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The French frozen food market
15/01/2015 Total consumption (including foodservice as well as retail channels) amounted to an estimated EUR 9.1bn in 2013, of which the retail sector was worth approximately 60%. Volume sales of frozen foods in France were worth in excess of 2 million tonnes in 2013, or nearly 32 kg per capita. However, the category declined by more than 2% in volume terms during the last year, refle...
J & E Hall’s new 'ambient' beer cooler 'cuts energy bills by
14 January 2015 J & E Hall claims its new ambient beer cooler can cut cellar cooling energy bills by up to 40 per cent by using free cooling. The unit uses free cooling to allow beers to be...
Coldstore capacity in India greater than USA
January 14, 2015 USA: India now has more cold storage capacity than the USA, according to the latest report from International Association of Refrigerated Warehouses (IARW). According to the IA...
Economical & sustainable chilling with AHT’s VENTO FLEX
13 January 2015 The VENTO FLEX 125 by AHT Cooling Systems GmbH, a compact, multideck plug-in chiller using R290, creates new sales potential in individual or extension placement, in supermarkets, conv...
Ingersoll Rand Acquires Assets of Cameron's Centrifugal Comp
Swords, Ireland, Jan. 5, 2015 -- Ingersoll-Rand plc (NYSE:IR), a world leader in creating comfortable, sustainable and efficient environments, announced today it has completed the acquisition of the a...
DeLclima to concentrate on acr interests
Dec 30, 2014 ITALY: DeLclima is to sell its radiator business to concentrate on its air conditioning and refrigeration interests. The Treviso-based group, which includes chiller manufacturer Climaveneta and precision air conditioning and process refrigeration company RC Group, has announced that it is seeking a buyer for its DL Radiator business. DL Radiators was established in 1985 ...
Large Tonnage Chiller Service, Then & Now
Dec 30, 2014 Thinking back to the early days in my career, every service call I took with “the boss” was memorable, yet somewhat similar. We’d arrive at the facility, exchange some light-hearted greet...
Daikin Applied Wins Danfoss EnVisioneering Award
Dec 30, 2014 Danfoss, a leading manufacturer of high-efficiency electronic and mechanical components and controls for air-conditioning, heating, refrigeration, industrial and water systems, has presen...
Four Seasons Wins BBB Award, the First for Chicagoland HVAC
Dec 30, 2014 For 18 years, the Torch Award has become the preeminent honor for companies that strive to be leaders in their industry through a solid commitment to honesty, trustworthiness, and fairnes...
China’s expanding cold chain
23/12/2014 According to a recent New York Times article on the cold chain in China, the country had less than 7.1 million m3 of refrigerated storage capacity in 2007 but is on track to having 20 times that by 2017. At 142 million m3 of cold storage, the country would surpass the United States, and even that figure translates into a mere 0.10 m3/capita. Currently, less than 25% of the meat i...
