09
Jun
2020
Cold Storage in a Post-Covid World
Posted On June 9, 2020  By Alex Langerman  And has 3 Comments

Empty grocery shelves. Shuttered meat processing facilities. Overbooked grocery delivery services. The COVID-19 crisis pushed our food supply system to its limit. The critical behind-the-scenes component holding it together: cold storage. Cold storage is the infrastructure and real estate subsector consisting of large refrigerated warehouses. These […]

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07
Jun
2019
Food’s Last Mile
Posted On June 7, 2019  By Brielle Scott  And has No Comment

The grocery industry landscape has seen major changes in the fast few years as grocery retailers respond to increasing customer demand for fresh food delivered to their doorsteps, while striving to maintain product quality and keep costs down. At I.CON West 2019, the food supply chain […]

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22
Jun
2017
Viewpoints: Amazon, Whole Foods and the Future of Retail
Posted On June 22, 2017  By Marie Ruff  And has No Comment

Since its founding as an online bookstore in 1994, Amazon.com Inc. has increasingly expanded its reach in a quest to sell the full spectrum of goods from A to Z. Now, as a $136-billion-a-year company, Amazon offers everything from wristwatches to tires to blenders to fresh […]

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