I've been doing print since just after Gutenberg designed the printing press, or at least it seems that way. (The picture on the left shows that printing in the early days was hard work and a very painstaking process).

I offer a variety of options for my restaurant clients. In some cases I simply provide files ... in other cases I print in-house ... and I also supply high quality digital or offset printing when appropriate.

For the restaurant that wishes to make menu changes themselves, menus can be printed on plain paper or I can provide fancy pre-printed blanks. In most cases, I can design in Word and provide a Word file for the restaurant to update themselves. Also, and particularly for more complicated designs where the use of software like Adobe InDesign is more appropriate, I can provide a PDF file ready to print.  Or, I can print the menus on my high-end HP color laser printer for less than Fedex Office charges.

Many-in house promotions only require a short run, so I use the same color laser printer and do the work in-house. It's faster and cheaper than sending it out.

Often a restaurant wants longer runs or better quality so I outsource the work to specialists who through sheer volume, and the fact that I am a broker, offer me phenomenal pricing which I pass along. Rack cards, also called guest check presenters, look great on card stock with either a super-glossy or satin matte finish and, if purchased in quantities of 250 are more, are incredibly inexpensive to print.

I also have a 24" wide Epson ink jet printer for posters, and I can laminate or trim and fold in house.

The bottom line is that I have the capability to provide as much or little of the print service that a restaurant requires.