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October 25, 2012
Focus on: Energy Management

By Sam Khalilieh

Study after study has concluded that adding doors to medium temperature coolers (MTC) is a great solution for a variety of issues that plague retailers. Whether looking at energy use, operational costs, product safety or consumer comfort, there is no downside to adding doors. So why do so many overlook this very basic approach?

April 26, 2012
Cold Aisle Syndrome: Refrigerated Cases With Doors Offer Shoppers Comfort and Save Energy Costs

By Sam Khalilieh, WD Partners

March 15, 2012
Fresh & Easy and Hill Phoenix collaborate on GreenChill Platinum store

Fresh & Easy Neighborhood Market received the Environmental Protection Agency’s GreenChill Partnership’s highest award — Platinum-Level Store Certification — for green refrigeration technology at its new store in Folsom, Calif.

December 13, 2011
Whole Foods Market partners in energy-saving program

Whole Foods Market partnering with EnergySmart Jobs and PECI on high-efficiency refrigeration retrofits.

February 10, 2011
Case Closed 


Fresh Madison Market, in downtown Madison, Wis., operates on three guiding principles: sustainability, eating well and green living. The 18,000-sq.-ft. store, which opened last year and has a fresh foods focus, adheres to eco-friendly practices throughout its operation and boasts an extensive recycling program that comes complete with its own cardboard baler.


December 15, 2010
Lennox to expand refrigeration business with acquisition of Kysor/Warren

Lennox International, a leader in the heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration markets announced it has signed a definitive agreement with The Manitowoc Co. to acquire substantially all the assets of its Kysor/Warren business.

September 20, 2010
Fresh & Easy opens its second GreenChill-certified store

Fresh & Easy Neighborhood Market will open its second GreenChill certified store, in Oceanside, Calif.,...

September 8, 2010
Fresh & Easy opens store with eco-friendly CO2 refrigeration system

Fresh & Easy Neighborhood Market on Wednesday opened the first grocery store in Southern California...

August 4, 2010
Fresh & Easy aims to reduce in-store water consumption by 30%

Fresh & Easy Neighborhood Market has embarked on an ambitious plan to reduce water consumption...

May 16, 2010
Kroger wins EPA certification for building design

A Kroger location in Indianapolis recently became the first grocery store in the nation to...

October 29, 2009
Food Lion unveils first-of-its-kind CO2 cascading system, reduces ozone-depleting refrigerants by 30

Food Lion and refrigeration manufacturer Kysor//Warren unveiled the grocery industry's first cascading refrigeration system with...

October 26, 2009
Hy-Vee enters Wisconsin with eco-friendly store

Hy-Vee on Tuesday opened its first Wisconsin location, in Madison. The 92,000-sq.-ft. supermarket, housed in...

September 30, 2009
EISA Drives Equipment Energy Standards

When the Energy Independence & Security Act of 2007 was enacted, it put equipment...

September 30, 2009
Food Lion opens store with CO2 refrigeration system

Food Lion has opened a store in College Park, Ga., that is the chain’s first...

December 14, 2008
Staving Off Leaks

It’s not uncommon for full-service and quick-service restaurants to keep a store of thousands...

December 14, 2008
Staving Off Leaks

It’s not uncommon for full-service and quick-service restaurants to keep a store of thousands of...

October 26, 2008
Ben & Jerry’s Testing Green Freezers

Ben & Jerry’s is introducing a cleaner, greener freezer for testing in the United States...

October 22, 2008
FMI CEO Search Committee Announces Selection

The FMI (Food Marketing Institute) CEO Search Committee announced its selection of Leslie G. Sarasin...

October 20, 2008
Report: Shaw’s Store to Use Fuel Cell for Natural Gas

Shaw’s Supermarket is building a store in Newton, Mass., that will get 90% of its...

September 3, 2008
Master Bilt Walk-In Refrigeration Panels Offer High R-Value Ratings

Master-Bilt, New Albany, Miss., now offers one of the highest R-value ratings in the industry...

July 20, 2008
New Line of Ice-Cream Cabinets From Master-Bilt

Master-Bilt, New Albany, Miss., has introduced its BHC Series, a new line of self-contained bottom-mounted...

January 31, 2008
Reducing Refrigerant Leaks

Price Chopper is always on the lookout for new ways to expand its sustainability...

January 14, 2008
Wal-Mart to Open Second-Generation High-Efficiency Store

Bentonville, Ark. Wal-Mart Stores announced Tuesday it is gearing up to open the first of...

August 23, 2006
The Hurricane Store Launches E-Commerce Site

Davie, Fla., The...

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