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Processors Palette: Finding Comfort in Cheese Making with Sweet Grass Dairy

Sweet Grass Dairy maintains sustainable operations under the mindset of maintaining the best quality care for its cows to create its cheeses.

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Rock Star of the Supply Chain: Blending Operational Experience for Creative Visions in the Supply Chain with Mike Frank, Jarrett

Mackenna Moralez talks with Mike Frank, Jarrett on how he brings a blend of operational experience, creative vision for improvements and an integrity-driven sales process to ensure new clients are comfortable in their supply chain processes.

L.I.N.K. Live | Food Logistics Editors Talk Sustainability in the Food Supply Chain

Marina, Brielle and Mackenna talk Earth Day and how companies and their supply chains are working to become more green.

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L.I.N.K. Live | Food Logistics Editors Talk Spirits and Beer Supply Chain

Marina, Brielle and Mackenna discuss the ins and outs of the beer and spirits supply chain.

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Study Highlights Demand for Natural Refrigerant-Based Condensing Units in Grocery Retail Space

Findings from this report show how retailers need modular technology options that allow them to migrate their refrigeration loads and displace the existing system over time.

Safety in fresh food transportation is vital.

The Difference in Transporting Fresh vs. Frozen Foods

Timing is everything in fresh and frozen food transportation, and technology helps, but what happens when a global pandemic enters the picture?

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Lineage Logistics Raises $1.9B to Transform Food Supply Chain

A significant portion of the $1.9 billion of new capital will be used to double down on new and disruptive technologies to design the temperature-controlled warehouse of the future.

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Orchestrating Success Through Cold Chain Monitoring Technology Advancements

Using advanced monitoring technology to fine-tune efficiencies in production and match consumption trends will accelerate efforts to create more sustainable food systems and life-saving distribution networks.

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Wireless Temperature Tracking Helps Dot Foods Improve Productivity

Dot Foods implemented a GPS refrigerated trailer monitoring system that integrates with broader fleet management, regulating and maintaining ideal temperatures in refrigerated trailers via a wireless monitoring system.

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Tippmann Group to Build Rail-Connected Cold Storage Facility for Blackline Cold Storage

This new cold storage facility results from the uptick in perishable and frozen goods moving through the Port of Houston.

New additions to lift trucks make cold warehouse operations more comfortable for workers.

Technology Transforms Cold Warehouse Lift Trucks

Lift truck technology helps battery power, adds comfort in the cold and bridges the labor gap.

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Thermo King’s All-Electric Refrigeration Unit Represents the Future in Transport Refrigeration

The plug-and-play solution requires no road compressor or drive kit to function, and features a power management system that contributes to lower energy consumption, increased vehicle autonomy and higher efficiency and reliability.

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Lunch & Learn About Transportation in Upcoming SCN Summit Webcast

Register today for SCN Summit: Transportation to learn more about how transportation providers—air, truck, ship and rail--adjust to supply chain disruptions such as a global pandemic or a natural disaster.

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Reefer Demand Rising at "Warp Speed"

With the COVID-19 vaccines already being distributed, expect reefer capacity to continue to tighten and spot rates continue to increase in the first half of 2021.

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L.I.N.K. Live | Food Logistics Editors Talk Meal Kits, 3PLs and Cold Chain Logistics

Marina, Brielle and Mackenna talk top trends in the supply chain, provide a recap of SCN Summit: Sustainability and more.

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Bush Refrigerated Vans Opens Manufacturing Facility for Refrigerated Vans, Trucks

This state-of-the-art facility features a full range of machines for vehicle upfitting, including a state-of-the-art spray system for insulation as well as dedicated areas for exterior decal application.

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How COVID-19 Increased Growing Adoption of Third-Party Food Delivery

The crowdsourced model is a solution that enables expanded delivery capacity to be deployed efficiently and sustainably for businesses, whether they’re located around the block, across town or all over the country.

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How COVID-19 Made Cold Chain Trends More Transformative Than Ever

Recent trends, emerging innovation and nascent cold chain technology will continue to shape the ever-changing requirement for the refrigerated and cold chain markets.

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How Home Deliveries Change the E-Commerce Shopping Experience in 2021

The pandemic has presented some of the biggest challenges of our time, but it has also spawned innovation in the world of e-commerce and transportation. Here’s what you can expect to see more of in 2021.

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Study Says Large Enterprises Account for Over 55% of IoT Adoption in the Cold Chain

The United States will continue to lead the market for IoT adoption in the cold chain, accounting for 86.7% of North America in 2021.

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New Investment Aims to Reduce Food Risks During COVID-19

The beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic exposed serious gaps in the cold chain, causing grocery store shelves to go empty while farmers had to waste food and livestock. A possible dashboard aims to monitor this better.

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L.I.N.K. Live | Food Logistics Editors Talk Railroad Trends in the Supply Chain

Marina, Brielle and Mackenna sit down with Luisa Fernandez-Willey, Assistant Vice President, Policy & Economics with Association of American Railroads, to discuss rail trends, impacts from supply chain disruptions, opportunities for 2021 and more.

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There is Logistics Everywhere. Literally. Everywhere.

Logistics makes the world go ‘round. It’s literally everywhere and touches everything you touch, eat, open and more.

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Tightening the Screws on Cargo Security? Be Just as Vigilant About Cybersecurity.

Your transportation business doesn’t need to play a role in COVID-19 vaccine distribution to be a target.

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New Year, New Administration – What’s Next for our Nation’s Supply Chains

Here’s what a new president and a newly revamped way of moving products through the chain means for the future of the supply chain.

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Walmart and HomeValet Partner to Pilot Smart Box Technology for Fresh Deliveries

This technology gives consumers the ability to receive secure, contactless deliveries while maintaining the appropriate temperature for chilled items that would have otherwise spoiled sitting on the front porch.

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What the New Era of Smarter Food Safety Means for Your Cold Supply Chain

At the heart of the New Era of Smarter Food safety is technology; the Blueprint’s clear objective is to empower organizations to utilize all of the technological tools that we have at our disposal to improve food safety.

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Geotab Introduces GO9+ Telematics Solution

This solution is ideal for fleets that need to upgrade their devices in advance of the 3G shutdown and subsequent device migration coming in 2022.

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Report Finds Global Cold Chain Monitoring Market to Reach $11.94B by 2027

Some of the key factors propelling the market growth include increasing global demand for temperature-sensitive drugs, surging demand for better food quality, intensifying need to reduce food wastage.

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PLM Expands Zero Emissions for Transport Refrigerated Unit

Through a partnership with Advanced Energy Machines, the zero emission AEM Solar Tech Transportation Refrigeration Unit is a complete all electric solution with an industry standard operating range.

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Lineage Logistics to Acquire Cryo-Trans

This industry-first partnership creates a uniquely comprehensive and seamlessly integrated supply chain solution for food and beverage customers.

Expect to see more trucking, cold storage and cold chain logistics consolidations to capitalize on market conditions in 2021.

Looking Ahead to 2021—What Comes Next For the Food and Beverage Cold Chain?

Here are five trends to watch for in the maritime sector come 2021.

The economy, the weather, seasonality and even convenience can all affect what’s happening with cargo theft.

Mitigating Cargo Theft in the Cold Chain

Food Logistics sits down with Scott Cornell, transportation lead and crime and theft specialist for Travelers, to discuss the current landscape of cargo theft in the cold chain.