The Arc Cardinal FM550 Chef & Sommelier Eternity Plus Soup Plate, a premium vitrified ceramic dish designed for professional foodservice environments, features an 8.5-inch diameter round bowl ideal for serving soups, broths, and stews. Engineered for durability and resistance to chipping, this dish maintains its pristine appearance through extensive commercial use. Constructed from high-quality vitrified ceramic, it offers enhanced strength, stain resistance, and a refined finish suitable for high-volume restaurant tables, hotel buffets, or catering operations. Its precise technical specification includes a 8.5-inch diameter with a standard weight of 12.5 lbs per case, ensuring stability and resilience during rigorous daily service. This soup plate is optimized for reliability in demanding kitchen workflows requiring consistent presentation and ease of maintenance.
Top Cardinal FM550 Features
The Arc Cardinal FM550 ensures commercial-grade performance with vitrified ceramic construction, offering high durability, stain resistance, and thermal stability for intensive foodservice settings. Its 8.5-inch round shape supports precise, elegant plating, while the robust porcelain material withstands frequent washing and handling. Designed for seamless integration into busy kitchens, it facilitates efficient stacking, quick cleaning, and reliable service continuity, ideal for hospital cafeterias, casual dining, and catered events.
- Exceptional strength: vitrified ceramic resists chips and cracks
- Optimal size: 8.5-inch diameter for versatile use and presentation
- Ease of cleaning: non-porous surface simplifies sanitation tasks
- Designed for high-volume use: withstands rigorous commercial dishwasher cycles
- Secure stacking: flat base for stability and efficient storage
Best suited for bulk foodservice applications requiring durable, professional dinnerware.
Cardinal FM550 Technical Specs
The Arc Cardinal FM550 employs a vitrified ceramic material with a round, 8.5-inch geometric shape, weighing approximately 12.5 lbs per case. It is crafted from high-quality ceramic designed for commercial kitchen use, emphasizing robustness and chemical resistance. Suitable for hot and cold food service, it features a glazed finish that supports easy cleaning and sanitization. The plate can operate in demanding environments with frequent dishwashing cycles without degradation of appearance or integrity. Its technical design supports high-volume service, making it suitable for restaurant plates, catering trays, and buffet stations. The dish’s dimensions, weight, and construction specifications are tailored for integration into standard dishwashing and storage systems, with compatibility across multiple types of commercial warewashing equipment.
- Electrical requirements: Not applicable
- Cooling method: Not applicable
- Material: vitrified ceramic
- Dimensions: 8.5 inches diameter
- Weight: 12.5 lbs per case
- Temperature resistance: Designed for standard hot and cold food temperatures
- Food safety: Non-porous glazed surface for sanitation
- Construction: High-strength vitrified ceramic with a glazed finish
- Cleaning & maintenance: Dishwasher safe with routine anti-scratch cleaning
- Storage features: Flat base facilitates stacking and space-efficient storage
What is a commercial soup plate?
A commercial soup plate is a durable, high-capacity dish designed for serving soups, stews, and liquid-based dishes in professional foodservice settings. Made from materials like vitrified ceramic, it offers strength, stain resistance, and ease of sanitation essential for high-volume operations. The Arc Cardinal FM550 Soup Plate, with its 8.5-inch diameter, is installed in banquet halls, cafes, and hotel kitchens, providing a reliable solution for efficient presentation and serving in busy environments, especially suited for institutional, casual, and upscale dining applications.
Top Soup Plates for High-Volume Foodservice Environments
Designed for commercial kitchen equipment, the Arc Cardinal FM550 enhances efficiency with durable vitrified ceramic construction, supporting intensive service in catering and institutional kitchens. Its 8.5-inch size and resilience make it ideal for medium-volume restaurant operations, providing consistent presentation and ease of cleaning across high-traffic foodservice settings. Arc Cardinal FM550 ensures reliable performance in demanding foodservice workflows.
- Operation type — medium-volume restaurant and catering kitchens
- Kitchen setting — commercial foodservice outlets and institutional kitchens
- Foodservice category — soup and liquid dish serviceware
- Workload qualifier — moderate throughput demand
- Use case — efficient serving of soups and stews in busy environments
Why Choose Arc Cardinal FM550
Why Choose Arc Cardinal FM550 Chef & Sommelier Eternity Plus Soup Plate is its combination of durable vitrified ceramic construction, reliable performance in high-volume settings, and precise sizing for optimal presentation. Its robust design minimizes chipping and cracking while simplifying cleaning routines, promoting operational efficiency. Unlike standard options, this plate’s craftsmanship actively supports demanding foodservice workflows, ensuring long-lasting aesthetic quality and ease of maintenance.
- Self-contained for consistent, restaurant-ready presentation
- Designed with reinforced ceramic for prolonged durability
- Optimized for quick cleaning and sanitation cycles
- Perfect fit for high-volume soup service environments
- Compact design supports efficient storage and stacking
