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Article: More ice maker, walk-in technology.(FOCUS: ICE MACHINES, FREEZERS & COOLERS)
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- Air Conditioning, Heating & Refrigeration News
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- July 7, 2008
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CHICAGO -- Chocolate ice. An evaporator tipped on its side so the ice forms facing straight down. A promotion that promises, "Buy an ice machine from us and we will plant a tree in your honor." A remote refrigerated beer system with the elegant nickname "Frostini."
Those were just a few of the twists and turns in technology and promotions at the 89th annual National Restaurant Association (NRA) Restaurant, Hotel-Motel Show in Chicago. Despite a general agreement that the overall economy was sluggish at the time of the event in mid-May, more than 2,200 exhibitors had wares to show the more than 70,000 attendees.
Given that many exhibitors, there was ...