TECHNOLOGY

New Chef Fashion Adds Tukatech Cutter

Vernon, Calif.–based uniform maker NewChef Fashions Inc. has added a Tukatech Tukacut cutting machine to keep up with demand for domestic production of uniforms for hotels, casinos, restaurants, cruise lines, country clubs, culinary schools, the military and the White House kitchen staff.

“This is my second-largest investment besides our building, but we are committed to make it here and stay competitive,” said Lucien Salama, chief executive officer of NewChef Fashions, in a company statement. “It’s already exceeded my expectations.”

NewChef is a longtime Tukatech customer.

“We have seen tremendous growth in our domestic business in 2013 and 2014,” said Ram Sareen, chief executive officer of

Tukatech. “Many brands and retailers are bringing development and manufacturing back to the USA. We are committed to engineer the process and produce measurable results for our users with our systems and implementation.”