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Four Reasons Why Self-contained Cases Are Great for Any Store Format

Finding the right display case is crucial for any food retail store, especially since display cases are essential for most merchandising strategies. Refrigerated display cases maintain product integrity, provide easy product access to customers, and enhance the overall customer shopping experience; that’s why choosing the suitable merchandiser tool is essential for any store operations. Aside from the conventional remote refrigerated [...]

By Kim Camp|2023-04-19T11:26:29+00:00January 18, 2023|Display Case, Food Retail, Supermarket|0 Comments

How Sustainability Impacts Food Retail Operations in Real-life Setting

When we hear the word “sustainability”, and consider how it affects us, what often comes to mind are the ideas of a greener environment, a healthier planet, and a continuous supply of natural resources. However, in the food retail sector, it’s more than that. These days, sustainability has taken on a broad and somewhat more vague definition. Often, it is [...]

By Kim Camp|2023-04-20T18:56:12+00:00May 27, 2022|Food Retail, Supermarket|0 Comments

Here’s How Grocers Can Address the Alarming Food Waste Crisis

The food waste crisis around the world has become more widespread these days, resulting in significant economic, societal, and environmental consequences. In the US, businesses and consumers scrap 25% to 40% of procured food each year. Although there are a lot of factors that contribute to food waste, the food retail industry plays a crucial part in this growing crisis. [...]

By Kim Camp|2023-04-20T18:25:25+00:00April 19, 2022|Food Retail, Supermarket|0 Comments

CO2 vs Ammonia—Which Refrigerant Is the Best for Your Business?

Natural refrigerants are found to be viable alternative refrigerants when it comes to industrial applications. First, they are energy-efficient due to their thermodynamic properties. Additionally, they offer a lower total cost of ownership than their synthetic counterparts, such as HFCs. More than that, natural refrigerants are safer for the environment since they have little or no global warming potential (GWP) [...]

By Kim Camp|2023-04-20T15:01:04+00:00February 14, 2022|Industrial, Refrigeration Systems, Second Nature & CO2|0 Comments

Factors Affecting Food Integrity in Retail Stores

The condition of food products from farm-to-table must maintain the required levels of quality to achieve food integrity. According to the Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) UK, food integrity is “the state of being whole, entire, or undiminished or in perfect condition.” Though food integrity is famously attached to food safety, it is more than that, especially [...]

By Kim Camp|2023-05-22T14:25:09+00:00August 27, 2021|Display Case, Food Retail, Food Safety, Lighting|0 Comments

How to Achieve Optimum Energy Efficiency in Your Food Retail Stores

Energy management is essential when operating a retail store. Reducing energy cost and achieving optimal energy efficiency are priorities that retailers strive for especially in the food retail sector, where storing and processing food products entail using a lot of power. In the US, grocery stores consume an average electrical power of 52.5 kWh per square foot per year, with [...]

By Kim Camp|2023-05-22T14:34:11+00:00June 22, 2021|Close The Case, Display Case, Food Retail, Second Nature & CO2|0 Comments

How to Achieve Optimum Energy Efficiency in Your Food Retail Stores

Energy management is essential when operating a retail store. Reducing energy cost and achieving optimal energy efficiency are priorities that retailers strive for especially in the food retail sector, where storing and processing food products entail using a lot of power. In the US, grocery stores consume an average electrical power of 52.5 kWh per square foot per year, with [...]

By Kim Camp|2023-05-22T14:34:03+00:00June 22, 2021|Close The Case, Display Case, Food Retail, Second Nature & CO2|0 Comments

Transcritical CO2 System in South America Found to Offer Superior Energy Efficiency

By Franco Sebastián D'Aprile, Jan 12, 2021, 05:00 GMT-5. A transcritical CO2 (R744) system installed last year at an existing distribution center in Rionegro, Antioquia, Colombia, South America (near Medellín), has so far reduced energy consumption by 45% compared to a new conventional fluorinated system, according to the equipment distributor for Columbia, which installed the system. Given this savings, and [...]

By Kim Camp|2023-05-22T14:49:21+00:00January 12, 2021|Refrigeration Systems, Second Nature & CO2|0 Comments

Transcritical CO2 System in South America Found to Offer Superior Energy Efficiency

By Franco Sebastián D'Aprile, Jan 12, 2021, 05:00 GMT-5. A transcritical CO2 (R744) system installed last year at an existing distribution center in Rionegro, Antioquia, Colombia, South America (near Medellín), has so far reduced energy consumption by 45% compared to a new conventional fluorinated system, according to the equipment distributor for Columbia, which installed the system. Given this savings, and [...]

By Kim Camp|2023-05-22T14:49:04+00:00January 12, 2021|Refrigeration Systems, Second Nature & CO2|0 Comments

What Makes CO2 the Future of Refrigerants?

Ever since the Montreal Protocol and Kigali Amendment, the search for the most sustainable refrigerant expanded in the commercial refrigeration industry. Historically, refrigerants like Ammonia, Propane, and most especially Carbon Dioxide (CO2) have been widely used in the 20th century. Although CO2 is one of the most benign refrigerants, many were hesitant to consider it as a viable option due [...]

By admin|2023-04-20T18:51:18+00:00November 20, 2020|Food Retail, Refrigeration Systems, Second Nature & CO2|0 Comments

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