Share

Florida comes of age: the history of Florida's refrigeration & frozen food distribution.

Author(s) : BONAR II H. B.

Type of monograph: Book

Summary

Florida's role in the global import and expot of food is almost certian to expand as advances in refrigeration and transportation bring the world's markets and food producers into closer proximity with the state's many deepwater ports.
Extract from the table of contents: Florida before refrigeration; cold comes to Florida; Dr John Gorrie, the father of refrigeration and air conditioning; Florida's love affair with the orange; refrigeration in motion; Anthony T. Rossi, a citrus industry giant; frozen concentrate, ready-to-serve juice and the new citrus industry; Milton W. Garland, dean of refrigeration; the complicated process of preserving perishable foods; frozen foods: today's staple; Jenkins, Davis brothers, Lew Fain, J. Patterson Haggerty, Larry Kelly Henry Bonar (Sr); air conditioning: refrigeration for comfort; refrigerated warehouses, pivotal point in the perishable food chain; food stores, from open markets to supermarkets; refrigeration in the home.

Details

  • Original title: Florida comes of age: the history of Florida's refrigeration & frozen food distribution.
  • Record ID : 30007629
  • Languages: English
  • Publication: Jacksonville Publishing - United states/United states
  • Edition statement: ed. 2
  • Publication date: 1997
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

Indexing