Tag Archives: Perishables packaging

Produce coatings could help minimise plastic packaging

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Plastic-free options for perishable produce popular again

Some countries such as France and Spain are leading the way in banning plastic packaging for supermarket perishables. During the pandemic, shoppers wanted the safety of plastic-wrapped produce. Now the trend is towards alternatives including produce coating and the technology that allows this. Interesting update from HortiDaily on plastic coating for perishable produce.

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US cold store construction booms

The proliferation of cold storage users and operators in the United States is pushing development to new heights

All-electric reefer trailer hits the road

Thermo King announces first trailer featuring new Advancer-e engineless and electric trailer refrigeration unit

IoT and monitoring can overcome the cold chain’s energy nightmare

New joint paper from Maersk and Reuters sheds light on the matter

Running on ice…..

Interesting round-up of cold chain news from the team at Freight Waves

Harvard team unveils biodegradable, anti-microbial food packaging material

22/02/2022Cool Industry News, February 2022 newsletter, Home Page News, Industry NewsPerishables packagingesther

‘Smart’ food packaging material unveiled that could also extend shelf-life of fresh fruit by two to three days

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A team of scientists from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore and Harvard University claim to have developed the new ‘smart’ material that is biodegradable and and kills microbes that are harmful to humans.