Expert Columns

Read up on the latest news and trends provided by the cold food chain's most prominent subject matter experts.

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Connected Yet Wrong: How Temperature Sensors Fail Without Triggering Alerts

A temperature sensor in a refrigerated trailer, cold storage warehouse, or distribution center can remain fully online, transmit continuously, integrate with every dashboard and AI platform above it, and still be measuring the wrong temperature.

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Refrigeration 4.0: How Advanced Sensing Solutions Power the Cold Chain of the Future

Expansion of cold chain infrastructure in emerging markets creates new demand for reliable, high‑performance sensing and control solutions.

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Reusable Plastic Pallets: Cutting Waste While Improving Operational Performance

ORBIS Corporation

Reusable plastic pallets have become a key part in supporting both environmental initiatives and measurable business results.

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Supply Chain Visibility

Building a Smarter Supply Chain Starts with Better Visibility

The strongest supply chains are built on a connected data foundation that gives leaders confidence in their decision making.

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3 Ways Shippers Use Data for Managing Compliance

Schneider Logistics

Here are three ways shippers can use data and operational expertise to move beyond just managing compliance.

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Carbon Footprint

“Sustainable” Isn’t Enough, Food Supply Chains Need Better Data

The visibility gap is ultimately a transparency problem and closing it requires suppliers and buyers to collaborate and be consistent on what gets measured and shared, whether it's sourcing practices, sustainability commitments or emissions data.

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From FIFO to FEFO: Quantifying the Financial Impact of Freshness

The industry has become very good at collecting cold chain data. The bigger opportunity now is to use that data to understand what is happening to the product itself and what that means financially.

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Pest Management

Why Year-Round Pest Management Matters

Rentokil Terminix

Businesses now face consistent, year-round rodent pressure, and operations that don't plan for it will feel the gap.

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Software Solutions

Digital Twins and AI: The Future of Yard Decision-Making

Most food and beverage supply chains do not have a shortage of data. They have a gap between information and execution.

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The Case for a Single, Unified AI Agent in Supply Chain

AI is this generation’s defining technology that has the potential to revolutionize the way freight is moved around the world.

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Risk/Compliance

Mitigating Supply Chain Risk in Food Manufacturing

Food safety incidents, labeling errors, and supplier substitutions remain real industry risks. The question is whether an organization can identify an issue through its own connected data before it becomes a broader disruption.

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Risk/Compliance

How Supplier Assurance Builds Stronger Trust for Food Brands

To build stronger trust with consumers, brands must implement a more proactive approach that identifies problems before they reach shelves.

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