Cake & Cold Food Display Fridges
- 19% Off RRP
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Airex AXR.FDCTSQ.09 Counter Top Cold Food Display 900mmRRP $2,950.00 ex GST Our Price $2,375.00 ex GST Our Price $2,612.50 Inc GST
Daily Rental: $4.31 Inc GST - 19% Off RRP
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Airex AXR.FDCTSQ.12 Counter Top Cold Food Display 1200mmRRP $3,300.00 ex GST Our Price $2,657.00 ex GST Our Price $2,922.70 Inc GSTDaily Rental: $4.82 Inc GST - 19% Off RRP
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Airex AXR.FDFSSQ.09 Cold Food Display 3 Tier 900mmRRP $5,500.00 ex GST Our Price $4,428.00 ex GST Our Price $4,870.80 Inc GSTDaily Rental: $8.03 Inc GST - 20% Off RRP
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Airex AXR.FDFSSQ.12 Cold Food Display 3 Tier 1200mmRRP $6,450.00 ex GST Our Price $5,192.00 ex GST Our Price $5,711.20 Inc GSTDaily Rental: $9.41 Inc GST - 20% Off RRP
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Airex AXR.FDFSSQ.15 Cold Food Display 3 Tier 1500mmRRP $7,250.00 ex GST Our Price $5,836.00 ex GST Our Price $6,419.60 Inc GSTDaily Rental: $10.58 Inc GST - 19% Off RRP
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Anvil Aire DGV0530 Counter Top Square Cold Display 900mmRRP $2,600.00 ex GST Our Price $2,093.00 ex GST Our Price $2,302.30 Inc GSTDaily Rental: $3.80 Inc GST - 19% Off RRP
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Anvil Aire DGV0540 Counter Top Square Cold Display 1200mmRRP $3,200.00 ex GST Our Price $2,576.00 ex GST Our Price $2,833.60 Inc GSTDaily Rental: $4.67 Inc GST - 19% Off RRP
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Anvil Aire DGV0550 Counter Top Square Cold Display 1500mmRRP $3,600.00 ex GST Our Price $2,898.00 ex GST Our Price $3,187.80 Inc GSTDaily Rental: $5.25 Inc GST - 19% Off RRP
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Anvil Aire NDSJ2730 2 Tier Jewellery Cake Display 900mmRRP $3,800.00 ex GST Our Price $3,059.00 ex GST Our Price $3,364.90 Inc GSTDaily Rental: $5.55 Inc GST - 19% Off RRP
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Anvil Aire NDSJ2740 2 Tier Jewellery Cake Display 1200mmRRP $4,600.00 ex GST Our Price $3,703.00 ex GST Our Price $4,073.30 Inc GSTDaily Rental: $6.71 Inc GST - 19% Off RRP
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Anvil Aire NDSJ2750 2 Tier Jewellery Cake Display 1500mmRRP $5,100.00 ex GST Our Price $4,106.00 ex GST Our Price $4,516.60 Inc GSTDaily Rental: $7.44 Inc GST - 19% Off RRP
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Anvil Aire NDSJ2760 2 Tier Jewellery Cake Display 1800mmRRP $5,700.00 ex GST Our Price $4,589.00 ex GST Our Price $5,047.90 Inc GSTDaily Rental: $8.32 Inc GST - 19% Off RRP
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Anvil Aire NDSV3720 3 Tier Cold Food Display 600mmRRP $3,600.00 ex GST Our Price $2,898.00 ex GST Our Price $3,187.80 Inc GSTDaily Rental: $5.25 Inc GST - 19% Off RRP
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Anvil Aire NDSV3730 3 Tier Cold Food Display 900mmRRP $3,800.00 ex GST Our Price $3,059.00 ex GST Our Price $3,364.90 Inc GSTDaily Rental: $5.55 Inc GST - 19% Off RRP
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Anvil Aire NDSV3740 3 Tier Cold Food Display 1200mmRRP $4,600.00 ex GST Our Price $3,703.00 ex GST Our Price $4,073.30 Inc GSTDaily Rental: $6.71 Inc GST - 19% Off RRP
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Anvil Aire NDSV3750 3 Tier Cold Food Display 1500mmRRP $5,400.00 ex GST Our Price $4,347.00 ex GST Our Price $4,781.70 Inc GSTDaily Rental: $7.88 Inc GST - 19% Off RRP
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Anvil Aire NDSV3760 3 Tier Cold Food Display 1800mmRRP $5,800.00 ex GST Our Price $4,669.00 ex GST Our Price $5,135.90 Inc GSTDaily Rental: $8.47 Inc GST - 19% Off RRP
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Anvil Aire NDSV4720 4 Tier Cold Food Display 600mmRRP $3,700.00 ex GST Our Price $2,979.00 ex GST Our Price $3,276.90 Inc GSTDaily Rental: $5.40 Inc GST - 19% Off RRP
