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11 June 2020| News
Re-starting your Ice Maker after a Downtime

If you want to re-start your Ice Maker after a longer downtime, there are some simple steps you can follow to make sure, that the inner parts of your machine are absolutely clean and ready to produce perfect Hoshizaki ice. The goal is to flush the inner workings as well as getting rid of all...

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03 June 2020| News
Creativity in Crisis Times

Within only days, the world has changed. We are getting used to new terminologies, such as 1,5 m society as most parts of our everyday life are undergoing big developments. One of the segments that were hit hard by the outbreak and the containment measures is the service-based Horeca industry. As a supplier to exactly...

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15 May 2020| News
THE ART OF MAKING EDIBLE SNOW

With great anticipation, culinary enthusiasts all around have eagerly awaited the opening of Rasmus Munk’s Restaurant Alchemist. Within only minutes after officially opening reservation lines, the restaurant was booked for months and the dedicated crew got to work. To create the most stunning and undiluted experience for every single guest, details about the restaurant, such...

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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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16 March 2020| News
Precautionary Measures implemented in all Hoshizaki Locations in Europe – Updates

To our Customers, Suppliers, and Associates, As an organization with several locations throughout Europe and the world, we are closely monitoring the latest status updates by European governments as well as the reports of The World Health Organization (WHO) with regards to COVID-19. We are taking numerous precautionary measures to protect the health and safety...

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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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03 February 2020| Events
Visit us at HRC 2020

We are in our final preparations for the UK’s market leading hospitality and foodservice event set to take place at Excel, London. Hotel, Restaurant and Catering (HRC) show brings thousands of business and buyers together to champion one of the UK’s most vibrant industries. HRC visitors that are on the search for innovative, reliable and...

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16 January 2020| News, Product Launches
Hoshizaki introduce the industry’s first hydrocarbon crescent ice maker: the KMD-210AB-HC

Since developing the industry’s first hydrocarbon ice cuber back in 2014, Hoshizaki has continued to expand its hydrocarbon ice maker range in order to encourage operators to go greener. Now with the launch of the KMD-210AB-HC, environmentally conscious operators that are specifically looking to serve crescent shaped ice have the perfect option as Simon Frost,...

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29 November 2019| Awards, News
Hoshizaki UK wins the ‘Heavy Equipment’ category at the 2019 Catering Insight Awards

We are thrilled to announce that Hoshizaki UK has  won the ‘Heavy Equipment’ category at the 2019 Catering Insight Awards. Voted for by UK dealers, this prestigious accolade was awarded to Hoshizaki UK for the development of innovative heavy duty appliances such as the recently launched GA 950: a top-of-the-range 3-in-1 refrigerator/freezer/prover. This all-in-one product significantly reduces...

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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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04 July 2019| News, Sustainability
Hoshizaki provides guidance on latest legislation

Hoshizaki has issued guidance on the upcoming legislative changes, which Simon Frost, Director UK & Ireland, describes as the “the largest change in living memory within the commercial refrigeration sector.” The majority of upcoming legislative changes within the commercial refrigeration centre around sustainability, protecting our environment and minimising global warming impact. For example, from 2020,...

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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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