Cool Melamine Plates

Unsure of the right type of dinnerware for your high-volume, casual restaurant? is the stylish solution for your busy eatery! For environments where china just won't stand up to the rigors of commercial use, melamine is the stylish, economical solution for your restaurant service. It offers a more upscale tabletop presentation than disposable paper dinnerware and fast food baskets. Plus, your wait staff and dishwashers will love its easy maintenance design. Melamine's lightweight construction makes it easier to handle than china, and melamine dishes dry quicker because of the material's heat-retaining properties.

Thanks to its durable, lightweight construction, melamine is a popular choice for school cafeteria settings. But melamine tableware isn't just limited to plates and cups. You'll find melamine bowls, saucers, display trays, ramekins, fry cones, chopsticks, and more! Use it at your fast casual eatery, day care facility, cafeteria setting, assisted living community, and other high volume food service operation. It's available in so many colors and styles that you can even find designer melamine dinnerware that looks just like china and hand crafted ceramic! Read on for the top eight advantages of buying melamine dinnerware.

1. Shatter Proof and Break Resistant

Melamine dinnerware is virtually indestructible, making it the ideal choice for your high volume restaurant. This helps speed up table service - no need to carefully stack melamine plates and cups in your dish tub as you would have to with china. Melamine is an organic industrial compound created by combining melamine resin with strengthening materials. That means it can stand up to the rigors of everyday use: a dropped in a cafeteria, a dropped at a restaurant, a dropped in the kitchen, and other food service scenarios. Plus, melamine is relatively resistant to scratch marks from forks, knives, and other utensils. Look for models with a reinforced rim and foot for additional durability, such as the line.

2. Stack Up the Savings

Not only does investing in melamine dinnerware save you money initially, but it's a smart long term investment. While chinaware and other ceramic dinnerware shatters when dropped, melamine's durable construction means that it stands up better to use and abuse over time. No more replacing plates, cups, bowls, and other serving ware every time they chip or break. You'll see great savings stack up over time.

3. China-Like Appearance

There are dozens of designer melamine lines created to mimic the look of fine china and other ceramic dinnerware. Available in both solid color and patterned designs, you're sure to find the perfect to match your restaurant theme. Check out basic designs like and melamine dinnerware for the simplistic, sophisticated look of off-white china. For a hand glazed ceramic appearance, check out melamine serving ware like the collection and line. You can even serve up an artisan, hand textured look at your table with from Elite Global Solutions.

4. A Color and Theme for Every Occasion

Melamine tabletop ware is designed for just about every application, from contemporary catered events to Mexican restaurants. GET's have the same mortar and pestle look as traditional salsa and guacamole bowls, without the weight and expense! Check out for your Mediterranean themed cafe. For your Chinese restaurant or hibachi grill, check out the traditional decorations that adorn our collection. Add a bright splash to your catered display with boldly colored . You'll even find made from melamine to bring a rustic appeal to your catering foodservice.

5. Heat Resistant and Cold Insulated

Even when serving hot entrees, melamine stays cool to the touch. This protects restaurant servers and diners from burn hazards associated with hot plates and other serving ware. Thanks to its stay cool properties, melamine is also great for kitchen tools like tongs and that will be handling hot soups and boiling water. And thanks to melamine's high-heat retaining properties, it dries faster than standard dishware. This saves you time and hassle in your dishroom!

Because melamine is such a great insulator, it's also ideal for cold food and buffet displays. are great for cold applications like deli displays, buffets, salad bars, and more. For a stylish catered display, place in an ice filled container to keep plated items cool.

6. Food Safe and BPA Free

Many reports have surfaced questioning the health hazards of melamine tableware. However, the states that this type of plastic tableware is safe for use. The study concludes that melamine will not migrate, or transfer, into food product as long it is not heated to 160 degrees Fahrenheit or higher. That's why melamine is not suggested for microwave and conventional oven use.

Popular brands like and carry certified BPA free melamine products. Additionally, many lines of melamine dinnerware and other kitchen tools meet NSF approval for food safety.