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Anvil Aire NDSV4730 4 Tier Cold Food Display 900mmRRP $4,200.00 ex GST Our Price $3,381.00 ex GST Our Price $3,719.10 Inc GSTDaily Rental: $6.13 Inc GST - 19% Off RRP
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Anvil Aire NDSV4730SS 4 Tier Cake Display 900mm Wide Self ServiceRRP $4,600.00 ex GST Our Price $3,703.00 ex GST Our Price $4,073.30 Inc GSTDaily Rental: $6.71 Inc GST - 19% Off RRP
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Anvil Aire NDSV4740 4 Tier Cold Food Display 1200mmRRP $4,800.00 ex GST Our Price $3,864.00 ex GST Our Price $4,250.40 Inc GSTDaily Rental: $7.01 Inc GST - 19% Off RRP
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Anvil Aire NDSV4740SS 4 Tier Cake Display 1200mm Wide Self ServiceRRP $5,200.00 ex GST Our Price $4,186.00 ex GST Our Price $4,604.60 Inc GSTDaily Rental: $7.59 Inc GST - 19% Off RRP
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Anvil Aire NDSV4750 4 Tier Cold Food Display 1500mmRRP $5,400.00 ex GST Our Price $4,347.00 ex GST Our Price $4,781.70 Inc GSTDaily Rental: $7.88 Inc GST - 19% Off RRP
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Anvil Aire NDSV4760 4 Tier Cold Food Display 1800mmRRP $6,200.00 ex GST Our Price $4,991.00 ex GST Our Price $5,490.10 Inc GSTDaily Rental: $9.05 Inc GST - 26% Off RRP
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Cossiga BTGOR12 Tower Floor Standing Refrigerated Open Food Display- "Grab & Go" 1200mm -"New Generation"RRP $10,100.00 ex GST Our Price $7,451.00 ex GST Our Price $8,196.10 Inc GSTDaily Rental: $13.51 Inc GST - 26% Off RRP
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Cossiga BTGOR6 Tower Floor Standing Refrigerated Open Food Display- "Grab & Go" 600mm -"New Generation"RRP $7,790.00 ex GST Our Price $5,747.00 ex GST Our Price $6,321.70 Inc GSTDaily Rental: $10.42 Inc GST - 26% Off RRP
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Cossiga BTGOR9 Tower Floor Standing Refrigerated Open Food Display- "Grab & Go" 900mm -"New Generation"RRP $8,920.00 ex GST Our Price $6,581.00 ex GST Our Price $7,239.10 Inc GSTDaily Rental: $11.93 Inc GST - 26% Off RRP
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Cossiga BTGRF12-SD Tower Floor Standing 1200mm Refrigerated Self-Serve Display (Front Sliding Doors) – “New Generation”RRP $10,980.00 ex GST Our Price $8,100.00 ex GST Our Price $8,910.00 Inc GSTDaily Rental: $14.69 Inc GST - 26% Off RRP
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Cossiga BTGRF15-SD Tower Floor Standing 1500mm Refrigerated Self-Serve Display (Front Sliding Doors) – “New Generation”RRP $12,270.00 ex GST Our Price $9,052.00 ex GST Our Price $9,957.20 Inc GSTDaily Rental: $16.41 Inc GST - 26% Off RRP
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Cossiga BTGRF18 Tower Floor Standing Refrigerated Food Display 1800mm – “New Generation” Front Tilting GlassRRP $13,240.00 ex GST Our Price $9,768.00 ex GST Our Price $10,744.80 Inc GSTDaily Rental: $17.71 Inc GST - 26% Off RRP
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Cossiga BTGRF6-SD Tower Floor Standing 600mm Refrigerated Self-Serve Display (Front Sliding Doors) – “New Generation”RRP $8,830.00 ex GST Our Price $6,514.00 ex GST Our Price $7,165.40 Inc GSTDaily Rental: $11.81 Inc GST - 26% Off RRP
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Cossiga BTGRF9-SD Tower Floor Standing 900mm Refrigerated Self-Serve Display (Front Sliding Doors) – “New Generation”RRP $9,580.00 ex GST Our Price $7,068.00 ex GST Our Price $7,774.80 Inc GSTDaily Rental: $12.82 Inc GST - 26% Off RRP
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Cossiga GOGRF12 Tower Countertop Refrigerated Display 1200mmRRP $8,980.00 ex GST Our Price $6,625.00 ex GST Our Price $7,287.50 Inc GSTDaily Rental: $12.01 Inc GST - 26% Off RRP
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Cossiga GOGRF9 Tower Countertop Refrigerated Display 900mmRRP $8,340.00 ex GST Our Price $6,153.00 ex GST Our Price $6,768.30 Inc GSTDaily Rental: $11.16 Inc GST - 26% Off RRP
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Cossiga STGRF12-SD Tower Countertop Refrigerated Display 1200mm (Front Sliding Doors)RRP $8,760.00 ex GST Our Price $6,463.00 ex GST Our Price $7,109.30 Inc GSTDaily Rental: $11.72 Inc GST - 26% Off RRP
