Opheem | Case Study

Williams Refrigeration

Williams Refrigeration

Premium Supplier 18th August 2025
Williams Refrigeration

Williams Refrigeration

Premium Supplier

Opheem | Case Study

Opheem is the only two Michelin star restaurant in Birmingham, and one of just two Indian restaurants in the UK to achieve this. Aktar Islam, chef and proprietor of Opheem, explains “We’re in a business of flavour. Any process which we adopt has to be for that reason.”

Growth is at the heart of Opheem, having transformed its kitchen three times since its opening in May 2018. In light of this, and the importance of using dry-aged ingredients on the menu, Opheem recently purchased three Williams meat ageing refrigerators.

Although the three cabinets currently age poultry, beef and fish respectively, the ever-evolving menu at Opheem demands constant reinvention and experimenting, and for Aktar, dry-ageing has potential beyond meat and fish.

"I’ve been behind this movement for well over two decades and the Williams Meat Ageing Refrigerator is something I wholeheartedly recommend. I think your customers will love it.”

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