Stable
supply chain is key for operators and dealers, says tableware specialist
How do you get round the
massive supply chain and global logistics problems facing the hospitality
industry? Utopia, the UK’s largest
supplier of tableware for the HoReCa sector, has created an answer: find
alternative sources that are closer to home, so controlling the logistics is
easier and shipping is faster.
“With tableware and glassware,
stability of supply is crucial,” says Josh Rammell, marketing manager at
Utopia. “The last thing operators want
when they invest in a new collection is to find out they can’t get replacements,
or that the design they’ve set their sights on isn’t available. Hence our move to source more products from
closer to the UK, where we can have more control over the supply chain.”
Utopia prides itself on being
able to quickly respond to customer orders.
The company’s 168,000 square foot warehouse at Langham Park,
Chesterfield, can hold in excess of 30,000 pallets. Opened in 2019, it’s designed to offer the
best possible customer support in terms of speed, accuracy and handling of
orders.
To ensure continuity of
supply, Utopia has now set up additional agreements with leading tableware,
glassware and barware designers and manufacturers in countries including
Turkey, Poland and Portugal, and is also sourcing more products from the
UK.
Utopia will continue to offer
products from around the world, including those sourced from countries such as China
and India. “These are high quality
products that deserve their place in the HoReCa market, but due to the current
problems with global shipping we felt we had to offer our customers an
alternative,” says Rammell.
“We are very excited to be
presenting the new product lines to the UK market in 2022. They will join new collections we will be
launching from our established designers – in all we’re looking to present
nearly 400 new designs this year.”
Utopia is the market leader in
tableware and glassware for the hospitality industry. The company’s products are available through
distributors. Alongside a dynamic and
innovative range of tableware, cutlery, glassware, plastic drinkware, barware
and foodservice equipment, Utopia also offers a specialist branded glassware
service. For more information and
details of local stockists visit www.utopia-tableware.com, email
info@utopia-tableware.com or call +44 (0) 1246 858800.
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