COMMERCIAL BUYER'S GUIDE · LIVE SPEC DATA

COMMERCIAL DRINKS
& DISPLAY FRIDGES.

Every commercial drinks and display fridge we sell — under-bench, upright, open display and outdoor — on one board, with capacity, width, noise and yearly running cost pulled straight from the spec data. Pick the format for your venue below, then sort the board by the spec that matters.

Published 19 July 2026 · Spec data computed —

The short answer

Match the fridge format to how your venue sells drinks. Behind the bar: an under-bench unit — 208L (900mm wide) or 330L (1350mm), $175–$322 a year to run. Front of house or bottle shop: an upright glass-door display fridge, 293L to 825L, from $107/yr. Grab-and-go café service: an open display fridge (162–325L) — no door between the customer and the drink, but budget $648–$1,331/yr in power for it. Beer gardens and alfresco: stainless steel outdoor-rated units (248L and 388L). All 23 units are on the sortable board below, and everything ships from the commercial drinks & display fridges collection.

Under-bench: the back-bar workhorse

The under-bench format slides beneath the serving bench so staff pour without leaving the till. There are 10 under-bench commercial units on the board, in two footprints: 208L two-door at 900mm wide and 330L three-door at 1350mm, all 840mm tall. Running costs sit between $175 and $322 a year. Heated-glass variants stop the door fogging in humid rooms — here's how heated glass works — and there are sliding-door, solid-door and night-club LED versions of the same cabinet. If you're weighing this format against a domestic fridge for a pub or club, start with how to choose a commercial bar fridge.

Upright display: sell from the front of house

Upright glass-door merchandisers do the selling before anyone reaches the bar: full-height visible stock behind a door that reseals. The 6 uprights here run from a 293L single-door to an 825L two-door, with yearly running costs starting at $107. One of them can also carry your venue's branding: the 737L unit ($150/yr) is available with your logo through our custom branding program.

Open display: grab-and-go for cafés

Open display fridges drop the door entirely — customers take a drink without breaking stride, which is why they run the counter lines at cafés and convenience stores. The Rhino TK range spans 162L to 325L across 4 models, from a 610mm counter unit to a 1210mm multi-deck. Every open-front unit costs more per year to run than any door unit on the board with a listed running cost — $648–$1,331/yr versus $84–$483/yr — because there is no door holding the cold in. If faster sales cover the power bill, this is the format — our grab-and-go café guide works through placement and sizing, and the TK range guide compares the four models directly.

Outdoor: beer gardens and alfresco service

Standard commercial cabinets aren't built for outdoor ambient heat. The two stainless steel outdoor commercial units here — a 248L two-door solid and a 388L three-door glass — are outdoor-rated for exactly that job, at $328 and $483 a year respectively. For the full outdoor decision (shade, airflow, drainage), see how to choose an outdoor bar fridge.

Running costs: read the yearly number, not the sticker

Across the whole board, estimated yearly running costs span $84 to $1,331 (manufacturer energy data) — a wider spread than most buyers expect, and it compounds every year the fridge is plugged in. Format drives it more than size: the cheapest full-size unit to run on the board is the Rhino SGT1R-BS 293L Right Hinge Commercial Upright Bar Fridge at $107/yr. Sort the board by Cheapest to Run before you shortlist. The numbers behind this are unpacked in commercial bar fridge running costs and the wider running-cost dataset.

Commercial fridge questions, answered

How much does a commercial drinks fridge cost to run in Australia?

Between $84 and $1,331 a year (estimated from manufacturer energy data) across the 23 units on this board. Glass and solid door cabinets sit at the low end; open display units at the high end. 22 of the 23 rows show their own figure.

Open display or glass door — which should a café pick?

Open display removes the door between the customer and the drink, and it costs more to keep cold — on this board, $648–$1,331/yr against $84–$483/yr for glass and solid door units. High-traffic counter service favours open display; anything slower favours a door. Full comparison: open display vs glass door.

