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.
(more…)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.
(more…)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.
(more…)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.
(more…)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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What Are The “Links” Making Up the Food Cold Chain? If you've ever seen a chain closely, then you know that it consists of metal links which are intertwined with each other. If even one of these links breaks, then the chain breaks down and can't be used. (more…)
The global cold chain is a necessary part of our lives as it simplifies life through the transportation of food from where it's grown following the various stages until it reaches the consumer. Each food product has its own journey through this supply chain but one main challenge that requires addressing is the appropriate and safe temperature. This is taken care of the cold chain. (more…)
