Cold Chain

Turning cold storage into a hot career: Hunting for tomorrow’s skilled workforce

Monday, April 28, 2025 · Sara Stickler
The temperature-controlled logistics industry is rapidly evolving, creating hot career opportunities driven by advancements in automation, data analytics, sustainability, and renewable energy. As the cold chain grows, businesses are investing heavily in workforce development…

How Reddy Ice Transforms Data to Drive End-to-End Automation and Agility

Friday, March 21, 2025 · John Galt and Reddy Ice
In this webinar, attendees will have the opportunity to explore how Reddy Ice has turned the art of the possible into reality.

The cold chain in pharma: Chilling precision with booming growth

Wednesday, September 25, 2024 · Joe Volpe
New technologies, including precision global tracking and smart materials, are emerging to meet the rising demand for medicines within the pharma cold chain.

Developing a dynamic S&OP process for third-party logistics

Wednesday, June 19, 2024 · Richard A. Elmquist and Luis Dávila
The preservation of food characteristics and quality within a temperature-controlled environment presents a complex challenge in the food supply chain. Developing a dynamic S&OP process is one way to address this.

From farm to table: Using data to ensure a transparent and traceable supply chain

Wednesday, May 22, 2024 · Christopher Safieh, vice president, UniSpice
As emerging technologies continue to evolve and seamlessly integrate with existing systems, the potential for optimization and efficiency gains, particularly in the cold chain supply chain, becomes even more remarkable.

Cold chain tracking solutions on a rapid growth path

Monday, October 24, 2022 · SCMR Staff
Active tracking devices for refrigerated cargo and cargo carrying units growing at more than 17% annually.

Top 25 list of world’s largest temperature-controlled warehousing and logistics companies released

Friday, April 15, 2022 · SCMR Staff
These companies operate facilities with more than 6 billion cubic feet of cold storage.

Management lessons from the U.S. dairy sector’s pandemic response

Monday, September 6, 2021 · Veronica H. Villena, Andrew M. Novakovic, Mark Stephenson and Charles Nicholson
There’s an old adage that you discover true character when faced with adversity. Based on that, what the dairy industry demonstrated during COVID-19 is a remarkable flexibility that allowed it to break away from old practices no longer valuable to its supply chain. That is…

Sustainable Cold Chains Re-examined

Thursday, September 2, 2021 · Patrick Burnson
The whitepaper, “The Age of Amazon: Why 3PLs and Last-Mile Delivery Fleets Must Draw Closer,” points to four areas where food shippers and 3PLs can and have worked together to meet the increasing demands of consumers.

Cold Chain 2021: Transport Partnerships Have Never Been More Vital

Wednesday, September 1, 2021 · Patrick Burnson
The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the ways food industry shippers and 3PLs connect with last-mile transportation providers, notes the Customized Logistics & Delivery Association

Vaccines Storage Should Not be Compromised by Unstable Freezer and Refrigerator Temperatures

Tuesday, December 1, 2020 · PHC Corporation of North America
For over 50 years, PHCbi brand biomedical freezers and pharmaceutical refrigerators have offered a comprehensive selection of cold-chain storage solutions for high-value vaccines and other biologics.

New Report From Global Cold Chain Alliance Outlines Pandemic’s Impact

Wednesday, August 26, 2020 · Patrick Burnson
Now more than ever, the international cold chain community feels a need to come together to evaluate the lessons learned from the COVID-19 crisis. At the same time, stakeholders are rethinking industry working fundamentals and examining the role digitalization, automation and…

Food Industry Shifts Under Surge in Online Demand, Says CBRE

Thursday, April 16, 2020 · SCMR Staff
The food industry is undergoing significant disruption from COVID-19, as U.S. consumers increasingly have groceries delivered directly to their homes (D2C) or are buying online and picking up in store (BOPIS).

Cold Chain Poised For It’s Next Generation

Tuesday, September 3, 2019 · GARY FORGER, SPECIAL PROJECTS EDITOR
Automation, e-commerce, product proliferation, regulations and data networks will all be part of the cold chain scene going forward.

Food Banking May Be Key to Vexing SCM Challenge

Monday, August 19, 2019 · Patrick Burnson
The Global Cold Chain Alliance, a Washington D.C.-based industry association, reports that billions of pounds of food go to waste annually, while one in four people are malnourished.
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