Cold Chain: Page 103

Cold Chain Visibility Tools Make Great Strides

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New technology brings a host of tools to improve efficiency and safety.

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Chinese Cold Chain To Expand Through 2018

Research on cold chain logistics market says that cold chain logistics will become the most popular sub-industry in logistics field in 2014 to 2018 due to the increasing demand and development potential.

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Nestle To Divest Davigel To Brakes Group

Davigel, which supplies frozen and chilled meals and ice cream to restaurants and hospitals, was part of the Buitoni frozen food business Nestle bought in 1989.

Investment To Spur Tiger Cool Express Refrigerated Container Fleet

Tiger Cool Express, the second largest U.S. operator of 53-foot domestic refrigerated containers, announced in February the acquisition of 200 containers from Quingdao CIMC Special Reefer Co., Ltd. bringing its fleet to 435 containers.

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Blue Bell Creameries Linked Listeria Sickens Eight

The outbreak now consists of two clusters of illnesses that are likely linked to Blue Bell brand ice cream.

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Del Monte Pacific Acquires U.S. Veg Group Sager Creek For $75 Million

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Sager Creek produces speciality vegetables for foodservice and retail customers and includes brands like Veg-All, Freshlike, Popeye, Princella and Allens', among others.

Food And Beverage To Push Demand For Refrigerated Vehicles Through 2020

The rise in home delivery of frozen and chilled food and beverages, for instance, is helping spur market opportunities for refrigerated transportation.

Reefer load posts picked up 10 percent and volume was up markedly in big metro areas like Los Angeles and Dallas. The number of truck posts fell 2 percent nationwide, bumping the refrigerated load-to-truck ratio up 12 percent from 2.8 to 3.1. The national average reefer rate increased 1 cent to $1.80 per mile.

Cold Train Officials Sue BNSF For Ruining Its Intermodal Service

The former CEO and managing member of the Cold Train have filed a $41 million lawsuit against Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) Railway in the U.S. District Court in Spokane, Wash., for having to shut down the intermodal service in August of 2014.

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U.S. Refrigerated Transportation To Grow 12.44% Annually To 2019

The need for product-specific refrigerated vehicles is one of the major trends emerging in this market.

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Featured In Food Logistics: Traceability Toolkit: Software, Automation, Data Standardization

A key component of improving traceability in the supply chain is implementing uniform inventory data standards.

PakSense developed its the reusable temperature and humidity logger in response to customer requests.

U.K.: Port Expansion To Make One Of Europe's 'Largest Reefer Facilities'

A specialized $29.6 million, state-of-the-art temperature controlled refrigerated distribution center to be built at London’s Port of Tilbury by port owners Forth Ports Ltd and NFT Distribution is scheduled to open in late 2015.

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Globalization Keeps Raising The Bar On Safety In Our Supply Chain

Food Logistics managing editor Elliot Maras.

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