Lighting for food shops: highlighting your products
In a food store, lighting is not just functional: it plays an essential role in attracting customers’ attention, enhancing products and creating a pleasant shopping experience. At Rodalight, we design LED solutions for every type of food retailer, from bakeries and butchers to organic shops and specialist superstores.
The specific challenges facing food retailers
- Enhancing the value of products: The natural colours and freshness of products must be highlighted, from fruit and vegetables to meat and fish.
- Visual comfort: Avoid glare for customers and staff while ensuring optimum visibility in shelves and display windows.
- Safety and hygiene: Preparation and storage areas require adequate lighting that complies with health standards.
- Energy optimisation: Use of LED solutions to reduce consumption and costs.
Technical solutions for food retailers
Rodalight offers solutions to suit every space:
- General lighting: LED ceiling lights and track lighting for uniform illumination of aisles and shelves.
- Window lighting: Adjustable LED spotlights to highlight fresh produce and attract customers’ attention.
- Colorimetric lighting: Choice of LEDs with colour rendering adapted to each type of product, guaranteeing visual fidelity and appeal.
- Dimmable lighting: intensity can be varied according to zone, time of day or promotion.
Comparison of luminaires for food shops
| Luminaire | Benefits | Disadvantages |
|---|---|---|
| Adjustable LED spotlight | Optimum colour rendering, targeted product enhancement | Must be adjusted regularly according to the layout of the windows |
| Recessed LED ceiling light | Uniform, discreet and energy-efficient lighting | Fixed installation, less flexible |
| Track-mounted LED spotlight | Maximum flexibility, easy to reposition | Design sometimes more industrial, less integrated |
Optimisation and customer comfort
For optimum lighting :
- Precise calculation of the illuminance required for each zone.
- Combination of direct and indirect lighting for optimum visual comfort.
- Dimmable lighting that can be adjusted according to timetables or promotions.
- Anti-glare lighting for checkout areas and customer walkways.
Rodalight production and case study
Rodalight has produced installations for various food shops:
- Butchers and fishmongers: specific LED spotlights to highlight the freshness of products.
- Bakeries: general and ambient lighting to enhance bread and pastries.
- Organic shops and specialist grocery shops: combine uniform and targeted lighting to give products a natural look.
Discover also our other solutions for commercial and office spaces to complete your professional installations.
Maintenance and durability
Our LED solutions are designed to last while offering controlled power consumption:
- Relamping and easy adjustment of luminaires to keep pace with changing shelving and window displays.
- Personalised study to choose the LEDs best suited to the products and type of business.
- Advice on maintaining and replacing luminaires to maintain performance and lighting quality.
For a turnkey project, Rodalight also offers a customised design service and Express Consultancy, tailored to your specific needs and configuration.
Conclusion
Well thought-out commercial lighting transforms the customer experience and enhances the value of your food products. With Rodalight, you can benefit from our technical expertise and high-performance, durable and customised LED solutions. Discover our other expertise for exhibition areas and outdoor spaces to complete your professional installations.
