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AUTOMATED FORKLIFTS EMERGE AS A COLD STORAGE OPTION

AUTOMATED FORKLIFTS EMERGE AS A COLD STORAGE OPTION

Cold storage is at the heart of the grocery industry’s efforts to safeguard the nation’s food supply, but it’s clear that market demands and labor challenges make increased material handling automation a business imperative. The inexorable push toward automation...
COLD CHAINS PREP TO STAY AFLOAT AMID RISING FLOODWATERS

COLD CHAINS PREP TO STAY AFLOAT AMID RISING FLOODWATERS

It takes more than a little bad weather to slow down grocers, but increasingly frequent and catastrophic rainstorms and the flooding events that come with them are putting unprecedented pressure on their cold chains. Precipitation from January through July has been...
IS COLD CHAIN TRANSPORTATION GOING BACK TO THE FUTURE?

IS COLD CHAIN TRANSPORTATION GOING BACK TO THE FUTURE?

Maintaining product quality and cost containment are two of the biggest priorities for frozen and refrigerated food retailers and their cold chain partners. That’s why the industry is continually focused on improving performance through effective use of new and...
AUTOMATED FORKLIFTS EMERGE AS A COLD STORAGE OPTION

TIME TO TURN UP THE HEAT ON GROCERY’S COLD CHAIN?

A report issued last November, “Three Degrees of Change,” posits that cold chain managers could raise temperatures from -18°C to -15°C or -0.4°F to 5°F and enjoy significant energy savings without appreciably affecting the quality or safety of frozen foods. It also...
ONLINE GROWTH PRESSURES GROCERS TO GET LAST MILE RIGHT

ONLINE GROWTH PRESSURES GROCERS TO GET LAST MILE RIGHT

Although online grocery sales may no longer be increasing at pandemic-era rates, they are expected to continue grabbing market share for the foreseeable future. That change means grocers will be challenged to continuously improve operational efficiencies in the quest...