An industrial kitchen needs industrial equipment, and nothing is more valuable than a cold room. Cold rooms are refrigerated chambers or walk in chiller rooms that provide a specific temperature for storing food and other products. For those in the food industry, cold rooms are invaluable for ensuring that all of their products remain at optimal temperatures for safe consumption and storage.
From restaurant kitchens to catering kitchens, cold rooms can make all the difference when offering top-quality products with maximum shelf life. Whether you’re looking to store fresh fruits and vegetables, seafood, meat, or even flowers, cold rooms are essential for keeping your inventory safe and preserving its quality.
But what exactly makes cold rooms so valuable? Here we look at some of the key benefits of owning a cold room.
Whilst issues can arise with any catering equipment, problems with commercial refrigeration can be particularly time-sensitive for restaurants, bars and shops. For this reason, if you run into problems with your commercial refrigeration unit, there are a few things worth trying before you call out an expert engineer.
Whether searching for glass door display and bottle coolers in bar refrigeration, storage fridges and freezers in restaurant refrigeration or display and open front multidecks in supermarket refrigeration, the demands for each workplace differ significantly. Each environment has its own set of needs to be fulfilled and therefore requires equipment that is built for that specific purpose. With so many types of equipment available, commercial refrigeration efficiency depends massively on making the right choice for the task in hand.
Whether you're looking for storage or display refrigeration, we can give you a good starting point to guide you through key features to look for when choosing efficient commercial refrigeration and also a few tips on how to maintain ongoing efficiency once your equipment is in use.
At FFD Commercial Refrigeration we understand the importance of following best practice both from a customer perspective, ensuring that businesses always find the best chiller or freezer for their needs and also with regards to our responsibility to the environment as a refrigeration supplier. As a Refcom Elite Supplier we commit to raising awareness of responsible refrigerant handling, helping to ensure F-Gas Regulations are adhered to by fully qualified commercial refrigeration engineers.
Pizza is one of the most popular foods trending in the world nowadays. Everybody craves for a bite of pizza regardless of their age.
Whether preparing dough bases, making sauces, organising toppings or dressing pizzas, creating an ordered and well-maintained pizza prep area is vital to maximising output and overall quality. Pizza prep counters, sometimes refered to as pizza fridges, and refrigerated topping units are a vital way to achieve the desired results.
The coronavirus pandemic has sent shockwaves through Britain's economy - with hundreds of thousands of businesses brought to the brink of closure as a result of the uncertainty of the last six months.
But those shockwaves could pale in comparison to the impact of Brexit, the UK's upcoming exit from the European Union.
What this might mean for the refrigeration industry is still hard to say although we do know that there will be a few changes to contend with. Rest assured though, the industry has been busy preparing and putting measures in place to ensure that customers will feel minimum impact.
Let's take a look, beginning with European regulations of equipment.
Commercial refrigeration is a major part of any business that sells food or drink. No matter what time of year it is, keeping food chilled or frozen, is not only important from a health point of view, it is also governed by law. However, when the temperatures rise in the summer, the need to keep your food safe is even more vital, but this can also be the time when your refrigeration equipment can be at its most vulnerable.
Are you feeling a bit cramped? Is your kitchen overflowing with appliances? Does your shop front look confused? Or are you simply struggling to see how your food business could run that bit more smoothly?
You may be in need of a re-vamp. Luckily, we’re here to recommend how you can make the most of your countertops. Here we highlight key pieces of equipment that can be used in a variety of businesses to tackle common issues such as space efficiency, convenience, organisation and display for a wide range of food products.
Commercial fridges and freezers can seem like scary, complicated contraptions and it can be difficult for many people to get their heads around them.
Luckily, we’re here for when things go wrong. In this case, if your commercial refrigerator can’t keep its cool, we’ve got you covered – with a list of what you need to check before calling in the experts.
Here we cover areas including power, doors, gauges, position, correct use, cleaning and maintenance and location to determine whether any issue is likely due to user error or actual mechanical fault.
Bottle coolers do what they say on the tin. They keep your cans and bottles cool and your customers happy.
The most common variety are those which sit behind your bar. Well-lit with glass doors, they showcase your bottled beer, soft drink and mixer selections, in an eye-catching display which makes it that bit easier for your peak-time customers, under pressure to choose, to point straight at what they want.
Drinks coolers are a familiar feature of any pub or bar.
But, what is the real difference between a bar’s bottle cooler and one you might get at home? Could you save a buck by buying a mini fridge for your pub? Or could you get the luxury treatment by bringing a commercial cooler home?