Use Jelly Beans to Increase Your Store’s Profit and Have Fun with Displays

Jelly Beans are classic candies that span the ages, and creating a Jelly Bean display in your store is a great way to increase your profit while having some fun!

The even better news is that Jelly Bean displays work well in nearly every kind of store. Candy stores, grocery stores, bookstores, toy stores, gas stations and convenience stores – they all have room for Jelly Bean displays.

Before you become too excited, however, you need to make a few preparations; namely, you need to choose where in your store you want to create the display, what kinds of candy containers you want to use to display the candy, and exactly what kinds of Jelly Beans you want to include.

Step #1: Choose Your Display Space

You don’t want to order your Jelly Beans and then just throw up a display anywhere you can find room. To make help increase your store’s profit, you need to display your Jelly Beans somewhere where customers can easily see and access them, and ideally near similar kinds of candy.

Do you want to create a countertop display? A floor display? A wall display? Do you want your Jelly Bean display to be modest or large? These are the kinds of questions you need to answer before you can move on to the next step: Choosing the acrylic containers you’ll use to display the Jelly Beans.

Step #2: Choose Acrylic Bins to Display Jelly Beans

Acrylic containers are usually the best choice for displaying unwrapped candy, and for some storeowners it’s the only choice: Many state health departments require them to display unwrapped candy in acrylic containers.

Fortunately, there are plenty of fun acrylic bins to choose from. Consider acrylic round face bins and acrylic mini bins, great for both countertop and table displays and complete with acrylic scoops to help your customers access the Jelly Beans they want. You might want to check out acrylic gravity bins, which help you save space and help keep the candy untouched, or you might want to add some flair to your displays with acrylic candy towers or gumball machines.

Step #3: Choose Your Jelly Beans

Now that you know how and where you want to situate your Jelly Bean display, it’s time to order the actual Jelly Beans!

Naturally, you’ll want to order the candy from a wholesaler, but before you submit an order form with the first company you run across, be sure to shop around. Ordering from a candy wholesaler helps you get the most bang for your buck, but shopping around for the company that offers exactly what you need at the best price for your budget helps stretch your dollar even further.

Opening a Yogurt Shop? Top 3 Display Tools You’ll Need

Opening a yogurt shop can be, like embarking on any new business adventure, both exciting and scary. How big will your shop be? How many employees will you hire? How many different kinds of yogurt will you offer? Will you offer any other kind of product?

However, yogurt shops require a few things that not every business requires – specifically, special display fixtures. Below are the top three yogurt shop display tools you’ll need to both attractively and conveniently display your merchandise.

1. Acrylic Dispensers and Other Acrylic Bins

Acrylic food dispensers and other acrylic bins such as mini bins and jumbo mini bins are essential display fixtures for yogurt shops. These kinds of acrylic containers help you easily showcase merchandise – including yogurt toppings such as sprinkles – and many are available with necessary accessories such as plastic or aluminum scoops that help customers retrieve the amount of product they need without touching any of the rest of it (see below).

As you’re looking for acrylic dispensers and other acrylic bins for your new yogurt shop, note that you can find these display fixtures in a wide variety of sizes – make sure you choose the sizes that will best display your items as well as work with the amount of display space you have. Note that additional display fixtures – including countertop racks and slatwall dispensers, addressed below – can help you make the most of your display space.

2. Scoop Bin Countertop Racks

Countertop display racks are excellent display fixtures for making the most of your display space. You can use these kinds of racks to create more display space on a small countertop, attractively and conveniently display other fixtures such as acrylic scoop bins on an otherwise awkwardly shaped countertop, or simply create even more display space on an already sizeable countertop.

As you’re shopping for countertop display racks for your new yogurt shop, make sure you choose racks that will:

• Fit your countertop space. Countertop display racks are available in numerous sizes, so be sure to choose the racks of the heights and widths that will work best with your countertop.
• Hold the kinds of acrylic dispensers and bins you plan to use to display your yogurt toppings and other products. Both acrylic containers and countertop racks are available in a variety of sizes, so make sure you choose sizes in each that will work well with each other.

3. Scoop Bin Slatwall Dispensers

Showcasing merchandise on your yogurt shop’s walls is a great way to make the most of your display space, as well as offer extra convenience to your customers.

As is the case with countertop display racks, slatwall display fixtures are available in a variety of sizes. Be sure to choose the slatwall display that will fit your wall space and conveniently hold your dispensers.

BONUS: Don’t Forget the Accessories!

When you’re dealing with products like yogurt toppings – which includes dry food items like sprinkles, granola, and nuts – you must make sure your displays include accessories such as:

• Plastic scoops or aluminum scoops to help customers easily retrieve the amount of toppings or other food product they need without contaminating the rest of it.
• Container lids to help keep the food items fresh and safe from debris both during work hours and while you’re storing them.

