How do I add a grab-and-go deli chiller beside a staffed lunch counter?

What should I decide before adding a self-service display to a deli counter?

Define which purchases customers will collect themselves and which will still pass through the staffed counter. A deli might put packaged sandwiches and drinks in a proposed display while preparing other orders behind the counter. Write your own division on the menu and identify where each type of order is paid for. Include any collection point for orders placed in advance.

Give the new cabinet a position code on the floor plan. State whether it adds a sales position or replaces an existing display. Show the staffed counter, customer entrance, payment point and collection area on the same drawing. This lets the supplier review a cabinet proposal against the service arrangement you intend to run.

How do I describe a lunch assortment that includes meal combinations?

List each packaged product separately, even when the deli sells it as part of a meal combination. Measure the filled sandwich pack, salad container, snack pack and drink bottle actually used. Record width, depth, height and filled weight. Add the quantity planned for the opening display and a separate reserve-stock quantity. Keep the product supplier's storage instructions with each entry.

Mark products that customers usually select together on your own sales records. Use those groupings to request a proposed shelf arrangement. If several lunch combinations share one drink range, show that common range once with its intended display allocation. The resulting sheet describes the assortment for a cabinet proposal without turning a sales combination into an assumed shelf capacity.

What are the recorded differences between GN-900LG and GN-1500LG?

JINYU GN-900LG measures 900 × 740 × 1350 mm and has a listed capacity of 200 L. GN-1500LG measures 1500 × 740 × 1350 mm with 350 L capacity. Dimensions follow width × depth × height. Both are freestanding open-front cabinets with no front door, curved glass side panels, two shelves and a base deck.

The wider model occupies another 600 mm along the counter frontage; both have the same recorded depth and height. Draw both footprints on the deli plan and place the proposed assortment beside them. Ask what additional products or display quantity the wider option would accommodate using usable shelf dimensions returned for that model. Listed litres alone do not establish a sandwich, bottle or meal count.

Where should the cabinet sit relative to the lunch queue?

Trace three journeys on the plan: a customer choosing only packaged food, a customer ordering at the staffed counter and a customer collecting a prepared order. Mark where each person pays and receives the purchase. Include the space used to read the menu or choose a drink, since those stops can fall beside the proposed cabinet opening.

Review the drawing with the people who work the lunch counter. Identify where a customer selecting a packaged item would cross the staffed-order queue or collection route. Send the supplier the proposed position, neighbouring fixture dimensions and site photographs. Request the installation and access measurements for the offered cabinet, then place those measurements on the same drawing before finalising adjacent furniture.

How should I include replenishment during the lunch service?

Identify the reserve-stock location and draw the staff route from it to the display. State whether the deli prepares packs on site or receives them from another kitchen. Record where staff check incoming packs, where the replenishment containers wait and who returns empty containers. Use the actual trolley or carrying containers in the route sketch.

Put the opening display and expected replenishment batches on separate lines of the assortment sheet. Base those quantities on the deli's own records. Have the counter team review the route while another person follows the customer journey on the drawing. Send any shared access points with the inquiry and ask for model-specific loading instructions. Keep reserve-storage requirements in the project brief alongside the proposed sales display.

Which shelf and supplied-item information should I request?

Ask for usable dimensions and loading information for both shelves and the base deck of each candidate. Match the returned measurements to the filled packs on the assortment sheet. Include tall drinks, projecting lids and any presentation trays the deli already uses. Ask the supplier to identify the layout and configuration shown in the returned drawing.

Request an itemised supplied-item list. If your plan uses product dividers, ticket holders or trays, name them as requested items and ask how they are covered in the proposal. Keep the written list beside the cabinet drawing when comparing responses. Products and accessories visible in a display photograph do not define the supply scope. Record the items purchasing selects against the exact model and proposal revision.

What electrical and operating information belongs on the purchase brief?

Both LG models list fan cooling, automatic defrost, R290 refrigerant and a 2-8 °C temperature range. Both list a 220-240V/50Hz supply. GN-900LG has a rated power of 820 W; GN-1500LG is rated at 1080 W. Put each value beside its full model code on the equipment schedule and send the destination supply details.

Request installation and operating documents for the offered configuration. Show the proposed connection position and nearby equipment in the site photographs for the installer's review. Keep the food storage instructions with the assortment when discussing the intended application. If purchasing needs an electricity-use comparison, request consumption data and its test conditions separately; the recorded wattage identifies rated power rather than daily energy consumption.

What should I send JINYU for a deli lunch-counter proposal?

Send the marked menu, packaged-product measurements, opening assortment and reserve-stock plan. Attach the floor plan with customer and replenishment routes, site photographs and destination supply details. Name GN-900LG, GN-1500LG or both as candidates, with the requested quantity and cabinet position code. List the shelf, supplied-item, installation and operating information you want returned.

Use the model inquiry links below to carry the selected code into your request to JINYU, Shaanxi Jinyu Kitchenware Co., Ltd. (陕西金宇厨具有限公司). Add delivery-route measurements and request packed dimensions and handling information for receiving. Review the returned proposal with the deli team against one dated plan. If the assortment or cabinet position changes, update that plan before asking for a revised response.

Reference sources

• GN-900LG recorded specifications and six-view gallery
• GN-1500LG recorded specifications and six-view gallery
• Compare JINYU LG open-front deli chillers
• Prepare the display assortment and reserve-stock inquiry
• Compare open-front and enclosed display requirements