trends in tabletop design

Trends in Tabletop

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Today’s Objectives

Examine the impact of specific foodservice trends, such as farm to table, continue to have on tabletop selection.

Explore how tabletop installations can vary by industry segment

Discuss best practices when updating or installing a tabletop

Answer your questions!

Meet Our Panelists

Chris CrocettiR.W. Smith & Co.

Anne LaddTriMark SS Kemp

Impacting the Guest Experience

Customers can see the care when it comes to tabletop.

Refreshing a tabletop can be a low-cost, high impact project

Impacting the Guest Experience

Guests eat with their eyes first.

Don’t shortchange the smallwares budget because it could send the wrong message

Balance is important

About this Webcast

For more information about this webcast: http://www.fesmag.com/tabletoptrends2015

When is Time to Refresh a Tabletop?

Three key factors:1. Staff and management need to be

observant and vigilant2. Monitor inventory levels3. Know and work within your budget

The Impact of Foodservice Industry Trends on

Tabletop

CHRIS LOOKS AT TABLETOPS BY SERVICE STYLE

Breaking Down the Top Trends

Look at via three distinct operator categories where: Ingredients and sourcing

prevail Technique becomes the

predominant factor shaping the guest experience

Mass hotel and banqueting functions

Ingredients and Sourcing

Key attributes: Flatware and

glassware need to look as if they were made by hand

Imperfectly shaped china

Ingredients and Sourcing

Ingredients and Sourcing

Vintage and ornate are hot!

Etched flatware and glassware!

Ingredients and Sourcing

Technique

Key attributes include: Polished

presentation Heavier

flatware Elegant

stemware

Technique

Technique

Mass Hotel and Banqueting

Ongoing balance between budget and operations

More elegant yet durable products hitting the market

Appetite for renting items is growing

ANNE’S 5 FACTORS INFLUENCING

TODAY’S TABLETOPS

The Impact of Foodservice Industry Trends on

Tabletop

5 Factors Influencing Today’s Tabletops

1. Mixed Textures

5 Factors Influencing Today’s Tabletops

2. Color

5 Factors Influencing Today’s Tabletops

3. Wood

5 Factors Influencing Today’s Tabletops

4. Textured Melamine

5 Factors Influencing Today’s Tabletops

4. Textured Melamine

5 Factors Influencing Today’s Tabletops

5. Minimalist Table Settings

5 Factors Influencing Today’s Tabletops

5. Minimalist Table Settings

Mismatched Tabletops

Ok to use multiple types of product – china, aluminum, melamine – on one tabletop

Helps tabletop blend with the interior

But like items need to match, meaning the china needs to be the same, the flatware needs to be the same, etc.

Mismatched Tabletops

The Impact of Beverage Programs on Tabletop

Cocktails and Other Adult Beverages

Major revenue driver for restaurants.

Tableside preparation now part of the experience.

Sourcing new glassware, bottles and other vessels to support this trend.

Cocktails and Other Adult Beverages

Cocktails and Other Adult Beverages

Different types of glassware creates new experiences

Lots of different ways to store and showcase ingredients

Cheers to Beer

Learn how glassware impacts the beer Understand how the beer and the menu relate to

each other

Non-Commercial Operations

College Foodservice

College Foodservice

Senior Living

Segment consists of three sub-segments with very different expectations

Tabletops continue to evolve rapidly

Senior Living

Use of Color

Food no longer has to pop on basic white!

Let your creativity run wild!

Questions from the Audience

Anne’s Closing Thoughts

Understand what is getting eaten.

Unleash the power of observation by paying attention to what works and what does not.

Vendors listen to your clients.

Chris’ Closing Thoughts

Operators have many options to choose from today. Have fun exploring!

New tabletop items can enhance the guest experience.

Focus on the areas that have the greatest financial impact.

Share Your Tabletop Success

Participate in FE&S’ 2016 Performance in Tabletop Awards

Recognizes tabletop installations across 5 different categories

Anyone – operator, dealer, rep, factory, etc. – can enter

Deadline is Dec. 16, 2015 Winners published in the Feb. 2016

edition of FE&S Learn more by visiting:

http://fesmag.com/2016Tabletop

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