Choosing Accessories for Your Food Displays

Whether you operate a bakery that specializes in delicious brownies and fresh bread, an ice cream parlor that boasts the largest selection of toppings in your area, or a candy store filled with an assortment of bulk unwrapped candies, you know how important it is to have plenty of food grade acrylic containers at your disposal.

Yet, food grade acrylic bins aren’t the only tools you need to properly store and display your baked goods and bulk unwrapped candies; you also need tools that will both allow your customers to easily access the food and keep the food clean at all times.

Plastic or Aluminum Tongs

You can find food grade acrylic containers designed to hold unwrapped food items such as donuts and bagels with plastic or aluminum tongs already attached. Some of these kinds of containers even include a special side “pocket” for placing the tongs when they’re not in use.

If you manage a business that sells food items that are accessed easiest using tongs, but the acrylic containers you currently use for storing these food items don’t include any tongs, you don’t have to order to containers. You can just as easily order just the tongs! You can even find tongs that come in kits that also include a chain and hook as well as tape so you can secure the tongs to your container.

Plastic or Aluminum Scoops

Plastic or aluminum scoops are best for smaller food items like cereal, coffee beans, and pieces of unwrapped candies – the kinds of food items customers need to access themselves without handling any of the rest of the food.

Like with tongs, you can find acrylic bins that come with plastic or aluminum scoops already attached, or you can order these scoops separately. If you opt to purchase scoops separately, make sure you use them with a container that has a side “pocket” for storing the scoop when it’s not in use, or devise some way to keep the scoop from being exposed to the elements while it’s not in use.

Lids

Most often, you’ll order containers that come with lids. However, sometimes those lids become damaged and sometimes you find yourself using regular plastic containers for a new purpose that requires lids, like storing bulk unwrapped candies.

When these situations arise, you can find lids for your containers in a variety of sizes and styles. For example, you might want a lid with a handle that makes it easy for you to transport the container and easy for your customers to remove the lid, or you might want a lid with a knob to add an attractive flair to your display. You might even want to keep things simple and use flat lids with no handles or knobs for a streamlined look.

Containers with Hand Grips

Hand grips aren’t exactly “accessories,” because they’re already part of the containers, but they are useful additions to what would otherwise be typical acrylic bins. Containers with hand grips are great for dry food items customers need to pour, such as small bulk unwrapped candies, trail mix, peanuts, coffee beans, or dry cereals.

Hand grip containers are also idea storage tools you can use under your store’s counter or in the stock room.

Plastic Containers: Choosing the Best for Your Business

Plastic containers are some of the most common tools businesses use for their merchandise and storage needs, and nearly every kind of business can use them! Consider these examples:

• Retail Stores: Most kinds of retail stores can use plastic containers to store, organize, and display both edible and non-edible kinds of merchandise. These stores include everything from convenience stores and gas stations to bookstores and gift shops.

• Restaurants: All restaurants can use food grade acrylic containers in their kitchens, and depending on the kind of restaurant you own you can use traditional round and square plastic containers up front for holding everything from dining utensils and napkins to breath mints and tooth picks.

• Amusement Parks: Amusement parks, theme parks, and carnivals can use acrylic containers to hold tickets and tokens, small prizes, and candy.

• Hotels and Motels: Not only can hotels and motels use food grade acrylic containers in their kitchens and dining areas, but they can also use regular acrylic containers in their lobbies for holding complimentary items like breath mints or bubble gum.

Now that you know how plastic containers can benefit your business, it’s time to figure out which kind of container you need. In order to do that, you have to first think about two factors: the kind of merchandise your store sells and the amount of space you have to work with inside your store.

Consider Your Merchandise

The first thing to consider as you’re thinking about your store’s merchandise is its size. Do you plan to store and display large items or small items? Maybe a mix of various sizes? For all storage and display needs, you need appropriately sized plastic containers.

The second thing to consider as you’re thinking about your store’s merchandise is whether it’s edible or non-edible. For edible items, choose food grade acrylic containers with accessories like lids, handles, and aluminum or plastic scoops. You can find these kinds of plastic containers designed to stand alone on countertops, work with other containers on display racks, and even hang on walls. For non-edible items, you can use more traditional plastic containers, such as round or square containers without lids.

Consider Your Space

You might know exactly the kind of merchandise you plan to display and exactly the kind of plastic containers you need, but everything hinges on whether you have enough space for your plans. Therefore, as you’re determining the kinds of containers that will work best with your merchandise, also consider the kinds of containers that will work best with the space you have.

