Empire Supplies

Empire Supplies, supplier of commercial kitchen and catering equipment in the United Kingdom

Empire Supplies is a British supplier specialising in commercial equipment for professional kitchens and catering establishments. Its online catalogue brings together a wide range of machinery, furniture and tableware for restaurants, bars, cafés, institutional kitchens and takeaway food businesses. The company operates through its online store and sells both its own brand, Empire, and products from recognised manufacturers in the sector.

Commercial refrigeration and beverage equipment

The refrigeration section includes single, double, triple and four-door bar bottle coolers, as well as upright bottle coolers, wine coolers, minibars, keg coolers and mobile folding bars. The range is completed with chest freezers, storage and display cabinets, refrigerated delicatessen counters, ice cream displays, dry ageing cabinets and ice machines, crushers and flakers. For beverage service, the catalogue includes electric water boilers with automatic and manual fill, chilled drink dispensers, milkshake makers, slush machines, drinks mixers, juicers and water dispensers.

Cooking and food preparation equipment

In cooking, the company distributes convection ovens, combination ovens, pizza ovens, bakery ovens, charcoal ovens and baked potato ovens, as well as boiling tops and gas hobs, griddles, grills, electric and gas fryers, pressure fryers, crepe and waffle makers, toasters, microwaves, hot cupboards and rotisseries. The range also includes induction cooking equipment, high-speed rapid cook ovens and sous vide systems. For preparation, it offers blenders and mixers — spiral, planetary and countertop —, dough rollers and formers, meat equipment such as mincers, slicers, bone saws and kebab slicers, as well as vegetable preparation machines, pasta machines, bread slicers, potato peelers and vacuum packers.

Display, service and furniture

The display and service catalogue covers ambient display units, bain maries, buffet displays, display refrigeration, heated countertop and floor-standing displays, pie display cabinets and sushi and tapas displays. The company also sells furniture for restaurants and cafés, such as chairs, tables, stools, cloakroom furniture and staff lockers, conference furniture, folding and outdoor furniture, high chairs and hotel supplies. In tableware and crockery there are crockery, glassware and catering disposables: baguette and sandwich containers, banquet rolls and slip covers, condiment pots and soup cups, disposable cups and cutlery, disposable glasses, plates and trays, greaseproof paper, napkins, paper bags and takeaway food containers.

Stainless steel fabrication and grease management

The company offers a stainless steel fabrication section with single, double and three-bowl sinks, pot wash sinks, hand wash basins, mobile sinks and models with drawers and cabinets. These are joined by central and wall tables, tables with upper shelf, with wheels, corner tables, preparation stations, dishwasher tables, folding tables and cutting board tables, as well as chrome and stainless steel shelving, wall and floor cabinets, catering trolleys and GN trolleys. In grease management, the catalogue includes automatic grease traps, stainless steel and mild steel interceptors, high-density polyethylene traps, dosing systems, couplings and frying oil filtration.

Warewashing, cleaning and auxiliary equipment

The warewashing and cleaning section comprises undercounter, pass-through hood and conveyor dishwashers, glasswashers, utensil and pot washers, hand dryers, laundry equipment — washing machines, dryers, irons and linen trucks — and chemicals. Cleaning is covered by pressure washers and steam cleaners, cleaning trolleys, mops, brushes, vacuum cleaners and wet floor signs, along with consumables such as bleach, concentrates, cloths, drain unblockers, descalers, disinfectants, glass cleaners and gloves. Accessories are added such as baskets and racks, warewash dosing pumps, cutlery polishers and decarbonisers.

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