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Restaurant owners are always looking for ways to make the best use of their outdoor dining spaces to ensure an exceptional experience for their patrons. In this guide, we’ll explore …

When it comes to outfitting your restaurant’s outdoor space, selecting the right dining tables and market umbrellas goes beyond mere aesthetics. It’s a strategic decision that requires thoughtful consideration of …

Ensuring that a restaurant’s furniture and surfaces are clean and well-maintained is crucial for several compelling reasons: Customer Experience: The cleanliness and appearance of a restaurant directly impact the overall …

In the fast-paced world of the restaurant industry, staying ahead of the curve is essential. As we usher in the new year, we are thrilled to unveil our latest offerings …

Do you like rules of thumb? They’re great for providing some general direction when approaching a situation or task. In this blog we’ll give you 8 rules of thumb to …

With so many types and styles of seating options available to choose from, getting the right one for your establishment can seem daunting.  Still, it is important that the seating …

At many restaurants and bars, the outdoor dining space doesn’t have walls or fences around it to mark the area. This can present a challenge to customers and wait staff …

The FBI has recently been warning ⚠️ about the use of public USB chargers due to the threat of “juice jacking”. For those who don’t know what juice jacking is, …

How are your table tops holding up? Of all the surfaces in a food service establishment, none see the where and tear of a table top. Constant cleaning and sanitizing …

If you own or operate a food service establishment, there is no one who spends more time in it and knows the preferred seating spots better than you do. Most …

Dining out is about more than just the food. The décor of the venue, its cleanliness and welcoming vibe are crucial as is the friendly competence of the wait staff …

There are volumes of information out there on what to use and how to clean food service operations’ surfaces, including dining seating and tables, but cleaning and sanitizing is so …

How the new furniture is received at your establishment is as important as what you buy. If your food service operation offers outdoor dining or lounge items, and if your …

If you are a food service operator, whether you’re buying a few new tables or seating items or an entire dining area’s worth, there are things to consider in anticipation …

If you are a food service operator, are you using the right size tables, chairs, and stools to maximize your space and comfortably accommodate your patrons?   GO BIG OR …

If you can make your customers’ time in your establishment more memorable, you’d do it, right? If they could leave with more than their need for food or beverages satisfied, …

The popularity of outdoor dining continues to increase and the need for dining furniture is increasing along with it.  Many commercial establishments looked to outdoor dining for survival during the …

When it comes to choosing a style and size for the restaurant table bases that will support your table top, there are obvious and not so obvious points to consider. …

There are several elements that go into the comfort of a commercial restaurant chair or barstool. Along with the size and material of the seat, the type, size, material, and …

When choosing outdoor dining tables for your restaurant there is more to consider than style and size. Your location, available space, menu, clientele are just a few things to keep …

  Do you like rules of thumb? They’re great for providing some general direction when approaching a situation or task.   HERE ARE 8 RULES OF THUMB REGARDING PICKING THE …

Style and size are critical when choosing dining furniture for your establishment. This is especially true when it comes to wood restaurant chairs. Wood restaurant chairs need to fit the …

Staying Balanced – A Guide To Keeping Your Restaurant Furniture In Balance. All types of words have been used to describe the times we live in. One might say with …

Do You Listen To Your Restaurant? You want the dining experience in your establishment to be pleasing to the eye, nose, and palate…but what about the ear? Your choice of …

Your Establishment Is More Than A Menu. As a food service operator, you know building brand loyalty and repeat business is about more than the menu. Some diners might just …

Picking A Barstool For Your Restaurant Bar. Here are some considerations when choosing a barstool for use in your restaurant’s bar. Some may seem obvious but others you may not …

What Do You Want On Your Restaurant Table? For years the default restaurant table top was covered with a linen table cloth. The biggest decision an operator had to make …

Care and Cleaning Tips to Ensure Your Restaurant’s Seating and Tables Stay in Good Condition. Just as it is best to specify and use commercial grade equipment, the same holds …

What good is a Market Umbrella for your establishment? If you are a food service operator with an outdoor dining venue that needs cover, a market umbrella from BFM Seating …

What to consider when purchasing table tops for your dining room If you think about it, during their visit, the table top of your restaurant is what you patron looks …

There is More To Consider When Choosing Commercial Outdoor Dining Furniture When buying indoor dining tables and seating for a restaurant, once you deal with décor, budget, and design questions, …

Outdoor Dining Sets for Dining Out Where American restaurant patrons sit when they eat has been forever changed because of the COVID-19 situation, and outdoor dining sets from BFM Seating …

A Bentwood chair is sometimes called a Thonet Chair in honor of its creator Michael Thonet. While bentwood chair were actually being made at least two centuries before Thonet was …