If you want to create a countertop display, make sure you choose plastic containers small enough to fit on your store’s countertop but large enough to allow your customers easy access to the merchandise. If you plan to place your containers on display racks throughout your business, make sure you choose containers appropriately sized for the racks you already have – or order racks that will both meet your store’s space needs as well as your container display needs.

Organizing Your Home Kitchen with Plastic Containers

When you think of plastic containers, you probably think of the kinds of containers filled with candy, gumballs, or travel-sized bottles of lotion or shampoo you see in convenience stores. Or, you might think of the kinds of food grade containers you see in restaurants, hotels, or commercial kitchens. However, these containers are ideal for home settings, as well.

Homeowners can use round or square plastic containers to organize their home kitchens and maximize space as well as preparation and cooking time.

Create a Countertop Display for Your Kitchen

You use your kitchen’s countertop more than you use any other surface or appliance in your kitchen. Your countertop acts as a place for storing food and nonfood items, preparing food, and showcasing decorations. You can use clear plastic containers to better organize your countertop as well as make the most use of your countertop space and add to visual appeal.

Plastic containers are available in a wide variety of shapes, sizes, and colors, so choose the containers that best suit the kinds of items you want to store as well as how much countertop space you have to work with.

Consider these examples of common uses for kitchen countertop displays:

• If you want to store baked goods and treats (like cookies, brownies, muffins, donuts, or bagels), choose a plastic container with a lid. It’s important to store these kinds of food items in containers with lids in order to keep them fresh and safe from debris and other contaminants.
• If you want to store non-food items that you’ll need quick access to when you’re on-the-go (such as packs of chewing gum or breath mints, car keys, lighters, matchbooks, or cards for local businesses you use), choose a plastic container with a wide opening. Depending on the amount of countertop space you have to work with and the kinds of items you want to store, you might be able to use one large plastic container or several small containers.
  

Remember, you can display these containers in any manner you feel is most attractive for your kitchen – have fun with your countertop displays!

Use Plastic Containers to Organize Your Kitchen Pantry

Food grade acrylic containers are excellent tools for organizing your kitchen pantry. Consider using plastic containers with lids to store:

• Baking ingredients like flour, cornmeal, and cake, brownie, or cookie mix.
• Seasonings and spices like sugar, salt, and pepper.
• Dry breakfast items like cereal and oatmeal.
  

Clear containers are ideal for these kinds of uses because they allow you to see what kind of food item is in each bin. This is ideal for homes with young children who aren’t yet able to read. Of course, you can always take extra caution and streamline your cabinet’s organization even more by labeling each container.

You can also find acrylic containers with hand grips to help you easily lift the containers when you need them and replace them when you’re finished, and keep in mind that plastic spoons are good tools to include with your containers so that you’ll never waste time looking for a way to scoop your food.

Using Acrylic Dry Food Dispensers In Your Store

As a store or restaurant owner, you’re probably of one of two minds:

1. I know I need acrylic dry food dispensers. My store (or restaurant) sells dry foods, and these dispensers help me store and display them. They also help my customers easily access the food.
2. I don’t know if I need acrylic dry food dispensers. I don’t sell anything like cereal, so, do I really need these kinds of containers?

Dry food containers come in a variety of styles and offer much versatility, and the fact is most stores and restaurants – like the ones listed below – can make use of dry food containers.

Hotels and Resorts

Most hotels and resorts offer at least continental breakfasts to their customers. Plastic dry food containers work perfectly to hold and display breakfast items like cereals. Dispensers designed to hang from the wall and allow customers to access the food through retention knobs are generally the best containers for foods like cereal, but other containers – like those with wide openings to allow room for scoops or tongs – work well for foods like bagels, donuts, and muffins.

Those hotels and resorts that offer a full range of dining options can also use these dispensers to hold and display lunch and dinner foods like rolls, sandwich meats and toppings, and dessert items like cakes, brownies, cupcakes, and fudge.

Cafeterias

Cafeterias like those you find in schools and institution settings can certainly use acrylic dry food containers. Like hotels and resorts, cafeterias can choose dispensers designed to mount to the wall for their cereals, or open containers with lids for their breads, fruits, and sandwich toppings. Even the commercial kitchens behind the scenes of the actual cafeterias can use these dispensers to organize and store food items.

Specialty Shops

There are a variety of uses for dry food dispensers in specialty shops. Yogurt and ice cream shops can use these containers as topping dispensers. They will organize and keep separated the different kinds of toppings, as well as allow customers a clear view and easy access to the toppings they want.

Bagel shops, bakeries, and delis can also use acrylic food dispensers to hold the different kinds of food items they offer. Bagel shops can use them to separate the raisin bagels from the chocolate chip bagels, just as bakeries can use them to keep the brownies with nuts separated from the brownies without nuts. Delis that allow customers to add their own sandwich toppings might use these containers to hold items like lettuce, tomatoes, and pickles.

