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Migros store benefits from Freor R290 cabinets

LITHUANIA/SWITERLAND: Freor, the Lithuanian manufacturer of commercial refrigeration equipment, has seen the successful installation of its R290 refrigeration cabinets at a new Migros supermarket.

Migros, the largest Swiss retailer, wanted an eye-catching refrigeration solution to display ready-to-eat and fresh food products at its latest store in the city of Luzern

They decided on the low-profile upright Mercury plug-in multideck, part of Freor’s Green Wave R290 range, which uses propane as a refrigerant. 

Building on the benefit from the energy efficiency of the propane refrigerant, the cabinet’s also feature EC fans, LED lights and glass doors.

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