4 Ways to Keep Your Foodservice Operation Holiday Happy

How would you describe the holiday season at your foodservice operation? Is it the most wonderful time of the year or more like the Grinch stole Christmas?

It’s the season of joy, but it’s also notorious for being a season of stress. Higher volumes of business and equally high customer expectations can test the patience of even the best-natured staff. 

From functional improvements to festive touches, these ideas can help your team keep calm and holiday on.

1. Support a faster pace with everything in its place.

When your already fast-paced kitchen has shifted into holiday hyper speed, organized tools and supplies can save your team time, help them keep their cool, and improve service.

The Mobile Flex Station by Cambro uses vertical space to keep heavily used items organized and within easy reach.

Easy to assemble, clean, and adjust, The Flex Station is the perfect home for takeout supplies, disposable gloves, utensils, and smallwares. Customize with Cambro food pans, food boxes, and vented or solid shelves to maximize capacity. 

Premium Series Camshelving^® Flex Stations come with a lifetime warranty against rust and corrosion.

The versatile new Camshelving Universal Storage Rack system transforms stacked pans and gaps of wasted space in your walk-in cooler into easy-access, vertical product storage. 

Each rail set holds up to 30 lbs. (120 lbs. max per storage section) with panels that can be adjusted to fit your menu’s changing needs. 

The panel and rail system enables kitchen staff to easily access containers as if they were drawers—without disrupting other containers above or below them. 

Whether you need space-efficient storage for food pans, sheet pans, dough boxes, and/or food boxes, the system is easy to customize to meet your operation’s specific needs.

2. Protect your food quality and your operational secrets.

There’s no time like the present to step up your food storage game to save time and food costs. CamSquares FreshPro food storage containers are sure to be a gift that keeps on giving.  

The most efficient food storage system ever, CamSquares FreshPro’s provide 25% more storage capacity; extend shelf life up to 3 days when used with corresponding Easy Seal Covers; and feature color-coded graduations, lids, and drain shelves to save staff valuable time.

No one ever needs to know your team has wisely prepared for the holiday rush by cooking and holding food hours in advance. 

The FWE Universal Heated Holding Cabinet model UHS-12 keeps your secret safe by maintaining temperatures and just-cooked quality of high volumes of pre-prepped foods with a patented heat and humidity system. The Humi-Temp system gently circulates hot, moist air throughout the interior of the cabinet for consistent temperatures. 

The versatile UHS-12 cabinet holds 18" x 26" sheet pans or GN food pans on fully adjustable tray slides. Controls are on the front of the cabinet which makes them easy to read and set.

Need supplemental holding fast? FWE’s Quick Ship Program offers a wide variety of models that ship within 24 hours of ordering. Click here for details or contact us for help.

3. Choose easy-care holiday serving pieces that can be used year-round.

Perfect for the holidays and year-round serving, Ridge Collection serving pieces by TableCraft provide a crisp, white-as-snow backdrop for hors d'oeuvres, buffet display, or family-style serving. 

These versatile platters look like ceramic pieces with a high-gloss textured finish, but they’re made of durable melamine for heavy use and easy care all year long.

 Rectangular Ridge Collection platters are available in small, medium, and large sizes. The Ridge Collection also features square platters in two sizes, round serving bowls in two sizes, and round serving plates in three sizes.

Sneak a peak at TableCraft’s other new additions here.

 

4. Elevate your spirits.

To support your holiday cocktail menu, keep a wide variety of festive garnishes and cocktail rim dressings at-the-ready with the TableCraft Ultimate Garnish Station™. 

This all-in-1 dishwasher safe station comes equipped with multiple removable bins for storing lemons, olives, cherries, and other garnishes. A translucent, flip-down lid protects contents when not in use. Each side of the 24 ¾" x 7 ¼" x 6 ¼" station features a 2-compartment caddy for holding cocktail picks, stirrers, and umbrellas. The lower tier holds up to 5 cocktail rim dressings to spice up your seasonal libations.

Barfly Colored Mixing Glasses add a festive, vintage vibe to craft cocktails in dramatic, iridescent hues of blue, gold, and rose with a retro reflective seamless interior. 

Made for use with 11 13/16" spoons and julep and spring strainers, each mixing glass has a two-drink capacity.  

An integral pouring spout and a heavy, weighted base makes these gorgeous mixing glasses easy to use and dishwasher safe. 

 

The Barfly 28 Oz. and 18 Oz. Diamond Lattice Shaker/Tin Set in gold plate finish features an elegant etched diamond lattice pattern that’s fun and festive for the holidays, yet elegant for use throughout the New Year. 

The set comes with one full and one half-size shaker that can be used in combination or individually. Not only are they beautiful, but they’re also designed for heavy commercial use with a heavy-gauge 18-8 steel construction to maintain shape, a capped bottom, and satin finish interior to hide wear.

Barfly Diamond Lattice Shaker/Tin sets are also available in Stainless Steel, Antique Copper, Gun Metal Black, and Copper Plated finishes.

We’re here to help you keep your operation running smoothly and your team’s spirits bright this holiday season and all year long. Contact us!