Content about Refrigeration

November 16, 2012
Danfloss helps Supervalu complete first all-natural refrigerant store

Baltimore -- Danfloss,  a manufacturer of high-efficiency electronic and mechanical components and controls for air-conditioning, heating, refrigeration and motion systems, and provider of energy management and control solutions for the food retail industry, was chosen by Supervalue to provide a range of energy-saving products and support for a remodel project that has resulted in the development of the company’s first grocery store operating 100%  on natural refrigerants.

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.

August 22, 2011
The Big Chill

Sprouts Farmers Market in Westlake Village, Thousand Oaks, Calif., has joined an elite club: It is only the third store in the nation to achieve the Environmental Protection Agency’s GreenChill Partnership higher honor, Platinum Level Certification.

August 16, 2011
Two Food Lion stores earn Gold-Level GreenChill store certification

Grocery chain Food Lion said Tuesday that two of its stores have earned the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's 2011 Gold-Level GreenChill Store Certification Award, one of the agency's highest honors for refrigeration.

August 4, 2011
Fresh & Easy adds natural gas vehicles to its fleet

Fresh & Easy Neighborhood Market has added 25 compressed natural gas (CNG) vehicles to its distribution fleet as part of a partnership with Ryder System.

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.

October 11, 2010
Food Lion honored with EPA’s Montreal Protocol Award

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency awarded Food Lion with its 2010 Montreal Protocol Award, a...

September 30, 2010
Fresh & Easy Goes Greener

Fresh and Easy Neighborhood Market is pushing the green envelope on two fronts: water...

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...

August 3, 2010
New Weiss Markets stores will reduce refrigeration charge by 50%

Weis Markets announced it is in the process of building three stores in Pennsylvania that...

July 20, 2010
Sprouts offers high-efficiency HVAC, refrigeration solutions

A new Sprouts Farmers Market that opened late June in Culver City, Calif., is projected...

July 13, 2010
Warwick, N.Y. Price Chopper earns GreenChill award

The Price Chopper Supermarket located in Warwick, N.Y., has been awarded the Environmental Protection Agency’s...

June 9, 2010
Hy-Vee joins EPA’ GreenChill program

Hy-Vee is the latest U.S. supermarket chain to join the Environmental Protection Agency's GreenChill Program...

May 31, 2010
Giant Goes Green

Giant Food Stores’ supermarket in Harrisburg, Pa., was designed green from the ground up....

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...

May 4, 2010
Sprouts honored for green refrigeration technology

Sprouts Farmers Market, Phoenix, has received two more silver store certification awards from the U.S....

January 19, 2010
Report makes recommendations for cutting energy in restaurants

Water efficiency, use of green building materials and HVAC systems play a role in sustainability...

December 31, 2009
Focus on: Federal restrictions on HVAC refrigerants

A new year usually brings big changes, and that will be especially true with...

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...

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