5 Reasons Why Your Restaurant Needs a Laundry Service

As an owner of a restaurant, serving excellent food, and providing a comfortable and welcoming dining experience is always the goal.

Some would think that maintaining a superior standard is difficult, due to the financial obligations and additional in-house obligations that owning a restaurant demands. Things like cleaning the kitchen, making the location clean and presentable, in truth, it’s not the amount of responsibilities that make it difficult, only how it is delegated.

That being said, there is a remarkably simple way to clean your items such as tablecloths, towels, napkins and more. And it’s known as a laundry service. But how exactly does it help? How does a paid service help so much, when you can just do it yourself?

Well, by using a laundry service like Love2Laundry for your commercial needs, you will quickly begin to experience 5 key benefits that will enable you and your staff to focus on what you do best.

1.   Deal with the toughest of stains

It is an impossibility that any restaurant won’t accumulate a stain, whether it’s from wine, oil, mustard, or the medley of creations that tickle our taste buds. Tablecloths, napkins, and towels bare the brunt of stain. Certain materials require specific detergents and conditioners, at the right temperature to be spotless and clean again, whilst feeling as good as new.

The truth is, if you don’t have access to the best washing machines and dryers, in addition to the combination of chemicals and temperatures required for the best clean, you could be struggling.

As a customer, it wouldn’t send a good impression if the items you provide to keep them clean are already dirty. So getting that spotless brand-new look is important from the get-go.

A laundry service takes care of it all, they have the know-how, equipment, and experience to clean it right the first time.

2.   Maintain excellent hygiene standards

Of course, cleanliness is more than just what we see on the surface. Cleaning removes bacteria that can accumulate from a variety of factors that any restaurant will experience, such as…

• Morsels of food that have dried onto the towel, napkin, etc.

• Bacteria from the customers or staff, whether they are ill, or have been in contact with someone that is unwell. Certain bacteria can settle on surfaces and multiply after contact from their hands, clothes, saliva from coughing etc.

• The personal hygiene of the customer or staff.

A laundry service ensures that your laundry returns clean on the surface, and below, regardless of what the laundry came into contact with.

What’s more is that restaurants that clean their laundry in-house may have less than optimal space, which could possibly lead to cross contamination from the kitchen or dining area to the still-drying laundry. This can jeopardise your hygiene standards, and the health of staff and customers.

3.   It’s a time saver

This one speaks for itself, with a laundry service like Love2Laundry, you only need to do 3 things, book your slot, leave the laundry to be collected, and pick it up from wherever you choose when it is ready.

Whereas, if you or your staff are handling laundry, whether that’s taking it to a laundry service yourself, or cleaning it in-house, you are dedicating valuable time that can potentially be spent elsewhere.

The time spent cleaning your restaurant’s laundry can be better optimised in cleaning other areas of the restaurant, dealing with admin, buying ingredients and so much more. It eases the burden on yourself and your staff.

4.   Reduced operational costs in the long-term

Further to the previously highlighted point, if you’re taking it to a service, you’re spending money on petrol, additional hours for a staff member to do it if you aren’t doing it yourself, and more.

On the other hand, if you are doing it in-house, the cost of each wash will add up on your water and electric bills, even buying the right detergents and conditioners too. And what happens if your washing machine or dryer stops working? Could you cover the repair or replacement cost?

When you pay for a mobile laundry service like Love2Laundry, all you are paying for is the service you need. And by reducing operational costs, you can reinvest the savings into your restaurant.

5.   It’s environmentally friendly

Industrial grade washing machines can hold a lot more than you’d think, without compromising on the level of clean that is achieved. By your restaurant, and others using a laundry service instead of their own machines, they are reducing their carbon footprint by simply using less.

If your restaurant drives to a laundry service, that journey isn’t needed when you use a laundry service, meaning less emissions.

Restaurants are often hubs of community and culture, believe it or not, some of your customers care how you operate. Cultivating and practising an ethos of carbon consciousness is not only good for the world, but endears you to the community you serve with your creations.

How do I book a laundry service?

Love2Laundry’s signature laundry service is a lifesaver for our users, whether it is for personal or commercial use. Our process is extremely simple and can be explained in four steps.

1. Head to our website or app, and place your order. Your order includes a date and time you would like us to collect your items.
2. We collect your items at the designated time.
3. We clean your items, and can also dry and iron them, depending on the service you opt for.
4. We return your items to you. Orders are always aimed to be delivered within 24 hours.

Get started with a laundry service today