Refrigeration sector monitoring

Cold chain news: India’s growing cold chain

With a 63.5-million-tonne annual production of fruit, 105-million-tonne annual production of milk, India is the largest fruit and milk producer in the world. It is also the second vegetable producer in the world with an annual production of 125.89...

• Publication date : 2011/02/07

Cold chain storage

There has been a clear improvement in the efficiency of cold stores in the UK over the past 10 years with a 7% increase in specific energy consumption according to a recent UK bench-marking survey. However, bridging the gap between efficiency...

• Publication date : 2005/07/19

Insufficient cold chains in Ukraine

Statistics show that around 50-60% of fruit and vegetables harvested in Ukraine are lost due to insufficient logistics and cold chains.

• Publication date : 2012/02/20
• Subjects: Figures, economy

Indian cold chain figures

Indian cold chain market is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 25%!

• Publication date : 2013/03/19
• Subjects: Figures, economy

Chinese cold Chain figures

China is the largest food-producing and consuming country worldwide. According to China Research Intelligence (SHCRI), there are actually 2000 meat factories in China, producing over 60 million tons annually. Frozen food represents 8.5 million,...

• Publication date : 2010/03/07

Figures: China: Cold chain

China has become the largest food producing and consuming country in the world: both national production and consumption figures account for about 1/4 of the corresponding global figures and the proportion is still rising rapidly. According to...

• Publication date : 2008/02/12

Indian cold chain for vaccines

India has one of the largest Universal Immunization Programs (UIPs) in the world in terms of quantities of vaccines used, number of beneficiaries (27 million infants and 30 million pregnant women), geographical spread and manpower involved and...

• Publication date : 2012/07/10

Cold chain in India: current status

New Indian legislation allowing a majority foreign direct investment in the retail sector may well bring in large investments in cold chain equipment.

• Publication date : 2012/08/09

Cool ways to chill for cold storage and maintaining an unbroken cold chain

In an interview for FOOD Magazine, Robbie Davies (Cold Chain Centre) clarifies significant progress relating to the cold chain. Refrigeration technology is an area that has advanced considerably in recent years - particularly in road transport,...

• Publication date : 2005/06/14

Cold chain self-assessment for pharmacists

The cold chain is becoming pharmacy’s new challenge. There are an increasing number of health products to be kept at controlled temperatures and regulatory requirements have been reinforced.

• Publication date : 2013/09/12

Figures: the cold chain in India

The Indian government is planning to provide financial assistance of up to 75% of the total investment for companies setting up cold chain facilities and is re-examining providing of infrastructure status to cold chain facilities, by making them...

• Publication date : 2007/11/20

Updates on the Chinese cold chain

Currently, each year China produces over 56 million tons of meat, 8.5 million tons of frozen foods, and over 10 million tons of beverages, and 8 million tons of dairy products and 41.2 million tons of seafood.

• Publication date : 2012/05/22
• Subjects: Figures, economy

Figures: the cold chain in Germany

According to the VDKL's latest survey on refrigerated and frozen storage capacities in Germany, in 2005 there were over 728 cold stores with a capacity over 2000 m3. Overall capacity amounted to 20 million m3. There are over 55 000 lorries and 43...

• Publication date : 2007/11/20

The RFID in the cold chain market

The total RFID on the cold chain market globally is likely to see growth of 27.5% between 2012 and 2017.

• Publication date : 2013/05/31

12th European Cold Chain Logistics Education Program

The 12th European Cold Chain Logistics Educational Seminar was held on January 26-27, 2009 in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. This is a yearly two-day event under the patronage of the Global Cold Chain Alliance. GCCA unites four organizations, namely:...

• Publication date : 2009/02/12

Cold chain news: USDA emerging markets program

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Emerging Markets Program (EMP) is funding technical assistance activities intended to promote exports of US agricultural commodities and products to emerging markets in all geographic...

• Publication date : 2011/02/07

Indian government incentives for the cold chain

According to a statement last December, by the Indian Minister of State, around 30% of 68 million tonnes of fruit and 129 million tonnes of vegetables produced are wasted every year in the country for lack of sufficient cold storage...

• Publication date : 2011/08/17

Certification for cold logistics: Cool Chain Quality Indicators

Cool Chain Quality Indicators (CCQI) is the name of the recently developed international standard for certification of the reliability, quality and proficiency of companies active in the cold logistics industry. This standard is aimed at...

• Publication date : 2004/12/22

Briefs: Pakistan: policy to support the cold chain

The Trade Development Authority of Pakistan (TDAP) plans to put in place a cold storage/cold chain infrastructure in order to fight post-harvest losses which are a major economic issue, for exports in particular. It is claimed that 35-40% of the...

• Publication date : 2009/08/13

The Chinese cold chain logistics market is expanding fast

In recent years in China, annual demand for cold chain logistics for the food industry rose to 100 million tons and annual growth has been over 8%.

• Publication date : 2013/07/10
• Subjects: Figures, economy

Healthcare cold chain logistic services market: huge growth expected

Research and Markets has published a report entitled "Global Healthcare Cold Chain Logistics Market Report & Forecast (2011-2016). The report emphasizes that strong growth in the sales of temperature-sensitive healthcare products is...

• Publication date : 2011/12/29

ICCC2013 highlights: FRISBEE input: a quality, energy and environmental assessment tool for the European cold chain

In the framework of the EU-FP7 FRISBEE project – in which the IIR is involved –, QEEAT, a software tool was developed to assess food quality and safety evolution, energy usage and CO2 emission of different refrigeration technologies along the...

• Publication date : 2013/07/05

Cold chain market

Global cold chain market revenue expected to reach USD 157 billion by 2017.

• Publication date : 2014/03/24
• Subjects: Figures, economy

Food cold chain optimisation

An Australian report focuses on the improvement of temperature monitoring in the food cold chain to enhance energy productivity.

• Publication date : 2017/08/11

Brazilian cold chain panorama

An article from the International Journal of Refrigeration presents a few figures about the infrastructure, energy sources and expenditure of the Brazilian cold chain.

• Publication date : 2018/06/22
• Subjects: Figures, economy