Course 01What "custom" covers here
A custom order is defined by five decisions, each quoted explicitly:
- Base style — collar form (including stand-up collar), sleeve length, women's or unisex block, drawn from the coat range or developed to your pattern under OEM.
- Fabric tier — premium, mainline TC or value tier from the documented fabric program; see Course 03.
- Embroidery — wearer names, rank titles and chest logos; placement and thread rules in Course 02.
- Private label — under ODM, your label and packaging are applied in the production flow; under OEM, your design is quoted and produced as supplied.
- Size set & quantities — graded per wearer group, quoted per style with its own MOQ.
Custom minimums are confirmed per style at quotation — they depend on the fabric tier and the embroidery involved, and we state them on the quotation rather than publishing one number for every case.
Course 02Embroidery: names, titles, logos
Embroidery is the highest-visibility element of a chef uniform, and it is specified, not improvised:
- Names are embroidered for the wearer; titles (Executive Chef, Sous Chef, Chef de Partie and brigade ranks) sit opposite the name so grade reads at a glance.
- Logos are placed on the chest or sleeve per your brand standard; thread colours are matched to your artwork at the sampling stage and approved on a physical sample before bulk production.
- The full placement, sizing and approval discipline is documented in the Chef Coat Embroidery Guide.
Embroidery charges are confirmed at quotation as part of the style: include the name, title and logo requirements in the brief so the quotation prices them explicitly.
Course 03Fabric tiers for custom coats
Custom programs draw on the same documented pyramid as the listed range. The premium tier pairs a birdseye weave at 100 GSM with a cationic polyester at 160 GSM for chef grades and guest-facing roles. The mainline is TC in several ratios — 65/35 from 135 to 190 GSM, 60/40 at 150 GSM, a stocked TS 94/6 cloth at 170 GSM, a 65% cotton / 32% polyester / 3% spandex blend at 160 GSM and 100% cotton at 155 GSM — the working cloth of most brigades. The value tier runs 150–175 GSM polyester and blended cloths, including the group's cool cotton line, for high-turnover programs. Documented construction options across the program include mesh ventilation panels at the underarm and back, and multi-function pocket layouts. Full detail: Chef Coat Fabric Guide.
Course 04How a custom order runs
The OEM flow is fixed: your design or brief → per-style quotation (valid 30 days) → sampling on a 7-day production lead time → your approval of the physical sample → bulk production → outgoing inspection at AQL 2.5/4.0 → shipment. In-house designers can develop a design draft from your idea or sketch if you do not have a finished pattern. One regular sample garment is free; the buyer pays courier freight. Custom samples carry a sampling fee, usually deductible against the bulk order. Payment terms on quotations are credit card, wire transfer or PayPal.
If your program also needs the rest of the kit, the same specification discipline extends to pants, aprons and hats. Send the brief through the quotation form — category, estimated quantity, fabric tier and embroidery requirements are the four fields that start everything.