Wholesale Tea Supplier in Chicago: Banquet and Conference Service

Chicago is a convention city with a fine dining conscience. The same hotel that plates a tasting menu on Tuesday sets four hundred covers for a conference on Wednesday. Tea has to work in both rooms, and banquet service is where it usually falls apart.

Here is what a Chicago property should demand from a tea supplier.

Banquet service that does not embarrass the room

Four hundred people, one urn, one bag per saucer. That is how most conference tea is served, and everyone in the room registers it. Ask a supplier how they handle volume service without dropping to the lowest common denominator.

A format for every service in the building

Loose leaf for the dining room. Biodegradable silk sachets for banquet and in room. Iced pouches for summer terraces and long meeting days. One supplier, one standard, three formats.

Consistency across a long conference

Day one is easy. Day three, with a tired banquet team and a compressed turn, is the test. Simple preparation and a product that tolerates real conditions matter more than anything on a tasting sheet.

Winter matters here

Chicago winters sell hot beverage service in a way few cities do. A property that treats tea seriously from November to March captures revenue that would otherwise walk to the coffee shop on the corner.

Something the property can call its own

A signature blend gives a conference sales team something to talk about, and gives a returning guest a reason to remember the room.

Jenwey Tea in Chicago

Jenwey builds tea programmes for Chicago hotels, restaurants and conference properties, blended and packed in Massachusetts and built to each house.

Speak with Tea Master Lisa Marie about a programme for your property.