Range overview
Melamine drinkware covers tumblers, mugs, cups, and tea sets in shatter-resistant melamine resin — the practical alternative to glass and porcelain for outdoor venues, poolside service, aged care, event hire, and high-traffic café floors. Hospitality Connect stocks Superware, Ryner, and JAB ranges across plain white, coloured, and printed enamel-look finishes. The Gelato and Vintage ranges from JAB stand out — vibrant colour combinations and enamel-rim styling that lifts melamine beyond simple utility into branded presentation.
Material and aesthetic
- 100% melamine resin: food-safe, BPA-free, weight roughly half that of porcelain. Decoration is colour-through, not surface paint that wears off.
- Tumbler styles: 80–90 mm diameter, 270–350 mL capacity, in plain colours and printed Vintage and Gelato ranges.
- Mug formats: 350 mL stack mugs (Gelato), tea/coffee cup-and-saucer sets, espresso-style small cups for café floors.
- Temperature window: safe for cold and ambient hot beverages; do not microwave or heat above 100°C.
- Stack-friendly: most ranges nest tightly to save shelf space in busy front-of-house storage.
Use cases by venue
Pool decks, outdoor terraces, and event hire — the only viable choice where bare-foot guests are present and broken glass is a real safety risk. Aged care and healthcare facilities use melamine for the lighter weight and shatter resistance, with the JAB Vintage enamel-rim styling reading as familiar and traditional. Cafés and quick-service venues use plain-white tumblers for water service and Gelato-range mugs for branded take-away iced drinks. Camp grounds, festivals, and mobile catering operations rely on melamine for the breakage-cost advantage over glass.
Working with our team
Hospitality Connect's catalogue depth in this category reflects 21+ years of supplying Australian commercial venues — single-supplier convenience across appliances, smallware, and consumables means fewer purchase orders, consolidated freight, and consistent specification advice from a team that's seen most operational scenarios before.
Specification matters more than buyers expect — undersized or oversized purchases waste both capital and operating cost. Our trade team spec'd thousands of fitouts across cafés, restaurants, hotels, function venues, and contract kitchens, and we'll match recommendations to your venue brief rather than push the catalogue.
Trade-pricing scales by volume and consolidates with other warehouse picks — refit a full section without minimum-order surprises. Stock turns fast through our Melbourne warehouse on the most-used lines, and items not currently on the shelf typically arrive within 1–2 weeks via direct manufacturer relationships.
Pair with
Coordinate the table with melamine dinnerware and melamine servingware, or step up to glass alternatives like glass drinkware for indoor dining rooms. For café floors, pair with milk and water jugs in matching melamine or polycarbonate.
