Commercial refrigeration systems — supermarkets, retail, HORECA and food service
Commercial refrigeration covers supermarkets, convenience stores, HORECA and food service — display cabinets, walk-ins, ice machines, back-of-house cold rooms and centralized packs. ColdMatch sources CO₂ transcritical, HFC and glycol systems from global OEMs with local install and service partners.
What ColdMatch delivers
- Supermarket CO₂ booster packs and HFC condensing units
- Plug-in and remote display cabinets (LT/MT), islands and multidecks
- Walk-in cold rooms and back-of-house refrigeration
- Ice machines, blast chillers and undercounter units for HORECA
- Energy monitoring, doors on cabinets and night blinds for OPEX reduction
You submit one RFQ. Our team handles the supplier outreach.
There is no direct buyer-to-supplier connection. Your request comes to the ColdMatch team, which contacts suitable suppliers and manufacturers on your behalf. Supplier and manufacturer information on this site is for research only; it is not a contact directory and does not mean a supplier has been vetted.
- You build your project and submit an RFQ.
- The ColdMatch team validates and organizes the requirements.
- We contact suitable suppliers and manufacturers for you.
- We present their organized responses to you through ColdMatch.
Supplier and manufacturer information is provided for research only; it is not a directory for direct contact. There is no direct buyer-to-supplier connection: every RFQ comes to the ColdMatch team, which validates it, contacts suitable suppliers on the buyer's behalf and presents organized responses through ColdMatch.
What is a commercial cold storage refrigeration system?
It is the plant that holds a chilled or frozen store at setpoint: compressors or packaged condensing units, evaporators (unit coolers), condensers or gas coolers, controls, defrost and alarms. For food distribution it is sized together with the insulated envelope, dock doors and product throughput — not bought as a stand-alone unit.
Should a food distributor buy packaged units or a central plant?
Packaged or split condensing units suit small, single-temperature rooms and phased growth. Central rack, CO₂ transcritical or ammonia/glycol plant usually suits multi-room, multi-temperature distribution centres where redundancy, heat recovery and lower lifecycle energy matter. The right answer depends on your room loads, climate, refrigerant rules and maintenance capability — have a qualified engineer confirm it.
Can I buy commercial cold storage 'for sale' as a ready product?
Modular cold rooms and containerised units are sold as products, but a warehouse-scale store is a project: envelope, plant, power and permits are scoped and quoted together. ColdMatch handles projects of USD 250,000 and above; the team reviews your request and contacts suitable suppliers on your behalf. Availability of suppliers for any specific market is not guaranteed.
What should I prepare before asking for quotes?
Room sizes and temperatures, pallet positions, daily inbound tonnage and its entry temperature, door count, site location and ambient design temperature, available electrical capacity, preferred refrigerant (if any), and your target handover date. Use the capacity and energy calculators below to turn these into figures you can attach to the request.
- •Chilled and frozen rooms for a regional food distributor
- •Multi-temperature distribution centre with dock refrigeration
- •Energy-efficient retrofit of an existing commercial plant
- •Poultry, meat or seafood holding and dispatch stores
Exact system sizing depends on required temperature, ambient climate, product load and turnover rate, door openings, insulation specification, storage duration, redundancy level and operating hours. ColdMatch does not manufacture equipment — we help industrial buyers compare suitable suppliers and technologies against project-specific technical and commercial requirements.
- •Country, project location and site status (greenfield or existing building)
- •Application and product stored or processed
- •Required temperature range and any humidity requirement
- •Storage capacity (m², m³ or pallet positions) and daily throughput
- •Ambient/design climate conditions at site
- •Available power supply and backup or redundancy requirement
- •Preferred refrigerant, if already defined by policy or regulation
- •Indicative budget range and target commissioning date
- •Room list with temperatures, sizes and pallet positions
- •Daily throughput and product entry temperature
- •Packaged units, central rack, CO₂ or ammonia preference
- •Electrical capacity, site climate and target handover date
Supermarket and commercial refrigeration replacement paths for R404A, R134a and R410A with dated deadlines and retrofit costs.
Frequently asked questions
How ColdMatch Group works — independent B2B procurement and sourcing platform — ColdMatch Group is an independent B2B procurement and sourcing platform for industrial refrigeration, cold storage and cold-chain projects from USD $250K+, where the ColdMatch team reviews each buyer brief, contacts suitable third-party suppliers on the buyer's behalf and organizes their responses.
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Refrigeration bids are only comparable when refrigerant, duty, evaporating temperature, redundancy and controls are specified. Qualify the design intent, then issue one RFQ.
Supplier-neutral. Free for buyers and project owners. Best suited to commercial projects from USD $250,000.