Unilever is to trial the use of ice cream freezers that operate at slightly warmer temperatures in the hope that cutting down on energy use could reduce greenhouse gas emissions by around 20 to 30 percent per freezer, the consumer goods giant announced this week.
Starting with a trial in Germany next month followed by a second in Indonesia next year, the firm said it aimed to explore the impact on its ice cream products and energy performance of operating its freezers at minus-12 degrees Celsius in real-world conditions, rather than the current industry average standard of minus-18 C. Read more…
