Hot Chocolate in your Cold Chain?
Cold Chain Fever – 2 Transporting ice-cream and chocolates, both very high value-for-weight products has always been challenging. The smallest deviation in temperature during storage or transport alters the flavour, texture, feel and shape and directly impacts the sellability of these products. While ice-cream producers are sensitive to temperature discipline, chocolatiers rarely pay attention to their […]
Safety1st – Back to work again
Back to work again – at-least for those of us in India who are in the transport, IT or other ‘allowed’ services. It’s been a month and we need to get our act together – more important, I need a way to wriggle out of all those home chores! The lack of driving during the […]
Need for Skill development for Logistics
Despite the huge growth potential and its impact on the overall economy of the country, Logistics and supply chain management in India continues to grapple with lack of a skilled workforce. While the sector has undergone a massive transformation in the past decade, the quality of human resource in this labour intensive sector has remained […]
A Brief on Food Safety
According to Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) report of 2013, the global food wastage is estimated at 1.6 billion tons of “Primary” product which is equivalent to edible food wastage of 1.3 billion tons. In an era where we are still faced with famine in certain countries, population growth, depleting natural resources, and consumer demand for non-preservative and […]
Cold Chain Fever: Corona? Not on My Watch!
Cold Chains are likely to be the most directly impacted, emotionally affected businesses in industry – after all, we move food. Uninformed panic has already reached such proportions that prices of poultry and products have dropped to less than half of their cost, with no takers. Lots of our deliveries are to chain restaurants like […]
Logistics are expected to play a significant role in Indian pharma industry
The opportunities from the logistics perspective are very high as most of the pharmacy retail players are approaching the third party logistics service providers to provide them with effective logistics solutions for the smooth functioning of the back-end operations. Logistics is regarded as a crucial part of the pharmaceutical industry since the activities are highly […]
5 key policy and international trade trends that are driving the growth of Indian logistics segment
“India is now one of the most powerful players in the global economic landscape with the logistics and supply chain sector as its backbone. The improved bilateral trade and the opened gateway to the Indian economy through globalization and liberalization is providing all the needed opportunities”- Mr. Aditya Vazirani, Founder Director, Robinsons Global Logistics Solutions […]
Incoterms® 2020 4 changes explained
As per January 2020 a new set of Incoterms® will become active. This is a set of trade terms which describe: Obligations: Who does what in f.e. organizing the carriage, insurance of goods, obtaining shipping documents, arranging for export or import licenses; Risk: Where and when the seller delivers the goods, in other words where […]
How to Leveraging the Internet of Things to make Cold Chain Logistics Smarter & Better in Real Time by the use of Smart Sensors
Time , Location and the related outside ambient of the mobile vehicle which stores the food plays a very important role in determining the preservation status before it is delivered to stores for sale- Mr. Pradip Subramaniam, CEO & Founder Director at Growtech Innovations India Pvt. Limited Today in the world which is moving at jet speed towards […]
Important Considerations for Pharma SCM
Indian pharmaceutical industry has grown very well in the last few years and is expected to maintain the growth rate for next upcoming years too. The pharma retail segment is very promising & upcoming segment and since pharma logistics is very important stages of the operations for any pharmaceutical business, pharma companies are ready to […]
HOW COOL IS YOUR SUPPLY CHAIN !!
Buying the right product with transporters , airlines and even ocean liners and also using the right product and following with the right product is the key to success for the Indian Pharmaceutical industry and emerge as one of the leading pharmaceutical markets of the world- By Mr. Sanjay Gupta, Musk Freight Services Pvt. Ltd. The […]
High Performance, Energy Efficient Insulated Panels for Cold storages
“Many people don’t know that meat and fish have different freezing requirements to maximize the preservation time. These cold storage units have special meat freezers, chambers for freezing hamburgers and fish sticks, and chilled areas of the facility especially for shell fish.” – Mr. Payounidhi Tamotia, President- Sales and Marketing, Kingspan Jindal Pvt. Ltd. Cold […]
Powering the energy starved first mile cold chain
Proper post-harvest management training combined with infrastructure can boost sectoral growth and drive the economy. With the above solution, the farmers have reliable access to cold storage services in the vicinity of their farm lands, thereby enabling them to securely store their perishable produce without having to worry about power supply, price or climate uncertainties– […]
Meat Safety and Cold Chain in India
Meat Safety Meat of a healthy animal is clean and contains very few bacteria. Any invading bacteria will be destroyed by the animal’s immune system. Once the animal is slaughtered these defense mechanisms are destroyed and the meat tissue is subjected to rapid decay. Although unaware of the process, early sausage makers knew that once […]
Modularity is a feature, not the benefit, of a design
Modularity is a feature, not the benefit, of a design. It is what the power of modularity can provide that are the features that distinguish one set of packaging designs from another- Jerry Ferracamo, Product Development Manager, Inmark LifeScience The concept of modular design is not a new phenomenon. From examples in nature such as […]
Solar Power- The Future
By Mr. Shehab Ujjainwala, Director, Evesol Did you know that the amount of power generated by the sun in one minute is enough to meet the energy requirements of the planet for an entire year. Imagine the amount of power it generates in just a fraction of time. Solar power is not only reliable but also lasts […]
Guidelines for digitizing your cold chain-
The main cause of food related illness is contaminated food. So it is important to manage and monitor the cold chain in a better and proactive way to reduce cold line spoilage and for better regulation..
