Interstate Cold Storage: A Legacy of Family-Owned Excellence in Cold Storage and Logistics

In the heart of the Mid-West, a family-owned business has been making waves in the cold storage, shipping, and distribution industry for over three decades. Interstate Cold Storage, founded by Vincent Tippmann in 1973, has grown to become a trusted leader in the field. This blog post explores the roots of this family-owned enterprise, its commitment to excellence, and the values that drive its success.

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Interstate Cold Storage (ICS) announces the release of a new cold storage warehousing industry report that showcases ICS’s commitment to providing a highly customizable inventory tracking experience for cold storage users.

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In our modern world, where food travels across vast distances and reaches our tables from various sources, maintaining food safety is paramount. One crucial aspect of ensuring the freshness and quality of perishable goods is the establishment of a reliable cold chain. From farm to fork, every step of the supply chain must prioritize temperature control to prevent spoilage, maintain nutritional value, and safeguard public health. Let's delve into the significance of cold chain reliability and its impact on food safety.

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Interstate Cold Storage is a leading provider of temperature-controlled warehousing and logistics services. One of the key aspects of their operation is their appointment scheduling system and lead times, which ensure that customers' needs are met efficiently and effectively.

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Truck turnaround rate, or average wait time, is a reflection of a company’s loading and unloading efficiency. Keeping the drivers moving should be a key performance indicator (KPI) of any 3PL cold storage company.

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Whether you're a meat smoker or fried chicken lover, chances are you have a freezer full of wings and ribs that you have no idea how to store properly. Well, we are here for you. The USDA recommends storing raw meat in its original packaging if you're not going to use it within two days. However, if you can't eat the food in its original packaging within a short time frame, here are some tips for safe freezing of your meat.

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Nowadays, we routinely eat foods that originated in different countries. For example, you may have seen Vietnamese dragon fruit, Chilean grapes, and Mexican berries in your local supermarket. Although we enjoy eating these exotic foods, we may not even realize that they weren't grown locally. The truth is that if you were to limit yourself to locally grown foods, you might not have as much variety as you now do. So there are many advantages to the global cold chain. (more…)

We live in an incredible era — and sometimes, we take it for granted. We're not talking about the Information Age, but the Refrigeration Age. Like automobiles and household electricity, we've only had access to refrigeration in our homes for a little over 100 years. Your great-grandmother probably had an icebox that relied on regular ice deliveries. She didn't have a refrigerator. (more…)

Operating and maintaining a temperature-controlled storage area is critical to many operations. When it comes to food product logistics, the need for climate-controlled areas to suit temperature-sensitive and frozen goods is non-negotiable. Cold storage security is vital for several core reasons, including ensuring the stability of stored samples as well as protecting contents against physical access by unauthorized parties. (more…)

Contrary to what most people think, frozen food storage is an art and, like any other art, it requires delicacy. If any one part of the frozen food chain stops working, the rest of it becomes useless because the quality of the food is already affected. For frozen food storage to work, it needs to be monitored continuously. If the quality of the food that reaches the consumer is going to be high, then the process of freezing and transporting the frozen food needs to go without a hitch. If you're looking for a company to provide frozen food storage for your food product, then here are a few things you need to consider:
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