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Retail display case lighting applications

Meat Rewraps in Grocery Store Meat Cabinets

Meat Rewraps in Grocery Store Meat Cabinets Each year, the US retail beef industry loses up to one billion dollars in lost sales, four to five percent of the wholesale price, due to meat that does not sell because it is no longer blooming, even though this meat is still safe to eat.

The Canadian beef industry loses $200 million per year from vacuum packed meat that spoiled because it did not sell in a timely way.

Meat that doesn’t sell can be sold more cheaply by rewrapping it, such as grinding it, marinating it, or even cooking it, but this still represents a loss in terms of additional labor costs and realizing a smaller profit. Grinding rewrapped meat exposes the meat to air and light and can accelerate bacterial growth.

The best solution is to display the meat to best advantage when it is blooming, which will naturally lead to increased sales allowing the grocery store to realize its full profit.

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Promolux Full Balanced Spectrum Lamps

Promolux lamps are balanced to present the true colors of meat displays, and they emit lower levels of the harmful UV and visible spectrum wavelengths that accelerate color changes, bacterial growth, and the decomposition of meat. A large German supermarket that was losing 150,000 Euros per year in their meat department due to rewrap and spoilage changed all their meat display case lamps to Promolux lamps and reduced their loss by 40% (60,000 Euros). Within three weeks they had a return on their investment.

Fresh Meat Displays

Regular supermarket meat display case lighting shortens the brief period when meat is blooming, turning it brown prematurely; increases the rate of bacterial growth; and distorts the meat’s natural color.

VISUAL APPEAL OF FRESH MEAT IN SUPERMARKET MERCHANDISERS
Consumers judge the freshness of meat by its color, but many lighting sources distort true colors. <more...>

COLOR OF FRESH MEAT IN SUPERMARKET DISPLAY CASES
The color of fresh meat is determined by the pigment myoglobin, which undergoes various chemical reactions to form other pigments. These reactions are triggered by light, heat, and oxygen availability. <more...>

SPOILAGE OF FRESH MEAT IN COMMERCIAL SHOWCASES
The growth of bacteria leads to meat spoilage. Most display case lighting emits radiation which raises meat surface temperatures even in refrigerated display cases, leading to exponential bacterial growth. <more...>

MEAT REWRAPS IN GROCERY STORE MEAT CABINETS
Meat that doesn’t sell can be sold more cheaply by rewrapping it, such as grinding it, marinating it, or even cooking it, but this still represents a loss in terms of additional labor costs and realizing a smaller profit. <more...>

MODIFIED ATMOSPHERE PACKAGING (MAP) FOR RETAIL DISPLAYS OF FRESH MEAT
Modified atmosphere packaging controls the amount of oxygen surrounding the meat, but the transparent wrapping traps radiant heat from lighting which leads to dehydration and spoilage. <more...>

FRESH BEEF DISPLAYS IN SUPERMARKET MEAT DEPARTMENT SHOWCASES
The color of beef changes dramatically under supermarket fluorescent lighting from full bloom red to dull brown. Beef spoilage and rewraps cost the United States $1 billion per year and Canada $200 million per year. <more...>

FRESH POULTRY DISPLAYS IN GROCERY STORE MEAT MERCHANDISERS
Radiation from meat display case lighting leads to an increased rate of bacterial growth and decomposition in poultry displays. <more...>

FRESH PORK DISPLAYS IN SUPERMARKET MEAT DISPLAY CASES
Pork shelf life is limited more by discoloration than by spoilage. High surface temperatures accelerate discoloration and can lead to lipid oxidation of pork fats, causing the pork to become rancid. <more...>

PROCESSED AND CURED MEATS IN RETAIL MEAT SHOWCASES
Grinding meat and stirring in herbs exposes lean tissue and fat to light and oxygen, making the product susceptible to discoloration and rancidity. The color of cured meat is very unstable when exposed to ultraviolet light. <more...>

PROMOLUX The Professional Choice For Fresh Meat Displays.