Whole Foods Shops Around For Sustainable Refrigeration System
When it comes to the use of natural refrigerants in commercial refrigeration, Whole Foods Market (WFM) is a pioneer. Even before the recent wave of regulations, WFM was deploying sustainable refrigeration systems with the intent of reducing environmental impacts and improving efficiencies. Today, 22 of its 465 stores utilize all-natural refrigerant systems, with most of them moving to the hydrocarbon R-290 (propane) for their self-contained cases.
WFM’s director of sustainability and facilities for its Northern California region, Tristam Coffin, has been dedicated to fulfilling the company’s green refrigeration vision.