Successful Use of
Technology in a Product
Chef
Works, Inc.
San Diego , CA
 The chef clothing business continues to grow, and like
other businesses, change. New designs and trendy apparel
are being produced at a rapid pace, all with the goal of
enhancing functionality while being fashion conscious,
or dare we say, cool.
The "coolest" innovation to the chef clothing
business last year, we believe, came from California manufacturer
Chef Works. In the spring, the company launched its Cool
Vent chef coats and beanies line. “We created a stylish
tunic style chef coat with a crafted durable super cooling
mesh insert into the upper half of the back of our chef
coats in both Egyptian cotton and poly cotton executive
jackets,” said Chef Works Harvey Singer. “The
coats have been a major success in every open kitchen for
the Executive Chef as well as the Sous and Line Chefs.”
Taking technology originally used by the performance
athletic business and adapting it for uniform applications,
Chef Works innovative Cool Vent fabric keeps heat and sweat
from being trapped next to the body. It keeps cool air
circulating through its ingenious vents, so that the customer’s
body temperature stays regulated, even in extreme amounts
of heat. “Think of it as automatic temperature control,” adds
Singer. The fabric is machine washable and soft to the
touch, but tough as nails.
After the initial success of the coats, Chef Works expanded
the line to include beanies. “The beanies are currently
our most popular item,” said Singer. “Most
people accurately believe that hats retain heat. But these
are designed to do just the opposite.” Available
in a variety of colors and designs, the Cool Vent Beanie
wicks the moisture away from the top of the head and helps
to keep the chef much more temperate and certainly more
functional.
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