Why choose an eco-friendly cake cabinet?

Walk into the Internet celebrity cake shop on the corner of the city, and the exquisite desserts in the glass cabinets are tempting under the warm light. These sweet display cabinets are quietly experiencing a "green revolution" - more and more businesses are choosing environmentally friendly cake cabinets, so that the beauty on the tip of the tongue resonates with the earth's ecology.

According to the statistics of China Bakery Sugar Products Industry Association, there are more than 400,000 bakery stores in the country, and traditional cake cabinets are generally made of acrylic, ABS plastic and other materials. Although these materials have good transparency and processing, they have two fatal flaws:

1. Non-degradable environmental burden

The lifespan of ordinary plastic cake cabinets is about 3-5 years, and it takes 200 years to decompose naturally after decommissioning. The 2,000 sets of old cabinets that a chain brand eliminates every year generate plastic waste that can fill three standard swimming pools.

2. Risk of migration of chemical substances

The national food contact material test shows that 23% of traditional cake cabinets have plasticizer migration exceeding the national standard limit at 40 ° C. A baking school experiment found that the phthalate content of cream cakes stored in ordinary plastic cabinets increased by 18% after 6 hours.

The "triple green value" of eco-friendly materials

The new environmentally friendly cake cabinet realizes a win-win situation in food safety and ecological protection through material innovation.

(1) Material innovation: from "petroleum-based" to "bio-based"

Using corn starch-based degradable plastics (PLA), bamboo fiber composites, recycled glass and other environmentally friendly materials. The bagasse fiber cabinet used by a brand in Hangzhou reduces carbon emissions by 65% compared with traditional materials, and can be composted and degraded 180 days after disposal.

(2) Functional upgrades: the perfect balance of freshness and low carbon

The cake cabinet with integrated photovoltaic glass ceiling generates an average of 1.2 degrees of electricity per day to meet the lighting needs of the cabinet; the vacuum insulation panel (VIP) technology reduces the thickness of the insulation layer by 40% and reduces energy consumption by 30%. At the Shenzhen Baking Exhibition, the temperature of the mousse cake displayed in a brand of environmental protection cabinet remained below 4 ° C for 6 hours under the power failure state.

(3) Aesthetic breakthrough: natural texture reshapes spatial experience

The log splicing cabinet is matched with moss micro-landscape, the cement pouring cabinet is embedded with dried flower decoration, and the combination of bamboo mesh and LED light strip creates natural light and shadow. The bamboo display cabinet of Chengdu "Green Research Institute" cake shop has become a popular background for customers to clock in, driving traffic counting to increase by 27%.

The "invisible ledger" of economic benefits, the initial cost of environmentally friendly cake cabinets is usually 20% -30% higher than that of traditional products, but the whole life cycle cost is more advantageous, and more importantly, the brand premium effect. According to the survey, the average customer price of cake shops marked "environmentally friendly materials" is 15% higher, and the repurchase rate is 9% higher.

"Pit Avoidance Guide" for selecting environmental protection cabinets

1. Look at the certification: give priority to products that have passed SGS biodegradation certification and FSC forest certification

2. Inspection report: require the provision of food contact material safety inspection reports, with a focus on migration metrics

3. Calculate energy consumption: choose a model with energy efficiency level 1 and intelligent temperature control function

4. Ask for recycling: Confirm whether the brand provides old cabinet recycling services

Environmental protection material cake cabinet is not only a decoration upgrade of commercial space, but also a concrete expression of the concept of sustainable development. When consumers see the "carbon footprint label" on the cake cabinet, when the discarded cabinet is made into a new flower pot or furniture, this sweet cause has a deeper meaning!