Commercial Drink Fridges

There are plenty of useful features you’ll want to look for when you’re buying a commercial drink display fridge. Your setup and what kind of demands you have of a fridge will impact which are most important to you. Here are some to consider:

Start off by looking at how much space you have available. Check the room you have available and ensure that when you look at the dimensions of a fridge, you can accommodate extra space around it. This is important not just for plugging it into a power source, but also so there’s enough room for the fan to keep it cool. You’ll also want to account for how much stock you want to keep on hand. Fridges come in long, wide models, as well as tall and narrow options, meaning there’s a size and footprint to suit every establishment.

Next, ensure it has a temperature range that suits the needs of the drinks you’re stocking. Our range will always come with a reliable and consistent temperature gauge, meaning you can refine it to suit your preferences.

Energy efficiency is another key factor. Look for more environmentally friendly refrigerants that use less power to run, like R290. You’ll also want to check how much LED lighting it has, and where those lights are placed to ensure they make it easy for staff or customers to view and access.

Adjustable features like movable shelves and castor wheels are incredibly useful. They make it easy for you to move the fridge when needed, clean it properly and also rearrange the stock if you order something that’s too tall or too short for your existing layout. Equally, the door configuration is worth looking at. You can get doors that slide, or swing open on hinges, along with single, dual and triple door display fridges.

If you’re unsure of which model is best for you based on all of these factors, contact the team at REO, and we can help you narrow your options down.

The two key considerations you need to account for when you want to boost impulse purchases are their location and pricing. By having lower-cost items or special deals on multi-buys, customers are more likely to upgrade their overall purchase volume. Generally, you’re best off placing your drink display fridges near other higher value items, or at the checkout so they can grab what they want as an extra while they wait to be served by the cashier.

Yes, absolutely. We know that many cafes, bars and convenience stores want to be able to change the layout of their display fridges. Regardless of which size, brand or model you choose, adjustable shelves are a common feature, making it easy to rearrange the shelving to suit whatever you’re stocking and displaying.

LED lighting is another common feature, serving to attractively illuminate your stock. They’re also incredibly low-cost to run and don’t emit any heat, meaning they can safely and easily operate within your display fridge without resulting in the fan having to work harder to keep everything cool.

If you’re looking for a quality commercial glass door fridge for a rapid turnover, you’ll want to consider the double or triple door models. They come in either hinged or sliding door options, delivering a huge internal space so you can store a wide range of drinks and a high volume of stock. Our most popular models are from Thermaster, with many offering up to 1000 litres of space, with dual-glass doors. They can accommodate higher volumes of stock and are great at keeping drinks consistently cool.

Yes, though if you’re looking for high-quality back-of-house refrigerators, we recommend those with a regular door rather than a glass door fridge. They can end up being lower-cost to run, generally and keep your drinks cool without using as much energy. Explore the range of commercial upright fridges, an ideal option for any kitchen.

For small businesses, we have plenty of compact models of glass-door drink fridges, including underbench fridges that help to optimise space, without getting in the way of everyday business operations. We also stock short, compact models that can easily be moved around to sit near your till or checkout to boost customer access.

If you’re serving wines and need specialised refrigeration for those, you’ll also find a comprehensive collection of wine fridges to ensure everything is served at the optimal temperature.

There’s not a lot of variation when it comes to the internal temperature when you compare single-door and two or three-door drink fridges. The key to getting consistent temperature levels throughout is more reliant on their construction and what kind of cooling they utilise.

Fan-forced ventilation cooling will keep the temperature consistent, with a digital dial on commercial fridges being the most common. Static cooling is more likely to result in irregularities within the fridge. Opting for a model that has a combination of static and fan-forced, or choosing fan-forced alone, will give you the best and most reliable cooling.

While regularly opening the door can impact the internal temperature, the variance is minimal, meaning that your drinks will stay cool and at the perfect temperature for drinking for your customers.

Yes. If you have a tight space that you’d like to fill with a commercial drink fridge, we’d recommend opting for a tall and narrow option - like a single door upright drink fridge. Many of them still have plenty of space internally, ranging up to 200 litres internally or more, while still offering a very compact footprint.

We also advise measuring thoroughly before purchasing for a small area to ensure that there’s adequate space for the cabling and the fan’s ventilation to work. Another useful feature to look for when you’re buying a smaller drink fridge is to get one with wheels on the base so you can relocate it as and when you need, either for convenience or maintenance.

We offer a wide range of the top commercial brands in the world, along with a diverse range of models - spanning various sizes, shapes and functions. To ensure you get the best option for your shop, cafe, or bar, we can consult with you to give you a personal recommendation. You’ll find comprehensive information on all of our product pages that’ll make it easy to check the dimensions and additional features and functionality that each model offers.

Yes. Commercial beverage fridge, commercial beverage refrigerator and drink fridge all describe the same equipment: a fridge designed to hold cans and bottles at serving temperature and, usually, to show them off through a glass door. The differences that matter are format and placement.

Under the bar, a commercial bar fridge keeps stock within reach of staff. On the shop floor, an upright glass door fridge does the merchandising, and a countertop display fridge puts single-serve drinks right beside the till.

An industrial drink fridge makes sense when volume and restock speed matter more than presentation, for example in a function venue, a stadium kiosk or a busy bottle shop. Look for high-capacity multi-door units with fan-forced cooling, heavy-duty shelving and a unit rated for the ambient temperature of the space, especially in hot or poorly ventilated service areas.

If the fridge will run long hours, an energy efficient fridge earns back more of its cost. For back-of-house stock that does not need to be on display, stainless steel commercial fridges stand up to heavy daily use.