With the global digital transformation of the retail industry and consumption upgrading, beverage display cabinets, as core equipment in cold chain terminals, are undergoing technological innovation and market restructuring. Based on authoritative industry data and corporate annual reports, this article synthesizes dimensions such as technical patents, market share, and application scenario adaptability to sort out the competitiveness map of the world’s top ten beverage display cabinet suppliers.
I. Local Leading Enterprises: In-depth Technical Cultivation and Scenario Innovation
AUCMA
As a global expert in full-scenario cold chain solutions, AUCMA has built technical barriers with more than 2,000 patents. Its products such as air-cooled frost-free freezers, AI intelligent unmanned vending cabinets, and vaccine storage boxes ARKTEK cover multiple scenarios including commercial, household, and medical use. In 2024, its global sales exceeded 5.3 million units, and its products were exported to more than 130 countries. In the Southeast Asian market, it occupied a 35% share with R134a environmentally friendly refrigerant and design adapted to subtropical climates.
HIRON
As a listed company on the Shanghai Stock Exchange, HIRON focuses on the commercial frozen display cabinet segment, with a global market share of 7.5% in 2024. Its intelligent vending cabinets support a wide temperature adjustment range from -5℃ to 10℃, and are equipped with AI defrosting function to reduce energy consumption by 30%, adapting to scenarios such as chain convenience stores and tea shops. In 2025, it launched dual-cycle refrigeration technology to solve the problem of odor mixing between refrigerated and frozen items.
HAIER CARRIER
A full cold chain solution platform jointly established by Haier Group and the American Carrier Corporation, it has a product line of more than 1,000 specifications of supermarket display cabinets. Its carbon dioxide refrigeration system has achieved a 40% energy efficiency improvement in the Asia-Pacific region. The newly launched intelligent temperature control platform in 2025 supports remote data monitoring and sales heat analysis, serving global chain giants such as Walmart and 7-11.
II. International Giants: Global Layout and Technical Standard Setting
4. Carrier Commercial Refrigeration
A global leader in commercial refrigeration equipment, its global sales of beverage storage cabinets reached 1.496 billion US dollars in 2024. Its products cover scenarios such as restaurants, supermarkets, and hotels. The modular design display cabinets launched in 2025 can realize 24-hour rapid deployment, equipped with adaptive temperature control algorithms to dynamically adjust energy consumption and display effects.
5. Hoshizaki
A Japanese refrigeration equipment giant, famous for precise temperature control and durability in the field of beverage display cabinets. Its product line includes vertical refrigerators, beer fresh-keeping cabinets, and intelligent vending systems. The blue light LED lighting technology launched in 2025 increases the visual appeal of products by 30%, adapting to scenarios such as bars and catering stores.
6. Epta Group
An Italian refrigeration equipment manufacturer focusing on the research and development of commercial refrigeration and freezing equipment. Its Foster series display cabinets adopt natural refrigerant technology, complying with EU environmental protection standards. In 2024, it had a 28% market share in the European market, featuring silent and energy-saving design with noise lower than 40 decibels, suitable for high-end cafes and boutique supermarkets.
III. Emerging Forces: Breakthroughs in Intelligence and Customization
7. LECON
A representative of domestic intelligent display cabinet innovation, the LC-900A series, with a compact 900mm body, is suitable for small stores. It is equipped with a mechanical temperature control system to maintain a temperature difference of ±1℃, with an average daily power consumption of 3.3 kWh. The air-cooled frost-free series launched in 2025 supports linkage with Gree smart home systems to realize cross-device data management.
8. Bingshan Songyang Cold Chain
A domestic expert in full-process cold chain solutions, with business in 20 countries. Its dual-temperature zone switching display cabinets can display refrigerated beverages and frozen foods at the same time. In 2024, its R&D investment accounted for 8%, focusing on breaking through deep cooling technology (-25℃ ice cream preservation) and anti-pinch sliding door design.
9. KAIXUE
A comprehensive high-tech enterprise of cold chain equipment with 128 patents. Its all-electric bus air conditioners and unmanned retail cold cabinets lead the industry trend. The newly developed e-commerce consignment cabinets in 2025 support code scanning to pick up goods and real-time inventory synchronization, adapting to new retail scenarios such as community group buying and unmanned convenience stores.
10. Nenwell
A Chinese refrigerator trade exporter covering refrigerators, guide rails, refrigerators and other refrigeration equipment. Its beverage display cabinets adopt stainless steel inner tank design with strong corrosion resistance. In 2024, overseas revenue accounted for 40%, and it has achieved localized production and rapid response in markets such as Pakistan, Indonesia, and Singapore.
IV. Industry Trends and Future Outlook
According to QYR’s forecast, the global beverage storage cabinet market will expand at a compound annual growth rate of 5% from 2025 to 2031, and the growth rate of the Chinese market will reach 12%. Intelligence, energy conservation, and customization have become the three major development directions:
Intelligence: Display cabinets equipped with IoT modules can realize remote temperature control, fault early warning, and sales data insight, improving operational efficiency;
Energy conservation: Adopting technologies such as variable frequency temperature control and R134a environmentally friendly refrigerants to respond to global carbon neutrality goals;
Customization: Developing products such as compact vertical cabinets and multi-temperature zone switching designs for segmented scenarios such as convenience stores and tea shops to meet differentiated needs.
In the future, with the in-depth integration of 5G and AI technologies, beverage display cabinets will upgrade from single storage equipment to intelligent retail terminals, reconstructing the relationship between people, goods, and places, and promoting the global cold chain industry to evolve towards green, intelligent, and efficient directions.
Post time: Sep-15-2025 Views: