Our Uniform News

Here at Averill’s Sharper Uniforms, we like to make sure that you can get the perfect restaurant uniforms, hotel uniforms, and spa uniforms to suit your needs. That’s why we have a wide selection of polo shirts, khaki pants, and other quality uniform pieces. That’s also why we make sure we get out to restaurant shows, too. After all, we’re in the business of outfitting your staff with the perfect clothing for the job… And what better way to share our wealth of knowledge than at restaurant shows? Here’s a look at where we’ll be in the coming months.

On February 26th and 27th we’ll be at the CMAA 2012 Club Business Expo at the New Orleans Morial Convention Center. If you’re going to be in the area, come down and check us out at Booth #118. Each guest that visits us at the show will receive a free gift and the chance to win a surprise gift in our drawing.

If you can’t make it down to New Orleans, you can always check us out at the New England Food Show. This is one of our favorites because it really showcases what New England has to offer. Held March 11th through the 13th in the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center, the New England Food Show is sure to be a good time. We’ll be in Booth #2913 to show you many of our front and back of the house garments. And just like the CMAA Expo, we’ll be offering free gifts and a surprise drawing for all visitors.

We’re also going to spend some time at the Maine Restaurant & Lodging Expo at the Cumberland Civic Center in Portland on April 4th. You can find us in Booth #604.

We hope to catch you at some of these great restaurant shows!

Keeping your staff looking clean cut and pressed over the holiday season is important for your business. At Averill’s Sharper Uniforms, we recently added some new washable hotel uniforms for men and women to our already vast selection! Among these new hotel uniforms you’ll find ladies suit jackets with one or three buttons, ladies flat front pants, men’s two button suit jackets, and men’s suit pants. Here are some of the great things these suits have to offer.

The women on your staff will dazzle in our new suit jackets. Both of our new women’s suit jackets feature:
• Moisture management lining
• Fabric that stretches in the shoulders and elbows, allowing staff to move easily.
• Two front pockets and one inside pocket

The men of your staff will look dashing in these new two button suit jackets featuring:
• Moisture management lining
• Stretch fabric in the shoulders and elbows, which allows for easier movement
• One chest pocket and two lower outside pockets

Our new flat front pants for ladies and our new hotel suit pants for men feature moisture management lining. All of these suit pieces are available in black, navy and brown, and are completely machine washable! You can even have the suits customized with the name of your business, employees name, etc. With these new hotel uniforms your staff will be well prepared to wow guests all season long!

Everyone is environmentally conscious these days—and with good reason! We’ve only got this one planet, so we really need to take care of it. That eco-friendly mindset shouldn’t stop when you go to work. That’s why Sharper Uniforms has a line of ECO Green restaurant uniforms. These uniform shirts and chef uniforms are the perfect blend of style and comfort—and they’re so good for the environment. What makes them so eco-friendly? The ECO Green restaurant uniforms are made with 100% recycled polyester. And to top it all off, they cab easily be recycled again when you’re through with them. That’s something the world can smile about!

Here are some other eco-friendly tips for your business:
• When it’s not being used, turn off the equipment. This can actually reduce energy use by 25%.
• Encourage your employees to communicate via email. This way you won’t be wasting any trees.
• Print double-sided documents whenever possible.
• Be sure not to leave taps dripping. Did you know that if you waste one drop of water per second, that adds up to 10,000 liters per year? That’s 5,000 soda bottles!
• Find a paper supplier that uses as much recycled content as possible.
• Keep an eye out for green products like the ECO Green restaurant uniforms from Sharper Uniforms.

Make Mother Nature happy with your eco-friendly choices!

In 2003, while living in Weston, Massachusetts, Averill Bromfield stumbled upon his (now very successful) online uniform business. You may be asking yourself how he stumbled into this line of online retail. Well, Averill wasn’t always providing businesses and their staff with sharp looking uniforms. Around the time dot-com businesses started to become popular, he was providing restaurants with sharp knives, through his company The Sharper Knife, Inc.

The world of knives wasn’t growing fast enough for this dapper dressing man, and he had a family to support. Luckily, he came across an executive chef who asked him to source red baggy chef pants. After sourcing pants from a few uniform companies Averill began selling a complete line of uniforms for chefs, cooks and other kitchen staff. He later added his line of kitchen apparel to the Sharper Knife website.

Later, after designing server bib aprons with a company’s logo displayed on the front, business began to take a turn for the better and soon thereafter, Averill changed the name of his dot-com company from The Sharper Knife, Inc., to Averill’s Sharper Uniforms. As business grew for his once small company, he hired employees to help him take care of customers.

Averill’s Sharper Uniforms now carries a large assortment of uniforms for various businesses and companies including hospitality uniforms, wait staff uniforms, security uniforms, housekeeping uniforms and more!

Trying to figure out what you want? It can sometimes be overwhelming to look through so many different options! With that in mind, we decided to make it easier for you to figure out which quality uniforms are best for your business. When you’re stuck—or just wondering what’s new and interesting in the uniform industry—check out Averill’s Top Picks. On this page, our owner, Averill Bromfield, chooses some of the latest, greatest, and most exciting items here at Sharper Uniforms. When you take Averill’s advice, you’ll be able to make some great choices for your restaurant or other hospitality business.

