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Retail Bakery Display Case Lighting

Is your chocolate forming a white film?
Are the icings on your cakes fading?
Are the buttery creams and tasty fillings going hard and off-flavouring?

The lights in your retail bakery display case are most likely affecting your specialty bakery items.

Fact: The spectrum of common fluorescent lighting emits infra-red and ultraviolet radiation. Specific wavelengths can be quite damaging to foods and the ingredients they are comprised of.

For many heat and light sensitive foods, the light source will cause physical changes in the appearance and freshness of an item as well as cause chemical changes and imbalances that affect the foods flavour, integrity and food safety.

The type of lighting you use in your bakery showcases will impact your sales & the appearance of your bakery items

Shoppers want to purchase fresh and healthy food.

For bakery departments and bakery shops, the time and love you put into each creation should be enjoyed by your customers.

And you should be rewarded by the compliments and loyalty of customers who come back again and again to buy your tasty treats.

Don't risk food borne illnesses in desserts that contain eggs and dairy products.

Don't let your baked goods become stale.

Stop colorful icings from fading and fruits from drying and wilting.

Use Promolux lights - the only balanced spectrum low radiation lighting developed specifically for food showcases.

Promolux True Color Definition Lamps

As a balanced spectrum light, Promolux showcases the items in your bakery displays in a bounty of rich, natural and vibrant color while protecting the frehness, appearance and integrity of those food items.

Designed specifically for food applications, Promolux is highly beneficial for all types of display cases that merchandise perishable food.

For bakery applications, the advantage is 86% lower UV B radiation and 52% lower UV A radiation in comparison to other common fluorescent lighting. Promolux is both safe and ideal to use in showcases where foods are in close proximity to light sources.

Since Promolux combines a balanced spectrum with greater filtration properties, bakery items look and taste their best.

Using Promolux lamps will prolong bakery shelf life by up to 50% and reduce shrinkage by 30% to 50% compared to the shrinkage caused by regular fluorescents.

The reductions will depend on the duration of light exposure, the type of packaging used, and the composition of the bakery products, however the annual savings is quite significant, especially to the independent bakery owner.

Promolux Lamp Color

Promolux lamps are available in two spectrum/color formulas: Promolux Platinum Lights & Promolux Gold Lights

• Promolux Gold lamps emit a warm tone perfect for giving breads, muffins, and donuts a just-baked appearance,
• Promolux Platinum lamps emit a cooler tone which is ideal for accenting colorful cakes and treats that are rich and bold in colors.

Below are additional pages on bakery merchandising, bakery lighting and food safety bakery applications: