Freezer centre
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A freezer centre is the name given to a shop specialising in the sale of frozen food
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Prominent examples within the United Kingdom
include the Iceland
and Farmfoods
retail chains. Although they both (in common with many other freezer centres) sell non-frozen goods, their core business remains frozen produce.
Frozen food
Freezing food preserves it from the time it is prepared to the time it is eaten. Since early times, farmers, fishermen, and trappers have preserved their game and produce in unheated buildings during the winter season. Freezing food slows down decomposition by turning water to ice, making it...
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Prominent examples within the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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include the Iceland
Iceland (supermarket)
Iceland is a supermarket chain in the United Kingdom and Ireland. Iceland's primary product lines include frozen foods, such as frozen prepared meals and frozen vegetables - hence the name of the company...
and Farmfoods
Farmfoods
Farmfoods is a Scottish supermarket chain operating throughout the United Kingdom. Farmfoods predominately sells frozen food and also grocery items.- History :...
retail chains. Although they both (in common with many other freezer centres) sell non-frozen goods, their core business remains frozen produce.