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 Birmingham, MI
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Proactive scheduling, reduced dock dwell times & stronger carrier coordination help #3PL & #foodlogistics pros minimize temperature deviations & maintain #coldchain integrity. 🚛❄️ Our latest #coldchain perspectives column ➡️ brnw.ch/21x6JmM 📸: 1933bkk/iStock/Getty
Planning Refrigerated LTL Shipments to Protect Product Quality and Food Safety

Planning Refrigerated LTL Shipments to Protect Product Quality and Food Safety

Careful planning protects the integrity and safety of food in refrigerated LTL shipping.

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❄️Frosty Five: October 23 Edition❄️ 📰Watch this 30-second snapshot of the top #coldchain stories you may have missed! ⬇️
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Ranchers Premium says it will double production at its Texas #meatprocessing facility, to meet consumer demand for its #smokedsausage and more. ❄️Details:brnw.ch/21x6Bxx #Texas #foodplants #newplantconstruction 📸: Rancher's Premium
Rancher's Premium Smokehouse Plans to Double Production Capacity

Rancher's Premium Smokehouse Plans to Double Production Capacity

More than a smoked sausage brand, Rancher's operates as a full-service meat manufacturer from its Texas facility.

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Check out this week's clue 🔎and come back every Wednesday for a new word! ❄️ brnw.ch/21x6AQR
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ICYMI: A new #foodwaste & loss guide from @AFFI provides frozen #foodprocessors w/ ways to improve yield, reduce costs & create value from ingredients moving through their plants. ❄️ Learn more➡️ brnw.ch/21x6y8r #frozenfood #foodmanufacturing #coldchain 📸: Getty
The Hidden Costs of Food Loss & Waste

The Hidden Costs of Food Loss & Waste

Small changes in equipment, processes and employee practices can mean big yield.

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👻🎃October brings haunted houses and scary movies, but in today's #coldchain, the real monsters are hidden in plain sight.❄️Our latest Cold Chain Perspectives column from @StoecklinLog examines smarter #foodlogistics: 🔗 brnw.ch/21x6vTm 📸: Getty/MP Studio
Cold Storage Automation Improves Efficiency, Sustainability

Cold Storage Automation Improves Efficiency, Sustainability

From smarter inventory management to reduced product movement, warehouse automation can help refrigerated and frozen food facilities improve efficiency and advance sustainability efforts.

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🍝🍝🍝That pasta dinner getting rave reviews around the table? A new survey from @RosinaFood finds there's a good chance it came from the freezer. See the findings: brnw.ch/21x6uiQ #frozenfood #NationalPastaDay #frozenpasta #foodmanufacturing
1 in 3 Americans Pass Off Frozen Pasta as Homemade

1 in 3 Americans Pass Off Frozen Pasta as Homemade

There's a good chance the pasta getting rave reviews came from the freezer.

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❄️ For #refrigerated & frozen #foodprocessors, @PACKEXPOShow will offer a look at equipment addressing operational priorities. Some #coldchain must-sees at #PACKEXPO26 ➡️ brnw.ch/21x6tSu #frozenfood #foodpackaging 📸: Getty/guteksk7
PACK EXPO 2026: Cold Chain Technology to Watch in Chicago

PACK EXPO 2026: Cold Chain Technology to Watch in Chicago

PACK EXPO International returns to Chicago Oct. 18-21 with new technologies for refrigerated and frozen food processing, packaging, inspection, automation and end-of-line operations.

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❄️Frosty Five: October 16 Edition❄️ 📰Watch this 30-second snapshot of the top #coldchain stories you may have missed! ⬇️
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R&FF is looking forward to one of our favorite events of the year! ❄️🐧🎉Excited to join the frozen and refrigerated industry’s leaders at @NFRAweb convention #NFRA26! #coldchain #frozenfoods #dairy #foodmanufacturing #goldenpenguin
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👻🎃October brings haunted houses and scary movies, but in today's #coldchain, the real monsters are hidden in plain sight.❄️Our latest Cold Chain Perspectives column from @StoecklinLog examines smarter #foodlogistics: 🔗 brnw.ch/21x6ndw 📸: Getty/MP Studio
Cold Storage Automation Improves Efficiency, Sustainability

Cold Storage Automation Improves Efficiency, Sustainability

From smarter inventory management to reduced product movement, warehouse automation can help refrigerated and frozen food facilities improve efficiency and advance sustainability efforts.

