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If you are looking for food warehousing, one of the first questions a 3PL will ask is: Does your product need frozen, refrigerated or dry storage? For some products, the answer seems obvious. Ice cream belongs in frozen storage. Canned foods generally do not. But real food inventories can be more complicated. Two products from […]

Choosing a cold storage warehouse can look straightforward. You need frozen or refrigerated space. You contact a few facilities, compare their rates and choose one. But a warehouse can affect much more than your storage bill. It may receive your freight, maintain required storage conditions, track lots and expiration dates, prepare orders, coordinate with carriers, […]

Cold storage tends to attract little attention when a supply chain is running smoothly. The products arrive. They remain at the required temperature. Inventory is available when needed. Orders leave the warehouse on schedule. But when any part of that process breaks down, the importance of the warehouse becomes obvious. A manufacturer may run out […]