Cold Chain/Logistics

Engineered Foam Packaging acquires NatureKool for Temperature Solutions Group

Engineered Foam Packaging, a leader in custom protective packaging and cold chain solutions, has acquired North Carolina-based NatureKool Inc. a natur... continue reading »

Calavo partnering with Old El Paso

Calavo Growers, a global avocado-industry leader and provider of value-added fresh food, has entered a brand licensing partnership with General Mills ... continue reading »

CJ Logistics rebrands to reflect end-to-end supply chain solutions

The company's asset-based fleet of trucks and trucking division, GN Transportation, will operate under CJ Logistics Transportation to reflect supply c... continue reading »

Consumers buying more frozen produce than three years ago

The American Frozen Food Institute commissioned 210 Analytics to survey a diverse range of households modeled to the U.S. Census to better understand ... continue reading »

Calavo Growers hires Prepared Division VP of Sales

Calavo Growers, a global leader in the avocado and value-added fresh food industries, has hired Andy Foster to support the company’s recently aligne... continue reading »

Project looks at E. coli risk during romaine postharvest cooling

Several researchers have examined the fate of Shiga toxin-producing E. coli O157:H7 bacteria on romaine lettuce in the field and during postharvest wa... continue reading »

Upward Farms unveils new resealable packaging for microgreens

Upward Farms, an organic vertical farming company, has unveiled a resealable packaging design for its line of USDA certified organic microgreens. T... continue reading »

Coldbox receives 2022 CEBA Built by the Best Award

The Controlled Environment Building Association (CEBA) has named Coldbox and Griffco Design/Build Inc. as the 2022 CEBA Built by the Best Award recipi... continue reading »

Lamb Weston Holdings Inc. to purchase remaining interests in Lamb Weston/Meijer

Lamb Weston Holdings Inc., a frozen potato produce supplier, will purchase the remaining equity interests in its European joint venture with Meijer Fr... continue reading »

Cherry producer has a new ‘vision’ for optical sorting

In May 2022, the cherry season at Giacovelli Srl’s plant in Turi (Bari), Italy, got underway in high gear, thanks to the new SFS Invision 2 optical ... continue reading »