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Keeping up with international trends in Dubai

22 July 2020

Michael Brick, Director of Meris Food Equipment has just returned from Dubai where he attended Gulfood 2016. The show had more than 90,000 attendees from more than 160 countries.

“It’s important to be ahead of the latest food trends internationally so we can share this knowledge with our customers.” said Michael Brick. “I was able to source some new and interesting products and also noted a real increase in the popularity of American style food such as ribs and burgers, similar to the trend here in Australia”

“Another interesting thing that I saw was the use of graphics on equipment, like the King Edward Potato Oven (see image left). It’s like Pimp my Potato instead of Pimp my Ride !”

Neumarker were displaying a new crepe maker at Gulfood which we will look to make available to our customers in coming months. This crepe machine has cooking plates both top and bottom enabling you to cook both sides of a crepe at once, thereby saving preparation time and making it simpler to use.

“We are also looking to import a new Glass Froster to the Meris Food Equipment range. This stylish product not only looks great on a bar and adds some theatre to your cocktail preparation – it also ensures the beverages you serve to your customers are icy cold

PHOTOS: The pimped up King Edward Potato Oven at Gulfoods Expo in Dubai earlier this month, and a new Glass Froster available soon at Meris Food Equipment.

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About The Author

Michael Brick is a Partner & General Manager at Meris Food Equipment. For over 20 years he has helped food-to-go businesses boost sales and profitability by introducing innovative food concepts. His passion lies in creating a holistic solution, focusing not just on the right equipment (like Perfect Fryers or Flexeserve displays) but also on perfecting the menu, packaging, and in-store processes for increased sales, basket value, and food traffic.

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We have benefited greatly from the individual temperature-controlled shelves, allowing us to hold food at the perfect temperature

“The benefits of the Flexeserve are as promised. We have benefited greatly from the individual temperature-controlled shelves, allowing us to hold food at the perfect temperature, preserving its freshness and increasing the variety of food items we offer, meeting peak mealtimes throughout the day.”

– Clinton & Tanya Loftus, IGA Busselton

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Sales increased by a staggering 41%. With year-on-year sales up by 81%

“The results were almost immediate. Within 2 months, sales were up by 37%. In just six months, sales increased by a staggering 41%. With year-on-year sales up by 81%”.

– Ashlee Plucke, Store Manager, Country Grocers & Liquor Ballan

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After three months of this and an inability for anyone to be able to fix it, we re-approached Meris about the Flexeserve® unit, and they helped us out. The Flexeserve has done all the things they told us it would, and we have not had an issue. Clearly, you get what you pay for, and the Flexeserve® is worth it”

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“Our previous hot food display was too hot to touch and was melting the food packaging. The harsh heat was drying the food out, which was limiting shelf life and leading to more food wastage.

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Super easy to clean and nothing ever sticks.

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