News & Events

As a reaction to the current conflict in Ukraine, and the resulting humanitarian crisis, affecting 4.2 Mio Ukrainians, Hoshizaki, as a group will make a donation to Red Cross Poland and Peace Winds Japan. 2.4 million Ukrainians have been displaced to Poland and other neighboring countries, where the Red Cross is providing food and shelter...

The everyday hustle in a food business can be demanding, that’s why it’s important to have equipment that can keep up with the work. The last thing your barman needs is to run out of ice during a busy day in the restaurant. Having an ice maker that can keep up with the demand of...

Honestly, if you must possess one quality as a bartender, it is multitasking. Taking orders, preparing cocktails, drinks, processing payments, the list goes on. And that preferably all at once. When the bar gets hectic, as we know it does; keeping up with all the drinks and beers can be demanding . In fact, about...

Hoshizaki Europe announced today the opening of its new spare part distribution center for the European markets The new distribution center for spare parts orders throughout Europe is an integral element of Hoshizaki's strategy to further advance the company’s customer service by building synergies, streamlining supply chain operations, and partnering with experienced partners to fulfill...

Hoshizaki Corporation announces that Hoshizaki has decided to acquire all shares of Brema Group S.p.A. (hereafter referred to as Brema), an Italian manufacturer of commercial ice makers, through Hoshizaki Europe Holdings B.V., a subsidiary wholly owned by Hoshizaki. With the addition of Brema to our group, we aim to become the No. 1  commercial ice...

The essence of hospitality is deeply rooted in Japanese culture and mentality. A word has evolved in Japanese usage that does not exist in any other language. It describes the Japanese approach to hospitality in a wonderfully accurate way.  Omotenashi. O-mo-te-na-shi. But what is "Japanese Hospitality" and how is it different from our western understanding...

Cocktails rightly take pride of place in many movies and can become as iconic as the characters themselves. With our "Cocktail in Movies" blog series, we are taking a close look at our favourite movie-featured cocktails, and confirm, what we all already knew. Cocktails are more than just liquids mixed together, but a culinary art...

Bartender and Co-Owner, Jenner Cormier of Bar Kismet, shares his award-winning bartending techniques and cocktail recipes using Hoshizaki ice (https://barkismet.com). Film by Alex Mitchell of https://onlyissueco.com In stainless steel shaker add fresh lemon juice, simple syrup, spruce tip amaro, bonded American whiskey, a bit of egg whites, shake with sphere ice in order to whip...

Hoshizaki is once again leading-the-way with design-led, commercial refrigeration solutions having expanded its speciality sushi case portfolio with shining, new LED models. By offering LED lights as a feature with their sushi cases, Hoshizaki  will not only be providing both the caterer and customer with a clear and illuminated view of the contents within the...

With summer here and the temperatures rising there’s no better way to stay cool and celebrate the lifting of lockdown restrictions than with a delicious cocktail. We speak with renowned mixologist Sly Augustin and owner of the award winning Trailer Happiness bar in West London - who gives us his take on the importance of...

Jason Barber, who is a fifth generation dairy farmer and one of the founders of Black Cow gives us his take on refreshing cocktails for summer, the importance of ice in drinks and their new ready to drink Negroni. Tell us about Black Cow Vodka? How did your business start and what makes Black Cow...

We want to take the chance to spread the word: Refrigeration is an incredibly interesting field with endless development and learning opportunities all around the world. Refrigeration today is indispensable to our societies, keeping up our cold chains, treating injuries, the refrigerated storage of vaccines. And especially now, as we are getting out of the...