Keeping food fresh

Food City is a Moscow-based wholesale outlet with millions of dollars' worth of international and domestic meat, fish, fruit and vegetable. It provides supermarkets, restaurants and consumers with about 30,000 tonnes of high-quality produce at affordable prices each day via about 3,000 vendors. It's the largest wholesale food distribution centre of its kind in Russia, its concept incorporates the best international practices of Rungis market in Paris, Mercado San Miguel in Madrid and Berliner Grossmarkt in Berlin.

Since Food City opened in 2014, it has been hailed by wholesalers, traders and shoppers for providing a venue that is hygienic, safe and convenient. The freshness of the food depends on providing the right temperature and humidity. Different kinds of fresh produce require a different mix of these two variables, so reliable performance of both coolers and condensers is necessary for maintaining food quality. By providing the right conditions the fruit and vegetables do not dry out. This is important as loss of weight means loss of income for the dealers. This Russian market uses 700 condensers and unit coolers supplied by Alfa Laval to keep the suppliers' produce fresh and delicious – for the benefit of the customers – and the suppliers' business.