How does he do it?
Averill chooses his top picks personally. After all, Sharper Uniforms isn’t just a warehouse company. We wear, touch, and test the durability of our products. We also rely on our customers to report back to us when it comes to sizing, color, comfort, fit, and durability. Feel free to contact us about anything you purchase here at Sharper Uniforms! We rely on your feedback—and we want to hear it.

Keep checking back to see what’s new and exciting in Averill’s Top Picks. When your staff looks good, they’ll feel good—and that’s sure to rub off on your customers!

Many college students enjoy working in hotels over summer vacation. It can help give them the skills that they need to enhance their resume—and the extra money doesn’t hurt, either. As a hotel or restaurant manager, it’s up to you to ensure that everything runs smoothly. Choosing the proper summertime hotel staff uniforms is essential. After all, you don’t want your summer staff bailing on you before the season is over just because they were hot and uncomfortable on the job. When you choose your hotel uniforms from Sharper Uniforms, you can rest assured that your staff (temporary or permanent) will be as comfortable as possible as they cater to your guests.

We’re not just talking about outdoor staff, either. Everyone needs to be comfortable during the summer. What if your air conditioning breaks? What if they need to walk a guest out to their car? Everyone is going to have to battle the heat at some point. You need to ensure that your wait staff, reception desk personnel, office workers, cleaners, and other administrators are comfortable. Take the time and look through our resort hotel uniforms. Many are crafted from state-of-the-art moisture wicking material that is sure to leave everyone feeling cool and comfortable throughout the day.

Trust Sharper Uniforms for all of your summertime hotel needs!

We were at the New England Food Show from March 20-22nd, and we had a wonderful time! The show was full of people, products, and ideas to help keep any restaurant fresh and new. There were hundreds of new products on display across the expo, and it was extremely informative and entertaining for all involved. Attendees learned how to excite their loyal customers, attract new ones, and add some new “flavor” to their businesses. We were proud to be among the vendors at this wonderful show.

So what were attendees of the New England Food Show interested in from Sharper Uniforms? Hot items this time around included:

The ladies fitted ¾ sleeve blouses and our aprons. The aprons were a huge hit because they have so many things that restaurant owners are looking for. There are quite a few aprons that are made right here in the USA. There are over 70 styles, 20 colors, and they’re soil and wrinkle resistant. When you’re running a restaurant, you want to make sure everyone looks neat and clean all the time. Attendees at the New England Food Show thought our aprons really did the trick!

We met so many great people that are opening new restaurants and looking for uniforms. Events like the New England Food Show are wonderful because they help form business and personal connections that will hopefully last for years to come.

Right now, we’re at the Maine Restaurant and Lodging Expo at the Cumberland Civic Center in Portland, Maine. You can find us in Booth #604. If you choose any of our off-the-shelf items, you can always get it personally embroidered. Come to the expo to see us and learn about our high quality restaurant uniforms! If you’ve never gone to a professional expo like the Maine Restaurant and Lodging Expo, then you’re really missing out. There are some great networking benefits to events like this.

Some Benefits of Business Networking
• You’ll meet new friends at an expo. We promise! This is especially true if you’re at an expo out of your area. It’s nice to have dinner with some new friends when you’re in a new place.
• There are always great opportunities to be had, too. You never know when you might see an opportunity for a joint business venture, a client lead, a partnership, or some freelance work (if that’s your field).
• You can get great advice at business expos. (Because, after all, there are some things that Google won’t be able to tell you!)
• When you’re at an expo, you never know who you might be able to help. It’s always great to have business allies!

If you can’t make it to the Maine Restaurant and Lodging Expo, you can catch Sharper Uniforms at the New England Food Show from the 20th-22nd! Stop by and make some connections.

If you’re going to be in the New England area from March 20-22 this year, you can catch up with Sharper Uniforms at the New England Food Show. This is our fifth time attending this fun and informational expo, and we’re happy to serve our customers at such an event. Our booth will be in the same place it was last year, and we’ll be featuring all new garments. Want free tickets to the show? Register here and be in the running for your free tickets!
When you’re looking to outfit your restaurant staff in the best attire, you don’t have to look any further than Sharper Uniforms. At the New England Food Show, it’s never been easier to look at exactly what we have to offer!

Stop by our booth to take advantage of our free giveaways. We want to make sure that you get everything you need, so you’ll soon be able to visit SharperUniforms.com and be redirected to a page that will let you get free tickets to the expo. What could be better than three days of great restaurant information? …We really can’t think of anything. That’s why we’re so happy to be attending this great show for the fifth year in a row.

Be sure to stop by the Sharper Uniforms booth at the New England Food Show. We’ll also be having a drawing for a surprise item… And you don’t want to miss that!

Breast cancer affects nearly 200,000 women a year. It kills more women than almost every other form of cancer. Since October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, why not let your staff show their support by wearing pink? Pink is the color of many breast cancer support organizations, and it has become a symbol for the movement. Your staff can still look professional and put-together in some of the pink options here at Sharper Uniforms.

Our Ladies Ultimate V-Neck Tailored Stretch Blouse comes in six colors— and pink is one of them! The ladies on your staff can show their support and look absolutely wonderful all at the same time. For pink in a pinch, try getting some of our Waitstaff Aprons in a pink hue. The guys on your staff can even wear these! Many of our Women’s Outerwear options come in pink, as well. That’s certainly something to think about as the weather gets cooler.

It’s time to show the brave breast cancer survivors that you support them. If NFL teams can add a little bit of pink to their uniforms this month, why can’t you?