Smallwares, food storage, dispensers, food-grade gloves, to-go containers, cups and lids, paper goods, food-safe cleaning chemicals. Restaurant operations, ghost kitchens, hospitality, catering, event, hospital cafeteria, school foodservice.
A typical restaurant operator runs Sysco or US Foods for food, a specialty paper / disposables distributor (Imperial Dade, Bunzl, regional jan-san) for paper and packaging, and a smallwares specialist (Mission Restaurant Supply, KaTom, WebstaurantStore) for kitchen equipment. Three vendor relationships and three reorder cycles for what is functionally one supply room.
Sysco and US Foods both bundle paper, gloves, and chemicals into the food order at premium pricing. Operators pay for convenience. The actual best-priced jan-san and disposables live in specialty channels; few operators benchmark.
New York, California, Washington, Maine, Minnesota have banned PFAS in food packaging. Connecticut and others following. Operators in those states cannot ship PFAS-coated paperboard. Most distributor portals do not flag this on the line.
New location open buys $15K to $40K of smallwares in one shot. WebstaurantStore retail. Mission Supply rep. Local restaurant supply company. Pricing varies 20-40% on the same Vollrath pan across these channels.
Food-prep gloves vs. exam gloves are different specs. Allergen and protein concerns mean nitrile is the food-safe default; vinyl is short-duration acceptable. Most operators reorder "blue gloves" without re-specifying.
From the prep table to the to-go window.
Pots, pans, sauce pans, sauté, stock pots (Vollrath, Winco, Carlisle, Browne). Sheet pans, hotel pans, food storage (Cambro). Cutting boards (San Jamar, Carlisle, color-coded). Knives, scrapers, scoops, ladles, spatulas, tongs. Thermometers (digital, dial, infrared), scales, timers.
Cambro food storage (cubes, square containers, lids, dollies). Plastic food-grade poly bags. Deli paper, parchment, butcher paper, freezer paper. Aluminum foil and food-service foil. Cling wrap. Vacuum-seal bags. Container lids.
Hinged-lid clamshells (foam, paperboard, plastic PET, sugarcane / bagasse). Sandwich containers, pizza boxes, sushi trays. Cups (paper, foam, plastic) with matching lids. Cutlery (plastic, compostable PLA, wooden). Sauce / portion cups. Carrier bags (paper, plastic, reusable). Dart, Solo, Anchor, Sabert, Eco-Products, Pactiv, World Centric.
Nitrile food-prep (preferred for food, allergen-free), vinyl (short-duration), polyethylene (changeover-frequent). Powder-free. Ansell, AMMEX, Showa, Microflex. Sized XS-XXL. NSF / FDA-compliant.
Quat sanitizers, chlorine sanitizers, peracetic acid (produce wash), three-compartment sink sanitizers, dish-machine detergent and rinse-aid (Ecolab, Diversey, Spartan). Test strips for sanitizer concentration. Hand soap and food-safe sanitizer dispenser programs.
San Jamar napkin dispensers, glove box dispensers, cup dispensers. Tray dispensers, condiment dispensers. Salt and pepper shakers. Sugar caddies. Beverage napkins, cocktail napkins, table-top dispenser napkins. Bar disposables.
Some states require it. Some operators want it. We surface the compliance question on the line.
NY, CA, WA, ME, MN ban PFAS in food packaging. We will only quote PFAS-free packaging for those ship-to addresses and surface the compliance status on the line. PFAS-free options: PLA-lined paperboard, sugarcane / bagasse, uncoated kraft for low-moisture, mineral-coated paper.
BPI-certified PLA cups and clamshells, sugarcane / bagasse plates and bowls, wooden / bamboo cutlery, paper straws. Eco-Products, World Centric, Vegware, Stalk Market, Compostware.
Post-consumer recycled (PCR) napkins, paper towels, kraft bags. FSC-certified paper goods. Useful for operators with sustainability mandates or LEED-pursuing buildings.
Reusable to-go containers (PP-5 dishwasher safe), reusable utensils, reusable straws (stainless, silicone, glass), customer-return programs (DeliverZero, Reposit). For operators piloting reusable models.
Color-coded cutting boards (white, red, green, yellow, blue), color-coded gloves (different color per allergen station), allergen-control wipes, dedicated cooking utensils, gluten-free workstation supplies.
Sanitizer test strips, hand-wash signage (HACCP-compliant), date dot labels (food rotation), digital thermometers calibrated, dish-machine temperature labels, first-aid kit refresh, glove dispensers at each station.
300-500 line smallwares + packaging + sanitation opening order. Pots and pans, food storage, prep tools, dispensers, to-go packaging, sanitation chemicals, food-grade gloves. One-shot order, ship to new location.
5-50 locations. Standard kit refresh per location. Per-location ship-to. Consolidated invoicing per location or rolled to corporate.
Multi-brand ghost kitchen has different packaging per brand (custom-printed for some, plain for others). High-volume to-go packaging, gloves, sanitation. Often pairs with custom-printed packaging order.
Bulk plastic / aluminum trays, lids, serving utensils, cups, cutlery, napkins, table covers, drink dispensers, sterno fuel for chafing. Event-by-event quoting.
Breakfast service disposables (paper bowls, cups, cutlery), in-room amenity (coffee, tea, water), banquet event supplies, room-service trays and serveware.
School lunch programs, hospital cafeteria, institutional foodservice. Tray service (compartmental trays, sporks, single-serve milk, fruit cups). Often through state cooperative programs.
Yes. Nitrile (preferred for food), vinyl (short-duration), polyethylene (changeover-frequent). Powder-free. Ansell, AMMEX, Showa, Microflex. NSF / FDA-compliant.
Yes. Hinged clamshells, cups and lids, cutlery, carrier bags, sauce cups, deli containers. Dart, Solo, Anchor, Eco-Products, Sabert, Pactiv, World Centric.
Yes. PFAS-free is legally required in NY / CA / WA / ME / MN; we surface that on the line. BPI-certified PLA, sugarcane / bagasse, wooden cutlery, paper straws.
Yes. 300-500 line smallwares opening orders. Vollrath, Winco, Carlisle, Cambro, San Jamar. Pots, pans, food storage, prep tools, dispensers.
Yes. Quat, chlorine, peracetic acid sanitizers, three-comp sink sanitizers, dish-machine detergents (Ecolab, Diversey, Spartan). Sanitizer test strips.
Yes. Per-location ship-to, per-location budgets, weekly / biweekly cadence, consolidated invoicing.
Yes. In-room amenities, banquet / event disposables, catering serveware, bar disposables, ice buckets, breakfast service.
On the disposables, paper, and sanitation lines bundled into Sysco / US Foods orders, we are typically 8-20% lower because we are not subsidizing food-delivery economics. Smallwares pricing depends on the SKU; we will tell you upfront.
Restaurant open. Quarterly refresh. Compostable changeover. Event packaging. Priced lines in minutes.
