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  • Food waste and the cold chain

    The book “Food Foolish” by J. M. Mandick and E. B. Schultz calls attention to the extraordinary social and environmental opportunities created by wasting less food and the central role of the cold chain in this context.

    • Publication date : 2016/05/18
  • An innovative ripening room inside a container.

    Dutch manufacturer Interko has launched an innovative fruit ripening room inside of a standard refrigerated container.

    • Publication date : 2021/06/07
    • Subjects: Technology
  • Refrigeration innovations for the avocado market

    The booming global avocado market calls for increasing standards of quality. Refrigeration technologies offer cutting-edge solutions for fruit ripening and seed preservation for future crops.

    • Publication date : 2020/10/22
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    Refrigerated containers: state of play and perspectives

    Refrigerated containers play an essential role in the maritime refrigerated transport sector; a look back at the stages of their development and the recent and future technological advances of this...

    • Publication date : 2024/02/26
    • Subjects: Technology
  • 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
  • Japan: snow cooling created greater CO2 emissions

    An experiment to ship snow from the north of Japan to help reduce the air conditioning load in Tokyo has created CO2 emissions three times greater than the emissions reduction achieved.

    • Publication date : 2014/02/06
  • Expansion of cold chain facilities in hot countries

    Effective cold-chain logistics are essential for the economic growth of hot countries. In Africa, Asia, as well as the Middle East, various stakeholders are engaged in setting up cold storage refrigeration warehouses and temperature-controlled...

    • Publication date : 2020/02/27
    • Subjects: Developing country
  • Cryogenic nitrogen in the food and beverage industry

    The adoption of cryogenic processes in the food and beverage industry is predominantly driven by liquid nitrogen (LIN), and it is the preferred candidate for food chilling and...

    • Last update : 2023/11/07
    • Langues : English, French
    • Themes : Freezing of foodstuffs