Hubbard tips the Scales for Safeway
Safeway has introduced Scale icemakers to two of its stores. The machines are Scotsman MAR71 models, producing up to 510kg of Scale ice per day. This is the first time that Scale icemakers have been used in the UK mainland.
Scale ice has several benefits compared to flake, particularly in the context of food display. For one thing, Scale ice is "sub-cooled" to -8c, which means it lasts longer, so it doesn't need replenishing as often. It's extremely fine, so that more ice comes into contact with the food, ensuring a more even cooling rate. This fineness also makes the ice highly suitable for the treatment of fragile products such as wet fish.
Hubbard has also supplied Safeway's MAR71 machines with a special ice transport system, the Follet ITS500, an efficient and easily manoeuvrable ice storage bin on wheels.
