Custom Aprons With Logo for Cafes, Bars and Kitchens
By The Velocity Wear Team
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Custom aprons with a logo are part of the Velocity Wear uniform range: bib or waist aprons, embroidered with your mark, made from 50 pieces per design in 10 to 15 working days from artwork approval. For kitchens and busy bars we specify 240 GSM twill or a poly-cotton drill that resists snagging and holds a press, and the embroidery survives the hot washes an apron needs.
Two terms first. Twill is a weave with a diagonal rib, tighter and harder-wearing than a plain weave; drill is a heavy twill-woven fabric used for workwear. GSM means grams per square metre, so 240 GSM is a solid, structured cloth rather than a thin cotton that creases and stains through. Both are pre-shrunk and colourfast, like every fabric in the uniform range.
Bib apron or waist apron: which suits your team?
A bib apron covers from the chest down and suits anyone near splashes: baristas, cooks, bakers and food prep. A waist apron ties at the hips, leaves the polo and its chest logo on show and suits bar and floor staff who need to look smart and move quickly. Plenty of venues run both, split by role.
| Role | Apron style | Why | Logo placement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barista and cafe counter | Bib | Milk, steam and coffee at chest height | Centre of the bib, a hand's width below the neckline |
| Kitchen and food prep | Bib | Full front coverage over a polo or t-shirt | Centre of the bib, kept small |
| Bar staff | Waist | Chest logo on the polo stays visible; easy to move in | Front panel, off-centre, above any pocket |
| Restaurant floor | Waist or bib | Waist looks smarter at the table; bib if staff also run food | Front panel or bib centre |
| Retail counters and workshops | Bib | Protects clothing from dust and handling | Bib centre, with a name or role below |
Where should the logo go on an apron?
Put it where it will be seen and where nothing covers it. On a bib apron that is the centre of the bib, about a hand's width below the neckline, so folded arms or a tray held against the chest do not hide it. On a waist apron the front panel works, set above any pocket so a notepad or card reader does not bury it. Keep it modest, roughly the size of a chest logo; the wider rules are in where to put the logo on workwear.
Names and roles can be embroidered below the logo, which works well for a small team that rarely changes. Venues where staff come and go often do better with logo-only aprons, so any apron fits any shift; that trade-off is set out in embroidered names versus badges.
Why does embroidery beat print on aprons?
Aprons get the hottest and most frequent washes of anything in a uniform, often after every shift, and embroidery is built for that. A stitched logo does not crack, peel or ghost (fade to a faint outline) the way a print eventually does, and our uniform fabrics are specified for 60°C cycles and tumble drying. Printing still has a place: a large or full-colour design on a front-of-house apron where the artwork itself is the point.
Pairing aprons with polos and caps
An apron is usually the top layer of a three-piece uniform: a polo or t-shirt underneath, the apron over it and often a cap. Keep one logo file and one set of thread colours across all three, and let either the apron or the polo carry the main mark so nobody is wearing three logos stacked on top of each other. Caps as part of a staff uniform covers which cap styles work behind a counter.
Colour ties it together. Navy, black, charcoal, bottle green and burgundy are among the stock uniform colours available at the 50-piece minimum, and a dark apron over a lighter polo hides a kitchen's wear for longest. The wider kit list for food and drink venues is on our restaurants and hospitality page.
Ordering aprons: what we need from you
Tell us how many aprons of each style, the logo file and where you want it, whether names are going on, and the delivery country and date. Send it through the enquiry form on this page and a price usually comes back within hours on working days. To handle one before committing, a sample is £150 for one or two pieces, shipped worldwide and credited against your bulk order. Polos, caps and the rest of the kit are on our corporate uniforms page.
