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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Sarah Butler

Morrisons trials raising temperature of its freezers to save energy and money

Supermarket freezers full of frozen food
Morrisons said the cost savings from raising the freezer temperatures could help it keep down prices for shoppers. Photograph: Morrisons/PA

Morrisons is testing out raising the temperature of its freezers by 3C in the first move by a UK supermarket to depart from a long-held industry standard, in order to save energy and money.

The Bradford-based chain said it would increase the temperature on appliances in 10 of its stores to -15C from -18C, the industry standard set almost 100 years ago and left unchanged.

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