How To Buy Restaurant Furniture

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As a manufacturer and importer of commercial grade furniture, we find Restaurant Furniture to be a crucial part of any successful restaurant concept. According to FES Magazine, while most restaurants (such as Chili’s) have experienced declines in revenue over the past few years, unique and niche concepts such as Cheesecake Factory and Red Robbin have actually increased growth. We can surely point to restaurant furniture design as one of the key differentiating factors.

When buying restaurant furniture consider these following points:
1. Timing
2. Wood Species
3. Shipping

Timing
Make your purchases early as most restaurant furniture manufactures have production lead times of anywhere between 2 weeks to 8 weeks. We always recommend having furniture on site in order to pass the fire marshall inspection test. Also, keep in mind that most restaurants open around the fall season, when lead times easily reach 8 weeks and inventory levels are very low.

Wood Species
If you ever question the durability of your restaurant furniture, ...
... you should be asking the question “Which wood species is they made from?” European beech wood and oak are the industry standard due to its higher density and better wood staining properties. However, more customers are buying furniture made from rubber wood or birch wood due to lower pricing. We do not advise this route as these chairs will fall apart after heavy usage at twice the normal rate than beech wood chairs. This tends to happen after the manufacturer warranty expires, which is usually 1 year. Wood stains on these cheaper imitations also fall off at twice the normal rate, and you can see this usually within a year of purchase.

Shipping
Depending the size and quantity of restaurant furniture, shipping costs can vary greatly. Our recommendation is to ask questions on how its packed, and which carrier it is shipping with. We have learned that some carriers who offer lower rates usually have higher damage rates because they stack other loads on top of yours. Claims process take up to 8 months, and manufacturers are not responsible for these damages. If you’re buying in bulk or have custom sizes, we recommend requesting a full truck load in order to prevent damages and allow adequate time for unloading and inspection.

We hope these tips and suggestions will give you a starting point when beginning your Restaurant Furniture purchasing.

For more information regarding Restaurant Furniture and Coffee Shop Furniture visit our site http://www.americanhospitalityfurniture.com/