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Energy Efficiency and Night Blinds

Energy Efficiency and Night Blinds

Open front refrigerated cabinets are very popular. They provide shoppers with easy access and great product visibility, helping retailers to sell more. Because they are open front, powerful refrigeration systems are required to ensure core product temperature <...

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Meet the FPG Inline Barista

Meet the FPG Inline Barista

If you provide a barista coffee service, you’ll know how busy that beverage station can get. It can be a highly profitable part of the business, especially for those who offer quick service and generate high turnover. To meet the quality, throughput and safety...

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Energy Efficiency Star Ratings Australia and New Zealand

Energy Efficiency Star Ratings Australia and New Zealand

Energy Efficiency Star Ratings for refrigerated display cabinets sold in Australia and New Zealand. This article is published by FPG reflecting our experience of applying new Energy Efficiency Index (EEI) calculations used to determine Star Ratings. For official...

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Top Tips for Visual Merchandising

Top Tips for Visual Merchandising

Susan White, FPG Global Marketing Director As FPG global marketing director, I work closely with our design team and we share an interest in visual merchandising - how to best present fresh food and drinks in our cabinets. As my sales colleagues tell me, it’s a BIG...

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BP Linwood’s Transformation

BP Linwood’s Transformation

BP Linwood's Wild Bean Cafe BP Linwood, an independent partner in the BP network, recently migrated from the BP2Go Hungry As offer to BP’s successful Wild Bean offer. FPG worked with Simon Tu and the team at BP Linwood to refurbish the relatively small site of only...

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Paul Horwell – Bringing experience ‘down under’

Paul Horwell – Bringing experience ‘down under’

Photo credit: BP + David Jones, Australia from Global Convenience Store Focus (UK) Here’s an interesting story published by Global Convenience Store Focus (UK) about Paul Horwell, “the former head of UK franchise at Marks & Spencer. Paul helped take the...

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FPG Case Study – Valentines Buffet Restaurant

FPG Case Study – Valentines Buffet Restaurant

Photo credit: Valentines Buffet Restaurant Valentines Buffet Restaurants goal is to be New Zealand’s premier destination for families and groups celebrating special occasions. Birthdays, anniversaries, weddings, graduations – Valentines hosts many customers who are...

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NZ Property Industry Awards for 2020

NZ Property Industry Awards for 2020

Photo credit: Air New Zealand Partnering with Wildfire for commercial food service projects, FPG supplied the front-of-house food stations for the Air New Zealand Regional Lounge at Auckland Airport. FPG designed, manufactured and commissioned the Inline GN...

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The Science of Condensation

The Science of Condensation

Marty Dunningham, FPG Refrigeration Design Engineer CONDENSATION It can lead to fogging on the glass of a refrigerated display cabinet. In the worst cases, it can lead to pooling of water. Why does it occur, and what can be done to prevent it? Recently eNews caught up...

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