| While it looks like a pretty simple task to procure | | | | combinations of design and materials. Attention should |
| Placemats for your restaurant, the variety on offer | | | | be paid to base material, embellishments, designs, |
| invariably causes confusion. The size of your | | | | shapes and sizes. Of great importance are the |
| establishment and the number of diners you serve per | | | | cleaning method involved and the storage system |
| shift plays a vital role in choosing the right one. For | | | | required when not in use. Since they are used in the |
| example, your restaurant may be located downtown | | | | food industry, hygiene and appearance acquire top |
| serving the office goers during lunch time and casual | | | | priority. For example, a stained Placemat is |
| diners in the evening. This calls for a fast to lay | | | | unacceptable even if it has been thoroughly cleaned |
| disposable placemats during crowded lunch hour and | | | | and disinfected. Similarly, a Placemat beautiful in looks |
| reusable ones for the leisurely serving in evenings. The | | | | but home for bacteria is a health hazard. Mats made |
| reason for is that the reusable one need cleaning | | | | of material which do not naturally absorb and retain the |
| between servings and having a huge number of them | | | | aromas and odors of the food should be preferred. |
| costs avoidable investment. And the evening diner | | | | Untreated table mats made of cotton or viscose are |
| may expect a more decorative ambience than a | | | | particularly vulnerable to this shortcoming. A placemat |
| matter of fact food served in a hurry. | | | | having a non-porous synthetic surface, which is also |
| Cost of the placemats in itself is a very important | | | | easy to clean, usually meets this criteria. |
| factor. It may look trivial to bother about a few cents | | | | Finally, effort should be made to have Placemats |
| spent per diner but it adds up to a tidy sum of money | | | | whose looks are unique and if possible exclusive to |
| at the end of the month. And for a business like | | | | your restaurant. A possible way is to buy you |
| restaurant, whose profits are invariably constrained by | | | | Placemats from another region or city. Most of your |
| space and time, every penny counts. The long lasting | | | | neighborhood restaurants would have picked up their |
| reusable ones may appear costly compared to the | | | | requirement from the local home décor sores! |
| disposable ones which are sold in thousands. But their | | | | Also explore the possibility of having them customized |
| overall cost may work out much lower over a longer | | | | with your logo, color scheme etc. All this may cost you |
| period time. | | | | a little more, but then if you are offering a unique |
| Within the reusable range, the variety available is mind | | | | experience to your customers then it is well worth the |
| boggling. Manufacturers keep coming up innovative | | | | effort. |