1931
Our first refrigerating unit
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1960
Zerica’s first water fountain: pioneering the sector in Italy
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1971
First portable refrigeration unit for drinks launched designed by Joe Colombo
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1976
First undersink unit brought to market
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1980
The company takes the name Zerica with the objective to create ever more innovative and unique products
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1981
Zerica designs the first ever chiller unit without a cooling chamber with stagnant water. Now called Direct Chill, this system is standard worldwide
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1982
Presenting Baby, the smallest bottle-fed cooler in the world
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1984
Zerica starts to use antibacterial copper in the production of its water coolers
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1987
Zerica patents the revolutionary High Performance Direct Chill (HPDC). Water is chilled in just 3 minutes with reduced energy consumption.
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1995
The U40 is launched. The smallest undersink chiller in the world even today!
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1996
Sparkling water coolers are added. Zerica becomes a market leader in the Bar/Restaurant sector
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1999
Zerica presents the first GPLUS model, the only unit for the Bar/Restaurant sector that can be placed either countertop or undersink
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2010
EAQUA is born, the first all-in-one countertop unit that can operate either by connecting to the water mains or using an internal water tank
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2011
Celebrating 80 years, Zerica unveils BIT, a prototype using induction controls with a screen inspired by aerospace technology
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2013
FUTURA revolutionises chilled and sparkling water dispensers. The most compact freestanding, hygienic unit on the market with almost zero maintenance required.
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2014
Zerica patents Pour Fast, the ultra-fast post mix technology
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2015
BEVILA NATURA, ZERICA enters the soft drinks machine markets.
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2019
Introduces R600a eco-friendly refrigerant gas
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2019
PIC 4.0
A true revolution. The first "open source" system to remotely control any device.
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2020
FRISKA, the trademark range of ZERICA water coolers.
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2020
AUXILIA – IoT-enabled, multi-award winning, made in Zerica
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2021
Zerica's i-Wall wins two prestigious Red Dot Awards in the Smart Product and Outstanding Design categories.
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2022
Zerica wins two Red Dot Awards for the second year running in the Smart Product and Outstanding Design categories, this time with Smart-Top.
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2023
Mix&Go!, the innovative cocktail machine, ZERICA enter the alcoholic drink market.
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