric softener.

 

• If you choose to wash your table linens in house, add in the cost of electricity and the supplies you will need to determine the actual cost of maintaining your linens.

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