Supplies for Food Display Cases

Use the appropriate supplies to keep your food display case looking its best

Using a food display case, including a portable food display case, to showcase your products is a good way to let customers see the food while keeping it at the appropriate temperature and safe to eat. There are various supplies you need to keep the cases looking new and visually appealing.

Whether you are ordering new or used deli cases, it is important to have all of the necessary supplies on hand to ensure the food display boxes effectively showcase your product. Keep these suggestions in mind when you purchase supplies for your food display cases:

1. Use lights in the food display case.

2. Make the display case visually appealing.

3. Ensure that the display case looks its best.

 

Illuminate the contents of the food display case

Lighting is a major factor in how food looks in your food display case. If you are using a hot food display case, heat lamps are a good choice as you can shine them directly on the products closest to the customer. For refrigerated food display cases or dry cases, such as pastry cases, strip lighting or incandescent lighting are the appropriate choices as they stay fairly cool when lit.
Try: Pegasus Associates Lighting sells strip lighting for food display cases. This company offers wholesale prices and discounted shipping options. BulbTown.com has a varied selection of lights for food display cases, including safety coated, shatter proof heat lamps and incandescent lights.

Use food display case accessories

Food display cases with accessories are more visually appealing than bare display cases. Accessories, such as risers and grates make the food more easily visible than if you were to lay the food flat in the case. Grates also keep oil and water off the product. Thermometers are necessary to ensure the temperature in the case stays within the safe range. Signs that label and price the food make it easy for customers to identify the items they need.
Try: Hubert sells supplies for food display cases. You can find signs, risers, tongs, grates and thermometers, along with numerous other items on this website. Twin Supply sells displayware for display cases. This company offers discounted prices.

Keep the food display equipment clean

Dirty food display cases are a turn off for customers. Additionally, a dirty display case is a breeding ground for germs and bacteria. By keeping your food display case clean, you ensure that the display case is appealing to your customers. This will, in turn, let customers know that your establishment is clean and sanitary.
Try: The WEBstaurant Store has an aerosol stainless steel cleaner and a liquid stainless steel cleaning solution. This company sells its products in bulk at wholesale prices. Instawares offers specialized cleaners for restaurant use, including foaming glass cleaner. This company offers deeply discounted prices on all of the products it sells. Additionally, customer service agents are available during regular business hours to help you select the most appropriate products for your needs.

 

• Anytime you clean the food display case or do any work to it, such as changing the lights, cover the food completely or take it out of the case to ensure that it isn't contaminated.

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