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Commercial Open Display Fridges

Commercial Open Display Fridges

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An open display fridge sells to customers who are in a hurry. With no door between the shopper and the stock, an open commercial fridge removes the last bit of hesitation in a grab-and-go purchase, which is why they line the walls of service stations, convenience stores, cafes and hospital and university food outlets. For bottles and cans specifically, commercial drink fridges cover the same shopper.

A commercial open display fridge uses an air curtain instead of a door: chilled air falls across the front of the cabinet and is drawn back in at the base. That is also why placement and clearance matter more than they do with a door.

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These are the top FAQs for Commercial Open Display Fridges

How does an open display fridge stay cold without a door?

An air curtain does the work. Chilled air is blown down across the opening and recovered at the bottom, forming a moving barrier between the cabinet and the room. It works well when the curtain is undisturbed.

Draughts break it. Keep the cabinet away from entry doors, fans and air conditioning outlets, and do not let stock sit proud of the load line, because both spill cold air into the room.

Do open display fridges cost more to run than a glass door model?

Generally yes, since there is no insulated door holding the cold in. The trade-off is sales: open cabinets shift more stock per metre in a grab-and-go setting, which is what they are bought for.

Where the sales case is weaker, a commercial glass door fridge costs less to run and still merchandises the stock. Some venues run open cabinets at the front and glass doors down the side, and models in our energy efficient fridges range narrow the gap further.

What do you stock in an open display fridge?

Packaged food and drinks: sandwiches, wraps, salads, yoghurt, cans and bottles. Anything pre-packed and fast-moving suits the format.

For unwrapped or served food, deli display fridges and cold food displays are the right cabinets. For frozen lines, display freezers do the equivalent job. For cakes and pastries, cake display fridges manage humidity so icing holds up.

Where should an open display fridge be positioned?

On the customer's path, out of draughts, and away from direct sun and heat-producing equipment. Position drives the sales case, and airflow drives whether the cabinet holds temperature.

Leave the manufacturer's ventilation clearances clear at the back and above. Building a cabinet into joinery without an airflow path is the most common cause of poor performance.

Are night blinds worth using?

Yes, where the cabinet keeps running after trading hours. A blind pulled down over the opening cuts the load on the compressor overnight, which is the single easiest saving on an open cabinet.

If the stock allows it, moving product into commercial upright fridges overnight and shutting the cabinet down does the same job.

Can an open display fridge sit near the front door?

It is the worst place for one. Draughts from an entry break the air curtain, so the cabinet loses temperature and runs constantly. Keep it out of the doorway and away from air conditioning outlets.

Where the doorway is the only spot, a commercial glass door fridge copes far better.