You may have pictures of old shops in your mind, with bags of food open everywhere for people to serve themselves out of which, we agree, is not the most hygienic way to store food. At The Good Neighbour, we have done a lot of research to make sure we’ve got the best system in place. We use two main types of dispensers to prevent people from touching the food directly. The first is a gravity dispenser- only food that has actually been dispensed into a bag or container can be touched or accessed by customers. The second, a scoop dispenser, has an airtight door on it, and a scoop attached. Customers open the door and use the scoop to serve themselves. These dispensers are small, so stock turnover is fast, and the scoops are washed every night.