Start a branded café or restaurant tableware order with the services on your menu. Coffee with water, tea with a small treat and dessert service can require different combinations of items.
Here, an assortment means products you choose to use together. It does not mean that different catalogue items are sold as a ready-made set or are automatically compatible.
Map menu service to individual pieces
List what reaches the table for each common service: a cup, a saucer if used, a water glass or a separate plate for an accompaniment. Avoid adding a piece purely to complete a matching look. Review the cups, glassware, plates and bowls against that list, noting items that could serve more than one menu use.
Check physical fit as well as appearance
Matching colours do not establish cup-and-saucer compatibility. Confirm fit for the specific models and ask for dimensions relevant to your food presentation, trays and table layout. Product photographs may use different scales. Ask whether samples are available and on what terms; if a trial is possible, assess the pieces together in your own service setup.
Plan quantities separately
Your requirements do not have to assign equal quantities to every item. A water glass may support several services, while a plate may serve only one dessert. List quantities by model and confirm whether pieces can be purchased individually or only as sets.
For each model, account for simultaneous use at busy times, items unavailable during washing and the reserve you choose from your own operating experience. Use your service pattern or opening plan rather than an arbitrary standard spare-stock percentage. Confirm that the proposed quantities fit the supplier’s order conditions.
Assess branding for each product
A single logo does not imply identical print size or placement across cups, glasses and plates. Decide which items need branding and request model-specific placement advice. Use the printing options as a starting point, then confirm suitability and care information for the actual products and print application.
Discuss future replacements alongside the first order
Ask for the initial assortment to be itemised and check the conditions for reordering individual pieces later. A current catalogue listing does not guarantee future availability of an unchanged model.
Request a quotation with the relevant menu services, selected models and quantities per item. Ask for compatibility and logo applications to be assessed for the products you intend to use together.