Operators are placing these merchandisers front and center in school cafeterias and college dining halls, micromarts, convenience stores and other on-site foodservice locations to boost impulse sales of everything from hot sandwiches to burritos to personal pizzas.Ĭonvenience stores, in particular, are making a big push to capture food purchases, notes one manufacturer. The reason: These cabinets align with a number of megatrends-including increased snacking, the rise of grab-and-go formats for speedy customer throughput, and more recently, the boom in takeaway and delivery. Countertop, self-servce hot holding merchandisers are simple enough, but they’re also one of the hottest equipment categories in foodservice right now.
