Sharp-eyed food shoppers will soon see the "GreenChill" logo on refrigeration equipment in some of their favorite supermarkets. Ten companies, including several large supermarket chains, joined today with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in a voluntary program to promote green refrigeration technologies, strategies and practices that protect the stratospheric ozone layer, reduce greenhouse gases, and save money.

The supermarket, refrigeration equipment and chemical refrigerant industries launched the new GreenChill Advanced Refrigeration Partnership today with the federal agency.

To counteract the depletion of stratospheric ozone, which protects Earth's residents from the Sun's ultraviolet radiation, partners guarantee to use only ozone-friendly alternatives and advanced refrigeration techologies in all new and remodeled stores.

The EPA believes that GreenChill partners' adoption of advanced refrigeration technologies will lead to increased energy efficiency and reduce operating expenses to the industry by over $12 million annually.