Criteria to be considered for Data Loggers selection
By Mr. Hemant Meshram Pharmaceutical products such as Vaccine, Biologics, Drugs and other products require cold chain supply and one of the common temperature range is 2 to 8 deg. cel. To maintain the cold chain is tough job but it is even tougher to ensure cold chain has been maintained and for the same, one […]
Choosing Temperature Monitoring Data Logger – a New Insight: By Mr. Hemant Meshram
Pharmaceutical products such as Vaccine, Biologics, Drugs and other products require cold chain supply and one of the common temperature range is 2 to 8 deg. cel. To maintain the cold chain is tough job but it is even tougher to ensure cold chain has been maintained and for the same, one is dependent on […]
Benefits of Phase Change Material Usage
Applications with PCMs have endless possibilities and are gaining a large momentum in organizations to integrate it into their products. It has got a large potential to overcome the existing challenges offering new products for known application and new applications for known products. Industry has to step up and find innovative ways of using PCM! […]
Cold Chain Monitoring – A Challenge
Cold Chain Monitoring – A Challenge OH YES !!! This is the inner voice that will come as soon as you read the above heading. Though, we all agree on this but are we doing enough to have addressed it. Many of us says yes coz many are maintaining cold chain since quite a few […]
Factors impacting the growth of Cold Supply Chain sector in India
By Mr. Aditya Vazirani, CEO, Robinsons Global Logistics Solutions India is currently the world’s largest producer of milk, second largest producer of fruits and vegetables and has a substantial production of seafood, meat, and poultry products – all major categories demanding a robust and efficient management of its supply chain. As per a recent Crisil Research report, […]
Automation is the key to maintain & sustain – Cold Chain Operations.
By Author- Mr. Hemant Meshram Several states experience Hail storm – This is sad but its pity that when 100% loss occurs then everyone pays attention and takes steps to arrest the same. But what about the 30 to 40% produce being lost per year India and just doing rough calculation for 2 – 3 […]
Classification of Cold Storage in India
Under controlled conditions for longer periods. Based on the storage conditions i.e. Short-term or temporary storage, Long-term storage, and..
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In conversation with Mr. Jiten Ghelani, CEO, Promethean Power Systems
“In addition, leading players and new entrants in the food industry have created new standards for premium quality products and innovative business models that further increase consumer expectations for safe, premium and convenient food products” Can you talk us through the products you serve – to assist the demand of cold chain projects and so on? […]
In conversation with Mr. Ricardo Badía Melis, PhD Expert and Consultant in Food Waste, Food Security and Cold Chain
“The term cold chain is no longer just the processes where we are applying cold temperature, it is any process or step from the supply chain where the food shelf life will be affected by not being under optimum temperature conditions” Can you talk us through the services you provide – to assist the demand […]
In conversation with Mr. Tarun Arora, Director, IG International Pvt. Ltd.
