Foldia ® roll cage – the right choice
for QSR and Convenience
Likewise the Convenience retail sector is
one of the fastest growing areas across
Europe. In the UK Convenience represents
around 22% of all grocery sales and set
to grow a further 15-20% over the next 5
years.
Both QSR ad convenience sit at the heart
of many cities and towns, dominating our
high street, and servicing customers in
many instances 24 hours a day with fresh
produce.
From a supply chain point of view this can
represent some real challenges. Store
access if often hampered and rarely
consistent between stores. The nature of
fresh deliveries means frequent and small
delivery sizes. Often nestled in residential
areas the impact of delivery and collection
noise needs to be considered. And once a
delivery is made store space and storage
last 20 years have seen the biggest and
fastest shifts in eating habits as more
consumers eat out and shop more with
access, vehicle utilisation and speed of
replenishment. For QSR and Convenience
however the additional delivery challenges
mean selecting the most efficient delivery
solution require a little more thought than
taking the same old solution.
factors that need to be considered
brands like McDonalds, Starbucks and
Subway continue to evolve their offering
and demand is set to rise.
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of demountable type roll cages that fulfil
many of the requirements of QSR and
Convenience, with one big downfall – the
time taken to take apart for returns and
time wasted to rebuild for picking.
As an innovative company K Hartwall
know that there is always a better way.
The Foldia® roll cage was designed to
solve this challenge and has seen great
success being the most efficient roll cage
• The unique folding design allows for
fast food quick service restaurants (QSR)
In the US the figure is closer to 45%. Big
Traditional solutions have seen a range
today’s model is a singe vehicle delivering delivery there are a few additional
makes up 20-30% of all restaurant sales.
can halve the delivery time.
such a good fit for these sectors include
When looking in detail at multi-drop
In Western European countries QSR
Getting the choice of delivery asset right
delivery network is essential. Typically These trends have seen a rapid growth of
QSR today is worth over €100b in Europe.
Ease of use means quicker deliveries.
Some features which make this cage
a wider variety of choice and availability.
and Convenience stores.
uneven surfaces, slopes and steps.
For the bigger supply chains, an efficient
dollies offer the best solution for ease of
and where people shop and eat. The
to be able to cope with small stores,
for multi drop deliveries.
As with most retail, roll cages and
urbanisation have always affected how
• Size and design of deliver assets need
can be very limited.
to 4-10 sites multiple times per week.
Changes in lifestyle, demographics and
assets need to be stored efficiently.
• Manoeuvrability in the back of the
delivery vehicle is essential to help the
speed of unloading, particularly when
taking empty returns. Wasted driver
time can add up significantly during the
day.
• Looking after empty delivery assets in
space limited stores and yards means
very quick make up and collapse time.
• An impressive 400kg SWL despite its
lightweight (27kg) design
• Empty cages sit folded within another
empty cage meaning 5 cages stored in
the footprint of one, allowing for very
easy storage and manoeuvrability
• Its ergonomic design allows for one
person handling
When deciding on how best to service
your stores, making the right decision in
selecting the delivery medium will have
significant impact on the future cost to
serve. Foldia® is the right choice for QSR
and convenience, saving time and money,
which is why SPAR Switzerland is our
latest customer to make the right choice.
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