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#Coldchain operators are investing in technology & collaboration to for new #traceability requirements. ❄️ The president & CEO of the @GCCAorg shares how #coldstorage & #3PLs put #foodsafety in focus. ➡️ brnw.ch/21x6lQS 📸: Getty Images
Building a More Traceable Cold Chain

Building a More Traceable Cold Chain

Cold chain 3PLs play a critical role in food traceability and recall response. As the industry prepares for FSMA 204, interoperability, data standardization and collaboration remain key challenges.

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ICYMI: #Flexiblepackaging can extend shelf life, reduce spoilage and preserve #coldchain resources. Our latest column, from the @FlexPackOrg, discusses more ➡️brnw.ch/21x6gQz #foodpackaging #frozenfoods #foodprocessing #refrigeratedfoods 📸: Getty/ArtMarie
Rethinking Packaging’s Role in Reducing Food Waste

Rethinking Packaging’s Role in Reducing Food Waste

With nearly 40% of U.S. food going uneaten, Flexible Packaging Association President and CEO, Dan Felton, examines how packaging can help extend shelf life, reduce spoilage and support a more...

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ICYMI: New #construction alert! 🏗️👷‍♂️🚧Cold foods #manufacturers are putting big capital behind the next generation of #foodproduction. We talk to @Nasoya, @EatInnovAsian and @MichiganMIlk to learn more ❄️➡️ brnw.ch/21x6cqC 📸: Getty/gorodenkoff
Cold Food Processors Invest in the Next Generation of Production

Cold Food Processors Invest in the Next Generation of Production

Recent projects illustrate how cold food processors are building for growth while creating smarter, more flexible manufacturing operations.

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Our latest #casestudy shows how a #3PL used high-density racking, VNA lift trucks and lithium-ion power to add #pallet positions while maximizing limited space. ❄️ Find out how: brnw.ch/21x6aPl #coldstorage #foodlogistics #warehouse 📸: @RaymondCorp
Subzero Logistics More Than Doubles Cold Storage Capacity

Subzero Logistics More Than Doubles Cold Storage Capacity

Subzero increased pallet capacity from just under 2,000 pallets to over 5,000 with the same footprint — effectively utilizing vertical space.

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❄️Frosty Five: October 2 Edition❄️ 📰Watch this 30-second snapshot of the top #coldchain stories you may have missed! ⬇️
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#Flexiblepackaging can extend shelf life, reduce spoilage and preserve #coldchain resources. Our latest column, from the @FlexPackOrg, discusses more ➡️brnw.ch/21x65QZ #foodpackaging #frozenfoods #foodprocessing #refrigeratedfoods 📸: Getty/ArtMarie
Rethinking Packaging’s Role in Reducing Food Waste

Rethinking Packaging’s Role in Reducing Food Waste

With nearly 40% of U.S. food going uneaten, Flexible Packaging Association President and CEO, Dan Felton, examines how packaging can help extend shelf life, reduce spoilage and support a more...

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🏭 Standing 140 feet, the @OneLineage, Hobart facility isn't just a remarkable sight on the #Indiana skyline—it's a testament to efficiency & innovation.❄️ R&FF's 2026 #ColdStorage Facility of the Year ➡️brnw.ch/21x64cx #3PL #coldchain #foodlogistics #LTL 📷: Lineage
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📣 @AFFI is marking the International Day of Awareness of Food Loss & Waste w/ a new operational guide to help #foodprocessors + #manufacturers. ❄️🎧Listen to our podcast to find out what else might be "Left on the Line" ➡️brnw.ch/21x62C4 📸: United Nations FAO
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Our latest Cold Chain Perspectives comes from Josh Schaffer, senior mechanical engineer at @BurnsMcDonnell and looks at planning a successful #refrigeration retrofit. ❄️ Check it out here ➡️brnw.ch/21x60Tp #designbuild #foodplants #coldchain #HVACR 📸: Burns McDonnell
Refrigeration Retrofits Without the Downtime

Refrigeration Retrofits Without the Downtime

Successful refrigeration retrofits start long before construction, with field-verified data, carefully planned outages, and a strategy to protect product, production, and food safety.

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