Are Hospitality companies and restaurants choosing black or white trainers for the job?

In today’s ever-changing industry conditions, hospitality companies and restaurants work hard to create an image that reflects the culture and values of their brand. We are going to take a look at the buying preferences of these sectors and whether they choose black or white trainers for their staff. 

Customers respond best to staff who are dressed in a clean and professional manner. From first impressions to overall professionalism, each interaction with your employees adds to the full customer experience. Professionally designed uniforms and footwear help reinforce your company’s branding and image as well as make employees more approachable. And what about colour? Design and style often speak first, long before a customer interacts with them.

What hospitality companies and restaurants look for in work footwear and uniforms

The hospitality industry has been focused on implementing a recovery and resilience strategy over the past few years. Since 2021, many companies have become more interested in investing in high-quality fabrics and footwear over cheaper options.

Employees who take pride in their uniforms are more likely to feel a sense of team spirit. This can help foster a positive working environment as well as a pleasant experience for your customers.

A standard restaurant uniform consists of the following:

• a black top
• black trousers
• slip-resistant shoes
• dark coloured socks. 
• apron (optional)

When your workers are moving around in busy environments all day, the risk of falling or slipping is high. Hospitality workers who deal with the public will not have time to clean stains or spills during the day. Meanwhile, chefs and kitchen workers may require lighter coloured footwear to be able to bleach and easily clean deep stains. Our mission at Shoes For Crews is to prevent workplace injuries by providing industry leading technology and solutions to keep your employees safe and your bottom line healthy. 

Advantages of wearing black or white trainers in your workplace

Long shifts are standard practice in the industry. Overtime is often also required. That’s why it’s important to have perfectly fitting footwear to allow your team to move around comfortably. It also needs to be easy on their feet and joints and ultimately make their work easier.

Our shoe styles are fit for purpose all day long thanks to our comfortable insoles and slip-resistant outsoles. Keep reading to learn some of the advantages of wearing black or white trainers at your company.

Advantages of wearing black trainers

• Hide stains and drips. Small accidents and spills are likely to happen in a restaurant at any time of day. With black trainers, your team will be able to cover up small stains and protect their shoes with our patented SpillGuard. With it, we have incorporated a membrane in many of our designs to help protect the forefoot.
• Look smart and classy. Over the years, at Shoes For Crews, we’ve enhanced and perfected our classic shoe styles. Your workers can leave their high street shoes behind and still look smart on the floor or in the kitchen with our classy designs.
• Preferred by front facing staff. Black trainers are perfect for hosts, greeters, and reception. From casual to athletic, we have styles that will suit a number of hospitality professionals. These shoe styles will add an extra flair to the uniforms and make a memorable first impression on your customers and visitors.

Advantages of wearing white trainers

• Brightens up the work environment. White always brings a crisp and classic look to any kitchen or restaurant. This colour will not be going out of style in your workplace either as it is considered to be a timeless, modern look.
• Adds class to waitress uniforms and more. It also goes with every outfit. It is easy to picture a pair of white trainers with any number of work uniforms.
• Shows customers your commitment to cleanliness. Chefs, waiters, and waitresses are at high risk of staining their uniforms and shoes from spills and drips. Dark-coloured shoes and fabrics cannot be bleached so that is typically why hospitality workers tend to wear white coloured clothes and footwear to better clean them. Food and drinks will always be troublesome for kitchen and waitstaff and they need materials that will be easy to clean after or during work.

Finding the right work shoe is not an easy task. You want to make sure it has all the right features for your team, the right colour and a great, supportive fit. At Shoes For Crews, we use supple materials, innovative padding, and cushioning—all with an easy to clean finish. We offer a complete footwear solution without the hassle for hospitality companies and restaurants.

If you are considering purchasing footwear for your team, remember that black will best suit front facing employees in hotels and reception. While white trainers would be ideal for waiters, chefs, and waitresses in small to medium sized restaurants and cafés. Please get in touch with us to learn how Shoes For Crews can help your team stay safe and comfortable.