What Makes the Infrico ZX Upright Bottle Coolers a Reliable Choice for Chilled Back-Bar Drinks Display?
The Infrico ZX upright bottle coolers are tall, glass-door back-bar refrigerators designed to keep beers, ciders, wines and soft drinks perfectly chilled and ready for service in busy UK bars, pubs and hospitality venues. With a slim footprint and full-height display, they maximise visible bottle capacity without consuming excessive floor space, making them ideal for operators that need serious chilled storage behind the bar while still presenting brands clearly to guests.
A laminated exterior and interior provides a smart charcoal finish that blends easily with contemporary back-bar designs, while the upright single and double glass door configurations allow you to match capacity and frontage to your bar length and drinks range. Backed by European commercial refrigeration expertise and supplied through reputable UK catering equipment channels, the Infrico ZX range gives professional operators a dependable solution for high-volume chilled bottle display.
How Do the Infrico ZX Upright Bottle Coolers Deliver Consistent Chilled Performance for Drinks Service?
The Infrico ZX upright bottle coolers are engineered around a +4 °C to +12 °C temperature range, ideal for chilled beers, bottled soft drinks and ready-to-serve mixers. A fan-assisted cooling system circulates cold air evenly across all five or ten shelves, ensuring bottles at the top of the cabinet are kept just as cold as those on the bottom, so customers enjoy a consistent experience with every drink served.
The system uses environmentally friendlier R290 refrigerant to deliver efficient, stable performance, helping to reduce energy consumption compared with older refrigerants. A wider spaced finned condenser minimises dust build-up, which in turn reduces the frequency of cleaning and supports more reliable heat rejection, helping UK operators maintain performance with less maintenance intervention over the lifetime of the bottle cooler.
Which Construction Features Help the Infrico ZX Upright Bottle Coolers Withstand Busy UK Bar Operations?
The laminated exterior and interior on the Infrico ZX upright bottle coolers provide a tough, easy-wipe finish that stands up to everyday knocks, spills and the constant loading and unloading that comes with high-volume bar service. This robust construction helps the cabinets look presentable for longer, even in demanding late-night trading environments, supporting a professional back-bar appearance.
Double glazed glass doors combine an attractive display window with improved insulation, helping to retain cold air while reducing external condensation and keeping energy use under control. Adjustable feet make it easy to level the cabinet on uneven bar floors, ensuring doors seal correctly and open smoothly. With locks fitted as standard, operators can secure premium stock after hours, protecting high-value bottles and giving peace of mind in busy city-centre and late-night venues.
How Do the Infrico ZX Upright Bottle Coolers Use Digital Control to Protect Product Quality and Food Safety?
Each Infrico ZX upright bottle cooler is equipped with a digital controller with temperature display, allowing staff to check the current operating temperature at a glance and adjust set points quickly to suit different drinks ranges. This fine control helps maintain consistent chilled conditions, ensuring bottled beers, ciders and soft drinks are served at the right temperature for taste and customer satisfaction.
The refrigeration system features automatic defrost, which prevents excessive ice build-up on the evaporator, maintaining efficient airflow and reducing the need for manual intervention. Combined with a simple 13-amp plug-and-play electrical supply, the ZX range is straightforward to install to UK electrical standards and easy to operate day to day, supporting reliable service and protecting product quality in line with professional food and drink handling expectations.
What Are the Key Differences Between the Infrico ZX10 and ZX20 Upright Bottle Coolers for UK Venues?
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Infrico ZX10 Upright Single Hinged Glass Door Bottle Cooler – With overall dimensions of approximately 1800 x 600 x 520 mm and a capacity of up to 324 bottles, the ZX10 is ideal for smaller bars, cocktail lounges, café-bars and boutique hotel sites where space is limited but a strong branded bottle display is still required. A single hinged glass door and five adjustable shelves give good flexibility for different bottle heights while keeping the footprint compact.
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Infrico ZX20 Upright Double Hinged Glass Door Bottle Cooler – At around 1800 x 900 x 520 mm with a capacity of up to 492 bottles and ten shelves, the ZX20 offers significantly more chilled display for busy pubs, volume-led bars and high-traffic hospitality venues. The double door format creates a wide merchandising frontage, ideal for presenting multiple beer and cider brands, RTDs and soft drinks in one highly visible upright cabinet.
