Cold chain: the key trend in 2024 regarding food storage

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While we traverse an ever-changing environment in the field of the logistics industry and refrigerated food storage across Latin America, 2024 brings an array of changes and changes. Explore some of the major shifts that are transforming our business from incorporation of advanced solutions into crucial markets, such as Brazil as well as Mexico and the emergence of sustainability and automation.

The world is on the verge of a revolutionary era. We’re not just adjusting to changes however, we are also creating the future of food logistics and refrigerated storage across Latin America, with innovation efficiency, efficacy and a strong determination to be environmentally responsible.

Normalization of stock levels and returning to levels pre-pandemic

Food-related companies are near to getting their equilibrium in terms of the levels of stocks. The uncertainty that we witnessed at the time of the outbreak is fading. The economy is moving toward stability and returning stocks to levels of regularity.

This is a crucial change. It’s not about just getting enough stocks in stock. It’s about the predictability and stability within the chain of supply. Businesses can better plan their supply chain and forecast with greater accuracy and stay clear of the fear of stock overstock or deficiency.

It’s a time that sees ups and downs in stock prices are an old thing. The goal is to maintain stable level of inventory which are compatible with what the market really needs. One side it is possible to observe decrease in occupancy at certain facilities with higher turnover as well as returning of stock levels in a normal range. In logistics that rely on cold chain that means smarter use of resources and better utilization of space and happy customers.

Sustainability as an integrated strategy

Discussions around sustainability in the cold chain are evolving drastically, and are now going beyond efficiency in energy to include more general standards. Within the context of COP28, the most significant change that is affecting our business is the modification of the refrigerated storage temperature between -18degC and 15degC. Although this change may appear small, it can result in significant savings on energy while ensuring that the food items are perfectly frozen.

The need to reduce the amount of emissions that damage the ozone layer is rising. More and more, businesses are led, in some cases by customers’ desire, to substitute older refrigeration equipment with greener options like ammonia and CO2.

We also focus to reduce our water use. Our efforts to save the precious resource are a reflection of our dedication to sustainable development. For some of our the buildings that are emerging Cold LatAm, we have invested in a modern refrigeration system that doesn’t require water to condense the system as well as, at the same at the same time, it’s energy efficient.

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Source: The Plantations International Agroforestry Group of Companies