Pubs/Restaurant Savings

DLH for Public Houses and Restaurants

Pubs and restaurants rely heavily on refrigeration, cellar cooling, air conditioning, and kitchen cooling systems that run for long hours every day. In many venues, refrigeration is one of the largest electricity loads, while cellar cooling can also be a significant and continuous cost in pubs. 

DLH helps pub and restaurant operators reduce avoidable energy waste across these systems without disrupting trading. There is no CAPEX, no major hardware programme, and no need to replace existing plant. DLH is delivered through OPEX and can be implemented remotely with minimal disruption, helping operators lower energy costs, reduce CO2 emissions, and improve plant performance

Illustrative savings

Single pub or restaurant site
Annual savings with DLH: £3,000-£12,000
Illustrative CO2 reduction: 4-16 tonnes

25-site pub or restaurant group
Annual savings with DLH: £75,000-£300,000
Illustrative CO2 reduction: 100-400 tonnes

100-site pub or restaurant chain
Annual savings with DLH: £300,000-£1.2m
Illustrative CO2 reduction: 400-1,600 tonnes

250-site national pub or restaurant estate
Annual savings with DLH: £750,000-£3.0m
Illustrative CO2 reduction: 1,000-4,000 tonnes

Illustrative assumption: DLH delivers a typical reduction in refrigeration, cellar cooling, and air conditioning energy use across hospitality sites, depending on plant condition, controls, operating hours, and estate profile. Restaurant refrigeration commonly accounts for a meaningful share of energy use, and pub cellar cooling is also a continuous operational load. [cite:2][cite:439][cite:409]

For larger hospitality chains, the commercial case is especially strong because relatively small per-site savings compound quickly across the estate. Reducing unnecessary compressor run time and smoothing plant operation can help reduce strain on refrigeration equipment, improve reliability, lower reactive maintenance, and support wider sustainability goals through lower CO2 emissions. 

DLH gives hospitality groups a live, estate‑wide view of cellar and back‑of‑house refrigeration, so they stay ahead of problems rather than firefighting them. Instead of discovering issues when beer is warm or a fridge has failed just before a busy service, DLH highlights sites where performance is drifting and assets are under strain. Managers and engineers can act early, protecting service and takings. Simple control problems can often be fixed remotely; where parts are needed, visits are better targeted, cutting wasted journeys and downtime. DLH helps keep cellars and food fridges within spec, reduces food and drink waste, and supports longer equipment life with postponed capex on replacement kit. At the same time, it delivers meaningful cooling energy and CO2 savings through smarter, AI‑driven optimisation of existing refrigeration.