Bizerba partners with 24seven to offer complete self-service shop solutions

Bizerba, which will exhibit on stand 1051 at HRC, part of Food, Drink & Hospitality Week, has partnered with 24seven Convenience to help butcher shops extend their sales hours through integrated self-service solutions.

The partnership combines Bizerba’s cutting, weighing, packaging and labelling technology with 24seven’s shop planning, equipment and self-service systems. Designed to build on technology already used by many butcher shops, the offering supports businesses looking to introduce unmanned retail or combine a staffed counter with self-service shopping outside normal opening hours.

For businesses facing shortages of sales staff, the concept offers an opportunity to serve customers after work and at weekends without extending the existing team’s working hours. It could also support expansion into locations where a fully staffed shop would be difficult to operate.

“Our customers want to produce and sell their goods, not deal with coordinating different suppliers and systems,” says Nico Rewes, Director of the Retail Business Unit at Bizerba Germany. “That's why we're pleased to have found a regional partner in 24seven Convenience that perfectly complements our offering. Together, we're making it easier for butcher shops to enter the self-service market. From pre-packaging and labeling to the final sale, the customer gets everything from a single source, all precisely coordinated.”

Bizerba provides the equipment to cut, portion, weigh, package and label meat and sausage products for self-service sales. 24seven supplies the customer-facing shop infrastructure, including store design, refrigerated display cases, self-checkouts, card access and camera technology.

Its 24systems platform supports branch and stock management, best-before date monitoring and temperature control. Customers scan labelled products at the self-checkout, with each sale recorded and stock levels updated. Deliveries to branches can also be linked to stock tracking.

The offering can be adapted to an existing shop, a hybrid business with a counter staffed at selected times, or a retail container at a new location. The business’s Bizerba consultant remains the main point of contact, bringing in 24seven’s specialists to help coordinate the project.

24seven has operated its own unmanned stores since 2023, using experience from these sites to inform its technology development. The company develops its own point-of-sale systems, access controls, camera technology and software, with further features including an operator app, stock forecasts and AI-powered camera analysis.

“Many butchers could produce more than they currently sell over the counter,” says Andreas Becker, founder and managing director of 24seven Convenience. “Our goal is to preserve and expand the craft. Skilled workers can concentrate on what they do best: producing high-quality products. Together with Bizerba, we are building on the technology that butchers use every day. No one has to learn a new system.”

Visit Bizerba on stand 1051 at HRC, taking place at Excel London on 5–7 April 2027.