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Cossiga STGRF6-SD Tower Countertop Refrigerated Display 600mm (Front Sliding Doors)RRP $7,920.00 ex GST Our Price $5,843.00 ex GST Our Price $6,427.30 Inc GSTDaily Rental: $10.59 Inc GST
Choosing a Cake Display Fridge
Static or fan-forced cooling
This is the one that decides whether your cakes still look good at 3pm. Fan-forced (ventilated) cabinets blow cold air around the cabinet, so temperature stays even top to bottom and recovers quickly when the doors are opened a lot. The downside is that moving air dries out anything uncovered, so sponges go stale, cut edges crust over and icing loses its shine. Static cabinets cool more gently and hold more humidity, which suits unwrapped cakes and pastries, but there can be a few degrees difference between the top and bottom shelves. If most of what you sell is wrapped or boxed, fan-forced is fine. If it's open cakes and slices on a platter, look at static or a cabinet designed specifically for cakes.
Food safety temperatures
Under the Food Standards Code, potentially hazardous food has to be kept at 5°C or below. That covers sandwiches, salads, cream and custard cakes, cheesecake and most filled pastries. A cabinet that sits at 7°C might be fine for drinks and dry cakes, but not for a tiramisu. Check the rated holding temperature on the spec sheet, and put a probe thermometer in the warmest spot, usually the top shelf near the front, rather than trusting the display on the controller.
Check the ambient temperature rating
Display fridges are tested to perform at a set room temperature and humidity. A cabinet rated for a 25°C room will struggle in a shopfront with afternoon sun and the coffee machine running beside it, and you'll see it in warm product and a compressor that never switches off. If your shop gets hot in summer, pick a unit rated for higher ambient temperatures and keep it out of direct sun and away from doorways.
Service, self-serve or open front
Service cabinets have sliding doors at the back, so staff serve from behind the counter and customers only get to look. Self-serve cabinets have front doors customers open themselves, which suits grab and go but means more doors opening and more temperature loss. Open front displays with an air curtain move the most stock, but they use more power, get knocked around by air conditioning and draughts, and should only hold wrapped or packaged food.
Countertop or floor standing
Countertop units sit on the bench next to the register and work well for a small range of cakes and slices where bench space is tight. Floor standing cabinets form part of the counter itself and hold far more, usually across three or four tiers. Measure the width you've got to fill, and remember a floor standing unit needs to line up with the rest of your counter height and joinery.
Heat, airflow and placement
Most cabinets here are self-contained, meaning the compressor sits in the base and dumps its heat straight into your shop. In a small cafe that's noticeable, and your air conditioning will be working harder to keep up. The unit also needs room to breathe, so don't box it tightly into joinery without the vent openings shown on the spec sheet. A blocked condenser is the most common reason a display fridge stops holding temperature.
Cleaning and upkeep
Clean the condenser coil every few months, or monthly in a bakery where flour gets into everything. Keep the condensate drain clear, since a blocked drain means water pooling under the product trays. Wipe the glass inside and out daily, and check the door seals on service and self-serve cabinets, because a torn seal lets warm air in all day.
Brands and support
We stock cake and cold food displays from Skope, Williams, Airex and Woodson, along with Anvil Aire and Cossiga. For frozen desserts see our gelato displays, and for back of house storage see our commercial fridges. Everything is available on SilverChef Rent-Try-Buy, and our licensed technicians handle installation, commissioning and servicing.