Addressing labor challenges is a critical aspect for the foodservice industry. It has traditionally faced issues like high turnover rates and staffing shortages, which have been exacerbated in recent times by economic shifts and changing workforce dynamics. To combat these changes and hurdles, Structural Concepts offers a wide range of advanced solutions.

To combat these challenges and hurdles, Structural Concepts (SCC) Delivering Fresh. Always. | Structural Concepts has further enhanced its strategies, leveraged innovation, and pursued new avenues to deliver efficiency and growth to its customers by continuing to offer a wide range of advanced solutions.

And with a growing emphasis on creating more favorable work conditions to attract and retain employees and the diversification of roles within the foodservice sector, where employees are provided with cross-training to handle multiple aspects of the business, SCC turnkey refrigerated and heated food displays and merchandisers are also designed for ease of use to increase operational flexibility.

Enhancing convenience and speed of service to time-starved shoppers, SCC can help stimulate sales, while lessening the reliance on labor, by utilizing space-saving innovative displays designed to fit any configuration. Its deep portfolio of self-service options including wall units, endcaps, islands, mobile models, and undercounter units accommodate consumer’s desire to make speedy selections and transactions.

Shortages of workers anywhere fresh food is sold can also prove to have an inflationary effect. As these locations rely heavily on labor to produce services, Structural Concepts has also employed automation and technology to create not only labor savings but also drive increases in profitability.

The Autonomous Retail Merchandiser (ARM) ARM | Structural Concepts offsets labor and operational challenges with a cashier-less transactional system and the ability to streamline inventory management.

The Automated Checkout allows shoppers to browse products directly on the shelf, have their selections automatically added to the cart, and pay with credit/debit and mobile payment for faster transactions. For the operator, the autonomous solution tracks inventory more accurately with real-time insights, reduces labor by redirecting tasks, wastes less, and reduces theft, resulting in increased productivity.

Not only is SCC the only refrigerated merchandiser manufacturer to design and offer a complete smart solution for autonomous shopping, the ARM has the lowest total cost of ownership as compared to other automated models in the market.

Another area where SCC strives to create operational efficiency is through its category management and merchandising expertise Fresh Perspectives | Structural Concepts | Structural Concepts.  Behind building the most innovative, energy-saving merchandisers with the shortest lead times in the industry, the goal of SCC has been to continually help its customers capture the attention of their shoppers, connect with them through the presentation of the fresh food displayed inside, and convince them to purchase.

Providing strategies and key factors for creating an effective retail environment to further optimize sales for sellers of fresh foods and chilled beverages, SCC can contribute to such areas with our latest resource. Covering off topics such as store layout, refrigeration units, traffic flow, and market demographics, the SCC Retail Experience Fresh Food Inspiration Team (ReFITT) can work with customers to establish successful merchandising goals and drive value with shoppers.

To learn more about how Structural Concepts is Delivering Fresh. Always. by reducing the reliance on labor while driving sales, please go to structuralconcepts.com.