If your cafe or restaurant offers cakes as part of their menu, then you will definitely need to have a great cake display refrigerator to keep them fresh. However, these types of commercial refrigerators can be a great investment, even if your coffee shop has huge profit margins. Here we discuss the important elements to understand when purchasing this particular piece of equipment.
Budget and Need
The first thing you will need to do is understand how much you are willing to spend and also what exactly you want this cake display refrigerator to do. Of course, it will be to make sure the food is cold, but do you intend to keep other parts or just keep it just for display? If you choose to store other things in it, like butter or prepared ingredients, you’ll need to look for a display case with an additional refrigerator underneath, as displaying these things along with your cakes isn’t very appealing to customers.
If this is your first foray into purchasing equipment like this, it’s important to be realistic when budgeting. While the initial investment can cost a lot, it is part of running this type of business and will ultimately help sell more food and beverages.
Research
There are a variety of ways to start researching cake display refrigerators and the best place to start is the internet. By using the world wide web, you will be able to get an idea of all the different makes, models, features, benefits, prices, and dealers out there. Once you’ve found out which dealers have the type of cake display refrigerator you’re looking for, you’ll need to pick up the phone and ask them the following questions:
• Do you have a demo model that I can go see?
• How long will delivery take if I choose to buy a cake display refrigerator from you?
• What are your payment terms?
• Do you have financing available?
• Do your display coolers come with a warranty?
• Do you offer extended warranties?
• Do you have a service department, in case of breakdown?
• Do you offer on-site service and repairs?
Once a supplier has answered all of these questions for you, if you can, it’s a good idea to visit their showroom (if they have one) or have a representative come and visit you to negotiate the price and make the purchase. It’s so much easier to buy a cake display refrigerator with confidence if you buy it from someone who knows what they’re talking about and really wants your business!