Grocery Stores

Many grocery stores have aisles dedicated to dry goods that customers can select, measure, and bag themselves. These dry food range from candies to peanuts to coffees.

You might choose dispensers designed with openings so the customers can scoop the food out themselves, or you might want dispensers with retention knobs that customers can twist until they obtain the amount of food they want. Regardless of the kind of dispensers you choose, it’s important to select dispensers made of clear acrylic so customers can easily view the food items.

Commercial Kitchen Use for Acrylic Dry Food Dispensers

Commercial kitchens across the board depend on clear plastic containers, such as acrylic dry food dispensers, to keep operations running cleanly and efficiently. When you think of commercial kitchens, large kitchens in restaurants and hotels – the kinds of kitchens we use when we prepare food for sale – probably come to mind; however, because of their functions – and often their sizes – other kitchens like those in schools and other institutions require the same kinds of equipment, and this equipment includes plastic food containers.

Below are a few ideas for how you can use these containers within your commercial kitchen setting.

Using Food Grade Plastic Containers Behind-the-Scenes

Food grade plastic containers are essential when it comes to keeping a commercial kitchen clean and organized. You’ll need these kinds of containers to:

• Keep food that you’ve prepared until you’re ready to serve it.
• Hold food that you’re ready to serve, and hold it while you’re serving it.
• Hold leftovers suitable for upcoming meals.
• Store ingredients when you’re not using them.

Generally, you’ll want to choose food grade plastic containers with lids for these kinds of uses. Plastic containers with handles might also work well depending on the kind of food item you’re preparing and storing.

Display Food Along A Buffet

Your commercial kitchen might be part of a buffet-style restaurant or a cafeteria setting like the kind you might see in a hotel, school, or institution. Displaying food close to the dining area means plastic food grade containers play just as important a role up front as they do in the actual kitchen.

Think about the last time you dined at a buffet-style restaurant. Most of the food items – including the main dishes, side dishes, and deserts – were probably in some kind of plastic container or acrylic dry food dispenser. A buffet-style restaurant depends on these kinds of clear plastic containers to safely hold and display nearly every kind of food item the restaurant offers customers.

Keep in mind that many food grade plastic containers come with lids, and these are especially important when you’re transporting the food to and from the dining area, or want to keep the food covered when it’s not in use. For smaller food items, you might even find you need plastic containers with handles so your staff and your customers can easily access the food.

Showcase Goods In or Near the Dining Area

Even if your commercial kitchen isn’t part of a buffet-style setting, there are still plenty of uses for acrylic dry food dispensers in or near the dining area. Depending on the kind of serving and dining areas you have, these containers might sit alone or atop wire displays for counter tops, and are perfect for food items your customers can select and retrieve themselves such as:

• Breakfast Items: Acrylic dry food containers are ideal for holding food items like cereal, donuts, bagels, biscuits, and muffins.
• Lunch Items: Extra items that customers might want to add on to their meal purchases, such as bags of chip, candy bars, and bottled or canned drinks, fit conveniently atop wire displays for counter tops.
• Dinner Items: Clear plastic containers are great for extra dinner items like rolls.
• Desert Items: You can place desert items like brownies, cake, and ice cream toppings such as sprinkles in a variety of clear plastic containers and acrylic dry food dispensers.

You can also use these dry food dispensers and other clear plastic containers to hold utensils, napkins, straws, coffee stirs, and packets of seasonings, salad dressing, sugar, and sweetener.

Keep in mind that even if you don’t offer food items in or near the dining area, you can always use small plastic containers to hold items like breath mints, chewing gum, and toothpicks near the register.

Top 4 Reasons to Use Acrylic Bins and Containers

Acrylic bins and acrylic containers have a wide variety of uses including candy bins, candy containers and as superior food dispensers. When deciding whether to go standard plastic, glass or acrylic for your candy business or hospitality service keep these 4 things in mind.

1) Acrylic is extremely durable. A synthetic polymer derived from one or more acrylic acids, this highly transparent material has excellent resistance to ultraviolet radiation and weathering.

2) Acrylic is extremely strong. With a strength 10x that of glass, breakage is minimal if at all.

3) Acrylic has flexibility. Well flexibility as to the shapes and products it can create. Acrylic containers come in a wide variety of shapes and sizes.

4) Acrylic has exceptional clarity. You'll receive a 50% clearer view with an acrylic container than with plastic or even glass. Your products will be showcased under the most optimum conditions.

With the expansion of their line of acrylic containers, acrylic bins, acrylic gravity feed bulk dispensers, acrylic trays, acrylic display tubes and acrylic pivot bins Candy Concepts Inc. has once again managed to offer an exceptional product at a more than competitive price.