Industries We Serve
Supermarkets & Grocery Stores
Safe Lighting and Night Covers for Fresh Food Displays
Supermarkets have extensive refrigerated displays filled with meats, dairy, produce, and more – all of which are sensitive to heat and light. High-volume grocers benefit from Supermarket refrigerated display case LED lighting solutions that are engineered for food preservation. For example, Promolux Safe Spectrum LED lighting emits less harmful wavelengths and minimal heat, which significantly reduces food oxidation and spoil. Products maintain their color, texture, and freshness longer under these specialty LEDs, leading to less waste.
In addition, retailers install Econofrost night covers on open cases after hours. These Energy Saving Refrigeration Night Covers act as a thermal barrier, reflecting about 70% of incoming heat and helping cases hold cold temperatures overnight. The result is a more stable environment that prevents product warm-up and microbial growth when the store is closed. By combining energy-efficient lighting and night curtains, supermarkets can greatly reduce shrink and extend the shelf life of perishable goods, all while saving on energy costs and improving food safety.
Butcher Shops & Meat Departments
Preventing Oxidation and Shrink in Fresh Meat Displays
Meat is one of the most light-sensitive foods, prone to discoloration and drying out under harsh lighting. In butcher shops and grocery meat departments, traditional lamps can act as harmful lights that trigger lipid oxidation (browning) and cause meats to lose moisture. LED lighting for Meat and Deli refrigerated display casesoffers a scientific solutionPromol eliminate the most damaging wavelengths, dramatically slowing down photo-oxidation and preserving the bright red color of fresh meats. Without excess UV or heat, steaks and chops remain visually appealing and stay juicy longer, which helps extend meat and deli shelf life in supermarket displays.
Moreover, using meat and poultry case night covers on open meat cases overnight keeps cold air in and warm air out. By covering the displays, Econ prevent the meat from warming or dehydrating when the department is closed. These practices reduce meat and deli shrink (weight loss due to drying) and ensure that every cut retains its quality and weight. A combination of safe-spectrum lighting and nightly covers means meat departments see less spoil and maintain a consistently high product quality, improving both food safety and profitability.
Produce & Floral Displays
Keeping Produce Crisp and Flowers Vibrant
Fruits, vegetables, and floral arrangements require careful lighting and temperature control to stay fresh. Intense illumination from fluorescent or other harmful lights can wilt lettuce and cause flowers to fade by accelerating moisture loss and nutrient breakdown. Floral display LED lighting from Promolux is designed to showcase vivid colors without the damaging UV and infrared output of typical bulbs. By using a balanced, gentler spectrum, these LEDs prevent produce from ripening too quickly and keep petals on floral bouquets from browning. Vegetables remain crisp and colorful under safe LED lights, which in turn means less produce will spoil on display.
In tandem with lighting, produce managers employ fresh produce refrigerator night covers on open fruit and vegetable cases after business hours. Covering open produce bunkers with floral refrigeration night covers traps the cool air and humidity inside the case, creating an insulating shield against the store’s ambient heat. This overnight protection helps leafy greens and flowers remain hydrated and firm, rather than shriveling up by morning. Overall, the combined use of food-specific LED lighting and thermal covers leads to far fewer tossed-out fruits, veggies, and floral stock. Grocers see reduced shrink in their produce and floral departments as items maintain their freshness and sellable quality for longer periods.
Dairy & Deli Cases
Preserving Dairy Nutrients and Deli Freshness
Dairy and deli items must be kept at safe cold temperatures and protected from light to prevent spoil. Milk, for instance, can develop off-flavors and lose vitamins when exposed to UV light, and deli foods like sliced meats or prepared salads can dry out under warm lamps. Refrigerate offers a solution by providing bright illumination without the heat output of older lighting technologies. Promolux LEDs in dairy and deli cases emit no UV and markedly less radiant heat, so products like cheeses retain their natural color and moisture. With Promolux fixtures, even narrow deli display cases can be retrofitted to have uniform, low-heat lighting that keeps foods appetizing.
Equally important is maintaining consistent cold temperatures in these cases during off-hours. Many retailers use deli case night covers or dairy case night covers on open multi-deck dairy displays and self-serve deli cases when the store is closed. These covers conserve chill by insulating the case, meaning milk, yogurt, and meats stay at food-safe temperatures until morning. By preventing warm air intrusion, the covers also avert condensation and bacteria growth on products. Altogether, these measures extend milk and dairy shelf life in supermarket displays by slowing down spoil and keeping quality high. Dairy and deli departments experience less product loss due to spoil, and customers enjoy fresh, safe products with better flavor and texture.
