01Where they work
Palm leaf plates suit service where washing is a bottleneck or impossible: food trucks, pop-ups, catering, outdoor events, staff meals, delivery and takeaway, and busy patios. The natural surface presents food well enough for plated service, which paper and foam don't.
- Food trucks and pop-ups
- Caterers and events
- Delivery brands
- Corporate dining and offices
- Hospitality and private chefs
02Cost per cover, not cost per plate
Comparing a disposable plate to a ceramic one on price alone misses most of the cost. Washing involves labor, water, detergent, energy, breakage and the dishwasher itself. The ASH for Business calculator lets you enter your own numbers for each and compares cost per cover side by side. Every default is labelled as an estimate.
03Formats and branding
ASH offers a 10" dinner plate, an 8" side plate and a 7.5" deep bowl in palm leaf, plus sugarcane-fiber 16 oz cups with lids and 9 × 9 to-go boxes for takeout; trays and compartment plates are available by quote. Restaurants can add their mark with a burned (laser) logo, embossing or branded packaging — see make it yours to preview your logo on the plate.
For case pricing, use the wholesale form on the business page or request a quote.
04Operational details
Cases stack flat and store in dry storage. Plates go from case to pass without a wash cycle, which frees dish staff for prep or service. Clearing is one motion. For events without running water, that alone can decide the menu.
Talk to your local waste hauler about food-waste collection; many commercial organics programmes accept plant-fibre serviceware, but rules vary. Our guidance is the same for every customer: dispose of in food-waste or compost collection where accepted locally.
05Samples before you commit
Presentation matters in a restaurant, so we recommend testing with your own dishes before ordering by the case. Request a sample through make it yours or mention it in your wholesale inquiry.
06Menu fit
Palm leaf plates suit most plated food, sharing platters and bowls of noodles or grains. For very wet or very hot dishes, check the heat and food-contact information on the product spec sheet; we publish those lines only when supplier documentation is attached, and until then the sheet says so.
Questions
- Do you offer wholesale pricing for restaurants?
- Yes. Submit the wholesale form on the ASH for Business page and we reply with case pricing, formats and lead times.
- Can plates carry our restaurant logo?
- Yes, by quote. Options include laser/burn marks, embossing and custom packaging.