FPG Global Marketing Director, Susan White, viewing the impressive lineup of FPG Encore Series 8 cabinets at Bake Shack, Tauranga, NZ
Susan White, FPG Global Marketing Director writing. Recently we were pleasantly shocked when comparing FPG Encore Series 8 heated cabinets to comparable models from a budget brand well-known across Australia, New Zealand and the UK (‘Budget Brand’). See the numbers below.
Our assumptions:
- Energy usage is for a 24 hour period (E24).
- Let’s assume an electricity price of $0.30/kWh.
The data for FPG Encore Series 8 cabinets was sourced from test results. The data for Budget Brand was sourced from their website.
| FPG Encore Heated 900mm | Budget Brand Heated 900mm | |
| E24 (kWh/24Hr) | 13.28 | 40.8 |
| Cost of electricity: 24 hours | $3.98 | $12.24 |
| Cost of electricity: 365 days | $1,454 | $4,468 |
| Cost of electricity: 5 years | $7,271 | $22,338 |
The 5-year difference is $15,000 in FPG’s favour. That is extraordinary. Even if you deduct the price differential for the FPG premium cabinets you are saving a serious amount of money.
That’s fantastic.
Then I got to thinking. What would a food retailer save on a lineup of cabinets? Prepare to have your socks knocked off.
| FPG Encore Series 8 Heated 900mm | FPG Encore Series 8 Refrigerated 1200mm | FPG Encore Series 8 Controlled Ambient 600mm | |
| E24 (kWh/24Hr) | 13.28 | 3.83 | 2.53 |
| Cost of electricity: 24 hours | $3.98 | $1.15 | $0.76 |
| Cost of electricity: 365 days | $1,454 | $419 | $277 |
| Cost of electricity: 5 years | $7,271 | $2,097 | $1,385 |
The 5-Year Total Cost of Electricity for this FPG lineup for 5 years is $10,753.
| Budget Brand Heated 900mm | Budget Brand Refrigerated 1200mm | Budget Brand Controlled Ambient 600mm | |
| E24 (kWh/24Hr) | 40.8 | 17.35 | 13.67 |
| Cost of electricity: 24 hours | $12.24 | $5.21 | $4.10 |
| Cost of electricity: 365 days | $4,468 | $1,900 | $1,497 |
| Cost of electricity: 5 years | $22,338 | $9,499 | $7,484 |
The 5-Year Total Cost of Electricity for this Budget Brand lineup for 5 years is $39,321.
The 5-year savings you will receive when choosing FPG based on these assumptions is $28,569.
Deduct the premium paid on FPG – let’s call that $6,000. You are still $22,500 ahead.
If you have a fleet of cabinets, for every 100 lineups you would save $2.25 million over the 5 years.
