Replacing shattered china and porcelain cups and dishes can really start to eat away at your restaurants profits. Switching to the break resistant Melamine is economical option for commercial restaurants, catered events and cafeterias that are looking for the quality of china at a fraction of the cost. The dishwasher safe and fast drying melamine will greatly reduce cleanup time and labor. Melanie is NSF Rated for food service, but is not suited for the microwave and food should never be heated with food on it in a microwave. Melamine stays cool when platted and does not get hot which means that your servers will no longer need to warn diners about hot plates. Many restaurants cringe at the thought of mixed and matched tableware sizes and patterns, but I always find eclectic mix of tableware to be a refreshing change. Again, china and porcelain tableware only breaks if you drop it and Melamine is resistant to shattering and breaking.