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EU Ecolabel for food retail stores.
Le comportement des fraises au froid en magasin.
Effect of cold storage on the behaviour of strawberries in store.
IIR document
A purchaser network for increased energy efficiency in supermarkets.
Are doors on fridges the best environmental solution for the retail sector?
Cold chain assessment: Bolivia, Ecuador and Peru 2014.
Risparmia energia e proteggi l'ambiente con le soluzioni a CO2. L'esperienza con la CO2 nel retail alimentare, la refrigerazione commerciale e industriale.
Save energy and protect the environment with CO2 solutions. Experience with CO2 in food retail, commercial and industrial refrigeration.
Temperature control efficacy of retail refrigeration equipment.
Relationship between specific energy consumption and size of supermarket stores.
Benchmarking of supermarket energy consumption.
Non-technological barriers to the diffusion of energy-efficient HVAC&R solutions in the food retail sector.
Effect of forced-air cooling, low temperature transportation and four retailing methods on quality of sweet corn.
Effect of forced-air cooling, low temperature storage and transportation, four retailing methods on quality of pears.
Effect of different retailing and home preservation methods on quality of strawberry after forced-air cooling and low temperature transportation.
Open-refrigerated retail display case temperature profile and its impact on product quality and microbiota of stored baby spinach.
Recommended by the IIR / IIR document
Operating temperatures of supermarket frozen retail display cabinets.
Refrigeration sector monitoring
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Efficient refrigeration helped reduce German retailers’energy costs
Energy costs per m2 of retail space in the food trade is more important than in the non-food sector.
A transcritical CO2 system efficient in hot countries
A transcritical CO2 refrigeration system was presented during the retail trade fair Euroshop 2017.
Efficient fridges reduce German retailer costs
More efficient refrigeration and LED lighting helped reduce energy costs in the German retail food industry by 5% in 2015.
Trends
- World: China and Denmark are the world's major reefer container manufacturers, and the refrigerating equipment used in China is generally US technology produced under licence in China . In 2002, over 80% of all reefer containers produced...
Obstacles to energy efficient HVAC&R solutions in the food retail sector
A new research paper from the SuperSmart project presents figures related to commercial refrigeration and the results of a survey aimed at identifying obstacles to the adoption of energy-efficient HVAC&R solutions in the food retail sector.
The global frozen food market in 2022
Despite food price inflation, Europe remained the largest frozen food market in 2022.
Global commercial refrigeration equipment demand is expected to increase by 68% by 2021
The global demand for commercial refrigeration equipment market was valued at USD 36.63 billion in 2015, and is expected to generate revenue of USD 61.44 million by end of 2021 (+68%).
Europe commercial refrigeration equipment market
Europe commercial refrigeration equipment market was valued at USD 7,745.0 million in 2012. The market revenue is expected to see volume grow at a CAGR of 4.2% from 2013 to 2019 reaching 5.0 million units by 2019.
The global refrigerated warehousing market 2016-2020
Technavio’s market research analysts estimate the global refrigerated warehousing market to grow at a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of around 14% between 2016 and 2020.
Thai frozen food industry
In 1991, frozen food was firstly introduced to Thai consumers whereas they were well known for their taste sensation, reasonable price, safe and cleaning process in 1993.
Extreme heat reduces productivity in global economies
In a recent report, a non-profit organisation examined how global warming is affecting the economy and labour productivity in 12 major urban areas worldwide.
Ice cream global trade data 2022
Europe continues to lead global exports of ice cream in 2022, according to the United Nations Comtrade database.
In-transit cold treatment facilitates imports of South African fruits in India
A recent agreement between India and South Africa for in-transit cold treatment should benefit South African exporters of apples and pears.
HCFC phase-down in Morocco
Under the Montreal Protocol, Morocco is reducing its consumption and imports of R22.
F-Gas regulation : European Council and Parliament reach provisional agreement
After several months of discussion, the two European bodies have reached a provisional agreement aimed at further reducing fluorinated gas emissions, in line with the EU's climate objectives.
IIR news
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Member news: Automated order-pickup kiosks use containers from Carrier Transicold
Member news: grocery kiosks are being set up in Estonia. The CO2 refrigeration system is supplied by Carrier Transicold.
Available - New IIR publication: Technological options for retail refrigeration
Written by several experts from the acclaimed London South Bank University (UK), the International Institute of Refrigeration (IIR) is proud to present the “Technological options for retail refrigeration”.
Workshop on Supermarkets during the 5th IIR Conference on Sustainability and the Cold Chain
The workshop had the aim of presenting recent findings by the UK EUED joint project on supermarkets, the SuperSmart project and the HPT Annex44 project.
The IIR takes part in a UNIDO project
The IIR has been successful to a UNIDO call for proposals to assess the incremental and operating cost for improved Energy Efficiency in retail refrigeration in Jordan and Tunisia.
Latest IIR conference papers available in FRIDOC!
Did you miss a refrigeration event? See what’s online for you.
Encyclopedia of Refrigeration
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Ice cream manufacturing, environmental impact and market data
From a physico-chemical point of view, ice cream is a complex, frozen multiphase mixture. The manufacturing process includes several stages of freezing which are described in this...
Liquefied Natural Gas: production process and cold energy recovery
Liquefied natural gas (LNG) is natural gas that has been cooled to about -160 °C and turned into a liquid to facilitate transportation and storage. A typical LNG supply chain...
Cryogenic nitrogen in the food and beverage industry
The adoption of cryogenic processes in the food and beverage industry is predominantly driven by liquid nitrogen (LIN), and it is the preferred candidate for food chilling and...
