When it comes to spices – there are usually two ways to offer them at your store. The first one is the old fashioned jarred spices we all know and have bought at least once or twice at one point or another for our spice cabinet. The second way to keep spices at your store is in bulk bins dispensers. These dispensers allow your customers to choose the exact amount of spices that they want to buy. So, which one of these two options is the best one for your shop?
Keep it Fresh!
While there are many things we can compare while discussing bulk food vs jarred spices, there is one aspect that could be the most important one to discuss, because it might encourage each customer that leaves your store with bags full of bulk food – to come back again. So, what exactly are we talking about? Freshness. The freshness of your spices, to be precise. And while jarred spices may offer many benefits, when it comes to keeping everything as fresh as possible for a longer period of time – there is simply nothing that can be compared with a bulk bin dispenser. Having bulk bin dispensers at your store will encourage your customers to come back over and over again, because they’ll know that when they want to find the freshest food in the area – they will find it at your store.
Sense the Spices
It is also important to think about the effect that each one of these presentation options will have on your customers. If you choose to have jarred spices at your store, then you probably have to dedicate an entire aisle just for spices, and if you choose bulk bin dispensers, you would probably designate a specific area of your store for your bulk bins. But unlike the crowded aisles of jarred spices, a bulk bin area is one of those places at your store that will waken up all of your customers’ senses – from their olfactory sense (by smelling the mixture of spices), to taste (now they’ll be able to discover new spices they have never tried before), and even hearing (there is nothing like the sound of serving a new and exciting spice to your bag). And when your customers’ senses are waking as a reaction to your bulk food – your sales will increase as well.
