by George Anderson | Oct 21, 2024
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...
by George Anderson | Sep 16, 2024
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...
by George Anderson | Aug 13, 2024
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...
by George Anderson | Jul 12, 2024
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...
by George Anderson | Jun 13, 2024
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...