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Running on Ice: How cold can you go?

28 July 2023

Your latest info on all things cold chain

Hello, and welcome to the coolest community in freight! Here you’ll find the latest information on warehouse news, tech developments and all things reefer madness-related. I’m your controller of the thermostat, Mary O’Connell. Thanks for having me!

All thawed out

As someone who has often wondered how an ultra-cold freezer gets that way, turns out the answer is easier than I thought. Liquid helium ballast refrigeration is the answer....

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/running-on-ice-how-cold-can-you-go

Running on Ice: The Future-of-Food edition

5 May 2023

For this special edition of Running on Ice we are abandoning the traditional format and going for one topic, Thursday’s Chicago Venture Summit Future-of-Food. Investors, startups and leadership from all over the country, but mostly Chicago, came...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/running-on-ice-the-future-of-food-edition

Running on Ice: Vegan goes cold

10 February 2023

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LaneAxis News Release

Big things are happening in the land of partnerships and agreements. LaneAxis, the first direct freight network built on blockchain, is partnering with GTFO It’s Vegan. Their deal is building a network of carriers...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/running-on-ice-vegan-goes-cold

Running on Ice: Cold chain demands grow stronger

20 January 2023

This technology could reshape the world of food distribution

16 August 2022

The U.S. food distribution system is in a tight spot. Consider this disparity: Food waste accounts for between 30% and 40% of the nation’s food supply even as 10% of the country’s 65,000-plus census tracts are considered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture to be food deserts, places where residents lack adequate access to nutritious and affordable food.

To that, add the lingering effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Demand for food has increased as lockdown measures have waned because consumers...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/this-technology-could-reshape-the-world-of-food-distribution

Digitizing supply chains would slash food waste, Hwy Haul CEO says

19 May 2022

A produce section of a grocery store shows foods such as broccoli, celery, cabbage, radishes, and lettuce.

Want to meet the world’s growing food needs and possibly take a bite out of inflation at the same time? Try digitizing the supply chain to slash food waste, says Syed Aman, founder and CEO of fresh produce digital freight platform provider Hwy Haul.

With a background in supply chains and distribution at Walmart, Aman saw a lot of food waste and inefficiency in stores and in transportation.

He founded Hwy Haul in 2018 with a mission to eliminate waste in the transportation of food from farms to...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/digitizing-supply-chains-would-slash-food-waste-hwy-haul-ceo-says

FOSC chat: Shipwell CEO on how disruptions are reshaping food supply chains

11 May 2022

A man and woman sitting in leather chairs with a blue screen behind them with the words The Future of the Supply Chain written on it.

This fireside chat recap is from Day 2 of FreightWaves’ Future of Supply Chain live event in Rogers, Arkansas. For more information and content from the event, click here.

FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC: Food supply chains in an era of disruption

DETAILS: The war in Ukraine, inflation and a freight market downturn. They’re just some of the disruptions affecting the food supply chain. What does it all mean?

SPEAKERS: Greg Price, co-founder and CEO of Shipwell, and Rachel Premack, editorial director,...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/shipwell-ceo-on-how-disruptions-are-reshaping-food-supply-chains

HowGood adds procurement module to sustainability database

24 February 2022

HowGood added a procurement module to its sustainability platform.

HowGood, touted as “the world’s largest product and ingredient sustainability database,” added a procurement module to its Latis sustainability intelligence platform on Thursday.

The Brooklyn, New York-based company started with a platform based on R&D to find more sustainable suppliers or practices specifically for new consumer packaged goods (CPG) and food products.

The procurement module will help connect the dots between the sustainability metrics for ingredients and how that information...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/howgood-adds-procurement-module-to-sustainability-database

GrubMarket secures mouthwatering $200 million Series E raise

16 November 2021

Food technology unicorn GrubMarket secures $200 million Series E funding to fix broken food supply chains

Tyson Foods was right –– food supply chains are breaking. In many grocery stores, the shelves are as bare as they were during the early pandemic stockpiling frenzy. At the same time, world food prices hit a 10-year high in October, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization’s food price index.

The problems within the food supply chain extend from sourcing to delivery and everywhere in between, resulting in shortages and price hikes that are impacting millions of Americans that rely on...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/grubmarket-secures-mouthwatering-200-million-series-e-raise

GrubMarket makes yet another acquisition, but this one is different

12 November 2021

GrubMarket acquires Oakwood Transportation to expand food supply chain through logistics and trucking capability

Thirty. That’s the number of acquisitions food tech unicorn GrubMarket has completed since the beginning of 2019, and the company is only picking up the pace. One-third of those acquisitions have taken place since June of this year, an incredible number that’s growing larger by the month.

That includes this month, when GrubMarket announced its 31st acquisition since 2019, buying Oakwood Transportation for an undisclosed amount. At first glance, the purchase might seem like just another addition...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/grubmarket-makes-yet-another-acquisition-but-this-one-is-different

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