Both models share the same design language, fan-assisted cooling, digital temperature control and R290 refrigerant technology, allowing operators to standardise on the Infrico ZX upright bottle cooler range while choosing the width and capacity that best match their specific bar layout and sales volume.
Which Hygiene and Maintenance Details Keep the Infrico ZX Upright Bottle Coolers Easy to Clean and Service?
The Infrico ZX upright bottle coolers are built to simplify cleaning and upkeep, which is crucial in fast-paced British catering and bar operations. The laminated interior offers a smooth, wipe-clean surface that makes dealing with spills and drips quick and uncomplicated, helping staff maintain a hygienic cabinet interior without lengthy downtime.
Replaceable door gaskets mean that seals can be changed easily when worn, restoring energy efficiency and ensuring a tight closure without needing to replace the entire door. The wider spaced finned condenser is specifically designed to reduce dust accumulation, making routine cleaning faster and helping the refrigeration system operate efficiently. Together, these features contribute to reduced maintenance costs and less disruption to drinks service across UK venues.
Which Everyday Service Scenarios Make the Infrico ZX Upright Bottle Coolers Ideal for UK Bars and Hospitality Venues?
In busy UK bars, pubs and late-night venues, the Infrico ZX upright bottle coolers act as high-capacity, high-visibility display fridges for bottled beers, ciders, alcopops and soft drinks. The tall glass doors and bright internal illumination create a strong merchandising impact, encouraging impulse orders and helping bar staff promote premium brands without taking up valuable back-bar counter space.
In hotel bars, restaurant lounges and leisure clubs, the ZX10 and ZX20 provide reliable chilled storage for a wide mixed bottle range, supporting service peaks during events and weekend trade. The ability for the cabinets to be built into back-bar joinery helps designers integrate them cleanly into fitted bar schemes, while the combination of large capacity and narrow depth is particularly helpful where floor space is at a premium but chilled bottled drinks remain a core revenue stream.
Where Do the Infrico ZX Upright Bottle Coolers Fit Best Within a Back-Bar or Front-of-House Layout?
With depths of around 520 mm, the Infrico ZX upright bottle coolers are designed to sit neatly along standard back-bar walls, providing vertical storage that does not project excessively into the working area. The single-door ZX10 suits tighter bar ends, alcoves and narrower service points, while the double-door ZX20 is ideal for central positions where maximum visibility and access are required.
Adjustable feet help level the cabinets on uneven floors, ensuring smooth door action and a correctly sealed cabinet in older premises or converted buildings. Because both models run from a simple 13-amp supply, they can often be positioned without major electrical works, giving operators flexibility to reconfigure their back-bar layout as menus, brands and trading patterns evolve.
Why Should UK Operators Choose the Infrico ZX Upright Bottle Coolers as a Long-Term Back-Bar Refrigeration Partner?
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Energy-conscious fan-assisted cooling with R290 refrigerant supports efficient, even chilling across all shelves, helping to keep running costs under control while maintaining product quality.
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Durable laminated construction, double glazed doors and replaceable gaskets provide long-term resilience in demanding bar environments, reducing the need for premature cabinet replacement.
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Digital temperature control, automatic defrost and 13-amp plug-and-play installation make the Infrico ZX upright bottle coolers simple to operate and straightforward to integrate into existing UK bar setups.
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European commercial refrigeration engineering, supplied through trusted UK catering equipment distributors, ensures access to parts, service and support, giving operators confidence in their back-bar refrigeration investment.
For operators seeking a proven, high-capacity upright bottle display that balances strong merchandising, reliable chilled performance and practical day-to-day operation, the Infrico ZX10 and ZX20 upright bottle coolers offer a robust long-term solution. By combining efficient fan-assisted cooling, thoughtful maintenance features and a back-bar friendly footprint, they help UK venues serve perfectly chilled bottled drinks, protect stock and present a clean, professional back-bar that supports profitable drinks sales service after service.