“I do read about losses that happen because we try to save small costs to not transport or store goods in refrigerated conditions which overall leads to notional loss of the cargo in its value. Which is quite humongous as compared to the costs.”- Tarun Arora, Director, IG International Pvt. Ltd. Mr. Tarun: After a […]
In a conversation with Mr. Shigeru Wakabayashi, Deputy Managing Director, Isuzu Motors India
June 25, 2015 Please introduce Isuzu D-Max that is for the Cold Chain and Perishable Supply Chain Segment. Isuzu Motors entered India with the globally-renowned D-MAX range of pick-up trucks. The Indian cold-chain industry is undergoing a huge transformation especially in the areas of retail and distribution. The trend is more visible in the light […]
In a Conversation with Rafael Dreyfus, Co Founder at Cold Truck
March 11, 2016 How did you come to set up http://www.Cold-Truck.com? We saw an opportunity to connect between supply and demand in order to fulfil a painful gap in the cold chain transport industry. During our ongoing years of business activity in the food and pharmaceutical logistics and transport businesses, all three of us, each […]
In a conversation with Mr. Andrew Meyers, Director at Cold Chain Consultants Limited
March 13, 2016 Can you talk us through the services you provide – to assist the pharmaceutical and life-science industries’ demand and so on? We are specialist in GDP at the operational level of pharmaceutical temperature supply chains. Our core work is end to end GDP compliance of global temperature supply chains. We provide all […]
In a conversation with Mr. Rajat Gupta, Director, TESSOL
What kind of energy storage can your systems help clients achieve? Our products are based on thermal energy storage technology using phase change materials and advanced heat exchangers. We have application of this technology in any heating and cooling application with an expensive or an intermittent energy supply – therefore cold chain is an ideal […]
In a conversation with Mr. Deep Khira, CEO, Sub Zero Insulation Tech Pvt. Ltd.
December 16, 2016 “It is also important to select the right reefer unit with sufficient power. Insulation thickness and specifications are recommended based on our customer’s temperature requirement. Cold chain industry users benefit with our superior insulation quality by achieving fast pull down, decreased running of reefer unit and in turn lower maintenance costs” When […]
In a conversation with Mr. Siva SivaKumar, Co-founder, CEO & CTO, Nimble Wireless, Inc.
“In India, more than 30% of consumer goods are wasted because of poor temperature storage. Our government needs to bring strong compliance norms for food safety and stringent rules if not implemented” You serve clients in a wide variety of industry sectors. In which sectors is adoption of your solutions growing fastest? We serve clients […]
In a conversation with Mr. Rahul Agarwal, Director, Kool-Ex Cold Chain Ltd.
“sees a great opportunity in the ‘Last Mile’ distribution model, where last mile delivery of medicines from Urban to Rural and Farm to Fork model in horticulture from Rural to Urban can co-exist and becomes a very profitable venture”- Rahul Agarwal Mr. Agarwal, for people who haven’t heard the story, how did you come to start Kool-Ex […]
In conversation with Mr. Rajesh Sikka- Managing Director, Metaflex Doors India Pvt. Ltd.
April 2017 “We are heavily investing in increasing our service network and installation base. We have started hiring people in Tier I & Tier II cities. We are also expanding our manufacturing capacity at our state of the art manufacturing facility based in Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh”- Rajesh Sikka Can you talk us through your current […]
In conversation with Ms. Khushboo Shinagare, Director Sales & Marketing , Tropicool Car Gadgets Pvt Ltd.
June 8, 2017 How much are you involved in seeing that the company achieves the best possible standards of Customer Relationship Management? 100% iNVOLVED. What are your core products and services: what are you best known for providing? Portable refrigerators, portable deep freezers, active vaccine carriers Which type of Tropicool products are best suited for […]
PEB: Trending in Cold Storage
With PEB concept, Cold storage can be exceptionally outlined and manufactured according to client and industry prerequisites, It is most appropriate from little to substantial multifacility storage system.The Cold storage can be Designed , Fabricated and Installed with keeping up the temperature of the items ideal from collecting till the item comes to the consumer […]
3 Things to Consider in Cold Storage Construction
Sept. 10, 2017 “Find companies that have completed projects that are like yours, not necessarily storing the same food as you produce, but companies that have successfully solved the issues you face” For processors, distributors, wholesalers, and suppliers, there is a dizzying amount of choices for the construction of a new cold storage facility. But […]
Puf Panel: The Ultimate solution for Cold Storages
“Apart from the cold storages, there has been commendable progress seen in the international scene of cold chain transportation. Today in the developed countries, majority of the perishable products are transported through reefer vehicles only. However, recently In India also these reefer route has picked up considerably. Reefer Trucks demand has been increased since the […]
