So long, salad bar: Grocers get creative, consider robots to revive prepared food amid pandemic

So long, salad bar: Grocers get creative, consider robots to revive prepared food amid pandemic

Texas grocer Central Market turned salad bars and hot bars into packaged food displays during the pandemic.

Source: Central Market

Grocery stores have shut down self-serve salad bars during the pandemic. They’ve taken away displays of fresh olives and dips. And they’ve replaced giant kettles of ready-to-ladle hot soup with sealed to-go containers.

The deli and prepared food areas that…

View On WordPress