What size commercial fridge does a café need?

Counter grab-and-go starts at 162L in a 610mm-wide open unit; back-of-counter milk storage for the coffee machine is covered by a 23L benchtop unit at 350mm wide; a 208L under-bench handles stocked drinks service. Sizing by traffic is worked through in the open display buying guide.

Do you do trade pricing for venues?

Yes — cafés, bars, clubs and fit-out trades can request a trade quote and we'll price the exact unit list, delivered Australia-wide.

Keep reading

Format

Rank by

#	Model	Capacity ▼	Width ▲	Noise ▲	Run / yr ▲
01	Upright 2 Door Commercial Glass Door Refrigerator – 825L→ 825LBEST	825L	1200mm	55dB	—
02	Add Your Logo — 737L Upright Commercial Glass Drinks Fridge→ 737L	737L	890mm	47dB	$150
03	Rhino – 473L Commercial Upright 2 Door Glass Door Drinks Fridge→ 473L	473L	900mm	47dB	$195
04	Schmick 389L Upright Commercial Fridge – HUS-C5→ 389L	389L	600mm	55dB	$206
05	Rhino Commercial Outdoor 3 Door Stainless Steel Bar Fridge – 388L→ 388L	388L	1350mm	43dB	$483
06	Rhino 330L Commercial 3 Door Bar Fridge – SG3H-B-HD→ 330L	330L	1350mm	47dB	$322
07	Rhino 330L Commercial 3 Door Bar Fridge – SG3H-B→ 330L	330L	1350mm	47dB	$262
08	Rhino 330L Commercial 3 Door Bar Fridge – SG3S-B→ 330L	330L	1350mm	47dB	$262
09	Rhino 330L Commercial 3 Door Bar Fridge – SG3H-HD→ 330L	330L	1350mm	47dB	$322
10	Rhino TK-12 325L Open Display Commercial Fridge→ Open Front · No Door	325L	1210mm	47dB	$1,331
11	Rhino SGT1R-BS 293L Right Hinge Commercial Upright Bar Fridge→ 293L	293L	600mm	47dB	$107
12	Rhino TK-9 260L Open Display Commercial Fridge→ Open Front · No Door	260L	890mm	47dB	$927
13	Rhino Commercial Outdoor 2 Door Stainless Steel Bar Fridge – 248L→ 248L	248L	900mm	43dB	$328
14	Rhino SG2H-B 208L Commercial 2 Door Bar Fridge — Black Glass→ 208L	208L	900mm	43dB	$188
15	Rhino SG2S-B 208L Commercial 2 Door Bar Fridge — Black Sliding Glass→ 208L	208L	900mm	43dB	$188
16	Rhino SG2H-NC 208L Night Club Commercial 2 Door Bar Fridge — Multi-Coloured LED→ 208L	208L	900mm	43dB	$188
17	Rhino SG2H-SD 208L Commercial 2 Door Bar Fridge — Stainless Solid Door→ 208L	208L	900mm	43dB	$175
18	Rhino SG2H-HD 208L Commercial 2 Door Bar Fridge — Stainless Heated Glass→ 208L	208L	900mm	43dB	$300
19	Rhino SG2H-B-HD 208L Commercial 2 Door Bar Fridge — Black Heated Glass→ 208L	208L	900mm	43dB	$300
20	Rhino TK-6 170L Open Display Commercial Fridge→ Open Front · No Door	170L	610mm	47dB	$670
21	Rhino TK-6S 162L Open Display Commercial Fridge→ Open Front · No Door	162L	610mm	47dB	$648
22	Commercial Milk Fridge for Coffee Machines – 23L→ 23L	23L	350mm	41dB	$84
23	IC Cold 540L Commercial Upright Refrigerator – FC-BS75AH→	—	750mm	47dB	$427

Source kc_specs · manufacturer spec sheets

Running cost AUD/yr · manufacturer energy data

Eligibility active commercial drinks & display units · no freezers

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