Solar Energy: Solution to bring down the cost of Cold Storage
October 16, 2017 If you are fond of exotic food. Then, you ought to be thankful for the cold storage units in the country. The particular food that is not grown in your city. Or the one that is not found in your area. A cold storage serves as the best means to keep a […]
Carrier Transicold Marks 50 Years of Transport Refrigeration Innovation
PALM BEACH GARDENS, FLA. -Apr. 27, 2020 This month, Carrier Transicold will commemorate 50 years of innovative transport refrigeration systems, which continue to revolutionize the global transport of perishables. Today, there are more than 1 million Carrier Transicold refrigeration units installed, helping to preserve, protect and extend the global supply of food and pharmaceuticals over […]
A Healthy Batch of Food Safety
“Davert GmbH specialises in organic foods and stands for the continuous further development of processing methods and careful monitoring of these products, from cultivation to packaging. And this is where BEUMER Group comes in. The finished, high quality organic products like rice, legumes and cereal products like sugar, dried fruit, nuts, oilseeds and sprouting seeds […]
User Report – Pallet Box from CABKA convinces in fully automated systems of the food industry
Potatoes, carrots, onions: The Belgian company Deprez Handling Solutionsdevelops automated systems for handling agricultural products for itscustomers. The specialist relies on the Pallet Box from CABKA: the large plasticload carrier convinces with its high payloads, is perfectly suited for safe use inhigh racks and enables smooth operation of the time- and cost-efficient handlingsystems. Company: Family-owned […]
Case Study – GmbH opts for BEUMER stretch hood A for packaging its palletised organic products
Davert opts for BEUMER stretch hood A for packaging its palletised organic products: A healthy batch of safety Davert GmbH specialises in organic foods and stands for the continuous further development of processing methods and careful monitoring of these products, from cultivation to packaging. And this is where BEUMER Group comes in. The finished, high […]
The first edition of Fresh Food Logistics
To coincide with Fruit Attraction 2020 , the first edition of Fresh Food Logistics, a new International Fair for Logistics, Mobility, IT and Management of the Fresh Food Refrigeration Chain will be held from 20 to 22 October in Hall 2 at IFEMA. At a time when the refrigerated logistics sector is showing its strategic value in the economy to supply food […]
ASIA FRUIT LOGISTICA reschedules to November
Singapore/Berlin, 7 May 2020 – ASIA FRUIT LOGISTICA is rescheduling to 18-20 November 2020 in Singapore to ensure a successful trade show for every exhibitor and visitor coming from all over the world. “We’ve come to this decision after a long, detailed, and very careful assessment of the situation with our exhibition venue partner and the authorities in Singapore as well […]
Food Logistics India 2020 has been postponed
The ANUTEC – International FoodTec India co-located with PackEx India, Annapoorna – ANUFOOD India, ANUTEC – Ingredients India and Food Logistics India 2020 has been postponed The ANUTEC – International FoodTec India that was planned in Mumbai from September 23-25, 2020 has been postponed to a new date i.e. November 26-28, 2020. This is how […]
Petra Wolf back on board the Chillventa
After a good ten years and various positions at NürnbergMesse, Petra Wolf is back on board Chillventa. She is a very good acquaintance for the industry because she was instrumental in the development of Chillventa. Petra Wolf will now be responsible for this successful international refrigeration and air conditioning trade fair in her function as division […]
Warehouse Automation, Step by Step at Modex Show 2020
More and more people are interested in robots, but successfully incorporating them requires more than just making the purchase. What else other than the robots do you need to consider to have a successful incorporation of robots? This was the key question by moderator Matt Kulp of St. Onge Company in the session, “Warehouse Automation: […]
Logistics Scotland Conference 2020: driving the sector to new heights
03 March 2020 Logistics has a key role to play in helping the Scottish economy to grow, according to FTA, the business group representing the sector, through the provision of safe, efficient and cost-effective solutions to the country’s supply chain challenges. But with uncertain economic times ahead, how can the industry optimise the service it […]
See everything new in HVACR, including the latest innovations, products and technologies, at the 2020 AHR Expo
See everything new in HVACR, including the latest innovations,products and technologies, at the 2020 AHR Expo WESTPORT, Conn., – The AHR Expo is the world’s premier HVACR event, attracting thousands of attendees from across the globe and with more than 500,000 square feet of exhibit space featuring everything that is new in the industry. The […]
Continued buzz in the food & beverage processing & logistics network
Anutec -International FoodTec India, with its concurrent trade fairs, Food Logistics India, PackEx India and Anutec Ingredients India has continued its dominance as the most significant platform in India for sourcing technology and equipment for the food and beverage processing & logistics industry. With the addition of the new trade fair, Anutec Ingredients India in […]
