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Decorating the table of your establishment may seem simple, but to create an effective mise en place, you need to pay attention to the details.
Glass flutes with gold decoration for the most luxurious restaurants, a transparent jug revealing the frothy beer in taverns, cutlery holders for those who want to set the table quickly without compromising hygiene and style. These are all small accessories that make the moments your customers spend in your establishment special.
When setting tables in restaurants, pubs, hotels, you need to choose accessories that align with the nature of the business. In particular, in this article, we want to talk about fabric cutlery bags: an idea to make the table presentation even more impressive.
Let’s explore what they are, how, and why to use them.
What fabric cutlery bags are and how to use them
Fabric cutlery bags are a quick and hygienic solution long used in taverns, pizzerias, and fast food venues to set the table and speed up service.
The most common are disposable paper bags containing neatly sealed cutlery and a napkin. Then there are versions with a pocket that reveals the contents, while others involve folding napkins themselves to create a space to insert forks and knives.
Finally, there are fabric cutlery bags, which are washable and reusable for a long time. They can be made from various textiles (such as cotton, linen, hemp, jute), come in various shapes (candy-style, drawstring, with zippers), and adapt to any type of business. They can also be used by luxury restaurants and hotels. Naturally, since this is the food and Ho.Re.Ca. sector, it is important that the chosen fabrics are suitable for contact with dishes and food, to protect the health of customers.
Why set the table with fabric cutlery bags
As mentioned, to create a striking and alternative mise en place, attention to small details is key, and fabric bags are well suited to this purpose.
First of all, they are ecological: it is important to demonstrate to your clients your commitment to ensuring products, packaging, and accessories that respect not only the environment but everyone’s health. Bags made from natural fabrics, certified or bio-ecological, are not only safe; they are also highly resistant to tearing and moisture, washable, and therefore reusable for a very long time. All this will help you reduce waste from disposable solutions.
Another excellent feature of fabric bags is the possibility of customization in shapes, sizes, types of closure, textiles, accessories, and even prints applied to their surface. Through hot foil stamping or screen printing techniques (depending on what needs to be printed and the chosen fabric), it is possible to apply your restaurant’s logo, a phrase, or a design on the bag. This way, you can create an accessory that aligns with your establishment’s design.
If you are planning special events such as a wedding, you can personalize them with the names of the bride and groom to create an even more engaging and positive experience for guests.
Fabric bags are therefore a new way to present cutlery and enhance the table and can be used by taverns, luxury restaurants, pubs, and hotels alike.
But it does not end there; they can also serve as place markers or be paired with other bags, for example, those for bottles of oil and vinegar or fabric bread baskets.
Not just for the table: a packaging solution for selling your ecological cutlery
Fabric bags can be used not only by restaurants but also as sustainable packaging for biodegradable cutlery.
The use of plastic forks, plates, and cups has grown exponentially over the years. Perfect for single use, most plastics have ended up dispersed in the environment and oceans, bringing pollution levels to a critical point. For this reason, from January 2022, the European Directive 904 of 2019, known as SUP (Single Use Plastic), became law, a measure adopted by the EU to reduce consumption of single-use plastic and limit its dispersion.
Officially banned are plates, straws, cups, and any type of plastic tableware.
But what has been the market’s response to this ban? The production of biodegradable cutlery. These are solutions that, once used, can be planted and reintegrated into the earth because they decompose within a few weeks (unlike plastic, which takes years or even centuries).
They come in various types: pine wood, bamboo, sugarcane pulp, and polylactic acid (a resin made from corn starch).
Implementing biodegradable alternatives represents a significant step towards environmental preservation. In this way, not only is plastic use reduced, but water waste and detergent use for cleaning cutlery are also eliminated.
If you produce or sell biodegradable cutlery, you can use fabric cutlery bags as packaging to make the product more complete and easier to carry anywhere.
Fabric cutlery bags: here are some ideas
You have carefully chosen plates and glasses, matched the tablecloth with the right shade, placed the fabric bread baskets… now you only lack the cutlery bag.
In our catalog, we have designs that may suit your needs: for example, you could use this natural cotton bag, ideal for dinners or ceremonies, graduations, communions, promotions. Equipped with a convenient drawstring closure, people will appreciate its simple and elegant design, easy to open, soft, and pleasant to the touch.
If you prefer a cotton option, you could also use this candy-style bag. A coarse, natural, and ecological fabric without dyes and synthetic treatments.
And if you prefer jute? There is this natural jute candy-style bag that can become a truly appealing accessory for an agriturismo or a tavern offering guests tasty outdoor lunches. A 100% ecological packaging option in which you can place not only cutlery but also glasses, cups, or contain coffee, herbs, spices, and cereals.
When it comes to natural fabrics, we can’t help but suggest this pure linen grey bag: elegant and sustainable, with its fine yarn it can accompany any kind of table setting.
Let’s create your custom fabric cutlery bag together
In our catalog, you will find many bio-ecological creations that you can leverage for your restaurant’s table. Not just cutlery bags, but also bread baskets, bags for bottles of fine wine and extra virgin olive oil, and much more. But if you prefer a unique bag entirely made based on your preferences, contact us! Thanks to our decade of experience and technical expertise, we can help you conceive and create your custom bag, 100% Made in Italy.
