
Cool Trolley (Hybrite S Cool Trolley)
A full-size active-cooling trolley that maintains 4°C for up to 20 hours without dry ice, using reusable cooling cassettes.
The Hybrite S Cool Trolley is Driessen's answer to one of galley catering's most persistent operational problems: keeping chilled meals, dairy, and temperature-sensitive premium items cold throughout the service window without the weight, logistics complexity, or safety risks associated with dry ice. It achieves this through an insulated trolley body paired with reusable Icebridge cooling cassettes that maintain internal temperatures as low as 4°C for up to 20 hours — sufficient to cover long-haul sectors from departure preparation through end-of-service. Insulation performance is increased by 50–90% relative to a standard trolley shell while the external dimensions and internal usable volume remain identical to a standard Hybrite S unit. This means no galley modification is required and the Cool Trolley stows in standard trolley bays on any ATLAS-compatible aircraft. The cooling cassettes are the key operational differentiator. They are refrozen at catering facilities between flights using conventional blast chillers or freezers, they withstand standard industrial dishwashing, and their quoted service life is up to two years. This removes the dry ice procurement, transport hazard management (CO2 sublimation in confined spaces), and regulatory handling burden that ground-handling teams and caterers face at airports across the GCC where dry ice sourcing is less standardised. Driessen has positioned the Cool Trolley as central to its Vision Zero Dry Ice programme — a commitment made following the CCE Group's integration with Icebridge in late 2025, targeting full dry-ice elimination across its customer base by 2030.
Technical specifications.
| Minimum internal temperature | 4 °C |
| Cooling hold time | Up to 20 hours |
| Insulation improvement vs standard trolley | 50–90 % |
| External dimensions | Standard trolley footprint (ATLAS compatible) |
| Cooling cassette service life | Up to 2 years |
| Cassette recharging | Conventional blast freezer / industrial dishwasher compatible |
| Dry ice dependency | Eliminated |
Use cases.
- ›Long-haul premium-class fresh meal service requiring sustained chill without dry ice
- ›Caterers and ground handlers at airports with limited or unreliable dry ice supply chains
- ›Airlines targeting dry ice phase-out for crew safety and ground-ops simplification
- ›Widebody operations where multiple chilled compartments are needed simultaneously across a long service window
- ›GCC carriers where extreme ramp temperatures accelerate dry ice sublimation and reduce effective hold time
Replacements & compatible alternatives.
Comparable In-Flight Catering Equipment from other suppliers. Cross-shop on specs — confirm exact fit and compatibility with the supplier before specifying.



