Professionals in the know choose Adande: “Rolls Royce of refrigeration”

In this issue of Food & Drink Matters, we are delighted to showcase Adande Refrigeration as our Refrigeration Solution Company of the Month.

Award-winning Adande is renowned for advanced technology across the food industry and loved by chefs around the world for the winning food service refrigeration drawer.

Spotlight on Adande

Founded in 1984 by design engineers George Young and Ian Wood, Adande initially built its reputation as a specialist engineering consultancy for industrial ventilation, refrigeration, and air conditioning in the oil and gas sector. Offshore chefs on large vessels and oil rigs often faced a challenge: traditional fridge freezers couldn’t maintain a constant environment with frequent door openings. With kitchens running 24/7 to feed shift workers at all hours, this posed a serious problem for energy companies. In response, George and Ian started from scratch, designing a revolutionary fridgefreezer system that would “hold the cold” even with constant use.

The UK office is based in Lowestoft, Suffolk and the refrigerated drawers are sold all over the world to a wide range of customers. These include: quick service restaurants (QSRs) and pub chains, to fine dining Michelin-starred restaurants or universities. The second USA office serves all customers stateside and across Central and Southern America.

Why choose Adande? Benefits explored “Our specialist industry is the hospitality industry, as our drawers are designed for professional kitchens in mind,” explained Karl Hodgson, Managing Director of Adande.

“We supply a refrigeration solution for chefs who want to improve their overall kitchen efficiency. Our drawer is designed to improve workflow, preserve food quality and reduce energy use; everything a chef wants. The patented drawer comes in a variety of sizes catered to your kitchen style and space available, as we’re all aware, space can be limited in a commercial kitchen.

“Our standout advantages over competitors lie in our energy-saving features and commitment to sustainability, thanks to our patented insulated drawer system. Additionally, we provide a 5 year UK warranty, while most others only offer 2 years. As the world’s #1 refrigerated drawer, chefs often refer to us as the "Rolls Royce of refrigeration" – and for good reason.”

Blast Chill Drawers: made and designed for busy chefs

The Adande Blast Chill Drawers are a refrigeration industry first, in that any Adande VCS Drawer can be adapted to function as a blast chiller, while still retaining fridge and freezer functionality. This flexibility makes Adande drawers ideal for the cook/chill system of food preparation, adding to the productivity of any food service operation.

Additionally, having an Adande Blast Chill Unit in your kitchen makes complying with food safety regulations significantly easier. Its rapid cooling technology ensures that food items quickly reach safe temperatures, minimizing the risk of bacterial growth. Chill up to 7kg of food in the Blast Chill drawer, from 70ºC to 3ºC in only 90 minutes.

Recap of 2024 and what does 2025 have in store for Adande?

During 2024, expert sales Adande representatives attended a series of specialist food industry events: UCFF (Universal Cookery Food Festival), The Casual Dining show and The Restaurant Show with Synergy Grills. The HRC 2024 was a hit and the team are looking forward to next year’s stand.

“Our favourite takes from exhibiting at shows this year have been building and learning about new connections in the hospitality industry, with fantastic charities raising money for great causes and meeting new upcoming chefs. We take away so much insight from the shows, feeling fuelled up on new ideas and ways we can help the industry, with our equipment and support.

“We’re working on a new technology for the drawers, with the intention to fully utilise space in the kitchen. But we can’t talk too much about that yet! Watch this space! Keep an eye on our socials for all updated news.”

Visit Adande at the HRC Show 2025: 17-19 March, ExCeL, London.

For more information, see the website and socials below or contact the Adande team directly:

T +44 (0)1502 537135CET@adande.comhttps://adande.co.ukwww.linkedin.com/company/324994www.instagram.com/adanderefrigeration