Changing & Potty Training
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An outing to a restaurant or café is often for social and enjoyment reasons and as such needs to cater not only food and drinks but provide a comfortable environment for its guests of all ages. The services of Baby Brands Direct are specialised in the supply of products suitable for use from birth to approximately 10years and can therefore assist the hospitality trade in supply of products suited to this age group.
As leading wholesaler of baby products, we have an abundant choice of weaning to meal time cutlery, dinning and drink ware from global brand leaders. Businesses can mix and match with very few applicable low quantity pack size requirements to ensure they have the right utensils handy to provide and an excellent customer service.
Also in stock are a range of award winning highchairs in wood, with various features from space saving fold ups to the latest in design adapting to ages suited from 6months to 10years in a range of colour selections to suit the restaurant’s décor. There are also highchairs cushion inserts for smaller bodies or extra comfort and highchair floor mats that make for easier clean up. Eateries may also consider booster seats for little ones which can easily be added to an adult chair for them to reach the table.
For cafés particularly with outdoor seating facilities, trade can purchase supply of fold up fabric toddler seats. There are also outdoor playmats, and safety gates for cordoning off certain areas for toddlers. There are plenty of toys available at Baby Brands Direct for B2B to choose from but some are suggested as they may assist cost effectively in providing comfort and or engaging little ones, such as construction toys in designated play areas.
Independent restaurant and café owners have been fundamental in the successful movement towards supporting and encouraging breast feeding women in feeling comfortable whilst feeding in public. As a leading provider in the baby feeding sector, many products are available to trade to obtain supply at from breastfeeding pillows to vests, and may offer additional comfort to Mothers.
Of course bathrooms are busy places in restaurant environments and hence changing mats and nappy disposal bins may be a wholesale requirement. A variety of good quality, UK made, unisex printed changing mats can be accessed alongside cleaning and disinfectant materials such as surface sterilisers, surface wipes, water based surface and skin disinfectants, face wipes suitable for babies, hand gels and even washing up solutions for baby bottles that expertly remove milk residue and fragrance free.
The range of product categories available to the catering trade is by no means limited to highchairs, mealtime cutlery and hygiene products. B2B accounts holders can access at manufacturer’s trade price over 2,000 product lines which can additionally be tapped in to, to creatively attract younger audiences into their environment through educational and play events.
Why do nappy changing products sell so well?
As we mentioned, the 7,000 or so nappy changes one child experiences will certainly have an effect on that! The other point is that these are not products you can get as you go along - nappy-changing products will be needed from the outset, so will be bought for baby showers, as gifts for newborns, by grandparents and by parents-to-be, in order to be well prepared when baby comes along.
Also, parents will often need more than one of many items. For instance, parents of newborns are advised to have nappy changing stations upstairs and downstairs, so that they don’t need to leave their little one alone should they need an urgent nappy change, and will always have what they need to hand. It also saves a lot of running up and down the stairs - important for a mum who has just experienced labour, or a Caesarean, or is just plain tired! So items such as changing mats might often be bought in pairs - there may even be another one kept at a grandparents or other carer’s home.
And what about Potty Training products?
When toddlers are ready to be potty trained is a matter of guesswork! Some children are ready to start taking that step before they turn two, for most it is between two and two and a half, but it can be later. Because it is a less exact science, parents are always keen to be prepared, because once their little one shows signs of knowing when they need the toilet, they want to get started straight away - not have to run off to the shops to buy all the necessary equipment. So potties tend to be bought several months before they are needed.
Another issue that makes potty training products popular is that many preschools will not accept children who are not potty trained. This means that, unless they have special needs, little ones could miss out on vital socialisation and early education opportunities, and working parents could struggle to find childcare. So, many parents are keen to ensure their little ones are potty trained by the ‘right’ age - making products that encourage the process, such as mini toilets that play music more and more popular.
What are the benefits of potty training products?
Baby Brands Direct stocks a number of ‘mini toilet’ potties by trusted brands such as Fisher Price and Summer Infant. The fact that the potties look like toilets is designed to make the transition from potty to using the toilet in the family bathroom far easier. Getting used to the look and shape of it can be half the battle to success as little ones graduate to going to the toilet, just like the grown-ups. When that time comes, Baby Brands Direct stocks step stools and training seats to make the transition to the big toilet go without a hitch! For retailers, being able to supply customers with everything needed from newborn to preschooler age is a bonus.
