# BM Foods installs CO2 refrigeration system at Cape Town factory

BM Foods, holding company of Mediterranean Delicacies, installed a CO2-driven refrigeration system at its Cape Town factory, becoming the first food manufacturer in South Africa to use this technology. The system, completed in May 2018, cost R5 million and includes a heat exchanger for free hot water.

- Type: Investment
- Announced: 2018-08-24
- Where: Cape Town, South Africa, South Africa
- Value: $350K (5.00M ZAR)
- Starts operating: May 2018
- Status: completed
- Products: CO2 refrigeration system, food products
- Sectors: [Food Processing Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/food-processing-equipment.md), [HVAC and Industrial Refrigeration](https://endata.com/sectors/hvac-refrigeration.md)

## Companies

- [BM Foods](https://endata.com/companies/33917.md)
- [Mainstream Refrigeration](https://endata.com/companies/33918.md) (supplier)

## Sources

- [engineeringnews.co.za](https://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article/company-first-to-use-co2-refrigeration-in-s-africa-2018-08-24), 2018-08-24: "With the more aggressive cooling potential of CO2, the plant’s actual cooling time has decreased."

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