Monthly Archives: July 2026

There were 5,120 supermarkets with transcritical CO2 (R744) refrigeration systems in North America (Canada and the United States) in 2025. While that’s just 6% of all supermarkets in North America, CO2 refrigeration has been growing rapidly in the sector, with installations jumping roughly 75% from 2023 to 2025. All of this growth has been driven almost entirely by racks, and [...]

Inflation is fundamentally rewriting the retail breakfast, lunch and dinner playbook. Some consumers are becoming exhausted by restaurant menu price inflation, service fees and tipping fatigue. On the other hand, cooking every meal from scratch can also be exhausting and it’s far from convenient. Shoppers are discovering “The Third Way.” It’s not cooking, and it’s not dining out. It’s retail [...]