Cold Rooms

Cold room is the common term which can encompass both cold rooms, freezer rooms, walk-in fridges, and walk-in freezers. However, the terms can be divided into two functions.

Cold rooms
A cold room, also known as a walk-in fridge or walk-in cooler, is basically a room for cooling. It will maintain a chilled, but positive temperature internally.

Freezer rooms
A freezer room or walk-in freezer is, on the other hand, a room which maintains a negative temperature internally.

Cold rooms and freezer rooms serve a variety of purposes, primarily in the bulk storage of products that require specified temperatures. The breadth of items that can be stored in cold rooms include:

• Fresh produce: vegetables, fruits, dairy products, and meat
• Prepared foods: food-preps in restaurants and cafes, or sandwiches and ready meals in retail shops
• Frozen food items: meat, produce, ice cream, and bread
• Flora: plants and flowers
• Beverages: for quality retention or perfect serving temperatures

The versatility of cold rooms and freezer rooms can cater to a range of different commercial requirements and the list could go on and on.

While upright storage coolers and freezers can be a great choice for smaller volumes and products, cold rooms prove advantageous for larger-scale storage. Here is why a modular cold room might be a better choice for your business:

• Increased capacity in one place
  The most obvious benefit is of course that a cold room offers greater storage volume compared to upright or standalone coolers and freezers. You can therefore keep everything requiring the same temperature range in one place instead of in several different cabinets.
  
  
• Better organization
  Keeping everything in one place means you always know where to find what you need. This is crucial in busy work environments, like professional kitchens. By adding shelf rack systems, you can easily organize your products and make a system, so it is easy to restock and keep food items in a flow, so nothing surpasses the expiration date.
  
  
• Easy access
  Cold rooms offer easy access with lightweight trolleys and bakery racks, improving the workflow for your staff. Some cold rooms even offer access for euro pallets.
  
  
• Enhanced energy efficiency
  By having one large room instead of numerous cabinets, a cold room is often the most energy-efficient solution. TEFCOLDs cold rooms boast a very efficient polyurethane insulation combined with an energy-efficient cooling unit for a lower energy consumption.
  
  
• Suitable for larger items
  If storage of larger products is a requirement, upright coolers and freezers might fall short of the desired functionality.
  Considering these merits, a modular cold room can offer amplified flexibility, easy accessibility, superior energy usage, and enhanced storage if you're planning to escalate or require storing larger products or volumes.