Collection Overview
The Tuxton Colorado Collection is a Narrow Rim in Porcelain White — a simplicity suited to many different styles of foodservice venues. The ability to accessorize with other items makes this dinnerware line invaluable. Colorado is the narrow rim porcelain white partner to Alaska (Wide Rim): a focused, clean plate and platter program that maximizes the food surface and works across casual, contract, and high-volume settings. The narrow rim profile is the most common format in commercial casual dining — proven, reliable, and easy to mix with the full Porcelain White Accessories program. Backed by Tuxton's lifetime edge chip limited warranty.
Target Segment
- High-volume casual dining — the narrow rim porcelain white is the workhorse of American casual dining
- Diners and all-day restaurants — classic format for fast-turnover, high-volume environments
- Contract food service and institutional — simple, proven, easy to maintain and replace
- Fast casual — the clean narrow rim profile works in counter-service and fast-casual formats
Sales Tactics & Tips
- Lead with reliability — Colorado is the safe, proven choice. Position it for operators who need a dependable, high-volume solution backed by Tuxton's warranty.
- Compare wide rim vs. narrow rim — bring Colorado and Alaska side by side. The narrow rim Colorado gives more plate face; good for operators who want portions to look generous.
- Replacement story — if an operator is already running narrow rim porcelain white from another supplier, Colorado is a direct swap with Tuxton's distribution and warranty behind it.
- Bundle with Porcelain White Accessories — CLD-050 (Fruit Dish Narrow Rim) and CLD-046 (Fruit Dish Narrow Rim) coordinate perfectly. CLE-046/057 saucers (narrow rim) complete the beverage setup.
- Contract and institutional close — for contract operators, emphasize the accessory depth and the fact that Colorado shares the Porcelain White Accessories catalog with Alaska; one accessory program for both formats.
Unique Selling Points
- Maximum food-facing surface — narrow rim means more plate face; food presentations look larger and more generous on the same footprint
- The reliable workhorse — Colorado's narrow rim porcelain white format is one of the most proven in commercial dining; staff know it, operators trust it, and guests are comfortable with it
- Pairs with the full Porcelain White Accessories program — CL-prefix accessories (narrow rim saucers, fruit dishes, grapefruit, narrow rim grapefruit) coordinate perfectly; AL-prefix accessories extend into pasta bowls, mugs, and specialty cups
- Complement to Alaska — Colorado and Alaska share the Porcelain White Accessories program; operators who run Alaska plates in one venue can add Colorado for a higher-volume or casual-format location without leaving the same accessory family
- Replacement story — narrow rim porcelain white is universally stocked; Colorado is a direct, warranty-backed replacement for any operator currently running this format
Key Features
- Porcelain white narrow rim — minimal rim width that maximizes the food-facing surface; the standard high-volume casual format
- Seven plate sizes — 5½" through 10½" covering every course
- Three oval platters — 9¾" through 13⅛" for full-service platter presentations
- Pairs with Porcelain White Accessories — CL-/AL-prefix accessories extend the program with bouillons, cups, mugs, pasta bowls, grapefruit dishes, rim soups, and more
- Lifetime edge chip limited warranty
- Dishwasher safe
Certifications & Compliance
- Lifetime edge chip limited warranty
- Porcelain White — Narrow Rim
- Dishwasher safe (commercial gauge)
