Fridge, Chiller or Freezer? Which to Rent for Your Event in Singapore

Serving cold drinks? You want a chiller

If the job is keeping cans, bottles and packet drinks cold, a glass-display drink chiller is what you're after. It holds around 1-5°C - cold enough to serve straight from the door - and the glass front lets guests see what's inside, which matters at a stall or a bar.

Size it to your crowd. As a rough guide, a 255L unit holds about 180 (320ml) cans or roughly 100 (500ml) bottles; a 500L holds about 400 cans or 250 bottles; the 380L sits in between. If you'll restock through the day, you can go a size down; if it's one big load for a full crowd, size up.

Serving ice cream, gelato or frozen food? You want a freezer

Anything that has to stay frozen - gelato, ice cream, ice - needs a freezer, not a chiller. For scooping in front of guests, a gelato or ice-cream display freezer shows off the tubs while keeping them frozen. For bulk frozen stock behind the scenes, a chest freezer or glass chest freezer does the heavy lifting. Don't try to freeze in a drink chiller - it isn't built for it.

Want people to SEE the product? Go glass-display

Cakes, desserts, premium drinks - anything where presentation sells - call for a glass display fridge or cake display chiller that keeps it cold while it stays on show. The Low-E glass doors cut misting so the view stays clear, and there are glass-front units on the freezer side too.

Power and venue: two quick checks

Our display units run on a standard Singapore 13A wall socket - plug-and-play, single-phase. A 255L draws about 300W and a 500L about 420W, so a normal power point handles them without special wiring.

These units are recommended for indoor events. At an outdoor venue in Singapore humidity, some condensation may form on the outer glass - that's normal and wipes right off, but it's worth knowing before you set up under the sun at a pasar malam or roadshow.