Posts Tagged ‘Tableware’

Keeping it Fresh and Fabulous

Friday, August 27th, 2010

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Cardinal International Product Team

How refreshing! Putting on a fresh face can change everything—even your bottom line—for the better.

As tableware experts, we’ve seen some very amazing restaurants come…and we’ve watched some great ones go. But we’ve also witnessed many survive and thrive through the magic of “refresh and reinvent.”

Because our Cardinal Portfolio caters to many different types of restaurants—from family-casual to fine dining—we see fresh strokes happening across-the-board. (more…)

Cardinal Captures Key Restaurant Design Trends

Tuesday, July 13th, 2010

Talk about tapping the trends: Cardinal products are there. We couldn’t help noticing that a recent article on eater.com highlighting the influential New School Restaurant Design Trends of 2010 was right on the money with several Cardinal lines.

According to the list, recently issued by the New York City-based Parsons The New School for Design, among the design elements that have been popping up are:

# 1 – Creams, Dark Pastels, Shades of Grey. These muted but sophisticated colors bring a sense of calm and openness to spaces, like The Mark and Faustina. They’re also perfectly echoed by several lines with Opal dinnerware by Arcoroc, a lightweight but hardworking collection that is a favorite of many foodservice professionals. (more…)

It’s ALL in the Presentation

Wednesday, April 21st, 2010

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Cardinal News From The Table on Trends

It’s no secret that customers eat with their eyes as well as their mouths, so looks are definitely important.

Arrange plates with an eye to color—grilled fish, rice pilaf and creamed onions may taste great, but together they are a field of white on the plate. Swapping out verdant green broccoli and skin-on red potatoes is better. Encrusting the fish or decorating the plate rim with a colorful sauce or spice is “platescaping” at its best. (more…)