Refrigeration: The essential Cooling for a safe food supply chain

Christine Weiker

Secretary General

European Cold Storage and Logistics Association - ECSLA

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The food supply chain

Increased Globalisation

▪ the food supply routes are increasingly long-distance and multi-modal

▪ presenting challenges to maintaining optimal temperature control during

▪ storage

▪ handling

▪ distribution

▪ across a wide range of different temperature ranges according to the products specifications

Temperature Controlled Conditions▪ fruit and vegetables

▪ meats and fish products

▪ milk and dairy products

▪ readymade dishes, finished convenience food

▪ frozen food like ice-cream or frozen pizza

▪ Flowers and pharmaceuticals

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Temperature Controlled Logistics▪ These products are stored in different

temperature ranges from roughly -25°C to +25°C according to product specifications in

▪ Ambient

▪ Chilled

▪ Frozen

▪ And all required ranges in between - areas of the temperature controlled warehouse

Temperature Controlled Logistics▪ From the cold store the goods are then

transported with refrigerated transporter to a distribution centre or directly to the retail facility / supermarket

▪ E-commerce and now players like Amazon Fresh present new challenges for temperature controlled logistics

Temperature Controlled Logistics

▪ All chilled and frozen food as well as temperature-controlled pharmaceutical products are stored in a cold store at least once during their journey from production to the consumer

Temperature Control along the supply chain

▪ Has a major impact on the quality and safety of food and pharma products

▪ Maintaining a consistent optimal temperature throughout the food supply chain extends shelf life, enhances food safety and prevents food waste

▪ In the pharma cold chain, reliable temperature control becomes ever more critical to provide safe products

Temperature Controlled Logistics

▪ ECSLA Member companies are a crucial link in the food supply chain connecting

▪ producers and processing companies with

▪ retailers and

▪ ultimately with the consumer

For more information:

Christine Weiker

c.weiker@ecsla.eu

www.ecsla.eu