Epta offers new solutions to prevent waste of fresh products in Gdo

The company converts Costan’s Batik semi-vertical cabinets for fresh products into the Closed version, adding straight sliding double-glazed covers to ensure better thermal insulation and greater energy efficiency.

The Batik semi-vertical cabinet for fresh products, part of Costan’s OutFit range and a brand of the Epta Group, is offered in the Closed version to preserve products while simultaneously promoting sales.

Optimising the management of short-shelf-life products is becoming an increasingly pressing priority for retailers, who record each year, as a sector, a value equal to 5% at European level of total waste relating to perishable food. For Gdo retailers, the fresh-produce sector is in fact a significant generator of value, not only in terms of turnover, but above all for the image and positioning of the retail brand itself.

The fresh-produce department is in fact the most important criterion when choosing a point of sale for more than 64% of Italians. For Epta, ensuring their perfect preservation means contributing to a more virtuous and sustainable consumption model.

It is in this context that Costan’s Batik Closed model is positioned, designed to meet the need to enhance this high-margin product category, with a focus on sustainable innovation.

Thanks to the straight sliding double-glazed covers, this model shuts the door on waste, providing superior thermal insulation and energy efficiency. This upgrade has in fact made it possible to achieve energy class B, compared with the equivalent open models in class D.

From an aesthetic perspective, the transparent profiles guarantee superior product visibility, while full access to the display area, compared with the open version fitted with a front pane of glass, makes the refrigerated fixture an excellent merchandising ally.

The numerous customisation options and an extremely flexible layout, which allows even island configurations to be created with an excellent ratio between display area and floor space occupied, enable increasingly strategic planning of retail spaces.

This article was translated from the original Italian version with the assistance of artificial intelligence. In case of discrepancies, please refer to the original Italian version.