Hussmann is bringing back its Evolve Experience Roadshow for 2026, sending its 53-foot mobile innovation showroom across North America to help food retailers plan refrigeration investments amid a shifting regulatory landscape.
The tour returns at a time when refrigerant planning has grown more complicated for retailers. Federal refrigerant regulations moved again this year, with the EPA releasing a revised Technology Transitions Rule and reconsidering its Refrigerant Management Rule in May, leaving many operators re-evaluating equipment strategies, compliance timelines and capital plans.
The St. Louis-based manufacturer, a Panasonic company, said the traveling education and training experience combines hands-on equipment demonstrations with expert-led discussions covering sustainable refrigeration technologies, regulatory changes and best practices for planning future investments.
What’s on board
The 2026 tour showcases Hussmann’s Evolve Technologies portfolio of low-global warming potential solutions featuring CO2, R-290 and A2L refrigerants. Visitors can explore equipment firsthand while learning about system design, installation considerations, service requirements and regulatory compliance.
Beyond refrigeration, the mobile showroom features the company’s merchandising innovations, Aperion digital solutions, StoreConnect connected-store technologies and service, maintenance and performance parts programs, with one-on-one conversations built around each retailer’s specific stores and priorities.
From pandemic pivot to permanent program
The roadshow began as a way for Hussmann to stay connected with retailers when trade shows and live events were canceled during the pandemic. It has since grown into a recurring mobile training program that has traveled thousands of miles across North America.
Retailers interested in upcoming stops or scheduling a visit can contact Hussmann through the roadshow page at hussmann.com.
Hussmann has manufactured commercial refrigeration equipment for more than a century and provides display merchandisers, refrigeration systems, installation and services to food retailers, backed by a nationwide network of technicians.