Even Health-Focused Consumers Are Willing to Buy the Occasional Treat
Your shoppers want treats. While 66% of shoppers care about making healthy choices, about 90% feel that physical and emotional health go hand in hand – according to a recent report. Breaking it down: shoppers are reading product labels, but they also feel it's essential to their wellbeing to indulge in a treat if it's worth the splurge. What Can Retailers Do? Create an emotional connection with disruptive merchandising that makes it effortless for shoppers to switch their crash diet approach with an “I deserve a treat” mindset. With the right merchandising strategy, you can offer your shoppers the healthy [...]
Hillphoenix Supplies CO2 Systems for Puerto Rico’s First-Ever All CO2 Refrigerated Supermarket
Ralph's Supermercado y Mayorista has opened the first-ever CO2 (R744)-based supermarket in Puerto Rico. Built inside a decommissioned K-Mart in San Juan, Puerto Rico, the new Ralph's location opened its doors in December 2024. Bringing new technology to the island was a visionary goal for Jose Soto, President of Ralph's Supermercado y Mayorista. His aim was to find a sustainable solution to combat refrigeration challenges in this region, including high temperatures, high humidity and an unstable electrical system that can cause power outages and brownouts. The installation of the CO2 system at Ralph's was a collaborative effort involving the expertise [...]
EPA Recognizes Hillphoenix With GreenChill Store Certification Excellence For 13th Consecutive Year
ATLANTA, Oct. 29, 2024 — Hillphoenix, a pioneer in environmentally sustainable refrigeration, has once again earned the GreenChill Store Certification Excellence recognition from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). This achievement recognizes the commercial refrigeration systems manufacturer that installed the most advanced, sustainable refrigeration systems in GreenChill-Certified Stores in the past year. Hillphoenix has provided sustainable refrigeration for 777 stores. “We are committed to developing future-focused refrigeration solutions at Hillphoenix and very proud of our long history of developing sustainable refrigeration technology,” said Scott Martin, Director of Business Development and Industry Relations for Hillphoenix. “It is an honor to be [...]
Profits on the Perimeter: 6 Big Trends for Dairy, Deli and Bakery Departments
Appealing to the ever-shifting tastes of younger generations while preserving the purchasing habits of older generations may not be as impossible as it seems. With adaptable display cases and a watchful eye on trends, you can increase your basket ring by merchandising the perfect mix of products for exciting new dishes and classic go-to recipes. Profits on the Perimeter: 6 Big Trends for Dairy, Deli and Bakery Departments is based on a presentation at the IDDBA 2024 Show and features feedback from 1,500+ real shoppers. This trends report gives you actionable takeaways for merchandising flexibility to bridge the gaps between [...]
Frozen Foods Trends Report: How to Increase Basket Size with Merchandising Adjustments
The future of frozen foods is bright. The question becomes: How do you best promote and merchandise your frozen food – in and outside of the frozen food aisles – to increase your basket size? The simple answer: you can no longer treat the frozen department with a “business as usual” approach. Frozen Foods Trends Report: How to Increase Basket Size with Merchandising Adjustments features actionable takeaways from a partnership of Hillphoenix, the American Frozen Food Institute (AFFI), FMI, 210 Analytics and Circana. Click here to view the trends report.
Hillphoenix Launches ChargeSecure™ to Help Food Retailers Maintain CO2 Charge During Power Outages and Service Events
ATLANTA, June 7, 2024 — Food retailers can now have more protection. Hillphoenix has announced the release of ChargeSecure™, a charge preservation solution for CO2 refrigeration systems that offers peace of mind during power outages and service events. Designed specifically for Hillphoenix CO2 systems, ChargeSecure minimizes downtime and offers peace of mind during power outages and service events by maintaining charge. When the power comes back on, the system can restart immediately – helping stores get back up and running faster. “With our decades of experience in natural refrigeration systems, we designed ChargeSecure to offer a layer of security for [...]
Coborn’s and Hillphoenix Hosting AIM Act Solutions Presentation at NGA Show 2024
LAS VEGAS, NV, March 5, 2024 — Hillphoenix and rapidly-growing regional grocery chain Coborn’s will co-host a presentation during the National Grocers Association (NGA) Show on how grocers can navigate the upcoming changes from the American Innovation and Manufacturing (AIM) Act. The presentation, set for 8:45 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. on March 11, centers on how Coborn’s countered the AIM Act by proactively switching to CO2 and will feature Chris Braun, Director of Construction and Facilities at Coborn’s and Derek Gosselin, Director, Technical Product Sales at Hillphoenix “With the AIM Act, we wanted to find a scalable solution that wasn’t [...]
Debunking the Myths Around CO2 Refrigeration Systems
Carbon dioxide (CO2) has been used as a safe and reliable refrigerant since the Industrial Revolution. Now, modern food retailers are adopting CO2 as their preferred refrigerant – and for good reason. The list of advantages using CO2 is comprehensive: It is a natural refrigerant It is an odorless, non-corrosive, non-toxic and non-flammable Class A1 refrigerant It has no ozone depletion potential (ODP) and with a global warming potential (GWP) of 1, it is the basis by which all other refrigerants are measured It offers significant energy and operational cost savings It has low service and maintenance costs since it [...]
All ALDI US Stores Will Transition to Natural Refrigerants by 2035
Rapidly growing grocery chain ALDI unveiled a new goal to transition to natural refrigerants across its United States stores by the end of 2035, according to a press release from the company. ALDI already uses environmentally-friendly refrigerants in more than 600 stores and said it will purchase low global warming potential refrigerants for all new and remodeled stores. “Transitioning to environmentally friendly refrigerant systems not only help(s) us protect the environment, but (it) also help(s) reduce costs which we then pass on to our customers,” said ALDI CEO Jason Hart. “These decisions help our customers feel good about shopping at [...]
Recommended CO2 Grades for use as a refrigerant in a CO2 Booster system
Due to global supply chain challenges, there has been a shortage of Carbon Dioxide (CO2 ) available for refrigerant grade CO2 as well as for gas cylinders. This bulletin is designed to provide Dover Food Retail’s recommendations and guidelines for using the appropriate grade of CO2 (R744) as a natural refrigerant. CO2 is produced as a byproduct of several manufacturing processes such as the formation of hydrocarbons or various distillation and fermentation processes. After CO2 gas has been isolated it is purified into various levels, removing impurities, moisture, and non-condensable gases resulting in different grades of CO2 for various applications. [...]