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07 June 2023| News
The importance of food standards during this year’s World Food Safety Day

Dining out, ordering in, and everything in between. It’s no secret that many people in Europe enjoy a meal prepared by someone else. According to a new NDP food service industry report, it is estimated that one in five meals eaten in European homes in 2023 will come from restaurants. And back in 2018, 18%...

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28 April 2023| News, Uncategorized @en_MidE
Hoshizaki’s virtual showroom

Are you looking for a convenient and innovative way to explore Hoshizaki’s range of commercial refrigeration and ice-making equipment? Look no further than our newly launched virtual showroom! Accessible from your computer or tablet, the virtual showroom offers an immersive and interactive environment for visitors to browse through our wide range of products. With the...

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10 March 2023| News
If food waste were a country

If food waste were a country, this country would be about the size of Canada and India combined. And it would be the third-largest greenhouse gas emitter after China and the US. Both low- and high-income countries as well as all parts of the supply chain are guilty of throwing away huge amounts of food that...

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28 June 2022| News
Supply chain issues

Dear valued customers and partners, I would like to thank you for the continued support and trust in Hoshizaki / Gram brand products. We understand the reaction we have received from all markets about not being able to support your requests for availability / deliveries and therefore appreciate your understanding and your patience. As a...

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03 August 2020| News
HOW TO SANITIZE YOUR ICE MAKER

Sanitization of Ice Makers is an important aspect of caring for your ice machines and making sure that the produced ice complies with the highest hygiene standards. Follow these simple steps to sanitize your Hoshizaki IM like a Pro Make sure you have these items at hand: Suitable container 5.25% sodium hypochlorite solution diluted with...

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20 March 2020| News
Downtime maintenance

This time of uncertainty came unexpected for us all and confronts us with many new challenges. One of the segments affected most by the outbreak and the subsequent containment measures are the international tourism, leisure, and foodservice industry. Businesses such as bars, restaurants, and hotels have to remain closed or operate on reduced capacity. While...

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19 February 2020| News, Sustainability
HOSHIZAKI-GRAM Ambassador introduced to Michelin Guide with 2 STARS

To be awarded two stars after such a short time of opening is a rare event in Michelin history, and has only happened once before in the Nordics, when Maaemo in Oslo went directly from zero to two stars after a little more than a year of opening. “Considering that we are a new restaurant...

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22 July 2019| News
Cool as Ice

Cocktails come in countless variations. Yet there is one ingredient that unites them... ice. Mads Voorhoeve, founder of the European Bartender school and Entree’s Best Bartender 2018, and Paul Swaen, director of ice maker specialist Hoshizaki, share their tips on how to use ice properly. Source: Iris Kranenburg - Entree magazine - July/August 2019 Swaen:...

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25 March 2019| News, Sustainability
Refrigeration and freezing: rules are being adjusted

Refrigeration and freezing are subject to regulation. This often relates to the refrigerants used. That is well known. But these rules will tighten and will undergo adjustments in the coming years. But what will actually happen? These relate, among other things, to the refrigerants used. Most installations are equipped with synthetic refrigerants: (H)CFCs, HFOs, HFCs,...

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19 February 2018| News, Product Launches
Hoshizaki Ice & Refrigeration BIM objects now available on Specifi

Hoshizaki Europe B.V. and Specifi® have entered into a partnership to provide consultants, specifiers and equipment suppliers world-wide with access to our complete digital product catalogue. Information will include product specification, full pricing in a range of currencies and a complete library of 3D BIM compliant, FCSI standard blocks. Through the Specifi®digital platform customers can...

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02 February 2018| Events
Gram Superior Plus wins the refrigeration category at The Caterer Product Excellence Awards

Gram’s Superior Plus has once again come out on top, winning the Refrigeration award at the Caterer Product Excellence Awards. With the goal of ‘recognising excellence and innovation in food, drink and equipment products’, the categories ranged from Bakery right through to Workwear and Uniforms, aiming to ‘encapsulate the creativity and originality’ across the board....

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02 February 2018| News
Uwe Reimer appointed Deputy Sales Director EMEA

We hereby like to announce that Uwe Reimer has been appointed Deputy Sales Director EMEA at Hoshizaki Europe B.V. effective from the 1st of January 2018. Uwe will continue to report to Akira Ogushi, Sales Director EMEA. After nearly 14 years as Managing Director at Gram Nederland, Hoshizaki B.V. is delighted to welcome Uwe into the head office in Amsterdam, and are...

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