Staff shirts that survive a dinner rush and still look like the brand
Restaurant apparel has the hardest job in the building: it gets grease, bleach, a hundred washes and a customer's first impression. Company Promo Apparel, a Strive-To-Be company in Delaware, Ohio, outfits restaurants, cafés, coffee shops, breweries, food trucks and franchise locations across Central Ohio with crew tees, aprons, hats and manager polos — decorated locally, delivered sorted by location, and restocked on a schedule that matches turnover.
What food-service teams actually order
- Crew tees — cotton-poly or performance blends in the brand color, one-color logo front and back. Two or three per employee; they get washed after every shift.
- Aprons — bib or waist, embroidered or printed logo, in the color that hides the shift.
- Hats and visors — embroidered, one style, the item every new hire needs on day one.
- Manager and front-of-house polos — embroidered left chest so the floor lead reads differently from the line.
- Seasonal and event tees — the anniversary shirt, the fundraiser night, the patio-season design. Short full-color runs when a location wants something the brand catalog doesn't offer.
- Merch customers buy — the tee and hoodie by the register that turn regulars into a walking sign.
Why locally owned locations switch
- Small reorders are normal. Four crew tees for two new hires is a real order, not a minimum problem.
- Faster than the catalog. Decorated in Delaware, Ohio; delivered or picked up locally. No six-week corporate lead time for a shirt you need this week.
- Brand-compliant by default. We match the franchisor's colors and placement rules once and hold the spec; every reorder matches.
- One person answers. The GM emails one address and gets one reply — not a ticket.
The quarterly restock
Turnover is why the mediums are always gone. The Quarterly Restock Program keeps your approved kit stocked four times a year: a reminder lands, you reply with counts by size (or a company store collects them from your managers), we print and deliver sorted by location, one invoice per quarter. Locations with faster turnover restock more often; slower ones skip a quarter.
A sample restaurant kit
Quoted for your headcount and locations — there's no public price list, and you'll always talk to one person who knows your account.
- 3 × crew tees per employee, one-color print front and back
- 1 × apron per employee, embroidered logo
- 1 × embroidered hat
- Managers: 2 × embroidered polos
- Optional: quarter-zip for the winter patio; a counter merch tee
How it starts
- Send the logo, brand colors and a rough headcount by location — and any franchisor garment rules.
- Mockup on the actual garments within a few business days, with a quote.
- Approve once. First order ships sorted by location; then the restock schedule or company store takes over.
Every order is approved by you and starts with a deposit that covers artwork and setup.
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