With energy-efficient refrigeration solutions, supermarkets can ensure that the exact amount of cooling is applied to prevent food from spoiling – all while conserving overall energy use. For many years, the food retail industry has been undergoing a sustainable transformation, starting with the transition towards CO2 and other low GWP refrigerants. Digitalization is a part of the next phase of this journey.
Salling Group and Danfoss A/S have announced a collaboration together with Microsoft to empower sustainable food retail through digitization. Salling Group aims to create a carbon neutral business and is investing over 2.4 billion DKK in the coming years into energy- and sustainability projects. Part of this initiative includes a collaboration with Danfoss and Microsoft to develop best-in-class digital services to track temperature and energy use of supermarket refrigeration, enabling preventative maintenance to avoid food losses and energy waste.
Commenting on the development, Henrik Vinther Olesen, Group Vice President Communication, CSR & Public Affairs, Salling Group, said, “Our climate ambition includes a strong focus on reducing energy consumption as well as reducing food waste from our stores. There is no doubt that new technologies will play an important role in reaching our targets, and we embrace new solutions and inventions in every corner of our business. We look forward to utilizing this new technology and gain insights that will take us one step further in achieving our goal of removing our carbon footprint and running an increasingly more sustainable business.”
